US Vital Records

Missouri Vital Records
Vital records were kept on a statewide basis beginning in August, 1909. The city of St. Louis, however, began recording deaths in 1850 and births in 1870. It is estimated that about 60% compliance was met in these earlier recordings for that city. Marriage records are recorded with the county Recorder of Deeds.
For birth and death records after August, 1909, write:
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

For marriage records, and for birth and death records before August, 1909, write to the recorder of deeds of the county in question.
For earlier births and deaths in St. Louis, write:
St. Louis Vital Records
P.O. Box 14702
St. Louis, MO 63178

Missouri Department of Health - Vital Records

Missouri Research Sources

March, Daniel. The History of Missouri. 4 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1967. (Volumes 3 and 4 contain personal and family records.)
Meyer, Duane. The Heritage of Missouri. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1967.
(If there is room available, I need to get one more reference here that is a brand new book.)

Missouri Historical Society
P.O. Box 11940
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
http://www.mohistory.org/content/HomePage/HomePage.aspx

State Historical Society of Missouri
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia, MO 65201
http://www.umsystem.edu/shs/

Missouri State Archives
600 West Main Street
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/

Missouri Department of Health - Vital Records
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson, MO 65102
Tel: 573-751-6387
http://www.health.state.mo.us/BirthAndDeathRecords/

Missouri State Library
600 West Main Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Tel: 573-751-3615
http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/

Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence
Genealogy and Local History Department
317 West 24 Highway
Independence, MO 64050
Tel: 816-252-0950
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/

Missouri State Genealogical Association
Dept. W
P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205-0833
http://mosga.missouri.org/

Genealogical Society of Central Missouri
P.O. Box 26
Columbia, MO 65205
http://gscm.missouri.org/index.html

Ozarks Genealogical Society/Library
534 West Catalpa
P.O. Box 3945 G.S.
Springfield, MO 65808
Tel: 417-831-2773
http://ozarksgs.com/