Missouri Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is In This Collection?
The collection consists of death records for the following counties only for the years 1883-1930: • 3

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 3

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know"
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The date of death
 * The place where your ancestor died

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to locate funeral home, obituary or cemetery record
 * Search for vital records, such as birth and marriage
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for church, land, and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Missouri.
 * Missouri Guided Research
 * Missouri Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Missouri Bureau of Vital Statistics. Register of deaths, 1850-1909
 * Andrew Co. Probate records, 1841-1918; index to probate records, 1841-1976
 * Andrew Co. Register and permanent record of deaths, 1883-1893
 * Audrain Co. 1850 Census
 * Audrain Co. Register and permanent record of births and stillbirths, 1883-1886
 * Audrain Co. Register and permanent record of deaths, 1883-1886
 * Buchanan Co. Record of deaths, 1883-1893
 * Buchanan Co. Tax books, 1840, 1842, 1846
 * Clinton Co. Naturalization records, 1883-1912
 * Clinton Co. Permanent record and register of deaths, 1883-1895
 * Cole Co. Register of births, v. 1, and permanent record of births, v. 1, 1883-1906
 * Cole Co. Register of deaths, v. 1, 1883-1906
 * Cape Girardeau Co. Record of deaths, 1883-1893
 * Howard Co. Record of deaths, 1883-1888
 * Howard Co. Register of births and stillbirths, 1883-1893
 * Howard Co. Will records, 1818-1918
 * Macon Co. Register of births, 1883-1893
 * Macon Co. Register of deaths, 1883-1893
 * Marion Co. Register of births and stillbirths, 1883-1889, 1928-1930
 * Marion Co. Register of deaths, v. A1-A2, 1883-1930
 * Monroe Co. Birth records and register, v. 1, 1883-1885
 * Monroe Co. Death records and register, v. 1, 1883-1885
 * Morgan Co. Record of births, v. 1, 1839-1863 (recorded 1868-1869); permanent record of births, v. 1, 1883-1886
 * Morgan Co. Register of deaths, no. 1, 1883-1886

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976
 * Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Missouri Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Missouri. St. Louis, Missouri : Historical Records Survey, 1941.
 * compiled by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Bible records of Missouri.

Citing This Collection
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