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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Iowa|Iowa]] > Iowa Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Iowa|Iowa]] > Iowa Vital Records'' | ||
==Introduction to Vital Records== | = Iowa Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | ||
= Iowa Vital Records Online Links = | |||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | |||
Civil governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Records containing this information are commonly called “vital records,” because they refer to critical events in a person's life. These are the most important documents for genealogical research, but the births, marriages, and deaths of many people have never been recorded by civil authorities. | Civil governments have created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Records containing this information are commonly called “vital records,” because they refer to critical events in a person's life. These are the most important documents for genealogical research, but the births, marriages, and deaths of many people have never been recorded by civil authorities. | ||
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Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. | Each state eventually developed its own laws and created a statewide registration system. Unfortunately, these records do not exist until the early 1900's in most states. Local offices did not always comply immediately with the registration laws. Within 20 years after registration laws were enacted, most states were recording at least 90 percent of the births and deaths. | ||
For more information about United States Vital Records see the [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] page. | For more information about United States Vital Records see the [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] page. | ||
== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
'''Early - 1880''' | '''Early - 1880''' | ||
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=== Adoption Records<br> === | === Adoption Records<br> === | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
Iowa county marriage records have been kept since about 1835. These marriage records may provide names, ages, races, residences, occupations, birthplaces, maiden name of wife, marriage date and place, parents’ names, and the name of person who performed the marriage. Some certificates give the number of times the groom has been married. For more information about marriage records see the [[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] page. | Iowa county marriage records have been kept since about 1835. These marriage records may provide names, ages, races, residences, occupations, birthplaces, maiden name of wife, marriage date and place, parents’ names, and the name of person who performed the marriage. Some certificates give the number of times the groom has been married. For more information about marriage records see the [[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]] page. | ||
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For divorce records see the "[[Iowa Divorce Records|Iowa Divorce Records]]" page. More information about divorce records in the United States can be found on the [[United States Divorce Records|Divorce records]] page. | For divorce records see the "[[Iowa Divorce Records|Iowa Divorce Records]]" page. More information about divorce records in the United States can be found on the [[United States Divorce Records|Divorce records]] page. | ||
== Deaths Records == | == Deaths Records == | ||
'''Early 1880''' | '''Early 1880''' | ||
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=== Coroner's Records === | === Coroner's Records === | ||
[http://www.idph.state.ia.us/do/medical_examiner_faq.asp 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. [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/do/medical_examiner.asp 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|Family History Library]] such as ''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&amp;amp;titleno=576360&amp;amp;disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref> | [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/do/medical_examiner_faq.asp 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. [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/do/medical_examiner.asp 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|Family History Library]] such as ''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&amp;amp;amp;titleno=576360&amp;amp;amp;disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref> | ||
== Family History Library == | == Family History Library == | ||
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::IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS | ::IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS | ||
== Tips== | == Tips == | ||
=== Analyzing Records === | |||
=== | === Archives, Libraries and Societies === | ||
*[[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa Archives and Libraries]] | |||
*[[Iowa Societies|Iowa Societies]] | |||
=== Substitute Records === | === Substitute Records === | ||
*[[Iowa Church Records|Iowa Church]] | *[[Iowa Church Records|Iowa Church]] | ||
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemetery]] | *[[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemetery]] | ||
*[[Iowa Census|Iowa Census]] | *[[Iowa Census|Iowa Census]] | ||
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*[[Iowa Military Records|Iowa Military]] | *[[Iowa Military Records|Iowa Military]] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
[http://www.iowapublichealth.org/IphiRecordDetails.aspx?Browse=1&RecordId=11511 The Iowa Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916. | [http://www.iowapublichealth.org/IphiRecordDetails.aspx?Browse=1&RecordId=11511 The Iowa Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
For more information about the history and availability of vital records in Iowa up to 1941, see: ''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&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;filmno=908988 book 977.7 V2h; film 908988].)</ref> | |||
Microfilmed copies of marriage records from many counties can be found at the The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], such as: | <br>Microfilmed copies of marriage records from many counties can be found at the The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]], such as: | ||
*''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&amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;filmno=104414 films beginning with 104414].) </ref> | *''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&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;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'' <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&amp;amp;titleno=627567&amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+early+to+1850%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V22i].) </ref> | *''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&amp;amp;amp;titleno=627567&amp;amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+early+to+1850%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V22i].) </ref> | ||
*''Marriage Records Early-1850''<ref> ''Marriage Records Early-1850''. Orem, Utah. Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library&amp;amp;nbsp; compact disc no. 9, pt. 227.)</ref> 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&amp;amp;amp;nbsp; 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: | ||
*''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&amp;amp;titleno=340125&amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages+before+statehood%2C+1835%%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V2f].)</ref> | *''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&amp;amp;amp;titleno=340125&amp;amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages+before+statehood%2C+1835%%20%20&amp;amp;amp;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 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&amp;amp;titleno=409048&amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+ca%2E+1844%2D1900%20%20&amp;amp;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. | *''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&amp;amp;amp;titleno=409048&amp;amp;amp;disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+ca%2E+1844%2D1900%20%20&amp;amp;amp;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. | ||
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