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Vital Records ~ Cemeteries ~ Mortuary & Coroner Records ~Obituaries B ~ M ~ D's >>>New<<< Reclaim the Records has uploaded new Birth Records for Missouri: Missouri Birth Index, 1920(ish)-2015 "They tried to charge us $1.5 million for a public records request. Then they decided to ignore the state Sunshine Law altogether." Basic B~M~D Records can be found in many places, it is not my intent to locate or record those, rather I try to locate records and resources outside the realm of normal research. Additionally: The Following are recommended: MO Digital Heritage ~ Reclaim the Records ~ US GenWeb Archives Missouri Births & Christenings: 1827 > 1935 MO: Births & Christenings - Index ~ Guide to Birth & Death Records [Missouri] Family Search: Historical Images - Births, Baptism's Above link takes you to the list {{{V^V☺V^V}}} Marriage Records Franklin County Marriage Books: A & B, 1819-1858 Here is the link for the Franklin County Marriage Index Missouri Marriages: 1750 > 1920 [FS] Family Search Marriage Databases Folks often 'ran away to ger Marriages... or moved away. Missouri Neighboring States AR Marriages, 1837-1944 ~ IA Marriages, 1809-1992 ~ IA, Co Marriages, 1838-1934 IL Marriages, 1815-1935 ~ IL, Co Marriages, 1810-1940 KS Marriages, 1840-1935 ~ KY Marriages, 1785-1979 ~ NE Marriages, 1855-1995 OK Marriages, 1870 - 1930 ~ OK Co Marriages, 1890-1995 TN Church Marriages, 1810-1965 ~ TN Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 ~ TN Marriages, 1795-1950 ~ TN Co Marriages, 1790-1950 Family Search: Historical Images - Marriage Records Above link takes you to the list Death Records Missouri Digital Heritage: Vitals Death Records: Pre 1910 ~ Death Certificates: 1910 - 1971 Here is a link for the Death and Burial Records in Illinois This is the link for Death, D/C's and Burial Records [Index] Records from the following States: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio Texas & Washington Missouri Death Records: 1867-1976 ~ Missouri State Archives Family Search: Historical Images, Deaths & Burials Above link takes you to the list Vital Odds & Miscellaneous Divorce Records Marriages, Naturalization & Court Records: 1802 > 1969 There are huge lists of Databases for Missouri on Family Search Please Use This Link: Sign into your FS Account for Access It is not our purpose here to list them all as they are obvious by nature and title. However: Remember that Divorce Records are considered 'Vital Records' There are quite a few for the following States: Montana, Oregon, Colorado, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Michigan and these new databases for Colorado, Missouri and Oregon Here is info on Colorado Divorces: State Wide Filmed Records: Family Search : Please use this Link 1900 > 1939 & 1975 > 1992 Information Entered: CO County of Divorce ~ Date & Place of Marriagesiage Number and Names of Minor Children, if any Maiden Name Restored ~ Date of Decree Divorce Records Booklet: Divorce & Separations: Missouri ~ 1808-1853 LDS Catalog or Go Here Finally: Church Records These contain both Baptism, Confirmation and Communion Information. They are especially important as the Churches kept records long before they were mandated by the individual States and Counties. Cemeteries, Coroner Records & Funeral Homes I found a very comprehensive list of Cemeteries for the Townships in the old Franklin Files. They may be very old lists as I have no information on who created them. Franklin Township Cemeteries ~ Poor Farm Cemetery / Alternate Burials Senate Grove Cemetery ~ Compilation of old Cem Records and 'Poor Farm Cemetery Notes' F~A~G lists 625 Cemeteries ~ Billion Graves: Index on FS F~A~G: Born in Missouri [5 Counties] Died in Canada Be sure to check F~A~G in Mexico for Missouri Deaths >>>New<<< DAR Film 870029 Item 1 Index Img 7-9 Franklin County Cemeteries Image 11-TOC * City Cem, Pacific, P 15 ~ Maupin Cem, Newport, P 70 Sappington Cem, P 72 ~ * St John's Catholic Ch Cem, Gildehaus, P 64 ~ * St Mary's Catholic Ch Cem, P 61 * Union Cem, Union, P 47 ~ * Zion Cem, Union, P 46 * Prior to 1915, All inscriptions were compied on Stones where one date was prior to 1915. DAR Film 870010 Item 2 John Sappington Chapter, Affton, Missouri Genealogical Records 1966-1967 Bethel Methodist Ch Cem, P 17 ~ Eksy Cem, P 2 Indian Prairie Cem [Cheathem], P 4 Roberts Cem, P 1 ~ Smith Cem, P 85 Item 4 Franklin County Brush Creek, Img 272-294, Img 295 - Unmarked Graves ~ Cedar Grove, Img 297-303 Mitchell, Img 304-310 ~ MT Olive, Img 311-318 North, Img 319-322 ~ OakRidge [Shannon Family], Img 323-328 ~ Pleasant Hill, Img 329-338 Roberts, Img 339 [One Stone] ~ Roberts, Img 340-342 ~ Robertsville, Img 343-346 Franklin Co., MO Cemetery Transcriptions [Book] - FS Catalog] Brown Cemetery,95 ~ Cove Cemetery,90 ~ Fisher Cemetery,94 ~ Goode Cemetery,95 Kamper Cemetery,96 ~ McCallister Cemetery,37 ~ Moore Cemetery,93 ~Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery,96 North Cemetery,92 ~ Odd Fellows, St. Clair,83 ~ Thee Cemetery,97 ~ Wilkinson Cemetery,95 ~ Woodcock Cemetery,11 This FS Catalog Link has a wide assortment of Films and Books which have Cemetery Information. Also in the Catagory of 'Vital Records' Remember that Mortuary, Mortality Schedules and Coroner Records are valuable too. Mortuary Records California, Sacramento, Cemetery Records, 1900-1959 FS Film # 104304412 See FS for Exact Birth & Death Locations / Search using "MO" Clark, Booth & Yardley [Mortuary Cards Obituary Resources The J R Nieves Legacy Collection of Obituary Indexes There is a nice selection for Franklin County This is the link for Missouri This is the link for all of the United States This is the link for Countries of the World Also, there are Indexes for 'Birth Place Not Identified' and 'County Not Identified' Many of the Obituries on the Indexes can be found on Heritage Hub. Heritage Hub is available through local Public Libraries with a Library Card. Look under 'Digital Resources' on your Library Web Page New HH Resource: "Missouri funeral home notices and obituaries (MO) 1999-Current" NewsBank: Obituaries Index: Lookups: Martha, MOGenWeb Volunteer 1968 Obituaries: Records compiled by Margaret Bearce Possible Resource: Missouri Obituaries, GenealogyBank This link is for GB Newspapers indexed on FS,