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 '''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
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-*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1919, with full compliance by 1928.
+*'''''Statewide registration:''''' Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1863, but registration was not compulsory. Missouri required registration in each county only during the years 1883 to 1893 and since 1909. The State Vital Records office took over in 1910 and they did not achieve 90 percent registration of births until 1927 and of deaths until 1911.
-*'''''Local regististration:''''' Some cities recorded birth and death records as early as 1887, although registration was inconsistent.
 *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Missouri Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Missouri.
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 '''Finding Parents:'''
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-*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1919 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
+*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1910 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
 *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Missouri Newspapers]] and [[Missouri Obituaries]] for more information.
 *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Missouri Church Records]] for more information.
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 *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
 *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
-*'''Birth information:''' Missouri Statewide birth registration began in 1909. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''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]].
 == Further Missouri Research  ==