Diseases
Obits

Death Records Pre-1910
Coroners Database - latest 1979
Tombstone Transcription Project
Death Penalty Records 1607-1976

Calendar and Dating
Chronicling America
FamilySearch - cemetery transcriptions
FindAGrave - many times, obits are on the memorial
Genealogy Trails - for Knox County
GenGateway
Genealogy Guide
Google Newspaper Archive
Legacy
Missouri Death Index
Missouri Digital Heritage - death (pre 1910), death certificates (1910-1974), Research Requests
Obituary Daily Times - it provides the name, dates
Olive Tree Genalogy
Rootsweb
USGenWeb Archives
WikiTree
Zaba Search

I am able to do fee based searches, Kimberly
Newspapers.com and Ancestry.com

Ordering birth and death certificates through Laclede County - application
Laclede County Health Department
405 Harwood Ave
Lebanon, MO 65536

Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
Who can order certified copies: Pursuant to 19 CSR 10-10, the registrant, a member of his/her family, his/her guardian, or one of their official representatives shall be considered to have a direct and tangible interest and may be issued a certified copy of a vital record such as a birth or death certificate. Immediate family members are qualified to receive copies of birth certificates. Immediate family members shall include those family members and in-laws in the direct line of descent up to, but not including, cousins. This qualification of entitlement also applies to Statements of Marriage, Divorce, and Single Status. All family members, genealogists representing a family member, and professionally recognized genealogists are eligible to receive copies of death certificates. All family members includes in-laws and cousins and great and step relationships for the following: brother, sister, mother, father, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, or uncle. Family members outside of these relationships (ex: great, great) will need to produce additional documentation or information to demonstrate the applicant's link to the requested record. Alternatively, direct and tangible interest documents may be used to prove entitlement. Note: death records over fifty (50) years old may be searched for using the Secretary of State’s Missouri Digital Heritage website. Additional requirements. VitalRec

Birth and Death Certificates - 1920 - present, $15, Death Certificates, from 1980 to present, $14.00/each, $11/each additional copy. Records prior to above dates are available through Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City

Birth & Death - the State of Missouri began a central registry of Missouri births and deaths reported from 1 Jan 1910 to the present. While vital record keeping began in 1910, some delayed certificates may be available before 1910. However, there is no guarantee of a record’s existence either before or after 1910.

To request a birth or death certificate locally, contact your nearest local public health agency. To request a birth or death certificate from the Department of Health and Senior Services in Jefferson City, follow the steps outlined in How to Obtain a Copy of a Vital Record (form).

Where are these records available?
Local level – Births: 1920-present. Death: 1980-present. (Short form versions)
State level – Births: 1910-present. Death: 1910-present. (Short form and long form versions)

How can I order a copy?
Local level – Varies. Contact local public health agency directly.
State level – In person, mail, and phone/online via VitalChek. See How to Obtain a Copy of a Vital Record

Under the Missouri Adoptee Rights Act (RSMo 193.125 and 193.128, RSMo), adoptees, adoptee’s attorneys, birth parents, and lineal descendants of deceased adoptees can request a copy of the adoptee’s original birth certificate. The copy will be non-certified and will be stamped with “For genealogical purposes only. Not to be used for establishing identity”. Both adoptees and birth parents have the option to complete a contact preference form stating whether they would like to be contacted.

Adoptee birth certificates cannot be ordered online. The requestor should allow additional processing time from the date of submitting their paper application to receive their original birth certificate due to the demand for these records and the research required to find and process these records. Vital Records processes these requests in a first in, first out manner.

If you are an adoptee, an attorney of an adoptee or birth parent requesting a copy of the adoptee’s original birth certificate, use Application for Non-Certified Copy of Original Birth Certificate by Adoptee, Adoptee’s Attorney or Birth Parent.

If you are a lineal descendant of a deceased adoptee requesting a copy of the adoptee’s original birth certificate, use Application for Non-Certified Copy of Original Birth Certificate by Lineal Descendant. A lineal descendant as defined in 19 CSR 10-10.130 is a person who is in direct line to an ancestor, such as child, grandchild, great-grandchild, and so on, either by blood or legal adoption. This does not include a step-child or collateral descendant. Collateral descendants are those from the line of a brother, sister, aunt, or uncle.

If you are an adoptee and would like to state your preference for contact, use Adoptee Contact Preference Form.

If you are a birth parent and would like to state your preference for contact, use Birth Parent Contact Preference Form.

If you are a birth parent and would like to provide medical information, use Birth Parent Medical History Form.

Follow all instructions on the forms and submit the forms along with applicable fees to:
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Where are these records available:
Local level - Not available.
State level - Available if criteria met and record on file.

How can I order a copy?
Local level - Not available.
State level - In person and by mail. See above and How to Obtain a Copy of a Vital Record

Birth Records for Knox County after 1910, can be obtained by the Laclede County Health Department or Missouri Department of Health Bureau of Vital Records
Missouri Birth Records
Missouri Digital Heritage - includes collections for birth and still born (pre 1910)
VitalChek - 24 hr service for birth, death & marriage records, there is a fee but Missouri Department of Health mentions them as an option.  Missouri Digital Heritage - death (pre 1910), death certificates (1910-1974), Research Requests

Transcribed by Laclede County Foster Mom Kimberly Morgan

We strive to document sources that will assist you in locating your loved ones. My name is Kimberly Taylor Morgan, and I am the foster mom for Laclede County, which is currently "up for adoption."

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