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How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, Iowa



FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.



Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1830s-2000s: Iowa Birth Collections at FamilySearch



What else you can try:

Additional online resources

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Finding town of origin

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Why the record may not exist



Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1880-1947: Iowa, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1800s-2000s: Iowa Marriage Collections at FamilySearch




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist






Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1850s-2000s: Iowa Death Collections at FamilySearch



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1920-1940: Iowa, Death Records at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist








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