Iowa, Benton County Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Iowa  Benton County

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of digital images of land records from Benton County, Iowa for the years. Includes records from the Benton County Auditor and the Benton County Recorder of Deeds. Additional records from the Benton County Recorder of Deeds are available on microfilm at the Family History Library and at family history centers.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information varies by record. You may find any of the following:
 * Name of buyer
 * Name of seller
 * Name of spouse, heirs, other relatives, or neighbors
 * Place of residence at time of purchase
 * Transaction dates
 * Amounts of monies exchanged, paid or assessed
 * Legal description of the property
 * Details of the transaction
 * Names of witnesses
 * Occupations

How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent or date of the event

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I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional land records that might have more information.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find immigration and probate records.
 * Use the information in each record to find additional family members in the censuses. There may be clues to maiden names if a father deeded property to his daughter upon marriage. Witnesses and neighbors may be in-laws or relatives.
 * Repeat this process with additional family member’s records to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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