Iowa Vital Records: Difference between revisions

'''The [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library]] has some county [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=iowa+birth+records&pretitle=iowa+birth+records birth] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=iowa+death+records&pretitle=iowa+death+records death records] on microfilm to the early 1940s.'''

<br>'''Microfilm copies of marriage records from many counties can be found at the The Family History Library, such as:'''

* ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool'' <ref> Scott County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court. ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976, 1986, 1992. (On 57 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=104414 films beginning with 104414].) </ref>

*''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool'' <ref> ''Iowa Marriages, Early to 1850: A Research Tool''. Orem, Utah: Liahona Research, Inc., 1990. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=627567&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+early+to+1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 977.7 V22i].) </ref>

*'Marriage Records Early-1850'' <ref> ''Marriage Records Early-1850''. Orem, Utah. Automated Archives, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp; compact disc no. 9, pt. 227.)</ref> This disc also contains marriages in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Texas.

'''The following book indexes marriages in 24 counties:'''  

'''Records of 11 counties are given in the following collection:'''  

* ''Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844–1900.'' <ref> Iowa. State Department of History and Archives. ''Iowa Marriages, ca. 1844–1900.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=409048&disp=Iowa+marriages%2C+ca%2E+1844%2D1900%20%20&columns=*,0,0 film 1023609 items 11–21].) </ref> Contains marriage abstracts and newspaper marriage notices for Buena Vista, Chickasaw, Des Moines, Floyd, Freemont, Greene, Mills, Osceola, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, and Story Counties.

The [http://www.iowapublichealth.org/IphiRecordDetails.aspx?Browse=1&RecordId=11511 Iowa Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916.  

=== Divorce Records  ===

For divorce records, see the "[[Iowa Divorce Records|Divorce Records]]" page.  

'''Inventory of Vital Records'''  

For more information about the history and availability of vital records in Iowa up to 1941, see:

 

 

Birth, marriage, death, and coroner’s records and indexes for most Iowa counties are listed in the Locality Search of the [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search |Family History Library Catalog]] under:

 

* ''Coroner's Reports, 1855–1959'' <ref>Clayton County (Iowa). Coroner. ''Coroner's Reports, 1855–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (On five FHL [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=576360&disp=Coroner%27s+reports%2C+1855%2D1959%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1671795]) </ref>