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*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1909 in Missouri. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Missouri death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1909 in Missouri. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Missouri death records]] | ||
*'''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 === | |||
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. | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find Missouri Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death records]], [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[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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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find Missouri Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]], [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Missouri Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death Records]], [[Missouri Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]], [[Missouri Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[How to Find Missouri Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Missouri Death Records|Death records]], [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Census|Census]], [[Missouri Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find Missouri Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[Missouri Church Records|Church Records]], [[Missouri Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[Missouri Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Missouri Census|Census]] | |||
| [[Missouri Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Missouri Census|Census]], [[Missouri Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[Missouri Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[Missouri Military Records|Military Records]], [[Missouri Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[Missouri Biography|Biography]], [[Missouri History|History]] | |||
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To look for more Missouri records, go here | |||
[[Category:Missouri]] | [[Category:Missouri]] | ||