Missouri, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Church records from various denominations in Missouri, 1827-2004. The record content and time period varies by denomination which include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(Family History Dept.), National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eden Theological Seminary, The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(Library Archives), St Paul United Church of Christ in Kahoka, St Peter's United Church of Christ in Washington, and St. Luke's United Church of Christ in St. Louis. These records include births, baptisms, marriages, banns, deaths, and burials. Before viewing the images, check to see if there is an index of names in alphabetic order at the beginning or end of these records. If you can find your ancestor in the index, it will tell what page number they are listed on.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information is found in a birth record: The following information is found in a baptism record: The following information is found in a marriage record: The following information is found in a death record:
 * Name
 * Date of birth
 * Names of parents
 * Name
 * Date of birth
 * Date of baptism
 * Names of parents
 * Residence
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Date of Marriage
 * Birthplaces and residences of bride and groom
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Occupation of groom
 * Name
 * Spouse
 * Death date

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 * The approximate date and or location of the event

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I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

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 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

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 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Citing this Collection
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