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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri|Missouri ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri Vital Records|Vital Records]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri|Missouri ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Missouri_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]''  


== <br>'''Introduction to Missouri Vital Records'''  ==
== <br>'''Introduction to Missouri Vital Records'''  ==
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== Missouri&nbsp;Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==
== Missouri&nbsp;Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==


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>'''


*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Missouri State Archives Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#search 1910-1959&nbsp;] Contains a birth index and digital images of death certificates.  
*[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/ Missouri State Archives Missouri Birth &amp; Death Records Database, Pre-1910], [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/#search 1910-1959&nbsp;] Contains a birth index and digital images of death certificates.  
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The Family History Library has copies of marriage records from each county. These often date to the 1920s. Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following:  
The Family History Library has copies of marriage records from each county. These often date to the 1920s. Most pre-1850 marriages in Missouri have been transcribed in publications such as the following:  


*''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. <ref>Brooks, Linda Barber. ''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. Three Volumes. St. Louis,Missouri: Ingmire Pub., 1983-. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=977.8+V2bm book 977.8 V2bm].) </ref>
*''Missouri Marriages to 1850''. <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>
*''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. <ref>Ormesher, Susan. ''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=406597&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) </ref>
*''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. <ref>Ormesher, Susan. ''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=406597&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Missouri+marriages+before+1840++ book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425].) </ref>


The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present.  
The Bureau of Vital Records (see address above) has an index to marriage records from July 1948 to the present.  
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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.  
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.  


A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. <ref>Missouri: 198-. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=132574&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Divorces+and+separations+in+Missouri%2C+%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 977.8 P2sd].) </ref>This volume includes notices from newspapers.  
A published list of early divorce records is Lois Stanley, ''Divorces and Separations in Missouri, 1808-1853''. <ref>Divorces and Separations in Missouri 198-. {{FHL|132574|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 P2sd}}. </ref>This volume includes notices from newspapers.  


== Adoption Records  ==
== Adoption Records  ==
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=== Research Guides  ===
=== Research Guides  ===


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; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=185958&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.8 V23g&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;; film 928021 item 10]). </ref>
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>


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