thank you Debbie! ----- Original Message ----- From: Debbi Geer <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [ILMADISO-L] MO Birth > Births are usually filed in the county or independent > city of birth. > > Please note that St. Louis city and St. Louis county > have had a difference of opinion as to government > reporting lines throughout history. At one time St. > Louis city was part of the county. Then they decided > that they didn't want to report directly to the county > but to the state. So they split their relationship. > Then the city decided it had made a wrong move so it > went back under the county control. Then again the > city leaders decided they wanted to be separated from > the county and the split was made once more which is > still true today. > > Therefore, St. Louis city is not in St. Louis county. > St. Louis city is an independent city which reports > directly to the State of Missouri. A lot of > researchers will record the following which is an > error - > > St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri > > I put in my personal records when recording the city - > > St. Louis, City, Missouri > > This way I know the difference. > > St. Louis city records are at the vital records office > on Grand Avenue, about a block from Powell Symphony > Hall and Fox Theatre. > > St. Louis county records are at the health department > in Clayton in a building away from the main government > buildings in downtown Clayton. > > > Debbi Geer > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > > > ==== ILMADISO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Madison County ILGenWeb home page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadiso/index.htm >