Decatur County Courthouse Records

"The above cut is reproduced from a photograph of the old Court House torn down in March, 1907, to make room for the new county building."

Contributed by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert

On the front of the picture, handwritten, it says "Decatur County Court House, Leon, Iowa. Smith Wetherell & Gage, Architects, Des Moines, Iowa."

Contributed by Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert

Contributed by Sherry Balow. Possibly from the 1950's.

Records available here in our county seat are:

• Vital Records at the Courthouse, 210 N Main, Leon IA 50144; 515-446-4322:
 
• Birth Book A - From 1880 to 1889
• Birth Book B - From 1885 to 1894
• Birth Book C - From 1894 to 1897
• Birth Book D - From 1897 to 1908
• Birth Book 2 - From 1909 to 1917
• Birth Book 3 - From 1918 to 1924
• Birth Book 4 - From 1925 to 1938
• Birth Book 5 - From 1939 to 1949
• Birth Book 6 - From 1949 to 1957
• Birth Book 1 - Missing



• Death Book A From 1880 to 1895
• Death Book B From 1883 to 1897
• Death Book C From 1897 to 1914
• Death Book D From 1906 to 1913
• Death Book D2 From 1914 to 1921
• Death Book 1 From 1918 to 1928
• Death Book 2 From 1928 to 1948
• Death Book 3 From 1948/May to 1948/Dec
• Death Book 4 From 1949 to 1964
• Death Book 5 From 1964 to 1984



• Marriage Book 1 From 1874 to 1879
• Marriage Book 2 From 1879 to 1883
• Marriage Book A From 1880 to 1894
• Marriage Book 3 From 1883 to 1887
• Marriage Book 4 From 1887 to 1891
• Marriage Book 5 From 1891 to 1895
• Marriage Book 7 From 1892 to 1902
• Marriage Book B From 1894 to 1902
• Marriage Book 6 From 1895 to 1898
• Marriage Book 8 From 1902 to 1905
• Marriage Book 9 From 1905 to 1909
• Marriage Book 10 From 1909 to 1913
• Marriage Book 11 From 1913 to 1917
• Marriage Book 12 From 1917 to 1921
• Marriage Book 13 From 1921 to 1926
• Marriage Book 14 From 1926 to 1933
• Marriage Book 15 From 1933 to 1940
• Marriage Book 16 From 1940 to 1950
• Marriage Book 17 From 1950 to 1953
• Marriage Book 18 From 1953 to 1958
• Marriage Book 19 From 1958 to 1967
• Marriage Book 20 From 1967/May to 1975/May
• Marriage Book 21 From 1975/May to 1979/Jul



• Probate/Wills.Book 1 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 2 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 3 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 4 From 1892 to 1952
• Probate/Wills.Book 5 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 6 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 7 From 1919 to 1926
• Probate/Wills.Book 8 Missing
• Probate/Wills.Book 9 Case files #3317 to #3849
• Probate/Wills.Book 10 Case files #3850 to #4423
• Probate/Wills.Book 11 Case files #4424 to #5053