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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. | 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> | ||
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=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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[http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Records] are now online for the years 1910-1958. | [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ Missouri Death Records] are now online for the years 1910-1958. | ||
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 | 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-. (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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&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-. (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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&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 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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&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;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;columns=*%2C0%2C0&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;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;titleno=132574&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;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>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;titleno=132574&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;columns=*,0,0 977.8 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;titleno=185958&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;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;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; 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;titleno=185958&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;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;nbsp;; film 928021 item 10]). </ref> | ||
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