Des Moines Genealogy (in King County, WA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Des Moines are also found through the King County and Washington pages.

Des Moines Birth Records

1852-1935 Washington Births MyHeritage

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Des Moines Census Records

1856, 1871, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1892 State Census of King County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry

Federal Census of 1940, Des Moines, Washington LDS Genealogy

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search

Des Moines Death Records

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry

Deaths in Washington, 1883-1960 Ancestry

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage

Washington Burial Records MyHeritage

Washington Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960 Ancestry

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Des Moines Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage

Des Moines Immigration Records

Indexes to Naturalization Records of King County Territorial and Superior Courts, 1864-1889 and 1906-1928 Ancestry

King County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1928 Washington State Archives

Des Moines Land Records

1850-1954 Washington County Land Records Ancestry

Des Moines Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage

1865-2011 Washington Marriages MyHeritage

King County marriages, 1866-1883 (included in Washington, Compiled Marriage Index) Ancestry

Washington County Marriages, 1855-2008 Ancestry

Washington Marriage Records, 1865-2013 Ancestry

Des Moines Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage

Waterland Blog 03/30/2014 to Current Genealogy Bank

Des Moines Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry

Washington, King County Probate Records, 1854-1927 Family Search

Des Moines School Records

Mount Rainier High School yearbooks, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

Mt Rainier High School yearbooks, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

Mt. Rainier High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage

Mt. Rainier High School yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992 Classmates

Mt. Rainier High School yearbooks, 1970, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

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