13,456
edits
Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy (view source)
Revision as of 12:49, 3 December 2012
, 3 December 2012{{KSDC}}
mNo edit summary |
({{KSDC}}) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Kansas-stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kansas|Kansas]] > Decatur County'' | {{Kansas-stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kansas|Kansas]] > Decatur County'' | ||
{{KSDC}} | |||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
[http://www.kansastreasurers.org/countyservices/decatur.htm Decatur County Courthouse]<br>120 E Hall; PO Box 89; <br>Oberlin, KS 67749<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<br><br>Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1913, <br>divorce and court records from 1881, probate records from 1891 <br>and naturalization records from 1880.<br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1878 <br>and military discharge records from 1862. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas page 249 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | [http://www.kansastreasurers.org/countyservices/decatur.htm Decatur County Courthouse]<br>120 E Hall; PO Box 89; <br>Oberlin, KS 67749<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<br><br>Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1913, <br>divorce and court records from 1881, probate records from 1891 <br>and naturalization records from 1880.<br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1878 <br>and military discharge records from 1862. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas page 249 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px]] | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
| Line 75: | Line 77: | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Kansas|Kansas}} | {{Kansas|Kansas}} | ||
[[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] | [[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] | ||