Birth Records

The following births were transcribed from photo copies of the birth register from about 1880 to 1909. 

These were microfilmed by Salt Lake City in the mid 70's.

Each entry is across two pages with the following headings:

No.
Date of Return
Name of Child; Sex; No. of child of this mother
Race or Color
Date of Birth; Place of Birth
Nationality of Father; Place of Birth; Age
Nationality of Mother; Place of Birth; Age
Full Name of Mother; Maiden name of Mother; Residence of Mother
Full Name of Father; Occupation
Name & Address of Medical Attendant; Name & Address of Person Making Certificate; Returned By

We have chosen to list the child's 

  • NAME
  • Date of Birth
  • Place of Birth
  • Parents names 

for each birth so they can be indexed.  We have tried to list the maiden name of the mother, when we can read it <grin>.

Date's with * is the date the birth was recorded, there was no date in the date of birth field.

YEAR

MONTH

1880                        
1881                        
1882 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1883 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1884 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1885 Jan Feb Mar Apr May         Oct    
1887                        
1888                        
1889                        

Births 1904-1906

In 1904 legislation was enacted that required certificates of birth to be filed with the State Department of Health and not in the counties. In 1906, the law was reversed and births were once again also recorded in the county. Thanks to the State Historical Society of Iowa for transcribing them. This is the index to those births for Clinton County.

A-B

C-D-E

F-G

H

I-J-K-L

M

N-O-P

Q-R-S

T thru Z

Births 1909 - Jun 1921

This is a list of births from 1909 thru Jun 1921.  It lists the child's name, date of birth, Mother's maiden name and the number and box of the certificate.  You can get copies from the state or county. These are from the Iowa State Historical Society online records.

A Ba-Be Bi-Bo Br-By Ca-Ch Cl-Co Cr-Cz
Da-Di Do-Dy E F Ga-Go Gr-Gu Ha
He-Hj Ho Hu-Hy I Ja-Ji Jo-Ju Ka-Ki
Kj-Ky La-Li Lo-Ly Ma Mc Me-Mi Mo-My
N O Pa-Peterson Pett-Pu Q Ra-Ri Ro-Ry
Sa-Sc Se-Sk Sl-So Sp-Sw T U-V  
  Wa-Wh   Wi-Wy   Y-Z  

Where to get copies

  • STATE RECORDS What is available at the state level and how you can obtain what you need.
  • COUNTY RECORDS What is available at the courthouse and how to get them.
  • LOOK-UPS Do you have access to books or other research materials?  Volunteer to do look-ups!