Old Fort Genealogical Society
 P. O. Box 1, Fort Madison, Iowa  52627

 

Lee County Vital Records

There are many requests for early Vital Records. Many researchers are hoping to find the name of the parents from this data. I hope this information will help you understand what is available for Lee County.

Prior to 1880 it was not mandatory that vital records of Births or Deaths be recorded. When the public was asked to report these happenings, after 1880, not everyone complied.   Therefore, records that you are searching between 1880-1921 are not always complete, and the event you are searching for, may not have been documented.  The earlier the year, the less chance that event was recorded.   There are no Birth or Death Records before 1880 in Lee Co.

Mandatory registration was enacted by the Iowa Legislature in 1921.

There are two court houses in the county, North and South.  I will try to designate which court house the information came from.  I will add more information as I find it
 

	These are Court House Records that have  been transcribed by different groups and  are available outside of the Court House. These records are in the possession of the Lee Co. libraries mentioned on the main  page, by Look-Up Volunteers and some private individuals. Births   1880-1889 Book A & B Births Index   1880-1889 Births   1889-1896 Parents were not listed on Deaths until after 1904 Deaths  1880-1897 Deaths  1896-1907 Deaths July 1, 1907-June 30, 1907 Morality Schedules 1860-1870-1880		Parents are listed in just a few years of the Marriage Books First 200 Lee Co. Marriages are on this site  1837-1841 Keokuk Marriages 1838-1851 1851-1865 1866-1868 1869-1875 1875-1883 1881-1890 1901-1903 1903-1906 1919-1921 Probates Index to Wills South Lee Probates Appx. 1850-1950