Marion County, Iowa Lookups
Lookup Guidelines
- Put MARION
COUNTY LOOKUP in caps in the subject line of the message.
- Name the document
from which you are requesting a lookup in the first line of the message.
- Limit your
request to one or two specific names. Please do not ask for ALL references
to a surname.
- Allow the volunteers
ample time to reply.
- Remember to
thank the volunteers for their time and effort.
Lookup Volunteer
List
If
you own any references and are willing to do lookups, please email the county
coordinator with the name of the resource and a short description. Volunteers
are always needed and appreciated!
"I
am with the Genealogy Division of the Italian-American Cultural Center. We have
recently put all of the American Citizen Newspapers on CD. The holdings cover
the years 1923 through 1972. We would be happy to provide look-ups."
Susan DeFazio
Italian-American Cultural Center of IA
Des Moines, IA 50309
alternate look-up volunteer: Kathy Foggia
- Marion
County Cemetery and Marriage Records.
Contact: Mary Mertz
Contact: Mary in Iowa
- Marion
County Marriages, 1845-1915
Contact Bev Jones
Contact Greta Thompson
- Cemeteries
of Marion County, 1776-1976
Contact
Bev Jones
Contact Greta Thompson
- Index
for Obituary Collection in Bound Volumes and Microfilmed Obituary Cards,
1895-1990.
Contact: Greta Thompson (To obtain
the actual obituary for anyone listed in the Index you'll need to contact
the Marion County Genealogical Society)
- Souvenir
History of Pella, 1847-1922
Contact Greta Thompson
- History
of Marion County, 1881 [Now online on this site.]
- History
of Marion County, 1915 [Volume I is now online on this site; Volume II
is available at The
Iowa Biographies Project.]
- Pioneers
of Marion County, 1872 [Now online on this site.]
- Marion
County state and federal censuses
Contact: Greta Thompson
- Will
do lookups at the Pella Historical Society archives
Contact: Muriel Kooi
- 1925
Dallas Township, Marion County, Iowa State Census
Gives the full name of each parent, including the mother's maiden name, for
every individual.
Contact: David J. Endres
- History
of Pella, Iowa 1847 - 1987; 2 volume set
Pella history and family genealogies.
Contact: Joan Redeker
- St.
Joseph Church Centennial Booklet, Bauer, Iowa, 1853 - 1953
A history of the parish, as well as a list of church members, grouped by family.
Many birthdates are given, and those who were baptized in St. Joseph are listed
in italics.
Contact: David J. Endres
- Guide
To Deaths 1976 - 1990
Includes death information on people with some connection to Marion County
during the time period of January 1, 1976 through December 31, 1990.
Contact Bev Jones
Contact: Iona White
Contact: Greta Thompson
Other
Lookup Resources:
If
you own any Marion County resources, please consider doing lookups for visitors
in them. Just send me the titles of
the items, any special instructions, and your name and email address. It would
be deeply appreciated!
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Lookup Policy
In addition to the policy regarding lookups, this site provides a lot of copyright
information.
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