Canton Genealogy (in Benton County, IA)
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Canton Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Canton Cemetery Records
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Mt. Pleasant or Beatty Cemetery US Gen Web
Oakwood Cemetery US Gen Web
Oakwood Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Parkers Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Parkers Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Parkers Grove Cemetery A-Z Surname Index US Gen Web
Canton Census Records
1849 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1852 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
Canton Township 1856 Census US Gen Web
Canton Township 1870 Census US Gen Web
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
State Census 1854, Canton Township US Gen Web Archives
State of Iowa Special Census, Benton County 1852 US Gen Web
State of Iowa Special Census, Benton County 1854 US Gen Web
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Canton Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Canton Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Canton Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Benton County, IA) MyHeritage
Canton Marriage Records
1809-1992 Iowa Marriages (selections) MyHeritage
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Canton Probate Records
1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
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