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| == Introduction to Vital Records ==
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| [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Iowa.htm Iowa Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
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| == Online Resources == | | == Iowa Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online == |
| '''''Births''''' | | ===Births=== |
| *'''1830-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1674820|Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | | *'''1800-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2547 Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999] at Ancestry — index ($) |
| *'''1837-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366597|Iowa, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1837-1987}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | | *'''1830-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1674820|Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index |
| *'''1850-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, Delayed Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | | *'''1837-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366597|Iowa Church and Civil Births and Baptisms, 1837-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images |
| *'''1857-1947''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2547 Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947] at Ancestry - index ($) | | *'''1850-1939''' {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Delayed Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images |
| | *'''1856-1944''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61441 Iowa Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1944] at Ancestry — index & images ($) |
| | *'''1857-1947''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2547 Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947] at Ancestry — index ($) |
| *'''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | | *'''1880-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index |
| *'''1888 onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20191/iowa-births?s=275764761&trp=&trn=organic_google&trl= Iowa, Births] at MyHeritage - index ($) | | *'''1888-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20191/iowa-births?s=275764761&trp=&trn=organic_google&trl= Iowa, Births] at MyHeritage - index ($) |
| *'''1898-2015''' {{RecordSearch|2849247|Iowa, Monroe County, Card index of births, deaths & marriages from newspaper clippings, 1898-2015}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, Monroe County, Card Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages from Newspaper Clippings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
| | *'''1921-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images |
| *'''1921-1942''' {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa, Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |
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| '''''Marriages''''' | | ===Marriages=== |
| *'''1518-1996''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=united+states+marriages&sid=103&state=iowa Iowa in United States Marriages 1518-1996] at Findmypast ($) - index and images | | *'''1600's to 1900's''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa US Marriages - Iowa, 1600's to 1900's] at Findmypast — index & images ($) |
| *'''1809-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1674842|Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992}} at FamilySearch - [[Iowa Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1612/iowa-marriages-1809-1992 American Ancestors] ($), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($)'' | | *'''1758-1996''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 Iowa Select Marriages Index] at Ancestry — index ($) |
| *'''1835-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2088 Iowa, Compiled Marriages, 1835-1850] at Ancestry ($) - abstracts | | *'''1809-1992''' {{RecordSearch|1674842|Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=218489221 MyHeritage]($), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 Ancestry]($) '' |
| *'''1836-1926''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=218489221 Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926] at MyHeritage ($), index. | | *'''1835-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2088 Iowa Compiled Marriages, 1835-1850] at Ancestry — index ($) |
| | *'''1836-1926''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=218489221 Iowa Marriages, 1836-1926] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) |
| *'''1838-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at FamilySearch; index and images - [[Iowa, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | *'''1838-1934''' {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} at FamilySearch; index and images - [[Iowa, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
| *'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4460 Iowa, Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry ($) - Index | | *'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4460 Iowa Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry — index ($) |
| *'''1880-1951''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry ($) - index and images | | *'''1880-1951''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1951] at Ancestry — index & images ($) |
| *'''1941–1951''' {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | | *'''1941-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa Marriage Records, 1941-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
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| '''''Divorces''''' | | ===Deaths=== |
| | *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index |
| | *'''1850-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60283 Ancestry]($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=218489221 MyHeritage]($)'' |
| | *'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage — index ($) |
| | *'''1904-1951''' {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa Death Records, 1904-1951}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images |
| | *'''1880-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa Death Records, 1880-1904; 1920-1967] at Ancestry — index & images ($) |
| | *'''1880-1992'''{{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
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| *'''1906-1937''' {{RecordSearch|3648676|Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | *'''1906-1937''' {{RecordSearch|3648676|Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records, 1906-1937}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Iowa, Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
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| *{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; Index and images — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5363 TAPS] at Iowa Genealogical Society - index of death information for Spanish War Veterans.
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| *[http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Iowa Online Iowa Death Records and Indexes] at DeathIndexes
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| *'''1850-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1611/iowa-deaths-and-burials-1850-1990 American Ancestors] ($), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60283 Ancestry] ($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($)''
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| *'''1880-1992'''{{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}} at FamilySearch — [[Iowa, County Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1904-1951''' {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Iowa, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1920-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967] at Ancestry ($)
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| *'''1900-1939''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939] at MyHeritage - index ($)
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| *'''1936-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) - incomplete
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| *'''1935-2014''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] at [https://www.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
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| *'''1845-1987''' {{RecordSearch|2366613|Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths, 1845-1987}} at FamilySearch, index — [[Iowa, Church and Civil Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *Order [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Certificates] online - $ Iowa Department of Public Health. Department of Vital Statistics. Effective Monday, March 13, 2006, written requests for certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, and marriage records will not be accepted if they do not include: 1. The applicant's current government-issued photo identification; except if by mail, a clear photocopy of the I.D.; and 2. The applicant's signature signed in front of a notary public or in the presence of an Iowa Registrar of Vital Records.<br> | | *Order [http://www.idph.state.ia.us/apl/health_statistics.asp Iowa Certificates] online - $ Iowa Department of Public Health. Department of Vital Statistics. Effective Monday, March 13, 2006, written requests for certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, and marriage records will not be accepted if they do not include: 1. The applicant's current government-issued photo identification; except if by mail, a clear photocopy of the I.D.; and 2. The applicant's signature signed in front of a notary public or in the presence of an Iowa Registrar of Vital Records.<br> |