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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in July 1, 1880 , with full compliance by 1924. | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in July 1, 1880, with full compliance by 1924. | ||
*'''''County regististration:''''' | *'''''County regististration:''''' Only a few county clerks recorded births and deaths before the state required registration in 1880. | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Iowa Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Iowa. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Iowa Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Iowa. | ||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | '''Finding Parents:''' | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1880 may contain parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Iowa Newspapers]] and [[Iowa Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Iowa Newspapers]] and [[Iowa Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Iowa Church Records]] for more information. | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Iowa Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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