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Woodbury County Court House, Sioux City , IA

 

Formerly called  WAHKAW County  in 1851, then changed to Woodbury in 1853. Named after Levi Woodbury (1789-1851). A short biography and a picture of Levi Woodbury is linked just below/

Levi Woodbury Biography

 

The 1940 US census in digital format (non-indexed) will be available publicly on April 2, 2012 at 9AM EDT at: http://1940census.archives.com
You can volunteer to create an index at: http://the1940census.com


You can make a difference by volunteering at one of these other sites. A big thanks to Archives.com , FindMyPast.com  and FamilySearch.org for collaborating to produce the always-free every name index.

How to Access the 1940 Census in One Step by the One-Step Tools webmaster Steve Morse and friends



Interesting Facts about the 1940 Census:
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ffse01.html

Census Bureau Training Videos for the 1940 Census
http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/videos.html

Census Questions through the years:
http://www.census.gov/history/www/through_the_decades/index_of_questions/

Measuring America. The Decennial Censuses From 1790 to 2000 (downloadable.pdf)
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/ma.html

General Tips for Genealogy Research in the US Censuses:
http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/12/08/everyone-counts-using-census-genealogy-research


National Archives Tools for Finding Enumeration Districts:
http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/start-research.html

Omaha Public Library Genealogy Guide:
http://guides.omahalibrary.org/genealogy

 

Individual Information

Cemeteries

 

Obituaries

 

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Woodbury County Marriages

 

Woodbury County SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

History

 

History of Woodbury Co. IA

 

Woodbury County History from 1876

 

Submit Records

 

Woodbury County Place Names

 

1930 Census

Military

 

Military Links.


Korean War


Local History  and Links


Sioux City Cavalry

Miscellaneous Items

Adoption Queries

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Local Resources

List of Newspapers

 

List of Volunteers

 

List of Townships in Woodbury County

 

List of Cities in Woodbury County

 

List of churches in Woodbury County

What's new page

(also any updates or changes.)

 

Family Publications

 

School Days Memories

 

Central High School Yearbook

Family Reunions Woodbury County, Iowa Neighbors
Woodbury County Genealogical Society
Updated 4/29/2012

Woodbury County Genealogical Society Meeting


12 May 2012
 

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http://www.witcc.edu/directions/


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