Des Moines County Genealogy
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Des Moines Countywide Sources
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
The first census of the original counties of Dubuque and Des Moines (Iowa) taken in July, 1836
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Death Certificates (order here) Archives
1880-1920 and 1940-present Iowa Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
50th anniversary collection, 1900-1925 Family History Library
An Illustrated historical atlas of Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Appeals record, 1869-1870 Family History Library
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa : containing biographical and genealogical sketches
Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa : containing biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past Family History Library
Birth records, 1870-1985 Family History Library
Board of Supervisor records, 1835-1907 Family History Library
Burlington (Des Moines County, Iowa) city directory : including West Burlington, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory Family History Library
Burnett-Wallen burial records, Des Moines County, IA Family History Library
Cemeteries of Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Chancery record, v. A-C, 1839-1855 Family History Library
Change of name records, v. 1, 1908-1991 Family History Library
Church history, 1846-1970 (Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church (Des Moines County, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church history, 1869-1974 (Oak Grove Church (Union Township, Iowa)) Family History Library
Church records, 1843-1890 (Methodist Episcopal Church. Iowa Conference. Yellow Springs Circuit) Family History Library
Church records, 1886-1933 Family History Library
Collateral inheritance tax and lien books, 1898-1944 Family History Library
Combined juvenile docket and record of dependent children, 1915 Family History Library
Coroner's inquest index, 1834-1974, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Coroner's inquest records, 1841-1929 Family History Library
County court records, v. A, 1849-1857 Family History Library
Court records, 1869, 1874-1875 Family History Library
Court records, 1869-1886; indexes 1836-1928 Family History Library
Death records, 1880-1921 Family History Library
Deeds, 1837-1926; indexes, 1837-1902 Family History Library
Des Moines Co., Iowa, mortuary and cemetery records Family History Library
Des Moines County IA Archives History-Books Chapter I-VIII US Gen Web Archives
Des Moines County death records, 1880-1940 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa Biographical Dictionary
Des Moines County, Iowa History 1879 surname index Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa births, delayed birth records : [ca. 1941-1950] Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa cemetery records Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa census, 1925 index Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa declaration of intention for naturalization Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa mortuary book, 1880-1904 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa naturalization card index, ca. 1847-1930 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa naturalization record book : 1, 30 August 1872 - 6 March 1882 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa obituary card index, 1970-1996 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, 1852 state census Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, cemeteries, Aspen Grove Cemetery burials, 1950-1999 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, church histories Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, history ; index to Des Moines County biographic review, 1905 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, history, index to 1915 Antrobus history of Des Moines County, Ia. - vol. 2 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, index to dissolution of marriages, 1835-1930 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, naturalizations (final papers), 22 January 1866 - 3 November 1868 Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, 1888, index Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, territory of Michigan, early marriages Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, will books Family History Library
Des Moines County, Iowa, wills : book C, Sept 1874-Oct 1886 Family History Library
Des Moines, Iowa county mortuaries, 1875-1906 Family History Library
Dissolution of marriage index, 1835-1930, Des Moines, Iowa Family History Library
Dissolution of marriage index, 1835-1930, Des Moines, Iowa : in box order Family History Library
District Court record index, 1835-1850, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
District Court records, 1835-1937; indexes, 1883-1932 Family History Library
Divorce records, 1835-1950 Family History Library
Early marriages in Des Moines Co., IA US Gen Web Archives
Early pioneers : names which appeared in the first census of the original county of Demoine [sic], IA. taken July 1836 Family History Library
Epitaph collection, 1728-1964 Family History Library
Federal Land Patents Bureau of Land Management
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
General highway and transportation map, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Guardianships, 1843-1917 Family History Library
History of Des Moines County, Iowa, and its people : vol. 1, vol. 2 Family History Library
History of the Thirtieth Iowa Infantry Volunteers : giving a complete record of the movements of the regiment from its organization, until mustered out Family History Library
Indentured Children: Des Moines County US Gen Web Archives
Indentured children index, 1833-1920, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Indentured children, 1844-1886 Family History Library
Index to marriage records, 1921-1977; marriage records, 1835-1930 Family History Library
Index to powers of attorney and affidavits, 1907-1932 Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Family Search
Iowa Marriage Records 1834 - 1900 Archives
Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 Family Search
Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 Family Search
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934 Family Search
Land atlas and plat book, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Land transfer books, 1860-1985; index 1860-1901 Family History Library
Ledger, 1919-1926 Family History Library
Marriage index, 1921-1977 Family History Library
Men eligible for military service, 1902-1935 Family History Library
Military discharge records, 1898-1945 Family History Library
Mortgage index, 1843-1885 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1855-1930; index, 1855-1880 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1866-1868 Family History Library
Original entries, v. 1 and A, 1839-1855 Family History Library
Pension record index, ca. 1878-1920, Des Moines, Iowa Family History Library
Pension records, 1870-1920 Family History Library
Photostatic copy of the original constitution of the state of Iowa Family History Library
Plat book of Des Moines, County Iowa : drawn from actual surveys and county records Family History Library
Plat book, 1868-1927; index to plats of estates 1849-1873 Family History Library
Plats of estates, v. 1, 1847-1865 Family History Library
Porter Cemetery, section 14, Union Township, Des Moines, Iowa Family History Library
Portrait and biographical album of Des Moines County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county Family History Library
Probate packets, 1835-1930; probate index, 1835-1989 Family History Library
Probate record index, 1901-1930 Family History Library
Probate records, 1835-1935; index, 1835-1973 Family History Library
Real estate registers, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Record of declaration of intention, 1906 to 1929 and naturalization record, book # 1, 1900 to 1912, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Register of physicians and midwives, 1880-1924 Family History Library
Special census of the City of Clinton, 1887 Family History Library
Stay bond, 1873-1884 Family History Library
Surveyor's field notes of Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Teachers contracts, 1882-1900 Family History Library
The History of Des Moines County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, ... Family History Library
Trial docket, 1835 Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
Veterans buried with markers, Des Moines County, Iowa Family History Library
Wisconsin Territorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser (Iowa) newspaper abstractions, 1837-1840 Family History Library
More Des Moines County records are available on the statewide page