Oelwein Genealogy (in Fayette County, IA)

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Oelwein Birth Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Marriage records, 1851-1928; index to marriages, births and deaths, 1880 -1900 FamilySearch Library

Oelwein Cemetery Records

Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry online

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web online

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Oakdale Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakdale Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakdale Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Old Catholic Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Old Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodlawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodlawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Woodlawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Oelwein Census Records

1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1860 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1896 census of the town of Oelwein, Iowa FamilySearch Library

1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Oelwein Church Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Church records, 1890-1920 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Oelwein Branch (Fayette, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Miscellaneous records of baptisms, marriages, funerals, members : Manhattan and Ridge churches, Manhattan, Ill.; First Presbyterian Church, Winfield, Iowa; First Presbyterian Church, Oelwein, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Zion church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Oelwein City Directories

Oelwein City Directory 1921 MyHeritage online

Oelwein, Iowa, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

The Telegraph-herald's abridged history of the state of Iowa and directory of Fayette County, including the city of Oelwein, with a complete classified business directory; LDS Genealogy online

The Telegraph-herald's abridged history of the state of Iowa and directory of Fayette County, including the city of Oelwein, with a complete classified business directory; Internet Archive online

Oelwein Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Death records, 1880-1935; index 1880-1900 FamilySearch Library

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Kerns - Jamison Funeral Home records, 1960-1984 : [Oelwein, Iowa] FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1851-1928; index to marriages, births and deaths, 1880 -1900 FamilySearch Library

Miscellaneous records of baptisms, marriages, funerals, members : Manhattan and Ridge churches, Manhattan, Ill.; First Presbyterian Church, Winfield, Iowa; First Presbyterian Church, Oelwein, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Oelwein Histories and Genealogies

Oelwein, 1873-1973 : centennial celebration June 21-24, 1973 FamilySearch Library

Souvenir edition of the Oelwein Record, 1898 FamilySearch Library

The Telegraph-herald's abridged history of the state of Iowa and directory of Fayette County, including the city of Oelwein, with a complete classified business directory; LDS Genealogy online

The Telegraph-herald's abridged history of the state of Iowa and directory of Fayette County, including the city of Oelwein, with a complete classified business directory; Internet Archive online

Oelwein Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1859-1929 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1903-1912 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Fayette County, IA) MyHeritage online

Oelwein Land Records

Deed records, 1851-1945 FamilySearch Library

Oelwein Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, February 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, January 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, January 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, July 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, July 1900 Library of Congress online

Oelwein Marriage Records

1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage online

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1851-1928; index to marriages, births and deaths, 1880 -1900 FamilySearch Library

Miscellaneous records of baptisms, marriages, funerals, members : Manhattan and Ridge churches, Manhattan, Ill.; First Presbyterian Church, Winfield, Iowa; First Presbyterian Church, Oelwein, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Oelwein Newspapers and Obituaries

Oelwein Daily Register 1932-1977 Newspapers.com online

Oelwein Daily Register, 1906-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Oelwein Register 1896-1896 Newspapers.com online

Oelwein Register, 1887-1921 Newspaper Archive online

The Oelwein Daily Register 1941-48 (Oelwein, Iowa) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Oelwein

According 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.

Brush Creek Bonus. (Oelwein, Iowa) 1983-1986

Oelwein Daily Register. (Oelwein, Iowa) 1906-1982

Oelwein Independent. (Oelwein, Iowa) 1915-1916

Oelwein Iowan. (Oelwein, Iowa) 1916-1923

Oelwein Register. (Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa) 1880-1922

Oelwein Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Iowa, Fayette County Probate Records, 1851-1928 Family Search online

Oelwein School Records

Oelwein High School - Ghost Yearbook (Oelwein, IA), 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961 E Yearbook online

Oelwein High School yearbook, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Oelwein High School yearbook, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1979 Classmates online

Oelwein High School yearbook, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Oelwein Junior High School yearbook, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Oelwein Tax Records

Tax lists of Fayette County, 1865-1890 FamilySearch Library



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