Des Moines Genealogy (in Polk County, IA)

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Des Moines Birth Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Cemetery Records (59)


Des Moines Census Records

1846 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

Census of town of North Des Moines, Iowa. 1889 FamilySearch Library

Huebinger's map of the city of Des Moines, Iowa : showing streets, parks, public buildings, etc. FamilySearch Library

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

State Census 1856, Des Moines Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Des Moines Church Records

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1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Central Lutheran Church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church minutes, 1872-1900 ; List of members, 1872-1885 (East Des Moines Baptist Church (Des Moines, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1824-1940 (microform), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Archive Grid

Church records, 1838-1963 (Reoganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints. Rhodes Branch (Des Moines, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1863-1974 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Des Moines Branch (Des Moines, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1876-1912 (First United Presbyterian Church of Des Moines, Iowa) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1891-1910 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Des Moines District (Des Moines, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

First Friends Church records, 1903-1999, Des Moines, Iowa Archive Grid

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Des Moines records, 1869-1996 Archive Grid

Fort Des Moines Community Chapel, Register, 1940-1953 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Good Shepherd church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Minutes of the session of the United Presbyterian Church of Des Moines, Iowa, 1858 FamilySearch Library

Prince Of Peace church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Record of members, 1899-1942 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. West Iowa District.) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1947-1961 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Des Moines Branch (Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Semi-centennial souvenir and manual of the First United Presbyterian church of Des Moines, Iowa FamilySearch Library

St Paul church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1898-1910 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1921-1932 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Deaths, 1884-1898 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1910-1921 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Register, 1869-1914 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Westminster's century of progress, 1858-1958 : 100 years of Christian service (Westminster United Presbyterian Church (Des Moines, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Windsor Heights church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Zion church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Des Moines City Directories (268)


Des Moines Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Funeral records, 1920-1923 FamilySearch Library

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa Obituaries, 1860-1982 FamilySearch Library

Iowa obituaries, Des Moines Register, September 1988 - December 1990 : people who died in Iowa, but have Missouri roots. WorldCat

Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Jefferson County, Iowa index to all burials : Des Moines Township, 1839 thru July 1988 WorldCat

Obituary Cards, 1850-1991 FamilySearch Library

Polk County, Iowa deaths, Lilly Funeral Home records FamilySearch Library

Records, 1922-1996, L. Fowler and Son Funeral Home Archive Grid

Register of deaths, 1880-1907 FamilySearch Library

Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Histories and Genealogies

Annals of Polk County, Iowa : and city of Des Moines Ancestry online

Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and city of Des Moines FamilySearch Library

Beginnings, reminiscences of early Des Moines FamilySearch Library

Biographies and portraits of the progressive men of Iowa : leaders in business, politics and the professions Ancestry online

Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West : together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa FamilySearch Library

Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa; Volume I LDS Genealogy online

Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa; Volume I Internet Archive online

Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa; Volume II LDS Genealogy online

Des Moines, the pioneer of municipal progress and reform of the middle West, together with the history of Polk County, Iowa, the largest, most populous and most prosperous county in the state of Iowa; Volume II Internet Archive online

Historical reminiscences of the city of Des Moines FamilySearch Library

History of The Iowa Childrens Home Society 1888-1989 Children and Families of Iowa online

History of the constitutions of Iowa Ancestry online

Iowa Bicentennial Record Center FamilySearch Library

Men and Women of Iowa Biographies Index Internet Archive online

Men of Iowa : a collection of portraits of representative men in business, professional and official life in the great state of IA Ancestry online

Pioneer certificates, 1800s - 1991 FamilySearch Library

Recollections and sketches of notable lawyers and public men of early Iowa : belonging to the first and second generations Ancestry online

Swedish settlements in Iowa : with biographies of Swedish men and women in Des Moines and vicinity FamilySearch Library

The Leading industries of Des Moines, Iowa : a review of its banking, commercial, real estate and manufacturing interests .. FamilySearch Library

Who's who in Des Moines : 1929 biographical sketches of men and women of achievement FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Immigration Records

Declarations of intent, May 1848-October 1889, Polk County, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalization, 1852-1884 FamilySearch Library

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1907-1927 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1915-1936; some 1951 letters of ammendment for earlier petitions FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Land Records

Land records and general indexes to town lots, Polk County, Iowa, 1847-1903 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Des Moines, the capital of Iowa 1868. Library of Congress online

Des Moines, Iowa 1852 Map American Geographical Society online

Huebinger's map and guide for Des Moines, Ft. Dodge, Spirit Lake and Sioux Falls Highway: combining the Des Moines, Ft. Dodge and Spirit Lake Highway and the Sioux Falls, Spirit Lake official highway, 1912 Iowa University Libraries online

Huebinger's map of the city of Des Moines, Iowa : showing streets, parks, public buildings, etc. FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1920 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1957 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1957 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1957 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1957 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, 1957 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, March 1884 Library of Congress online

Tate's atlas of Des Moines, Iowa, 1899 Iowa University Libraries online

Des Moines Marriage Records

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1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage online

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry online

Polk County marriage records, Des Moines, Iowa, 25 Aug. 1855 - 14 Apr. 1861, 6 Apr. 1871 - 16 Feb. 1881 FamilySearch Library

Polk County, Iowa marriage applications, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library

Polk County, Iowa marriage records, 1845-1926 FamilySearch Library

Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Military Records

List of ex-soldiers, sailors and marines living in Iowa Ancestry online

Reunion of the Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association, 1895 LDS Genealogy online

Reunion of the Second Iowa Cavalry Veteran Association, 1895 Internet Archive online

Roster of Iowa Soldiers War of Rebellion Chickasaw County Public Libraries online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. X (includes military burials in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa) Ancestry online

Des Moines Minority Records

Iowa Jewish News. (Des Moines, Iowa) 1932-1952 US Newspaper Directory

Swedish settlements in Iowa : with biographies of Swedish men and women in Des Moines and vicinity FamilySearch Library

Des Moines Newspapers and Obituaries (72)


Des Moines Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Iowa, Polk County Probate Records, 1914-1924 Family Search online

Des Moines School Records (101)




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