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| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | | | width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | General Compliance<ref>[https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf State Historical Society of Iowa] accessed June 2024</ref> | ||
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:*Has copies of birth records from July 1880, death records from January 1891, and marriage records from July 1880. | :*Has copies of birth records from July 1880, death records from January 1891, and marriage records from July 1880. | ||
:*Entitled persons (for certified copies) are: the person named on the record or that person’s spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records | :*Entitled persons (for certified copies) are: the person named on the record or that person’s spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records Vital Records] - Certified copies are issued only to the person, spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian.</ref>. | ||
:* [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records/how-request-certified-record How to Request a Certified Record], which includes more recent records than those online (above) | :* [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records/how-request-certified-record How to Request a Certified Record], which includes more recent records than those online (above) | ||
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*To obtain copies of the original marriage records, contact the clerk of the district court in the county where the license was issued. | *To obtain copies of the original marriage records, contact the clerk of the district court in the county where the license was issued. | ||
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County registrars do not have the following records in their physical custody<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records | County registrars do not have the following records in their physical custody<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records Vital Records] (accessed April 2024)</ref> | ||
*Single-parent births prior to July 1, 1995 | *Single-parent births prior to July 1, 1995 | ||
*Adoptions | *Adoptions | ||
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'''Marriages''': Most counties began keeping marriage records once they were organized. Compliance was high from the outset, although the couple may have married in a neighboring county or may have eloped. | '''Marriages''': Most counties began keeping marriage records once they were organized. Compliance was high from the outset, although the couple may have married in a neighboring county or may have eloped. | ||
'''Note:''' The Iowa State Board of Health was established on July 1, 1880. During the first meeting, they created an Iowa Vital Records system of birth, death, and marriage record keeping. At the same time, registration responsibilities were not well defined, resulting in poor record keeping in some areas of the state.<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records | '''Note:''' The Iowa State Board of Health was established on July 1, 1880. During the first meeting, they created an Iowa Vital Records system of birth, death, and marriage record keeping. At the same time, registration responsibilities were not well defined, resulting in poor record keeping in some areas of the state.<ref>Iowa Department of Public Health and Human Services. [https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/vital-records Vital Records] Slide down to ''General Information''</ref> | ||
== Information in the Records == | == Information in the Records == | ||
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A few counties in Iowa began to register births and deaths during the 1870s, but most began in 1880, as required by a state law. Laws and forms over the years changed the information collected.<ref>State Historical Society of Iowa. [https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf | A few counties in Iowa began to register births and deaths during the 1870s, but most began in 1880, as required by a state law. Laws and forms over the years changed the information collected.<ref>State Historical Society of Iowa. [https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf Researching Iowa Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records] .pdf.</ref> | ||
For more information, see [[United States Birth Records|United States Birth Records]] | For more information, see [[United States Birth Records|United States Birth Records]] | ||
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