Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944
Index and images of delayed birth records from the State Historical Society of Iowa.
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Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Iowa,_Delayed_Birth_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of images of delayed birth records obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa for the years 1939 to1940.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Delayed birth
- Name at birth
- Birth date and place
- Gender
- Race
- Current address
- Names of parents
- Parents' ages
- Parents' nationality
- Parents' race
- Parents' current address
- Parents' ages at their last birthday
- Parents' birth place
- Form of proof
- Names of witnesses
- Document date
Collection Content
Sample Images
- Iowa, Delayed Birth Record Examples
1897 Delayed Birth
1897 Delayed Birth
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_Delayed_Birth_Record_(sample_2)_DGS_101693738_32.jpg)
Digital Folder Number List
This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Iowa, Delayed Birth Records Digital Folder Number List.Collection Details
Record Type: Birth
1,019,740 Records
3,645,038 Personas
1,921,140 Images
Location of Original Records
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Cite This Collection
"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2026. Citing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
