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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Missouri Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Missouri Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Missouri Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Missouri Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Missouri Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Missouri Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]], [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Missouri Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death Records]], [[Missouri Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]], [[Missouri Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Missouri Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Census|Census]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Missouri Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]], [[Missouri Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Missouri Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Missouri Census|Census]], [[Missouri Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Missouri Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Missouri Military Records|Military Records]], [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
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=== Further Missouri Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Missouri, including research at the county level, visit the [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/38?region=United%20States%20of%20America Missouri record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/38?region=United%20States%20of%20America Missouri record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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