{"id":261,"date":"2022-01-06T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:05:43","slug":"scott-county-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/scott-county-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott County Records"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Combination Map of Scott Co. Iowa and Rock Island Co. Illinois, Compiled and Published by Thompson and Everts, 1868.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Scott County Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Marriage Certificates and License Application Returns, 1836-1925<\/a><\/strong>
These documents were submitted to the Scott County Recorder as proof that a marriage occurred; may include names of the bride\u2019s and groom\u2019s parents, witnesses, and clergy.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.769 MARRIAGE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mortality Census, 1850-1880<\/a><\/strong>
Please note: Some Scott County townships did not exist when the 1850 and 1860 censuses were taken.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.7 CEN <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probate Packets, 1844-1956<\/a><\/strong>
Case packets of District Court documents recording the distribution of a deceased person\u2019s estate to the heirs or creditors and the care of dependents. Documents typically included are wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.769 PRO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probate Packets, 1851-1890<\/a><\/strong>
Case packets from both the Circuit and District Courts.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.769 PRO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tax Records, 1890<\/a><\/strong>
Property owners\u2019 names and descriptions of their taxable property. Intended as an alternative to the 1890 US Census records that were destroyed by fire.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.769 TAX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divorce Cases, 1839- (Series 1-9)<\/strong><\/a>
Data entry in progress.
Call Number:<\/em><\/strong> SC MICROFILM 977.769 DIVORCE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott County Records Marriage Certificates and License Application Returns, 1836-1925These documents were submitted to the Scott County Recorder as proof that a marriage occurred; may include names of the bride\u2019s and groom\u2019s parents, witnesses, and clergy.Call Number: SC MICROFILM 977.769 MARRIAGE Mortality Census, 1850-1880Please note: Some Scott County townships did not exist when the 1850 and 1860 censuses were taken.Call […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-container.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-261","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1663,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261\/revisions\/1663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}