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== Kansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records  ==
'''Introduction to Vital Records'''
[[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 National Center for Health Statistics], [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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Kansas+State+Indexes+and+Collections&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Kansas Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the FamilySearch Library.


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== Kansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==
== Kansas Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==
===Births===
*'''1811-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2380510|Kansas Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1854-2009''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2551&enc=1 Kansas Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1885-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1885-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2727732|Kansas County Birth Records, 1885-1911}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images ($)
===Marriages===
*'''1600s-1900s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas US Marriages – Kansas] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*'''1811-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas County Marriage Records, 1811-1911] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1811-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1840-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1854-1861''' [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at Kansas Historical Society — index
*'''1854-1873''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3444 Kansas Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties, 1854-1873] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1854-2009''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2551&enc=1 Kansas Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1855-1911''' {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images ($)
===Deaths===
*'''1811-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2384979|Kansas Deaths 1811-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1854-2009''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2551&enc=1 Kansas Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1885-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at FamilySearch — index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Ancestry]($)''
===Divorce===


The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Kansas Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]].  Most online resources for Kansas Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index.


*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161018151952/http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Kansas Kansas Databases]  Rootsweb Free  
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161018151952/http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Kansas Kansas Databases]  Rootsweb Free  
*USGenWeb.org [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/index.html Kansas Site ]- Free  
*USGenWeb.org [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/index.html Kansas Site ]- Free  
*Search for Kansas Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1 FamilySearch.org] - Free  
*Search for Kansas Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1 FamilySearch.org] - Free  
*Wee Monster Links for Kansas [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Kansas Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/ Kansas Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ 
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=19&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kansas Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry - $ 
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/kansas.htm Kansas Certificates] online - $ 
*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html The Kansas Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916.  
*[http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html The Kansas Department of Public Health] has copies of marriage records from July 1880. They have an index to records after 1916.  
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/kansas/index.html Kansas Death Records & Indexes] (deathindexes.com)
*{{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} Free/Unindexed images.
*{{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} Free/Unindexed images.
*{{RecordSearch|3583832|Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*{{RecordSearch|3583832|Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]