Decatur County Genealogy
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Decatur Countywide Sources
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Archives
1850 Federal Census of Decatur County, Iowa US Gen Web
1856 State Census Centre Township - Part 1 to part 5 USGenWeb Archives
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
A History of the Catholic Church Decatur County, Iowa by Rev. Edward J. Harkin, Pastor 1956 US Gen Web
A history of the Catholic church, Decatur County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of early families, priests and mother parishes Family History Library
Abstract of conveyances by the state of Iowa of lands in Decatur County vol. 1, 1851-1874 Family History Library
Affidavits, 1911-1944; index, 1909-1976 Family History Library
BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa: 1887 US Gen Web
Biographical and historical record of Ringgold and Decatur counties, Iowa : containing ... a condensed history of the state of Iowa ... prominent citizens .. Family History Library
Biographies History of Decatur County Iowa and Its People US Gen Web
Biographies History of Ringgold and Decatur County Iowa and Its People US Gen Web
Biographies of Decatur County, Iowa People US Gen Web
Birth records, 1878-1938 Family History Library
Burial permits, 1918-1981 Family History Library
Cemetery records, Decatur County, Iowa : Johnson, Manchester, Shy cemeteries Family History Library
Chattel mortgage index, 1939-1966 Family History Library
Circuit Court general index, 1873-1886 : complete record, vol. 1, 1874-1886 Family History Library
Copies of original entries, 1856-1866 Family History Library
Court records, 1874-1920; index, 1871-1922 Family History Library
Death Records from the Decatur County, IA Courthouse 1906-1921 US Gen Web
Death records, 1880-1948 Family History Library
Decatur County Farm Directory, 1937 US Gen Web
Decatur County Iowa Civil War Rosters US Gen Web
Decatur County, Iowa - History Timeline US Gen Web Archives
Decatur County, Iowa Civil War Roster US Gen Web Archives
Decatur County, Iowa Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) post records of Civil War veterans Family History Library
Decatur County, Iowa land atlas & plat book Family History Library
Decatur County, Iowa, census, 1925 state, index Family History Library
Decatur, Clarcke and Ringgold County Soldiers in US Military Organizations US Gen Web
Deeds and mortgages, 1872-1945; indexes, 1873-1901 Family History Library
Divorce records, v. 1, 1891-1991 Family History Library
Family maps of Decatur County, Iowa : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more Family History Library
Federal Land Patents Bureau of Land Management
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
General index to probate records, no. 1 Family History Library
General index to releases and assignments records, vol. 80, 1970-1973 Family History Library
Grave Stone Records, Decatur County, Iowa Family History Library
Grave stone records of Decatur County, Iowa Family History Library
History of Decatur County, Iowa, and its people Family History Library
Index to articles of incorporations, vol. 1, 1910-1976 Family History Library
Insane record, vol. 2, 1893-1903 Family History Library
Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950 Family Search
Iowa Cemetery Records
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 transfer records, 1856-1910; index, 1874-1910 Family History Library
Lien index, 1925-1976 : index to pigeon holes & flat files Family History Library
Marriage records, 1874-1933 Family History Library
Naturalization records, 1876-1928 Family History Library
Naturalization related records, 1930-1936 Family History Library
Physicians' record, 1926 Family History Library
Plat book, tract index, vol. 69-70; and plat book, vol. A Family History Library
Probate records, 1871-1952; index 1864-1926 Family History Library
Record of soldiers in world wars, vol. 1, 1918-1947; soldiers discharge index, vol. 1, 1943-1976; military list, vol. 1 1906 Family History Library
Surveyor's records, 1856-1886 Family History Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search
WII Enlistments-Surnames A-O US Gen Web Archives
WII Enlistments-Surnames P-Z US Gen Web Archives
WPA Cemetery Records USGenWeb Archives
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