Divorce records before 1948 in St. Louis

Maile L

@Laura Lee Hannon Smith posted in the inactive Missouri Research group on 11 Mar 2024

https://community.familysearch.org/discussion/159004/divorce-records-before-1948-in-st-louis

Áine Ní Donnghaile

This information may be useful: https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/recorder/marriage/copy-divorce-record.cfm

Specifically - Reporting of divorces began in July 1, 1948 at the state level.

In other words, before that date, the record will be a local record only. https://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/obtain-vital-record.php#collapseFour