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Recorder

Sue Meyer Head ShotSue Meyer

Location: Courthouse
Position: elected to four year terms

The County Recorder shall record at length all instruments of record which may be filed with her for recording consisting principally of deeds, mortgages, contracts, assignments, affidavits, releases, condemnation proceedings, veterans\' records, plats, leases and other miscellaneous papers. The following are some of the Recorders duties:

  • Issues hunting, fishing and trapping licenses, trout and duck habitat stamps

  • Reports to Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and makes payment of fees collected

  • Furnish certified copies of instruments of record in the office

  • Records UCC financing statements

  • Reports to the Board of Supervisors quarterly a statement of fees collected

  • Issues boat and snowmobile registration certificates and boat titles

  • Collects the Iowa Real Estate Transfer Tax for the Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance

  • Process passport applications

  • Custodian of birth, death, and marriage records

  • Issues marriage licenses

Contact Information

Re: Application for a Search for an Iowa Vital Record

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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 15:18
Bill Armstrong
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You can download and fill out the form on this page to request that. You can also contact the Recorders office directly for help. You can find their contact information here: www.claytoncountyia.gov/contacts.html#Recorder

Ashmond Oberson Smith and Delia Delilah Demo marriage record.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 09:57
Susan Smith-Wilkinson
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My great grandfather and grandmother were supposed to have been married in Elkader, Clayton, Iowa. Their marriage date is Sept 27, 1871. If that record could be found I would like to obtain a copy of it. Thank you.

re: Birth Records

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 April 2012 11:33
Bill Armstrong
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According to the County Recorder, birth records go back to 1880. If you want to search for records from 1880-1886, you should contact the Recorder's Office. Their contact information can be found by clicking 'Contacts' in the site's menu at the top of the page.

Birth Records

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Category: Recorder
Last Updated on Monday, 02 April 2012 13:38
Darrel Willman
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Clayton County, 1859-1886 If records do exist from this time period I would like to receive a copy of my ancestor's birth records. Specifically: Children of Paul Willman (My 3rd Great-Grandfather) and his wife Karoline. They resided near Postville. Thanks for reading, I appreciate it.

Re: File stamped marriage license

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Category: Marriage
Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 February 2012 11:30
Bill Armstrong
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You will probably have to get a certified copy of your marriage license from the recorder's office in the county where you applied for your license.

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