Henry County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa Henry County

Guide to Henry County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Henry County, Iowa
Map
Location in the state of Iowa
Location of Iowa in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 7, 1836
County Seat	Mount Pleasant
Courthouse

History

Parent County

1836--Henry County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:   Mount Pleasant

Places/Localities

Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

• Baltimore Township
• Center Township
• Hillsboro
• Jefferson Township
• Lowell
• Marion Township
• Mount Pleasant
• Mount Union
• Mt. Pleasant
• New London
• New London Township
• Olds
• Salem
• Salem Township
• Scott Township
• Swedesburg
• Wayland
• Wayne Township
• Winfield

Neighboring Counties

Des Moines • Jefferson • Lee • Louisa • Van Buren • Van Buren

Template:IAHenry County, Iowa Clickable Neighbors

Resources

Church

Most church records are held by individual churches. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Iowa Church Records.

Lutheran

• Records of the American Lutheran Church, Salem, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. They include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Iowa Land and Property for information about early Iowa land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, transactions were usually recorded and housed at the county courthouse.

Local Histories 

Local histories are available for Henry County, Iowa Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Iowa Local Histories.

Military

Civil War

Regiments. Service men in Henry County, Iowa Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Henry County, Iowa Genealogy:

- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F

- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K

- 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G

- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies D, F and I

- 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F

- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B, C, H and J

- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A and H

- 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
:- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
:- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
:- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
:- 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
:- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
:- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F
:- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
:- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
:- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
:- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company J
:- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
:- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
:- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Henry County, Iowa Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat
• FamilySearch. Do a Henry County, Iowa Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Henry County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate

In most counties in Iowa, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

Taxation

Iowa tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. Iowa's unique Old Age Assistance tax gives names, addresses and birth years. There may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Iowa Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded by civil officials on registers, certificates, and other documents. Copies or extracts may be purchased from the Iowa Department of Public Health or the County Clerk's office. See also Iowa Vital Records.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

Check back often with websites. Local societies and libraries may know of other websites.

Sites with online indexes or images of records pertaining to Henry County, Iowa Genealogy
State Historical Society of Iowa	Free	list and links to data and "hard copy" material - results of "henry county" placed in search box
The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection	Free	digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions - results of "henry county" in the search box
State Library of Iowa	Free	electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies - results of "henry county" in the search box
IAGenWeb	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
USGenWeb Archives	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
genealogytrails.com	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
[1] [2][3] FamilySearch	Free	Births, 1880-1935; Deaths 1880-1992; Marriages, 1838-1934; all indexes

Sites that search for links pertaining to Henry County, Iowa Genealogy
RootsWeb Resources	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
Linkpendium	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
CyndisList	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
iowa-genealogy.com	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
StateofUS.com	Free	family history resources and government records

Major catalogs for hard copy collections of Henry County, Iowa Genealogy Books, microfilm, or manuscripts of genealogical records
FamilySearch Catalog	Select topics. To select towns, add a comma to the search box.
WorldCat	To find nearby libraries that have specific items, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
Allen County Public Library	located in Indiana They are heavily involved in digitizing.
See also local libraries and Iowa Archives and Libraries

Social networking sites pertaining to Henry County, Iowa Genealogy
GeneaBloggers	enter "Iowa" in search box to see list and links to Iowa blogs
Google+	list of groups from "iowa genealogy" search
Facebook	list of groups from "Iowa Genealogy" search
genealogy.com	Henry County, IA Genealogy Forum
ancestry.com	Henry County Message Board

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