Fort Des Moines Genealogy (in Polk County, IA)
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Fort Des Moines Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Fort Des Moines 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
Polk County, Cemetery Gravestone Records Family Search
Fort Des Moines Census Records
1846 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
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
Fort Des Moines Church Records
Fort Des Moines 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
Obituary Cards, 1850-1991 FamilySearch Library
Register of deaths, 1880-1907 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Fort Des Moines Immigration Records
Declarations of intent, May 1848-October 1889, Polk County, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Index to naturalization, 1852-1884 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1907-1927 FamilySearch Library
Fort Des Moines Land Records
Land records and general indexes to town lots, Polk County, Iowa, 1847-1903 FamilySearch Library
Fort Des Moines Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Polk County marriage records, Des Moines, Iowa, 25 Aug. 1855 - 14 Apr. 1861, 6 Apr. 1871 - 16 Feb. 1881 FamilySearch Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage applications, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage records, 1845-1926 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Fort Des Moines Newspapers and Obituaries
Obituary Cards, 1850-1991 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Offline Newspapers for Fort Des MoinesAccording 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. Fort Des Moines Gazette. (Fort Des Moines, Iowa) 1850-1851 Fort Des Moines Star. (Fort Des Moines, Iowa) 1854-1855 Iowa Star. (Fort Des Moines, Iowa) 1849-1854 Iowa State Journal. (Fort Des Moines, Iowa) 1851-1852 Iowa Statesman. (Fort Des Moines, Iowa) 1855-1857 |
Fort Des Moines Probate Records
1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Iowa, Polk County Probate Records, 1914-1924 Family Search
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