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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Missouri Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Missouri_Vital_Records|Missouri Vital Records&nbsp;Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Missouri Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''  
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Missouri Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Check [[Missouri_Vital_Records|Missouri Vital Records&nbsp;Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Missouri Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>'''  


'''Online databases:'''<br> '''Births:'''  
'''Online databases:'''<br>  
 
'''Births:'''<br>
*'''1817-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|2524491|Missouri Births, 1817-1939}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1817-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2524491|Missouri Births, 1817-1939}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*'''1863-1910''' Recorder of Deeds, County Clerk, or Circuit Clerk in the county where the birth occured.
*'''1863-1910''' Recorder of Deeds, County Clerk, or Circuit Clerk in the county where the birth occured.
*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Missouri Birth Records Database, Pre-1910] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only  
*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Missouri Birth Records Database, Pre-1910] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only  
*'''1827-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1680833| Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; [[Missouri Births and Christenings, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]]; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1827-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1680833| Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; [[Missouri Births and Christenings, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]]; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1851-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only
*'''1851-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*'''1 Jan 1910-Present''' [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services].
*'''1 Jan 1910-Present''' [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services].
*'''1920-2015''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-birth-index-1920-2015?s=275764761 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015] at MyHeritage — Index, ($)
*'''1920-2015''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10932/missouri-birth-index-1920-2015?s=275764761 Missouri, Birth Index, 1920-2015] at MyHeritage — Index, ($)


'''Marriages:'''  
'''Marriages:''' <br>
 
*'''Pre-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Marriages to 1850] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete
*'''Pre-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094 Missouri Marriages to 1850] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete
*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1680838| Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; [[Missouri Marriages, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]]; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1680838| Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; [[Missouri Marriages, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records|Coverage Table]]; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1800-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} — index and images
*'''1800-1991'''- {{RecordSearch|2060668|Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991}} — index and images
*'''1766-1983''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7843 Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete
*'''1766-1983''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7843 Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete
*'''1776-1988''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=missouri United States Marriages – Missouri, 1776-1988] ($) index and images
*'''1776-1988''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=missouri United States Marriages – Missouri, 1776-1988] ($) index and images
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4474 Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete; includes 29 Missouri counties
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4474 Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete; includes 29 Missouri counties
*'''1881-present''' Recorder of Deeds, or County Clerk, or local church where the marriage or divorce took place. NOTE: the Circuit Court usually held divorce records, except St. Louis city records are in Kansas City circuit court.
*'''1881-present''' Recorder of Deeds, or County Clerk, or local church where the marriage or divorce took place. NOTE: the Circuit Court usually held divorce records, except St. Louis city records are in Kansas City circuit court.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*'''1 Jul 1948—''' - [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services (marriage and divorce records)].
*'''1 Jul 1948—''' [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services (marriage and divorce records)].
 
'''Deaths:'''


*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only
'''Deaths:''' <br>
*'''1850-1910''' County Clerk or Recorder of Deeds in the county where the death occured.  NOTE: death records may be located in St. Louis County even if they did not live there!
*'''Pre-1910''' [http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/birthdeath/#searchDB Death Records Database, Pre-1910] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only
*'''1822-1994''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3074 Missouri, Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete; deaths taken from 3 Missouri newspapers: Callaway, Montgomery, and Cole Counties.
*'''1850-1910''' County Clerk or Recorder of Deeds in the county where the death occured.  NOTE: death records may be located in St. Louis County even if they did not live there!
*'''1834-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index and images; info from Missouri State Archives
*'''1822-1994''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3074 Missouri, Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; incomplete; deaths taken from 3 Missouri newspapers: Callaway, Montgomery, and Cole Counties.
*'''1910-1969''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesmvc/deathcertificates#searchDB Missouri Death Certificate Database, 1910-1969] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index and images.
*'''1834-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index and images; info from Missouri State Archives
*'''1867-1976''' {{RecordSearch|1680833| Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1910-1969''' [https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesmvc/deathcertificates#searchDB Missouri Death Certificate Database, 1910-1969] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index and images.
*'''1873-1976''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2569 Missouri, Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only
*'''1867-1976''' {{RecordSearch|1680833| Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — Index only; incomplete; does not index a specific set of records; may include information previously published in the [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]] or Vital Records Index collections
*'''1883-1930''' - {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1968-2015''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10933/missouri-death-index-1968-2015?s=275764761 Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015] at MyHeritage - index ($)
*'''1873-1976''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2569 Missouri, Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only
*'''1883-1930''' {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/coroners/ Coroner's Inquest Database] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only; incomplete, covers 10 counties
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/coroners/ Coroner's Inquest Database] at [http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/ Missouri State Archives] — Index only; incomplete, covers 10 counties
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4998 Missouri Quaker Records] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Index only; includes birth, marriages, and death in the index
*'''1 Jan 1910-Present''' [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services]
*'''1 Jan 1910-Present''' [http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services]


'''Ordering information for Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates:'''  
'''Ordering information for Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates:'''  
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