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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Iowa Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Iowa. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Iowa Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Iowa

Iowa Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Iowa.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in July 1, 1880 in Iowa and was generally complied with by 1924. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Iowa; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Iowa death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Iowa Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Iowa Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Iowa Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Iowa Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Iowa Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Iowa, including research at the county level, visit the Iowa page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Iowa record collections at FamilySearch.
Marieta A. Grissom. Genealogical Research in Iowa. National Genealogical Society Quarterly 102 # 4 (December 2014): 263-306. FS Library 973 B2ng

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 === Iowa Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Iowa<br>
-:[[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|Iowa Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|Iowa Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|How to find Iowa Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|How to find Iowa Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|How to find Iowa Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|How to find Iowa Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|How to find Iowa Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|How to find Iowa Death Records]]
 === Iowa Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Iowa.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Iowa.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Iowa start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in July 1, 1880 in Iowa and was generally complied with by 1924. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Iowa began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Iowa death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1899 in Iowa; however, general compliance did not begin until 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Iowa death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Iowa]]
+=== Iowa Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Iowa Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
+*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Iowa History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
+*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Iowa History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Iowa Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Iowa Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|'''Iowa Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Iowa, including research at the county level, visit the [[Iowa, United States Genealogy|'''Iowa''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/51?region=United%20States%20of%20America Iowa record collections] at FamilySearch.
+*Marieta A. Grissom. ''Genealogical Research in Iowa.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 102 # 4 (December 2014): 263-306. FS Library 973 B2ng
+[[Category:Iowa Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]