Henry County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Henry County

Guide to Henry County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. { {Click|Image:IA_ORP.png|Iowa Online Genealogy Records}}

Parent County
1836--Henry County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Mount Pleasant

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Des Moines • Jefferson •  Lee •  Louisa •  Van Buren •  Van Buren

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Salem, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * The history of Henry County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ... history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Henry County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &amp;c. Chicago : Western Historical Company, 1879.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies D, F and I
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B, C, H and J
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A and H
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company J :- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A :- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K

Newspapers
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Henry County residents. This database is free at some libraries.


 * The Mount Pleasant News. 1944-55. Mount Pleasant, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Mt Pleasant News. 1947. Mt Pleasant, Iowa, United States Of America. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Societies and Libraries
Dover Historical Society 213 W Main New London IA 52645 Phone:319-367-2573 or 1-877-468-7700 E-mail: [mailto:dovermus@iowatelecom.net dovermus@iowatelecom.net] Website