Kansas Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Kansas.htm Kansas Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=IA_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Kansas Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.  

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'''City and County Records of Births'''  

Birth records are also available from many of the cities in the state. The beginning dates of these records vary from about 1910 to 1940. You can write to the city clerk for further information.  

*[http://www.vitalrec.com VitalRecords.com]  

*You can also write to the Office of Vital Statistics (address above) for current information.

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=== Adoption  ===

== Marriage Records  ==

'''Early - 1913'''  

'''1913 - Present'''  

Marriage records since July 1913 have also been kept by the state. These may be obtained from [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/marriage.html the Office of Vital Statistics] (see address above).  

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=== Divorce Records  ===

== Death Records  ==

The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1912 death records at the county courthouses in southeastern Kansas. The library also has a few files from mortuaries and funeral homes.  

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== Guide to Vital Records  ==

== References  ==

[[Category:Kansas|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]