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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;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=576360&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref><br> | [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;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=576360&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref><br> | ||
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|+ '''Information in Iowa Death Records''' | |+ '''Information in Iowa Death Records''' | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="40" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''before - 1900<br>''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''1900 - present<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Death''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Death''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Birth/Age''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Birth''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Burial''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation of Deceased''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | | ||
'''Marital''' '''Status''' | '''Marital''' '''Status''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
| valign="middle" | | valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>''' | ||
|} | |} | ||