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County clerks and clerks of probate courts have been keeping records of marriages since the creation of each county in the state. Some date from the mid-1850s. You can write to the clerk's office in the county where the license was issued. The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1920 Kansas marriage records. [http://www.kshs.org/index.htm Kansas Historical Society] has copies of some county and city vital records on microfilm. Check their [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/localgovt/microfilm/index.htm website for what is available for each county.]  
County clerks and clerks of probate courts have been keeping records of marriages since the creation of each county in the state. Some date from the mid-1850s. You can write to the clerk's office in the county where the license was issued. The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1920 Kansas marriage records. [http://www.kshs.org/index.htm Kansas Historical Society] has copies of some county and city vital records on microfilm. Check their [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/localgovt/microfilm/index.htm website for what is available for each county.]  


[http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/vital/marriages.htm Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] is an ongoing voluteer effort by the [http://www.kshs.org/index.htm Kansas State Historical Society] to index early Kansas marriages.&nbsp; The searchable database includes only part of the counties so far.<br>
[http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/vital/marriages.htm Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] is an ongoing voluteer effort by the [http://www.kshs.org/index.htm Kansas State Historical Society] to index early Kansas marriages.&nbsp; The searchable database includes only part of the counties so far.<br>  


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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).  
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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|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;Marriage Records'''  
|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Kansas&nbsp;Marriage Records'''  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="50" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''early&nbsp;-&nbsp;1913'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early&nbsp;-&nbsp;1913'''  
| bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''&nbsp;1913 - present'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''&nbsp;1913 - present'''
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
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| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | &nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | &nbsp;  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
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| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''&nbsp;'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''&nbsp;'''
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''  
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| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''&nbsp;'''
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[[Kansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
=== Divorce Records  ===
=== Divorce Records  ===


The district court in each county has had jurisdiction over divorces. Divorce information is interfiled with other court records. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. Since July 1951 a copy of the proceedings has been filed with the Bureau of Registration and Health Statistics.  
The district court in each county has had jurisdiction over divorces. Divorce information is interfiled with other court records. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. Since July 1951 a copy of the proceedings has been filed with the Bureau of Registration and Health Statistics.  
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== Death Records  ==
== Death Records  ==
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