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*'''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]].
*'''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]].


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== 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 [[[STATE] 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  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Iowa Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[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] Census|Census]]  
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Iowa History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Iowa Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Iowa History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Iowa Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Iowa Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|'''Iowa Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*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://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/51?region=United%20States%20of%20America Iowa record collections] at FamilySearch.
*Search all of the [https://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. FHL 973 B2ng   
*Marieta A. Grissom. ''Genealogical Research in Iowa.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 102 # 4 (December 2014): 263-306. FHL 973 B2ng   

Revision as of 12:57, 24 September 2020

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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. TA 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

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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. FHL 973 B2ng

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