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Resources

 
Marriage Records - 1844-1936
Cenus records - 1846-1850-1860-1870-1925-1930- indexed
Birth records - 1880 - 1920 (not all records 1910 - 1920)
Delayed births - 1873-1941 - amended birth records cert. indexed
Death records - Wapello County 1880-1920; Ottumwa 1844-1998
Voting registration cards
WPA records to 1940
Wapello County Cemetary records
Surname files
Naturalization records
Probate records on Film
Divorce records on Film
Wapello County History books
City Directories 1913-1990, some not complete; some other years available on request
Funeral Home records and their obits - Wapello County
Ottumwa Courier clippings - obits, marriages, births, anniverseries 1887-2007, on going
Church Records - military records
German Records
Plat Maps
Surrounding County Records (Jefferson, Davis, Henry, some others) other Misc. info.
Computer available for use on available Web-sites
Other information becomes available daily - ask us for help
 

About Wapello County Genealogical Society

A non-profit organization dedicated to the gathering, processing, and maintaining of information for our library. It is primarily directed toward Wapello County residents and their families, but also has information on surrounding counties and other states available. more...

Wapello County Genealogical Society
PO Box 163 
210 West Main Street
Ottumwa, IA 52501
info@wapellocountygs.org