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*Starting in 1834, Divorce records provide: a person’s age, occupation, and places the family lived. | *Starting in 1834, Divorce records provide: a person’s age, occupation, and places the family lived. | ||
*Beginning in 1906, each county sent transcribed copies of divorce records to the state<ref>[https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf Iowa State Historical Society] accessed June, 2024</ref>. | *Beginning in 1906, each county sent transcribed copies of divorce records to the state<ref>[https://history.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/history-research-collections-vitalrecords-reference-18.pdf Iowa State Historical Society] accessed June, 2024</ref>. | ||
*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | *''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information.'' | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
*Divorces can be difficult to locate. The divorce may have occurred in another county. Try all the residences of both the husband and wife. | *Divorces can be difficult to locate. The divorce may have occurred in another county. Try all the residences of both the husband and wife. | ||
*Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | *Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | ||
*See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information. | *''See [[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] for more information.'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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