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=== Vital Records Reference Dates === | === Vital Records Reference Dates === | ||
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== Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | == Missouri Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == | ||
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Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from 1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives. | Write to the appropriate county clerk for records before 1910. Those from 1883 to 1893 are also available from the Missouri State Archives. | ||
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> | 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> | ||
=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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The Missouri State Archives offer an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910][http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search ,] which is an abstract of births, stillbirths and death records from microfilm in the state archives. For the entries that exist, there is a wealth of genealogical information present. | The Missouri State Archives offer an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910][http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath/#search ,] which is an abstract of births, stillbirths and death records from microfilm in the state archives. For the entries that exist, there is a wealth of genealogical information present. | ||
[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ '''Missouri Death Certificates''']'''are now online for the years 1910-1960.''' | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ '''Missouri Death Certificates''']'''are now online for the years 1910-1960.''' | ||
Although the files are not open for public inspection, you can obtain copies of the state's births and deaths registered after 1 January 1910 by writing to: | Although the files are not open for public inspection, you can obtain copies of the state's births and deaths registered after 1 January 1910 by writing to: | ||
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'''Bureau of Vital Records'''<br>P.O. Box 570<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570<br>Telephone: 314-761-6387 (births)<br>Telephone: 314-751-6376 (deaths) <br>Internet: [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Records.] maintains Missouri birth, death, marriage and divorce records. | '''Bureau of Vital Records'''<br>P.O. Box 570<br>Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570<br>Telephone: 314-761-6387 (births)<br>Telephone: 314-751-6376 (deaths) <br>Internet: [http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Vital Records.] maintains Missouri birth, death, marriage and divorce records. | ||
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are available at the website of the CDC (Center for Disease Control. [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Click here]. <!--{12088031512490} --> | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are available at the website of the CDC (Center for Disease Control. [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/missouri.htm Click here]. <!--{12088031512490} --> | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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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-. {{FHL|167243|item|disp=Family History Library 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. {{FHL|406597|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425}}. </ref> | *''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. <ref>Ormesher, Susan. ''Missouri Marriages Before 1840''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982. {{FHL|406597|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 V2o; fiche 6051425}}. </ref> | ||
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Information Contained:<br>Case number<br>Name of deceased <br>Age or date of birth<br>Race<br>Gender<br>Date of death<br>Cause of death<br>Location of death | Information Contained:<br>Case number<br>Name of deceased <br>Age or date of birth<br>Race<br>Gender<br>Date of death<br>Cause of death<br>Location of death | ||
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> | 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> | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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The State Registrar files the original certificate of birth with the certificate of decree of adoption and such file may be opened by the State Registrar only upon receipt of a certified copy of an order as decreed by the court of adoption. | The State Registrar files the original certificate of birth with the certificate of decree of adoption and such file may be opened by the State Registrar only upon receipt of a certified copy of an order as decreed by the court of adoption. | ||
For further information contact:<br>[http://laws.adoption.com/uni/frame.php?url=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> | For further information contact:<br>[http://laws.adoption.com/uni/frame.php?url=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> | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
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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; {{FHL|185958|item|disp=Family History Library book 977.8 V23g; 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> | ||
=== More Online Links === | === More Online Links === | ||
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<references />{{Missouri|Missouri}} | <references />{{Missouri|Missouri}} | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
An online collection containing this record is located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1680837 FamilySearch.org.] | |||
A wiki article describing this collection is found at: | |||
[[Missouri Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Missouri Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category:Missouri|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:Missouri|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||