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From: "Orita Kirkman" <>
Subject: [MOCASS-L] BirthAndDeathRecords
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:13:41 -0500


BirthAndDeathRecords
Missouri Department of Health

Certified Copies of Birth or Death Certificates

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Certified copies of Missouri birth and death records and certified statements relating to Missouri marriages and dissolution of marriages are available for a fee of $10.00 through:


Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Telephone (573) 751-6400


Certified copies of most Missouri birth and death records are also available from local county health departments or the St. Louis City or Kansas City Health Departments. For further details please contact these offices directly.

For Out-of-State birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates, please see the National Center for Health Statistics site on "Where to Write For Vital Records". The Internet address is http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w22welcom.htm

The Missouri Department of Health's Bureau of Vital Records serves as the state archives for vital records. The bureau:

a.. Maintains the central registry of births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages and dissolution's for the State of Missouri
b.. Prepares new certificates for adoptions and legitimations
c.. Corrects vital records as authorized by state law
d.. Files and issues certified copies of birth and death certificates
e.. Issues certified statements relating to Missouri marriages and dissolutions of marriage
Most Frequently Asked Questions:
a.. How do I get a birth certificate?
b.. How do I get a death certificate?
c.. How do I get a certified statement relating to Missouri marriages and dissolution of marriages?
d.. How do I get birth/death records corrected or changed?
e.. What years are available for obtaining birth, death, marriage and divorce records?

How to obtain a Birth Certificate in Missouri
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Detailed information on how to obtain your birth certificate if you were born in Missouri is available on a recorded message at 573-751-6400.

The Bureau of Vital Records has certificates of Missouri births from 1910 to the present with some delayed filings prior to this date. Please note, in the State of Missouri, birth records are not public records and telephonic verifications are not prov ided. You may obtain a certified copy by:

a.. Writing to us at Vital Records, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102, or
b.. Coming in person to the Vital Records Office at the address above.
Missouri fees are $10 per copy desired, for a five (5) year search. Make your check or money order payable to Missouri Department of Health. Do not send cash. Allow approximately two weeks for processing and receipt.



All requests should include the following information:

a.. First, middle and last name on the certificate.
b.. Full date of birth (month, day, year).
c.. Place of birth (city or county).
d.. Father's first, middle and last name.
e.. Mother's first, middle and maiden last name.
f.. Your relationship to the person whose record is being requested (are you a relative, legal representative or is this your own record.
g.. Explain your reason for requesting the record.
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How to Obtain a Death Certificate in Missouri
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Detailed information on how to obtain a death certificate if the death occurred in Missouri is available on a recorded message at 573-751-6400.

The Bureau of Vital Records has certificates of Missouri deaths from 1910 to the present. Please note, in the State of Missouri, death records are not public records and telephonic verifications are not provided. You may obtain a certified copy by:

a.. Writing to us at Vital Records, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102
b.. Coming in person to the Vital Records Office at the address above
Missouri fees are $10 per copy desired, for a five year search. Make your check or money order payable to Missouri Department of Health. Do not send cash. Allow approximately two weeks for processing and receipt.

All requests should include the following information:

a.. First, middle and last name of the deceased whose record is being requested
b.. Date of death--month, day and year or, at a minimum, the last date the deceased was known to be alive
c.. Place of death (city or county where the death occurred)
d.. Your relationship to the deceased (are you a relative or legal representative)
e.. Explain your reason for requesting the record (for establishing personal or property rights, genealogy, etc.)
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How to Obtain a Certified Statement Relating to Missouri Marriages and Dissolutions of Marriages
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Detailed information on how to obtain certified statements relating to Missouri marriages and dissolution of marriages is available on a recorded message at 573-751-6400.

The Bureau of Vital Records can provide a certified statements of marriage and dissolution of marriage which have occurred in Missouri from July 1, 1948 to the present. Telephonic verifications are not provided. Information prior to this date may be ob tained for marriages from the Recorder of Deeds of the county that issued the license and dissolution of marriages from the Circuit Clerk of the county that issued the decree.

A certified copy of the actual license or decree can ONLY be obtained from that appropriate Recorder or Circuit Clerk's office. You may obtain a certified statement by:

a.. Writing to us at Vital Records, PO Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102
b.. Coming in person to the Vital Records Office at the address above
Missouri fees are $10 per copy desired, for a five (5) year search. Make your check or money order payable to Missouri Department of Health. Do not send cash. Allow approximately two weeks for processing and receipt.

All requests should include the following information:

a.. First, middle and last name of the bride and groom (include the maiden last name of the bride)
b.. County issuing the license or decree
c.. Date or approximate date the marriage or divorce decree occurred
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How Do I Get Birth/Death Record Corrected or Changed?
a.. For Birth Records, call 573-751-6387
b.. For Death Records, call 573-751-6374
c.. For adding a father's name to a birth record, call 573-751-6378
d.. For Processing an Adoption or Legitimization, call 573-751-6385
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What Years are Available For Obtaining Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records?


Births
1910 to present

Deaths
1910 to present

Marriages
July 1, 1948 to present

Divorces
July 1, 1948 to present


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