Birth records began in 1880, Death records in 1896 and Marriage began in 1916. Of course this only worked if the people turned in the information. A lot of home births were slow to inform officials. Cheri C ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Flawson<mailto:jflawson@cco.net> To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:42 PM Subject: [IOWA] vitals tats I believe that Iowa first began keeping official records in 1880, but I have found some at the county level much earlier. Jim ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub instructions, list rules and other useful information. Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist> ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx>

Do a search for "State Historical Society of Iowa Archives". There is a Table of Vital Records which shows all of the Vital Records in County Microfilm Collections, and the years. I made a copy to carry with me. Don Woodley RAOGK Volunteer for Bremer, Butler, Floyd and Franklin counties. Researching Ayers/Ayres, Butler, Carpenter, Woodley on one side; Trindle, Cornford & Relf on the other.

In Pottawattamie County births and deaths start in 1880 and marriages in 1848. As we all know births and deaths before 1920 are incomplete, perhaps 50 percent were reported. Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Cruse" <CPizinger@msn.com> To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] vitals tats > Birth records began in 1880, Death records in 1896 and Marriage began in 1916. Of course this only worked if the people turned in the information. A lot of home births were slow to inform officials. > Cheri C > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Flawson<mailto:jflawson@cco.net> > To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:42 PM > Subject: [IOWA] vitals tats > > > I believe that Iowa first began keeping official records in 1880, but I have found some at the county level much earlier. > > Jim > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist> > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx> > > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >