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[[Iowa| | ''[[Portal:United States of America|United States]] > [[Iowa|Iowa]] > Iowa Vital Records - Civil Registration | ||
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=== County Records of Births and Deaths === | === County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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Death records are also a valuable source. Often, they give: date, place, and cause of death, name, residence, sex, race, marital status, age, occupation and birth place of the deceased, date and place of burial, name and birth place of father, and maiden name and birth place of mother. | Death records are also a valuable source. Often, they give: date, place, and cause of death, name, residence, sex, race, marital status, age, occupation and birth place of the deceased, date and place of burial, name and birth place of father, and maiden name and birth place of mother. | ||
These birth and death records are maintained by the clerk of the district court of the respective county. There are some [http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html death indexes that are very helpful. | These birth and death records are maintained by the clerk of the district court of the respective county. There are some [http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html death indexes] that are very helpful. | ||
=== State Records of Births and Deaths === | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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Coroners investigated deaths that were not attended by a physician and determined the cause of the death. The coroner of each county kept records of his findings. Some of these records began as early as 1855. The County Coroner’s Office was established by the Iowa State Constitution. The coroner’s records may provide the name of the deceased person, his or her age, the cause of death, the parents’ names, and circumstances of the death. Some of these records are available at the Family History Library. One example is: | Coroners investigated deaths that were not attended by a physician and determined the cause of the death. The coroner of each county kept records of his findings. Some of these records began as early as 1855. The County Coroner’s Office was established by the Iowa State Constitution. The coroner’s records may provide the name of the deceased person, his or her age, the cause of death, the parents’ names, and circumstances of the death. Some of these records are available at the Family History Library. One example is: | ||
Clayton County (Iowa). Coroner. ''Coroner's Reports, 1855–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On five Family History Library[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=576360&disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) | * ''Coroner's Reports, 1855–1959'' <ref>Clayton County (Iowa). Coroner. ''Coroner's Reports, 1855–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On five Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=576360&disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref> | ||
== Marriage == | == Marriage == | ||
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<br>'''Microfilm copies of marriage records from many counties can be found at the The Family History Library, such as:''' | <br>'''Microfilm copies of marriage records from many counties can be found at the The Family History Library, such as:''' | ||
*Scott County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court. '' | * ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool'' <ref> Scott County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court. ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976, 1986, 1992. (On 57 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=104414 films beginning with 104414].) </ref> | ||
'''Two partial indexes list early records of marriages in 39 Iowa counties. These indexes are:''' | '''Two partial indexes list early records of marriages in 39 Iowa counties. These indexes are:''' | ||
*''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool''. Orem, Utah: Liahona Research, Inc., 1990. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=627567&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+early+to+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V22i].) | *''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool'' <ref> ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool''. Orem, Utah: Liahona Research, Inc., 1990. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=627567&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+early+to+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V22i].) </ref> | ||
*''Marriage Records Early-1850''. Orem, Utah. Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library compact disc no. 9, pt. 227.) This disc also contains marriages in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Texas. | *'Marriage Records Early-1850'' <ref> ''Marriage Records Early-1850''. Orem, Utah. Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library compact disc no. 9, pt. 227.)</ref> This disc also contains marriages in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Texas. | ||
'''The following book indexes marriages in 24 counties:''' | '''The following book indexes marriages in 24 counties:''' | ||
*Fretwell, Shela S. ''Iowa Marriages Before Statehood, 1835–1846''. Waterloo, Iowa: n.p., 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=340125&disp=Iowa+marriages+before+statehood%2C+1835%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V2f].) | *''Iowa Marriages Before Statehood, 1835–1846'' <ref> Fretwell, Shela S. ''Iowa Marriages Before Statehood, 1835–1846''. Waterloo, Iowa: n.p., 1985. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=340125&disp=Iowa+marriages+before+statehood%2C+1835%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V2f].)</ref> | ||
'''Records of 11 counties are given in the following collection:''' | '''Records of 11 counties are given in the following collection:''' | ||
*Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844–1900.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=409048&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+ca%2E+1844%2D1900%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1023609 items 11–21].) Contains marriage abstracts and newspaper marriage notices for Buena Vista, Chickasaw, Des Moines, Floyd, Freemont, Greene, Mills, Osceola, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, and Story Counties. | * ''Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844–1900.'' <ref> Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844–1900.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=409048&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+ca%2E+1844%2D1900%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1023609 items 11–21].) </ref> Contains marriage abstracts and newspaper marriage notices for Buena Vista, Chickasaw, Des Moines, Floyd, Freemont, Greene, Mills, Osceola, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, and Story Counties. | ||
The [http://www.iowapublichealth.org/IphiRecordDetails.aspx?Browse=1&RecordId=11511 Iowa Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916. | The [http://www.iowapublichealth.org/IphiRecordDetails.aspx?Browse=1&RecordId=11511 Iowa Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916. | ||
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For more information about the history and availability of vital records in Iowa up to 1941, see: | For more information about the history and availability of vital records in Iowa up to 1941, see: | ||
*''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Iowa''. Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Historical Records Survey, 1941. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=908988 book 977.7 V2h; film 908988].) | *''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Iowa'' <ref> ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Iowa''. Des Moines, Iowa: Iowa Historical Records Survey, 1941. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=908988 book 977.7 V2h; film 908988].)</ref> | ||
Birth, marriage, death, and coroner’s records and indexes for most Iowa counties are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Birth, marriage, death, and coroner’s records and indexes for most Iowa counties are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
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[[Category:Iowa]] | [[Category:Iowa]] | ||