Have done alot of digging for gggrandfather in Madison County. County people and library people are very friendly and helpful. Hard to beat the assistance they have given me. Think the reason for looking in Des Moines is that there are two periods in the 20th Cent when the vital records were all sent to the state and the county is blank for those periods. If the state doesnt have the records you wish, it is a good possibility, they never got them, and they are in the county. Good luck. In july, fill up on tomatoes and sweet corn, and bring the bug repellent. cdp jane kolar wrote: > I am new to the Madison Co mailing list. My gg > grandfather, Charles Edwin Booth b:3-22-1859 Guernsey Co., > OH d:1921 Madison Co., IA married Elvina McClain b:1864 > d:1906 Madison Co., IA on 2-10-1881 in Madison Co., IA. > Children: > Jennie May, Lizzie Alice (my line-married Oscar Lee > Peacock), Jessie Belle, Roy Ellsworth, Clyde Edwin, James > Wesley, Nellie Grace, & Clarence William. > > I also have several questions: > I am going to be visiting Madison Co in July. I am > interested in getting some vital records. On the Vital > Records website, it says that Iowa prefers people to get > records from Des Moines-but they do not have the records > that I need. Can I go to the county clerk at Winterset to > get records? How much are copies? Since I am doing > genealogy, should I get certified copies or are regular > copies ok to have? > Thank you so much for your help. If you can help me with > information on any of the above, I appreciate it. > Jane Kolar > jmpdk3@go.com > > ___________________________________________________ > GO Network Mail > Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com