Clerks Office

Births:
• 1880 to 1898 - Index to Births & Deaths Book 1, Recorded Births Book 1.
• 1897 to Jan. 1904 - Recorded Births Book 2.
• 1904 to 1906 - Recorded Des Moines, not found local records.
• 9 July 1906 to 1909 - Recorded Births Book 2
• 1909 to 1915 - Recorded Births Book 3
• 1915 to 1918 - Recorded Births Book 4
• 1918 to 1929 - Recorded Births Book 5
• 1929 to 1 July 1935 - Recorded in Des Moines, not in local records.
• 1937 to 1 June 1941 - County Registrar Books 1, 2, 3, & 4.
• 1 June 1941 to 1955 - Recorded Birth Book 7
• 1954 to 1961 - Recorded Birth Book 8
• 1961 to present - Recorded Birth Book 9
• Delayed Births for all years - Index to Births Book 1; recorded Delayed Birth Record Book 1.

Stillbirths:
• 1880-1897 - Delayed Birth Record Book 1
• 1 June 1941 to 1 Aug 1953 - Recorded Birth Book 7
• 1 Aug 1953 to 1 Sep 1958 - Recorded Birth Book 8
• 1 Aug 1961 to present - Recorded Birth Book 9

Deaths:
• 1880 to 1898 - Index to Births & Deaths, Book 1; Recorded Death Book 1
• 1897 to 1 July 1904 - Recorded Death Book 1
• 1 July 1904 to 1 July 1906 - Recorded Des Moines
• 1 July 1909 to 1 July 1910 - Recorded Des Moines
• 1 July 1910 to 1 July 1914 - Recorded Death Book 2A
• 1 July 1919 to 1 July 1921 - Recorded Des Moines
• 1 July 1921 to 1 July 1925 - Index to Births & deaths, Book 1 & Recorded Births & Deaths, Book 1
• 1925 to 1 July 1935 - Recorded Deaths Book 1
• 1 July 1935 to 1937 - Recorded Des Moines
• 1937 to 1 July 1941 - County Registrar Books 1, 2, 3 & 4; Burial Permit Stubs.
• 1 July 1941 to 1958 - Recorded Death Book 2
• 1958 to 1972 - Recorded Death Book 3
• 1973 to 1978 - Recorded Death Book 4
• 1979 to present - Recorded Death Book 5
• Out of County Burial Permits - Recorded Death Book 3

• Probate Index, guardianship & estate - 1845 to present.
• Naturalization Records.
• Court records
• Marriage Records 1845 to present; four indexes, 27 marriage books.

• Original Entry Book - who first acquired land, legal description, date & sometimes cost.
• First Deed Record Book, Grantor & Grantee
• Land Patents - look in Deed Books under United States of America.
• Affadavit indexes
• Soldier's Discharge records from first war after area opened, to present.
• General Miscellaneous Indexes, Vol. 1, 2, 3; early years to present.
• General Index Record Books
• Old Bill of Sale Book
• Town lots indexes began 1853
• Some old plat books