To All, I did a little searching and came up with the following. I think I'll give them a call tomorrow to see if by chance they have any 1904 "delayed" records. At least I'll know one way or the other. I want to thank everybody for your input. Carol http://www.dhss.mo.gov/BirthAndDeathRecords/index.html Maintaining a central registry of Missouri births, deaths and fetal deaths reported from January 1, 1910 to the present (some delayed filings from births and deaths prior to 1910 are available) Contact Us Bureau of Vital Records Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Telephone: 573-751-6387