Missouri Online Genealogy Records

Missouri Statewide Online Genealogy Records This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a family history center or FamilySearch affiliate library.
For United States nationwide collections, go to the United States Online Genealogy Records page.
Vital Records Births pre-1910: Missouri Birth Records at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images 1827-1935: Missouri, Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only 1847-1910: Missouri Birth Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1920-2015: Missouri Birth Database at Missouri Birth Index; Also at: MyHeritage ($) Marriages pre-1840: Missouri Marriages at Ancestry; images only ($) 17thc-20thc: United States Marriages at FindMyPast; index only ($) 1750-1920: Missouri, Marriages at FamilySearch; index only 1754-1850: Missouri Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) 1766-1983: Missouri Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) 1800-1991: Missouri, County Marriage Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1805-2002: Missouri Marriage Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1851-1900: Missouri Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) Deaths pre-1910: Missouri Death Records at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images 1850-1860: Missouri Mortality Records at Ancestry; index only ($) 1850-1931: Missouri, Death Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1867-1976: Missouri, Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only 1873-1976: Missouri, Deaths and Burials at Ancestry; index only ($) 1883-1930: Missouri, Deaths at FamilySearch; index & images 1910-1960: Missouri Death Certificates at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1910-1970: Missouri Death Certificates at Missouri Digital Heritage; index & images 1935-2014: U.S., Social Security Death Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1936-2007: U.S., Social Security Applications at Ancestry; index only ($) 1962-2014: United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch; index only 1968-2015: Missouri Death Database at Missouri Death Index; Also at: MyHeritage Index ($) Coroner's Inquest Database at Missouri Digital Heritage; index only Missouri Death Index Divorce Missouri Historical Divorce Records at Archives.com African American See US African American Online Genealogy Records 1863-1865: Missouri, Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for Colored Troops at FamilySearch; index & images 1865-1872: Missouri, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records at FamilySearch; images only African American Research Guide at The State Historical Society of Missouri Archives and Libraries Digital Collections at State Historical Society of Missouri Bible Records 1600-1963: Missouri Bible Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Biography 1901: Missouri History Encyclopedia at Ancestry; images only ($) 1908: Missouri History at Ancestry; images only ($) Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Biographies of Missourians in the Civil War at HathiTrust; e-book History of Missouri at Ancestry; index & images ($) Missouri Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry; images only ($) Missouri Biographies at Access Genealogy Missouri Biographies by County at My Genealogy Hound; index only Missouri Counties Biographies at Ancestry; images only ($) Cemetery Records BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch; index & images Cemetery Inscriptions at Look to the Past Cemetery Search at BillionGraves Cemetery Search at FindAGrave Cemetery Search at Missouri Gravestones Missouri Cemeteries at D'Addezio Missouri Cemeteries at USGenWeb Missouri Cemetery Records at Access Genealogy Missouri Cemetery Records at Interment.net Missouri Cemetery Records at Northwest Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Death Records at DeathIndexes Census See US Census Online Genealogy Records 1732-1933: State and Territorial Census Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1830-1870: Missouri Census Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1844-1881: Missouri Census Collection at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1890: United States Census of Union Veterans at FamilySearch; index & images Church Records 1695-1954: French Catholic Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1827-2004: Missouri Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1856-1970: Methodist Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1867-1933: Missouri Quaker Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Compiled Genealogies 1500-2000: North America, Family Histories at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1805-2002: Missouri Miscellaneous Records at Ancestry; index only ($) GEDCOM index Missouri Missouri Genealogy at MoGenWeb Court and Criminal Records 1800-1991: County Court Records at FamilySearch; index & images Missouri Judicial Records at Missouri Digital Heritage Missouri Supreme Court Historical Database at Missouri Digital Heritage Directories 1881: Missouri Business Directory at Ancestry; images only ($) Missouri Historical Directories at OnlineDirectory History 1901: Missouri History Encyclopedia at Ancestry; images only ($) All About Missouri History at Missouri Digital Heritage County and Town Histories	Immigration Records See US Immigration Online Genealogy Records 1500s-1900s All U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri; Also at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1895-1956 United States, Border Crossings from Canada at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri Cultural Immigration Groups 1920-1939 Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri Germans Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri Italians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri Russians Immigrating to the United States at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Missouri Indigenous Peoples of Missouri See US Native American Online Genealogy Records Land Records 1777-1969: Missouri Land Records at Missouri Digital Heritage Land Office Records at Bureau of Land Management Maps Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at The Newberry Library County Plat Books at Missouri Digital Heritage Gazetteer of the state of Missouri at Ancestry; images only ($) Maps of Missouri at MapOfUs Plat Maps of Missouri at State Historical Society of Missouri Military Nationwide Databases US Military Online Genealogy Records General Records Soldier's Records: War of 1812 - World War I at Missouri Digital Heritage 1900-1941: Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941 at FamilySearch; index & images Also at: Ancestry($) 1916: National Guard, the Mexican Border at Ancestry; index only ($) Soldier's Records: War of 1812 - World War I at Missouri Digital Heritage Indian Wars, dates vary See US Military Online Genealogy Records Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 See US Military Online Genealogy Records War of 1812, 1812-1815 See US Military Online Genealogy Records British Aliens in the U.S. During the War at Ancestry; images only ($) Mexican War, 1846-1848 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Florida War, 1855-1858 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Civil War, 1861-1865 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1911-1938: Confederate Pension Applications at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at at Ancestry Ancestry ($) Missouri Confederate Volunteers at Ancestry; index only ($) 1861-1865: Civil War Records of Confederate Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images 1861-1865: Civil War Records of Union Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images 1863-1865: Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for Colored Troops at FamilySearch; index & images Confederate Death Records at Ancestry; index only ($) 1890: Census of Union Veterans at FamilySearch; index & images ($) Spanish-American War, 1898 See US Military Online Genealogy Records World War I, 1917-1918 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1919-1920: State Offices Political and Military Records at Ancestry; index only ($) World War II, 1941-1945 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1940-1945: World War II Draft Registration Cards at FamilySearch; index & images Korean War, 1950-1953 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Fatal Casualties of the Korean War at Archives.gov Vietnam War, 1964-1972 See US Military Online Genealogy Records The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at VietVet.org Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War at Archives.gov Naturalization See US Naturalization Online Genealogy Records 1795-1925: U.S. Passport Applications at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1991: County Naturalization Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1816-1955: Naturalization Records at Missouri Digital Heritage 1840-1990: Western District Naturalization Index at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1856-1942: Federal Naturalization Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1883-1927: County Naturalization Records at FamilySearch; images only Newspapers Index to Selected Newspapers at State Historical Society of Missouri Missouri Historical Newspapers at OnlineNewspaper Missouri Newspapers at Chronicling America Michigan Online Historical Newspapers Summary at Ancestor Hunt Obituaries 1980-2014: United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch; index & images Missouri Obituaries at MackleyGenealogy.com Missouri Obituary Search at ObitsArchive Online Missouri Obituaries at DeathIndexes Occupations Periodicals PERiodical Source Index, index and images, ($) Probate Records 1750-1998: Missouri, Probate Records at FamilySearch; images only 1766-1988: Missouri, Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Tax Records 1862-1874: U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists at FamilySearch; images only Voting Registers

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