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== | == '''Births before 1880''' == | ||
Before 1880, very few births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | Before 1880, very few births were recorded by the county or state. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | ||
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== | == '''Births from 1880 thru Present''' == | ||
In 1880, Iowa was created a state from Iowa Territory. Iowa began to register vital records during the 1870s, but most county records began in 1880, when a state law took effect requiring counties to record births. Statewide registration of births began July 1, 1880. County registrars do not have birth records for the years 1921 to 1941. These must be ordered from the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health.] | In 1880, Iowa was created a state from Iowa Territory. Iowa began to register vital records during the 1870s, but most county records began in 1880, when a state law took effect requiring counties to record births. Statewide registration of births began July 1, 1880. County registrars do not have birth records for the years 1921 to 1941. These must be ordered from the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health.] | ||
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With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the [http://vitalrec.com/wv.html#County county of birth] or the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health]. <br> | With an exact date (from your records or the index above), you can order a copy of the birth record for a fee from the [http://vitalrec.com/wv.html#County county of birth] or the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health]. <br> | ||
'''If you do not know the exact date or place of birth:'''<br> For a fee, the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health] | '''If you do not know the exact date or place of birth:'''<br> For a fee, the [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Department of Public Health] will do a search. The fee is non-refundable.<br> | ||
<br> '''''Restrictions:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate, you must: | <br> '''''Restrictions:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate, you must: | ||
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All applications for certified copies of vital record events must be in writing and completely identify the record, as well as satisfactorily establish entitlement to the record being requested. | All applications for certified copies of vital record events must be in writing and completely identify the record, as well as satisfactorily establish entitlement to the record being requested.Certified copies of birth, death, or marriage certificates may be obtained from the state office of vital records by telephone, in-person, or through a postal service.<br> | ||
<br> '''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are [[User:Mcbridelw/Sandbox 5|other records with birth information]] you can search.<br>''' <br> | <br> '''If you do not want to order the birth record, there are [[User:Mcbridelw/Sandbox 5|other records with birth information]] you can search.<br>''' <br> | ||