Dows Genealogy (in Franklin County, IA)
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Dows Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Dows Cemetery Records
Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves
Fairview Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave
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
Mount Hope Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Hope Cemetery Billion Graves
Mount Hope Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Olson Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Otis Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Otis Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Dows Census Records
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
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
Dows Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
First church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Vernon church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Dows City Directories
White and Yellow Pages, Alden, 1952-1960, 1965, 1971-1975 Library of Congress
Dows Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1941 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Dows Immigration Records
Declaration of intention, Franklin County, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1855-1943 : Franklin County, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Dows Land Records
Deed records Lands, 1854-1936 FamilySearch Library
Dows 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, 1855-1925 FamilySearch Library
Dows Newspapers and Obituaries
Offline Newspapers for DowsAccording 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. Dows Advocate. (Dows, Iowa) 1971-Current Dows Advocate. (Dows, Wright County, Iowa) 1893-1927 Dows Dispatch. (Dows, Wright County, Iowa) 1884-1892 Dows Tribune. (Dows, Wright County, Iowa) 1881-1882 Reporter. (Dows, Wright County, Iowa) 1963-1971 Wright County Reporter. (Dows, Wright County, Iowa) 1927-1963 |
Dows Probate Records
Dows School Records
Dows High School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Dows High School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1990 Classmates
Dows High School yearbooks, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Dows Tax Records
List of taxes sent to other counties from Franklin County, 1858-1878 FamilySearch Library
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