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| | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Iowa]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Webster County''' |
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| Guide to '''Webster County, Iowa ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
| | == County Courthouse == |
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| |organized= May 14, 1853<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Historical Boundary Changes] - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library; accessed July 26, 2021.</ref>
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| |county seat= Fort Dodge
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| |parent county= [[Yell County, Iowa Genealogy|Yell]], [[Risley County, Iowa Genealogy|Risley]]
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| |county1= [[Boone County, Iowa Genealogy|Boone]]
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| |county2= [[Calhoun County, Iowa Genealogy|Calhoun]]
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| |county3= [[Greene County, Iowa Genealogy|Greene]]
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| |county4= [[Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy|Hamilton]]
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| |county5= [[Humboldt County, Iowa Genealogy|Humboldt]]
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| |county6= [[Pocahontas County, Iowa Genealogy|Pocahontas]]
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| |county7= [[Wright County, Iowa Genealogy|Wright]]</br><center>[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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| == County Information ==
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| === Description === | | ==== Parent County ==== |
| Webster County was named for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Webster Daniel Webster] and is located in central Iowa.
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| <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Iowa."</ref>
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| === County Courthouse ===
| | '''1851--'''Webster County was created 15 January 1851 from [[Yell County, Iowa|Yell]] and [[Risley County, Iowa|Risley]] Counties. The named changed to Webster County 22 January 1853. '''County seat:''' Fort Dodge <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
| {{IA Courthouse Intro|Webster}}
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| '''Webster County Courthouse'''<br>
| | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
| 701 Central Avenue<br>
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| Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>
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| Phone: 515-576-7115<br>
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| [https://www.webstercountyia.gov Webster County Website]<br><br>
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| === Webster County, Iowa Record Dates === | | ==== Record Loss ==== |
| {{IA Record Dates Intro|Webster}}
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| | colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Webster County, Iowa Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1876
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1853
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1860
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1847
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| | colspan="7"| <center>* Statewide registration started for births in July 1880 and for deaths January 1891. General compliance by 1924.</center>
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| === Record Loss === | | == Places/Localities == |
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| | ==== Populated Places ==== |
| === Boundary Changes === | |
| {{IA Boundary Changes Intro|Webster}}
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| *'''1853--'''Webster County was created 22 January 1853 from [[Yell County, Iowa Genealogy|Yell]] and [[Risley County, Iowa Genealogy|Risley]] Counties. ''
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| *'''County seat:''' Fort Dodge<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iowa.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/IA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Iowa Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#IA Iowa Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Iowa county boundary changes
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| === Populated Places === | | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
| {{IA Populated Places Intro|Webster}}
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| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://iowa.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,187,c,webster.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Iowa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County%2C_Iowa, accessed 3 November 2019.</ref>
| | [[Boone County, Iowa|Boone]] | [[Calhoun County, Iowa|Calhoun]] | [[Greene County, Iowa|Greene]] | [[Hamilton County, Iowa|Hamilton]] | [[Humboldt County, Iowa|Humboldt]] | [[Pocahontas County, Iowa|Pocahontas]] | [[Wright County, Iowa|Wright]] |
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger,_Iowa Badger]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum,_Iowa Barnum]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callender,_Iowa Callender]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare,_Iowa Clare]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Iowa Dayton]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncombe,_Iowa Duncombe]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Dodge,_Iowa Fort Dodge]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowrie,_Iowa Gowrie]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt,_Iowa Harcourt]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh,_Iowa Lehigh]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorland,_Iowa Moorland]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho,_Iowa Otho]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Iowa Stratford]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent,_Iowa Vincent]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside,_Iowa Burnside]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyon,_Iowa Lanyon]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalville,_Iowa Coalville]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Badger]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Burnside]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Clay]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Colfax]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Cooper]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Dayton]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Creek_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Deer Creek]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Douglas]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Elkhorn]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Fulton]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowrie_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Gowrie]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Hardin]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Jackson]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Johnson]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Grove_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Lost Grove]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Newark]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otho_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Otho]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Valley_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Pleasant Valley]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Roland]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Sumner]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahkonsa_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Wahkonsa]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Washington]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Webster]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yell_Township,_Webster_County,_Iowa Yell]
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| === History Timeline === | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| {{IA Historical Timeline Intro|Webster}}
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| == Resources == | | ==== Church ==== |
| {{IA Resources Intro|Webster}}
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| === Bible Records === | | ==== Court ==== |
| {{IA Bible Intro|Webster}}
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| === Biographies === | | ==== Land ==== |
| {{IA Biographies Intro|Webster}}
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| * ''Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa''. Chicago, IL, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1888. '''''Online at:''''' [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89072939507&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 HathiTrust]; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7626/ Ancestry] ($).
| | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| * ''A Biographical Record of Webster County, Iowa.'' Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1902. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/813184/?offset=&return=1#page=5&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/biographicalrecwcio00sjcl/page/n3/mode/2up Internet Archive]; [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hx4rxr&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 HathiTrust].
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| * ''Pioneer Residents of Webster County, Iowa.'' By Mrs Walter J Anderson. Fort Dodge, IA: self. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/367731/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library].
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| *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~iabiog/webster/webster.html Webster County, Iowa Biographies Project] at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories<br>
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| *[http://iagenweb.org/boards/vanburen/biographies/index.cgi IAGenWeb, Van Buren County Biographies]
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | | ==== Maps ==== |
| {{IA Business Records Intro|Webster}}
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| * [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| === Cemeteries === | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{IA Cemeteries Intro|Webster}}
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| | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Webster County, Iowa''' online and in print</center>
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Iowa&cemetery_county=Webster&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Webster%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_640 Find a Grave]
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| *[http://iagenweb.org/webster/cemeteries/Cemeteries.html IAGenWeb, Webster County Cemeteries]
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| *[http://iowagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?cid=94 Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]
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| *[https://iowawpagraves.org/index.php?cid=94 WPA 1930s Graves Registration Survey]
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| *{{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths (cemetery records)}}, incomplete
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| *{{FSC|United States, Iowa, Webster - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=2029011960|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
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| *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Iowa&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| * [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Webster%2C+County%2C+Iowa%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_640 Find a Grave]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Iowa Cemeteries|Iowa Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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| === Census Records === | | ==== Probate ==== |
| {{IA Census Intro|Webster}}
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| |1860 |2504
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| |1870 |10484
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| |1880 |15951
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| |1890 |21582
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| |1900 |31757
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| |1910 |34629
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| |1920 |37611
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| |1930 |40425
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| |1940 |41521
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| |1950 |44241
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| |1960 |47810
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| |1970 |48391
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| |1980 |45953
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| |1990 |40342
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| |2000 |40235
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| |2010 |38013
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| '''''State Census'''''<br>
| | ==== Vital Records ==== |
| * '''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1803643|Iowa State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census, 1895}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1905''' {{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images (individual cards, not family context)
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| * '''1915''' {{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census, 1915}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1925''' {{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census, 1925}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| === Church Records === | | == Societies and Libraries == |
| {{IA Church Intro|Webster}}
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| *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
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| *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' | | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
| | *[[Fort Dodge Iowa Family History Center]] |
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| '''''Lutheran'''''<br>
| | == Web Sites == |
| * '''1781-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/?clickref=1011ldrarFJZ&o_lid=01100l4xJr&o_sch=Affiliate%2BExternal&o_xid=01100l4xJr U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| === Court Records ===
| | {{FHL|Iowa%2C+Webster|subject|disp=<span id="1284707066881S" style="display: none"> </span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1284707066234_992" />Family History Library Catalog}} |
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| * {{FSC|600303|item|disp=Webster County, Iowa Adoptions}}(*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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| === Directories ===
| | [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Webster/ Webster County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
| {{IA Directories Intro|Webster}}
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| * '''1909''' {{FSC|108186|item|disp=Standard Atlas of Webster County, Iowa : Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County...Patron's Directory...}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
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| === Emigration and Immigration === | | == References == |
| {{IA Emigration Intro|Webster}}
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| === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
| | <references /> {{Iowa|Iowa}} |
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| === Funeral Homes ===
| | [[Category:Webster_County,_Iowa]] |
| {{IA Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}}
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| *[https://www.brucesfuneralhome.com/ Bruce Funeral Home] in Fort Dodge<br>
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| *[https://www.carsonstappfuneralhome.com/ Carson-Stapp Funeral Homes] in Dayton<br>
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| *[https://www.gundersonfuneralhome.com/ Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Service] in Fort Dodge<br>
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| *[https://www.laufersweilerfuneralhome.com/ Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Fort Dodge<br>
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| *[https://www.palmerswankfuneralhome.com/ Palmer and Swank Funeral Homes] in Gowrie<br>
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| *[https://www.schroederfuneral.com/ Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Stratford<br>
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| === Genealogies ===
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| {{IA Genealogies Intro|Webster}}
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| === Guardianship ===
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| {{IA Guardianship Intro|Webster}}
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| === Land and Property Records ===
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| {{IA Land Intro|Webster}}
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| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === Local Histories ===
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| {{IA Histories Intro|Webster}}
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| * ''Centennial History of Webster County, Towns and Townships.'' Fort Dodge, IA: Times Job Printing Rooms, 1876. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor00morg/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive].
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| * ''History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa.'' Chicago: The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1913. '''''Online at:''''' Vol. I - [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/81697/?offset=&return=1#page=7&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod01prat Internet Archive]; Vol. II - [https://archive.org/details/historyoffortdod02prat Internet Archive].
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| === Maps and Gazetteers ===
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| {{IA Maps Intro|Webster}}
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| {{IA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{IA Webster County}}}}
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| * '''1860-1918''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1127/?residence=_webster-iowa-usa_3109 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Webster County] at Ancestry ($) - index.
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| * '''1875-2007''' [http://www.historicmapworks.com/Search/city.php?query=Webster+County&State=IA&x=0&y=0 Webster County 1875-2007] at Historic Map Works - may include names of land-owners.
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| * '''1885-1950''' [https://www.loc.gov/maps/?q=Webster+County,+Iowa&st=gallery Fire Insurance Maps for Webster County, Iowa] at Library of Congress - various years between 1885 and 1950.
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| * IAGenWeb - [http://iagenweb.org/webster/ Webster County].
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| * [https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/search/Webster%20County%2C%20Iowa?type=edismax&cp=ui%3Aatlases Iowa Digital Library, Webster County] at Iowa University Libraries.
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| * {{FSC|108186|item|disp=Standard Atlas of Webster County, Iowa}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images.
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| * [https://www.iowaheritage.org/search?query=Webster+County%2C+Iowa+Atlases+and+Maps The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, Webster County] at State Library of Iowa.
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| * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1338&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Iowa%2C%20Webster%22 Webster County Maps] at FamilySearch Catalog.
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394039&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Iowa%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]].
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| === Migration ===
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| {{IA Migration Intro|Webster}}
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| === Military Records ===
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| {{IA Military Intro|Webster}}
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| '''''Multiple Wars'''''<br>
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| * '''1835-1998''' {{RecordSearch|2515886|Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only
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| * '''1862-1910''' {{RecordSearch|2821291|Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| '''''Civil War'''''<br>
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| * '''1861-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship ===
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| {{IA Naturalization Intro|Webster}}
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| ''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1859-1990''' {{RecordSearch|3155890|United States, Iowa Naturalization Records, 1859-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Iowa Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1863-1929''' {{FSC|174807|item|disp=Naturalization Records, 1863-1929}}(*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 1 index, images
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| === Newspapers ===
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| {{IA Newspapers Intro|Webster}}
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50040/ Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *1949 — ''[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=51429 Fort Dodge Messenger And Chronicle]'' at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) — Fort Dodge, Iowa
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| === Obituaries ===
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| {{IA Obituaries Intro|Webster}}
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| *[http://iagenweb.org/boards/webster/obituaries/index.cgi IAGenWeb Obits]
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| === Other Records ===
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| {{IA Other Records Intro|Webster}}
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| === Periodicals ===
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| {{IA Periodicals Intro|Webster}}
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| === Probate Records ===
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| {{IA Probate Intro|Webster}}
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1758-1997''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9064/ Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| * '''1855-1929''' {{FSC|123505|item|disp=Probate Records, 1855-1926 ; Combined Probate Docket, 1884-1926 ; Will Record, 1867-1929}}(*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === School Records ===
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| {{IA Schools Intro|Webster}}
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| === Social Security Records ===
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| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| === Tax Records ===
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| {{IA Tax Intro|Webster}}
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| ''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1934-1958''' {{RecordSearch|2573700|Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| === Vital Records ===
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| {{IA Vital Intro|Webster}}
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| ==== Birth ====
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| {{IA Birth Intro|Webster}}
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| * '''1850-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Delayed Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1921-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1921-1947''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records, 1921-1947}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth and Stillbirth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary
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| ==== Marriage ====
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| {{IA Marriage Intro|Webster}}
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| *'''1518-1996''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa%2cia Iowa, United States Marriages] at Findmypast] — index ($)
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| *'''1809-1992''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| *'''1836-1926''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=275764761 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| * '''1838-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1880-1951''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8823/ Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| * '''1941-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| ==== Death ====
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| {{IA Death Intro|Webster}}
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| *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records <br>
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| * '''1850-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and some images; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=275764761 MyHeritage]($)''
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| * '''1880-1992''' {{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1888-1904''' {{RecordSearch|5000144|Iowa, Death Records, 1888-1904}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images, coverage may vary
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| *'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| * '''1904-1951''' {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| * '''1920-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| ==== Divorce ====
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| {{IA Divorce Intro|Webster}}
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| == Research Facilities ==
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| {{IA Research Facilities Intro|Webster}}
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| === Archives ===
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| {{IA Archives Intro|Webster}}
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/ames/2524-hoover-avenue Ames Iowa FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ia/ft-dodge/1426-n-32nd-st Fort Dodge Iowa FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/ Ames Public Library] - an affiliate library
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| === Libraries ===
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| {{IA Libraries Intro|Webster}}
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| '''Dayton Public Library'''<br>22 First Street NW<br>PO Box 378<br>Dayton, IA 50530-0378<br>Phone: 515-547-2700<br>Email: [mailto:dpl@lvcta.com dpl@lvcta.com]<br>[http://www.youseemore.com/nilc/Dayton/default.asp Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/DaytonPublicLibraryIowa/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| '''Fort Dodge Public Library'''<br>424 Central Avenue<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-573-8167<br>Email: [mailto:fdplinfo@fortdodgeiowa.org fdplinfo@fortdodgeiowa.org]<br>[https://fortdodgelibrary.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/FDLibrary/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| === Museums ===
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| {{IA Museums Intro|Webster}}
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| '''The Fort Museum and Frontier Village'''<br>1 Museum Road<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-573-4231<br>Email: [mailto:fortmuseumfd@gmail.com fortmuseumfd@gmail.com]<br>[http://www.fortmuseumfv.com Website]<br><br>
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| == Societies ==
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| {{IA Societies Intro|Webster}}
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| '''Webster County Genealogical Society'''<br>c/o Fort Dodge Public Library<br>424 Central Avenue<br>Room 134<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501<br>Phone: 515-302-9854<br>Email: [mailto:webcoiagenies@gmail.com webcoiagenies@gmail.com]<br>[http://wcgsiowa.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/WCGSIowa Facebook]<br><br>
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| '''Webster County Historical Society'''<br>Box 543<br>Fort Dodge, IA 50501-0543<br>Email:[mailto:rjnatte@frontiernet.net rjnatte@frontiernet.net]<br>[https://fortdodgelibrary.org/home/use-the-library/historical-and-genealogical-information Website]<br><br>
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| == Websites ==
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| {{IA Websites Intro|Webster}}
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| * [https://iowaculture.gov/history/research/collections State Historical Society of Iowa] — select from research collection topics
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| * [http://publications.iowa.gov/cgi/search/simple?q=Webster+County&_action_search=Search&_order=-byyear%2Fbytitle&basic_srchtype=ALL&_satisfyall=ALL State Library of Iowa] — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
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| * [http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse?search=webster+county&submit_search=Search+All The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection] — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
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| * [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ia/counties/Webster/ Webster County] at Cyndi's List - a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
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| * [https://genealogytrails.com/iowa/webster Webster County] at Genealogy Trails - volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
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| * [http://iagenweb.org/webster/ Webster County] at Iowa USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
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| * [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/webster/webster.htm Webster County] at Iowa USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
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| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/Webster/ Webster County] at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|1338|Iowa|Webster}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
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| == Research Guides ==
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| {{IA Research Guides Intro|Webster}}
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| == References ==
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| <references />
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| {{Iowa|Iowa}}
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| [[Category:Webster County, Iowa]][[Category:Iowa Counties]] | |
Iowa