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== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
== Record Finder Table for Iowa ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
=== Order of Records ===
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== List of Topics ==
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
This Record Finder table links to the Iowa topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
===Vital Events ===
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Iowa Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]  
|}
|}


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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Iowa Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]  
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Iowa Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
|}
|}


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| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Iowa Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}

Revision as of 12:57, 24 September 2020

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Record Finder Table for Iowa[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Iowa topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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