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About Iowa Burial Records
Iowa's cemetery records preserve the stories of Scandinavian, German, and Czech immigrants who homesteaded the prairie, along with Civil War veterans and frontier families.
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Notable Iowa Records in Our Database
Here are a few records from Iowa â search the full database to find your ancestors.
Amelia Jennings
b. 1901 â d. 1987
ð Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines
Farmer's wife who raised seven children through the Dust Bowl and beyond.
Harold Jennings
b. 1897 â d. 1968
ð Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines
Farmer and veteran of World War I.
Peder Thorvaldsen
b. 1863 â d. 1929
ð Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Story City
Norwegian immigrant who operated a feed mill in Story County for 30 years.
Borghild Thorvaldsen
b. 1867 â d. 1944
ð Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Story City
Norwegian immigrant and champion butter-maker at the Iowa State Fair.
Notable Iowa Cemeteries
- ðŠĶGlendale Cemetery (Des Moines)
- ðŠĶNorwegian Lutheran Cemetery (Story City)
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