Births/Deaths/Marriages
We can provide assistance with and/or
information for:
·
Birth Certificates
·
Death Certificates
·
Marriage Certificates
·
Genealogy
All applications to our office for
certified copies of vital records must be in writing and completely identify
the record, as well as satisfactorily establish entitlement to the record
being requested. Entitled individuals include the person named on the
record or that person's spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian.
A current photo
ID which includes a signature must be provided when requesting certified copies in
person and via mail. The $15.00 fee is payable by cash, if in person,
or check/money order made out to the Marshall County Recorder, in person or
by mail. We are now able to accept Visa or MasterCard credit/debit cards. Multiple
copies of the same record are $15.00 each.
Mail
your request form with notarized signature, a self-addressed stamped
envelope. a photocopy of your current ID and payment by personal check or
money order to:
Marshall County Recorder
PO Box 573
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Download
Request for Certified Copy Application (39 KB)
Please
click on the specific category listed above to determine if Marshall County
will have that record or whether you will need to contact the Iowa Department
of Public Health which houses all vital records for Iowa.
For the
records we do not have, you may contact the Iowa Department of Public
Health. You can also call them at: 515.281.4944.
The second page of the certified copy application form lists their request
options.
Ce rtified birth
certificates are often required for replacing lost drivers licenses, applying
for passports, proving age for employment, school, sports, social security
needs, etc.
To
obtain a raised seal, certified copy of a birth certificate you can request a
copy in writing or come into the office. However there are certain
records we do not have:
- single parent births prior to July 1995
- adoptions
- records ordered sealed by a court of law
- vitals records between the years 1921 to 1941
For the
records we do not have, you must contact the Iowa Department of Public
Health. You can also call them at: 515.281.4944.
The second page of the certified copy application form lists their options.
Applications
to our office for a certified birth record must be in writing and completely
identify the record, as well as satisfactorily establish entitlement to the
record being requested. Entitled individuals include the person named
on the record or that person's spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian.
A current photo
ID which includes a signature must be provided when requesting certified copies in
person and via mail. The $15.00 fee is payable by cash, check or money
order made out to the Marshall County Recorder. We are also able to accept
Visa and MasterCard credit/debit cards. Multiple copies of the same record are $15.00 each.
Mail
your request form with notarized signature, a self-addressed stamped
envelope, a photocopy of your current ID and payment by personal check or
money order to:
Marshall County Recorder
PO Box 573
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Download
Request for Certified Copy Application (39 KB)
Once
we receive the application form, we will process your request and mail it out
no later than the following day.
Death
Certificates are needed for insurance policies, estate settlement, real
estate transfers, etc.
To
obtain a raised seal, certified copy of a death certificate you can request a
copy in writing or come into the office. We will have the record if the
person died in Marshall County or if he/she was a Marshall County resident at
the time of death. But, if the event occurred out of state or
country, you will need to contact that jurisdiction.
For the
records we do not have but occurred within Iowa, you may contact the Iowa Department of Public
Health. You can also call them at: 515.281.4944. The
second page of the certified copy application form lists their options.
Applications
to our office for a certified death record must be in writing and completely
identify the record, as well as satisfactorily establish entitlement to the
record being requested. Entitled individuals include the person named
on the record or that person's spouse, children, legal parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or guardian.
A current photo
ID which includes your signature must be provided when requesting certified copies in
person and via mail. The $15.00 fee is payable by cash, check or money
order made out to the Marshall County Recorder. We are also able to accept
Visa and MasterCard credit/debit cards. Multiple copies of the same record are $15.00 each.
Mail your request form with notarized signature, a self-addressed stamped
envelope, a photocopy of your current ID and payment by personal check or
money order to:
Marshall County Recorder
PO Box 573
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Download
Request for Certified Copy Application (39 KB)
Once
we receive the application form, we will process your request and mail it out
no later than the following day.
Marriage
certificates are often needed for travel purposes, to explain a name change,
apply for benefits, etc.
To
obtain a raised seal, certified copy of a marriage certificate, you may write
to us or come into the office. We will have the record if the marriage
license was applied for in Marshall County.
Applications
to our office for a certified marriage record must be in writing and
completely identify the record, as well as satisfactorily establish
entitlement to the record being requested. Entitled individuals include
the person named on the record or that person's spouse, children, legal
parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, or legal representative or
guardian.
A photo
ID including signature must be provided when requesting certified copies in
person and via mail. The $15.00 fee is payable by cash, check or money
order made out to the Marshall County Recorder. We are unable to accept
credit/debit cards. Multiple copies of the same record are $15.00 each.
Mail your request form with notarized signature, a self-addressed stamped
envelope. a photocopy of your current ID and payment by personal check or
money order to:
Marshall County Recorder
PO Box 573
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Download
Request for Certified Copy Application (39 KB)
Once
we receive the application form, we will process your request and mail it out
no later than the following day.
You may
apply for a Marriage License at any County Recorder Office in the state when
the ceremony will be performed in Iowa. Marriage applications are
accepted in Marshall County between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30
P.M. The county where the application is made is where the marriage
record will be recorded.
To apply
for a Marriage License, the bride, groom and one witness (all must be 18
years or older and the witness knows both parties) must sign the
application before a notary. This office can provide the notary service
and we require all three individuals to have current photo Ids. The $35.00 fee
includes a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate. There is a 3-day
waiting period between when the application is made and the marriage ceremony
may be performed anywhere in Iowa. A 3-day waiver can be applied for that is
an additional $5.00. If the bride and groom are not able to come in to
apply, we can mail the application to be completed in front of a notary
elsewhere.
Following
the ceremony, once the Certificate of Marriage has been returned by the
officiant to the Recorders Office and placed on record, a certified copy will
be mailed to the bride and groom.
Marriage
Officiants
Marriages
may be performed by leaders of a religious faith and judges serving in
Iowa. The following officiants perform marriage ceremonies in Marshall
County. You are responsible for contacting them to make arrangements for the
wedding service.
Kevin
O’Hare, Magistrate
118 East Main Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
641.752.8800
Michael Moon, District Judge
641.754.1615
John Haney, Magistrate
641.753.6659
 The
Marshall County Recorders Office does not perform genealogy research.
Our records are open for public viewing during regular office hours:
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Genealogical information and assistance may be obtained by contacting: Iowa
Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
50322. Also, this list of websites may help your search.
For
Genealogy Records/Research:
Des
Moines
Genealogical Society
(515)276-0287
State
Historical
Society of Iowa
(515)281-6200
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