Jan S wrote: 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 I am sorry for any confusion. NO most deaths were NOT recorded in Dallas County 1883-1892. Those that were recorded were probably those attended by a physician. Deaths were NOT required to be recorded anywhere in the state of Missouri between 1893 and 1910. The Dallas County Register has 303 deaths recorded in July, 1883 through Dec, 1892 then 4 in 1894, 2 in 1885, 1 in 1886 and 1 in 1910. If someone died after 1893, I would check: Cemetery Books Probate Index Some Obituaries of Dallas County People (I do not own this book and do not know what time period it covers; if it is the same book Nancy Walchli has been using lately, it appears to cover the late 1800's.) I tried to go to the archives of RootsWeb Lists but it is not available right now. I wanted to look for other books that have been mentioned in recent messages. Sorry I could not get that info now. The Buffalo Reflex is available on microfilm through interlibrary loan from the State Historical Society of Missouri. See http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/newspaper.html for more infomation. It is available for August 2, 1888 - December 24, 1896 and May 19, 1898 - May 31, 1979. The Record is available on microfilm from the State Historical Society also. It covers April 13, 1899-June 7, 1900; December 26, 1901 - November 13, 1902; April 30- August 27, 1908; January 14, 1909 - October 6, 1910 and January 8, 1914 - March 31, 1921 Margaret