Leon Genealogy (in Decatur County, IA)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Leon are also found through the Decatur County and Iowa pages.
Leon Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Birth records, 1878-1938 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Leon Cemetery Records
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Johnson Cemetery Find a Grave
Johnson Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Leon Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Leon Cemetery Billion Graves
Leon Cemetery Find a Grave
Meek Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Meek Cemetery Billion Graves
Meek Cemetery Find a Grave
Palestine Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Palestine Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves
Salem Mennonite Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Salem Mennonite Cemetery Billion Graves
Salem Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave
Leon Census Records
1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Census, Leon City Pages 1-19 1885 US Gen Web
Census, Leon City Pages 20-30 1885 US Gen Web
Census, Leon City Pages 31-46 1885 US Gen Web
Federal Census of 1940, Leon, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Leon Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Church records, 1872-1916 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Leon Branch (Decatur, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Leon City Directories
White and Yellow Pages, Afton, 1955-1959, 1986-1987 Library of Congress
Leon Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1948 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Leon Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1876-1928 FamilySearch Library
Leon Land Records
Land transfer records, 1856-1910; index, 1874-1910 FamilySearch Library
Leon Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, April 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, December 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, July 1893 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, September 1907 Library of Congress
Leon Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1874-1933 FamilySearch Library
Leon Newspapers and Obituaries
Leon Journal Record (Leon, Iowa) Ancestry
Leon Journal-Reporter 1910-1938 Newspapers.com
Leon Reporter 12/07/1899 to 06/24/1920 Genealogy Bank
Leon Reporter 1899-1910 Newspapers.com
Leon reporter (Leon, Iowa) (from Dec. 7, 1899 to June 24, 1920) MyHeritage
Leon, Decatur, Iowa--obituaries 1969-70. WorldCat
The Leon Reporter, 1899-1920 Newspaper Archive
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) (from Dec. 7, 1899 to June 24, 1920) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for LeonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Decatur County Journal. (Leon, Iowa) 1868-1930 Democrat-Reporter. (Leon, Decatur County, Iowa) 1879-1886 Leon Journal-Reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1930-Current Leon Pioneer. (Leon, Iowa) 1859-1861 Leon Pioneer. (Leon, Iowa) 1865-1873 Leon Reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1875-1879 Leon Reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930 |
Leon Probate Records
Leon School Records
Central Decatur High School yearbook, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1967 Classmates
Central Decatur High School yearbooks, 1952, 1961, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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