The first provision for statewide registration of births and deaths was enacted July 1, 1883, when the State Board of Health was created for the supervision of such registrations. The act concerning birth and death registration was repealed in 1893 and registration ceased until 1910.

Over 250 rolls of microfilm containing birth and death records from 1883 to 1893 are available at the Archives for research. Researchers should note that the records vary from county to county during this period because there was no requirement for mandatory reporting from parents or professional attendants. For example, Pemiscot County births records are only available for 1883 to 1884. (These are already online on the left.) Contact the Archives to learn more about researching birth and death records at archref@sosmail.state.mo.us.

To the left you will find birth records in Pemiscot County that I currently have on line. If you have birth records to add, please let "Edward A. Black, Sr." know.