Actually, birth records began officially in Iowa in July 1880 and not too many of them were reported even then. The 1880 census is the next thing to look for and the 1885 and 1895 state census (if they were still in Iowa) will tell the age and what county the person was born in. Pat Whitewolfinwintr@aol.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Parsons >Classification: Birth > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/2014 > >Message Board Post: > >I am looking for the birth certificate of Obed King Parsons; Born Oct. 26th 1875, in Hamburg, Iowa to Mr. & Mrs. O.C.Parsons. O.C. means Obed Conaway I think. I am looking for father's and mother's birth dates and places. Thank You > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >