Lisa Claus wrote: > > Trying to locate death certificate for > Euphena Brannick Briscoe > > died: 6 Oct 1893, Buffalo, Dallas, MO > born: 10 Sept 1851, Newark, Knox, MO > married: 28 Nov 1870, Chilocothe, Livingston, MO > spouse: Andrew Broadus BRISCOE > > I have found them in the 1880 Census in Lewis County. Any help you could > give would be greatly appreciated! You will not find a death certificate in Missouri for someone who died in 1893. Death certificates, as we know them today, were not started in Missouri until 1910. Quoting from Ancestry's Red Book "In 1883, Missouri passed a state law requiring the recording of births and deaths at the county leve. Ten years later this law was inadvertently repealed. Compliance was poor. Most counties do have these registers, but there is enormous variation as to how complete and/or comprehensive they are." It is my personal observation that most of the deaths included are those that were attended by a physician. A. B. and Uphema Briscoe are buried in Reynolds Cemetery, Dallas County, but only the years of their births and deaths are given. You might try to find a newspaper item, if you need further proof. The Buffalo Reflex on microfilm may be ordered by your local librarian from The State Historical Society of Missouri. Margaret Maulin

I'm trying to puzzle this out. In years 1883-1892, most deaths were recorded in Dallas County. 1893-1910--some deaths were recorded in Dallas county, if attended by a physician. So if someone died after 1893, check first recordings of deaths, then Buffalo Reflex. Is this correct? If you live out of state as I do,1,000 miles away, where do you go to see if your ancestor is listed in the "difficult years" of 1883-1910? Two were doctors, two were doctor's wives, so I feel that at the very least the wives were attended by a physician and maybe both husbands, out of professional courtesy by a local doctor. I also was sent this material on the registers, which I appreciated. JanS >If you find an an ancestor listed and want a copy of the actual record, >see http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archweb/access.html >The Original Registers [on microfilm] were large books >with entries on facing pages. The whole entry included date of report, >name, sex, race, age, occupation, date of death, time of death, marital >status, nationality, place of birth, place of death, cause of death, >complications, duration of illness, place of burial, date of burial, >address of undertaker and physician returning certificate. > You will not find a death certificate in Missouri for someone who died > in 1893. Death certificates, as we know them today, were not started in > Missouri until 1910. > Quoting from Ancestry's Red Book "In 1883, Missouri passed a state law > requiring the recording of births and deaths at the county level. Ten > years later this law was inadvertently repealed. Compliance was poor. > Most counties do have these registers, but there is enormous variation > as to how complete and/or comprehensive they are." > It is my personal observation that most of the deaths included are those > that were attended by a physician..... > You might try to find a newspaper item, if you need further proof. The > Buffalo Reflex on microfilm may be ordered by your local librarian from > The State Historical Society of Missouri. > Margaret Maulin > >