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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Missouri.htm Missouri Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.  

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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>'''  

'''Online databases:'''<br> '''Births:'''  

*'''1817-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|2524491|Missouri Births, 1817-1939}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — 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].

'''Marriages:'''  

*'''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

*[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)].

'''Deaths:'''  

*'''1883-1930''' - {{RecordSearch|2448947|Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

*[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]

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

*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Missouri info] at [http://www.cdc.gov/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] - includes contact info and fees

'''Additional Websites to other Missouri Databases:'''  

*[http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-MO-NDX.html Vital Records Search and Information Directory for the United States] — Links to free and subscription websites

[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Birth Records]]  

Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration was not compulsory. [[Missouri, United States Genealogy|Missouri]] has required registration in each county only during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The state did not achieve 90 percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.  

The Family History Library has copies of most of the existing civil vital records in Missouri from about 1883 to the early 1900s. For example, records of Jefferson County births, stillbirths, and deaths from 1883 to 1892 are available.<br>  

[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Birth Records]]  

The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are available at the website of the CDC (Center for Disease Control).&nbsp; [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Click here]. <!--{12088031512490} -->  

[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Birth Records]]  

'''Book only'''  

*''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. {{FHL|167243|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 V2bm}} <ref>Brooks, Linda Barber. ''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. {{FHL|167243|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 V2bm}}. </ref>

To see a coverage map of FamilySearch's holdings of Missouri marriages, click [http://user.xmission.com/~jsvare/FR/MO_FRM.html here].  

*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Missouri couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lee County, Iowa Genealogy|Keokuk, Lee, Iowa]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>

[[Missouri Vital Records#Missouri.C2.A0Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_Online|Online databases for Missouri Death Records]]  

St Louis Missouri [http://www.stlgs.org/index.php?option=com_stlgssearch&view=detail&file=DBlifeDeathsPolice.csv&before=5&after=19&viewas=article&id=126&Itemid=197&nosel=1 Police Officers' Deaths], 1861-1899 These deaths are taken from, St. Louis Board of Commissioner’ Record of Resignations, Reductions, Promotions, and Deaths 1861-1899. The names are listed alphabetically.<br>Information Given:<br>Name<br>Death Date<br>Cause of Death<br>Notes<br>

*'''1899-2012''' - {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images

Divorce proceedings have been filed with a court of common pleas, a circuit court, or the state legislature. Most divorce records can be obtained by contacting the appropriate circuit court clerk in the county where the plaintiff resided. The Family History Library has some of these court records, which include divorce information. The Bureau of Vital Records has divorce records from 1948 to the present.  

*To access any possible divorce records available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:

:MISSOURI,[COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS

*A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. {{FHL|132574|item|disp=FHL Book 977.8 P2sd}}<br>This volume includes notices from newspapers.

Nonidentifying information is available to adoptive parents, a child's legal guardians or an adult adoptee. This can include the physical description, nationality, religious background, and medical history of the birth parents or siblings. Identifying information is available to the adult adoptee.

For further information contact:<br>[http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt/adoir.htm Missouri Division of Family Services<br>Adoption Information Registry]<br>P.O. Box 88<br>Jefferson City, MO 65103<br>(800) 554-2222<br>Please mark the letter "Confidential."<br>  

*Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for '''Missouri''' to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.

These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.  

*[[Missouri History|History]]: &nbsp;Local histories, family&nbsp;histories&nbsp;and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.

Barry 1872, Barton 1860, Bates 1861, Bollinger 1866, 1884, Caldwell 1860, 1896, Camden 1902,Cape Girardeau 1870, Chariton 1864, 1973 Christian 1865, Crawford 1873, 1884, Dade 1863, Dallas 1863, 1864, 18867, DeKalb 1864, 1878&nbsp;Dent 1864, Douglas 1886, Dunklin 1872, Gentry 1885, Greene 1861, Harrison 1874, Hickory 1852, 1881, Holt 1965, Howard 1887, Howell 1866, Jasper 1863, 1883, &nbsp;McDonald 1863, Maries 1868, Mercer 1898, Montgomery 1864,1901, Morgan 1887, Newton 1862, Oregon during C.W., Osage 1880, Pemiscot&nbsp;1883, Pike 1864, &nbsp;Pulaski 1903, Randolph 1880, Reynolds 1872, Saline 1864, Shannon 1863, 1871, 1938, 1893, Stoddard 1864, Taney 1885, Texas 1932, Vernon C.W., Wayne 1854, 1892, Webster 1863, 1881, Wright 1864, 1897  

To learn more about the history and availability of vital records, see ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Missouri''. <ref>(St. Louis, Missouri: Historical Records Survey, 1941; {{FHL|185958|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 V23g; film 928021 item 10}}. </ref>  

[[Missouri Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|Missouri Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records]]  

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