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| | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' <br> |
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| Guide to '''Decatur County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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| | Decatur County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries. |
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| |organized= March 6, 1873
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| |county seat= Oberlin
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| |parent county= unorganized territory <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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| |county1= [[Furnas County, Nebraska Genealogy|Furnas (NE)]]
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| |county2= [[Hitchcock County, Nebraska Genealogy|Hitchcock (NE)]]
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| |county3= [[Norton County, Kansas Genealogy|Norton]]
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| |county4= [[Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy|Rawlins]]
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| |county5= [[Red Willow County, Nebraska Genealogy|Red Willow (NE)]]
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| |county6= [[Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy|Sheridan]]
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| |county7= [[Thomas County, Kansas Genealogy|Thomas]]</br><center>[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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| ==County Information==
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| ===Description=== | | == County Courthouse == |
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| The county was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, of the United States Navy.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Decatur, Kansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/kan/decatur/, accessed 8/10/2017.</ref> The county is located in the northwestern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Kansas, accessed 8/10/2017.</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> |
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| ===County Courthouse=== | | == History == |
| {{KS Courthouse Intro|Decatur}}
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| '''Decatur County Courthouse'''<br>120 E. Hall<br>P.O. Box 89<br>Oberlin, Kansas 66749-0089<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<br>
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| [http://www.oberlin-kansas.com/ Decatur County Website]<br><br>Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1913, divorce and court records from 1881, probate records from 1891 and naturalization records from 1880.<br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1878 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. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
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| ===Decatur County, Kansas Record Dates===
| | 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> |
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| | colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records<ref>''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)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>'''</center>
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| | colspan="7" |<center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.<ref>“Kansas Research Outline”, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Department, 2000), 40.</ref> </center>
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| ===Record Loss=== | | ==== Parent County ==== |
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| | '''1873--'''Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| ===Boundary Changes=== | | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
| {{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''Parent County:''' Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>
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| *'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KS_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kansas Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KS Kansas Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kansas county boundary changes<br>
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| ===Populated Places=== | | ==== Record Loss ==== |
| {{KS Populated Places Intro|Decatur}}
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| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,039,c,decatur.cfm Hometown Locator].
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| The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "DecaturCounty, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_County,_Kansas#Communities, accessed 14 September 2017.</ref>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton,_Kansas Clayton]
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_Kansas Dresden]</div>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennings,_Kansas Jennings]
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norcatur,_Kansas Norcatur]</div>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin,_Kansas Oberlin]</div>
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| * Allison
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Bluffs,_Kansas Cedar Bluffs]</div>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanona,_Kansas Kanona]
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leoville,_Kansas Leoville]</div>
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle,_Kansas Lyle]
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traer,_Kansas Traer]</div>
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| * Allison
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| * Altory
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| * Bassettville
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| * Beaver
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| * Cook
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| * Custer
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| * Cook
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| * Dresden
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| * Finley</div>
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| * Garfield
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| * Grant
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| * Harlan
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| * Jennings
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| * Liberty
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| * Oberlin
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| * Olive
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| * Pleasant Valley
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| * Sappa
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| ===History Timeline=== | | == Places/Localities == |
| {{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Decatur}}
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| ==Resources== | | ==== Populated Places ==== |
| {{KS Resources Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Bible Records=== | | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
| {{KS Bible Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Biographies=== | | *[[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County, Nebraska]] |
| {{KS Biographies Intro|Decatur}}
| | *[[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County, Nebraska]] |
| | *[[Norton County, Kansas|Norton]] |
| | *[[Rawlins County, Kansas|Rawlins]] |
| | *[[Red Willow County, Nebraska|Red Willow County, Nebraska]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1231903658531_830" /> |
| | *[[Sheridan County, Kansas|Sheridan]] |
| | *[[Thomas County, Kansas|Thomas]] |
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| ===Business, Commerce, and Occupations=== | | == Resources == |
| {{KS Business Records Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Cemeteries=== | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| {{KS Cemeteries Intro|Decatur}}
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| | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet. |
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| *[http://www.ksgenweb.org/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm KSGenWeb]
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| *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/decatur.htm Tombstone Project]
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| *[http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=20 Kansas Gravestones]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Decatur%20County%2C%20Kansas%22~&collection_id=2026973 BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch]
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| *[http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm KS Interment]
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| *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Decatur+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=903 Findagrave.com]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Kansas&cemetery_county=Decatur&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas-cemetery-records.htm Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393981&reqParentsLabel=Decatur%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| ===Census Records=== | | ==== Church ==== |
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| |1880 |4180
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| |1890 |8414
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| |1900 |9234
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| |1910 |8976
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| |1920 |8121
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| |1930 |8866
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| |1940 |7434
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| |1950 |6185
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| |1960 |5778
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| |1970 |4988
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| |1980 |4509
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| |1990 |4021
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| |2000 |3472
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| |2010 |2961
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| {{KS Census Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''1855-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925'''
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| *'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Index and images - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
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| *'''1865''' {{RecordSearch|1824715|Kansas State Census, 1865}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Kansas State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1875''' {{RecordSearch|1825178|Kansas State Census, 1875}} at FamilySearch — index & images- [[Kansas State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1825188|Kansas State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch — images- [[Kansas State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1825193|Kansas State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index & images - [[Kansas, State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1905''' {{RecordSearch|2659394|Kansas State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Kansas State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1915''' {{RecordSearch|2640442|Kansas State Census, 1915}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Kansas State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1919-1961''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2270 Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - Partial index (4 counties) and images
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| *'''1925''' {{RecordSearch|2659395|Kansas State Census, 1925}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Kansas State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| ====Federal Census Records==== | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 119.</ref> For links to Federal Census indexes, see [[Kansas Census]].<br>
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| ===Church Records=== | | ==== Maps ==== |
| {{KS Church Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''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
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| *'''1861-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3042282|Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1861-1918}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| ===Court Records=== | | ==== Probate ==== |
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| ===Directories=== | | ==== Taxation ==== |
| {{KS Directories Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
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| ===Emigration and Immigration=== | | ==== Vital Records ==== |
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| ===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups===
| | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site |
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| ===Funeral Homes=== | | == Societies and Libraries == |
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| * [https://www.paulsfh.com/ Pauls Funeral Home] in Oberlin
| | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
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| ===Genealogies===
| | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
| {{KS Genealogies Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Guardianship=== | | == Web Sites == |
| {{KS Guardianship Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Land and Property Records===
| | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| {{KS Land Intro|Decatur}} | | *{{FHL|Kansas%2C+Decatur|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Decatur/ Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
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| *[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land records at Kansas Historical Society]<br>
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| :*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223988 1905 Land Plat book for Decatur County] - image of plat book<br>
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| :*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223989 1921 Land Plat book for Decatur County] - image of plat book<br>
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| *[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxdefault.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available<br>
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| *'''1796-1907''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br>
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| *'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at Ancestry - - index & images ($)<br>
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| For more information see [[Kansas Land and Property]]<br>
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| ===Local Histories===
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| {{KS Histories Intro|Decatur}}
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| {{KS History Intro}}
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| ===Maps and Gazetteers===
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| {{KS Maps Intro|Decatur}}
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| {{KS Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KS Decatur County}}}}
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393981&reqParentsLabel=Decatur%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
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| *[http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Kansas] - shows boundary changes for Kansas Counties
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| ===Migration===
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| {{KS Migration Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Military Records===
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| {{KS Military Intro|Decatur}}
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| ====Online Collections====
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| These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records]] and [[Kansas Military Records|Kansas Military Records]].<br><br>
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| ''Collections Covering Multiple Wars''<br>
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| *[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/online-collections/18942 Kansas Historical Society] - Index only, includes Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts<br>
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| *[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/ford/cemeteries/ksstatesoldhomedeaths.htm Records of the Deaths and Burials at the Kansas State Soldiers Home] - Index only, the home is located in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.<br>
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| ''Civil War''<br>
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| *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index only<br>
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| *'''1862, 1863, 1868''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1766 Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *'''1866-1931''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2580 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *'''1880-1940''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1700 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *'''1889''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2956 Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| ''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br>
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| *'''1945-1970''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1680 Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| ''World War I''<br>
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| *[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/military/ksguard/ History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard (WWI)] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Taken from the book by the Adjutant General's Office<br>
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| *'''1917-1919''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2021 Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *'''1930''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2955 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| ''World War II''<br>
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| *'''1940-1946''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70795 Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
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| *[http://ksgenweb.org/archives/decatur/military/honor.txt World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Kansas, War Dept-June 1946] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Index only<br>
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| ''Korean War''<br>
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| *[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Kansas] - Index only<br>
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| ''Vietnam War''<br>
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| *[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Kansas] - Index only<br>
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| For further information see [[Kansas Military Records]].
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| ===Naturalization and Citizenship===
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| {{KS Naturalization Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''1864-1972''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5175 Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972] at Ancestry — ($), Index
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| *'''1865-1874''' [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-kansas-indians.html Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874] at the [https://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21.
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| *'''1865-1984''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61199 Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984] at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
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| *'''1917-1918''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2137 Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918] at Ancestry — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas
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| ===Newspapers===
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| {{KS Newspapers Intro|Decatur}}
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| ''Kansas Newspapers Online''<br>
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50041/ Kansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
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| *[https://www.newspapers.com/ Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com] - ($), [http://www.kshs.org/ancestry/drivers/dlverify free to Kansas residents] through [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 Kansas Historical Society]
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| *[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/kansas GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
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| *[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
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| *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Kansasðnicity=&language= Chronicling America] - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/help/#basic_searching searching tips]
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| ''Kansas Newspaper Catalogs''
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| *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/kansas-online-historical-newspapers Kansas Online Historical Newspapers] - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
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| *[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper
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| ===Obituaries===
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| {{KS Obituaries Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Other Records===
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| {{KS Other Records Intro|Decatur}}
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| '''Voting Records'''<br>
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| *'''1854''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4099 Kansas Election List, 1854] at Ancestry — ($), Index
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| *'''1854-1856''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3961 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856] at Ancestry — ($), Index
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| ===Periodicals===
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| {{KS Periodicals Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Probate Records===
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| {{KS Probate Intro|Decatur}}
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *'''1803–1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| ===School Records===
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| {{KS Schools Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Social Security Records===
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| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| ===Tax Records===
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| {{KS Tax Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Vital Records===
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| {{KS Vital Intro|Decatur}}
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| ====Birth====
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| {{KS Birth Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''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
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| *'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index - [[Kansas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1885-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at Ancestry — index $
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| ====Marriage====
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| {{KS Marriage Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''1800-1946''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] — ($), Index and images
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| *'''1811-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — Index - [[Kansas, Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1811-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at Ancestry — ($), Index
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| *'''1840-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] — Index- [[Kansas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1861-1918''' {{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]]
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| ====Death====
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| {{KS Death Intro|Decatur}}
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| *'''1880, 1885-1911''' [https://www.ksgenweb.org/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site
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| *'''1885-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index - [[Kansas Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1885-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at Ancestry — index $
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| ====Divorce====
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| {{KS Divorce Intro|Decatur}}
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| ==Research Facilities==
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| {{KS Research Facilities Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Archives===
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| {{KS Archives Intro|Decatur}}
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ne/mccook/411-elizabeth-lane McCook Nebraska FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.swngs.org/index.html Southwest Nebraska Genealogical Society Public Library] - an affiliate library
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| ===Libraries===
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| {{KS Libraries Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Museums===
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| {{KS Museums Intro|Decatur}}
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| '''Decatur County Last Indian Raid Museum'''<br>258 S Penn Ave<br> Oberlin, KS 67749<br>Phone: 785-475-2712<br>Email: [mailto:lirm@ruraltel.net lirm@ruraltel.net]<br>[https://www.dclirm.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Decatur-County-Last-Indian-Raid-Museum-117431381636411/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| ==Societies==
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| {{KS Societies Intro|Decatur}}
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| ==Websites==
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| {{KS Websites Intro|Decatur}}
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|1380|Kansas|Decatur}}The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
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| ==Research Guides==
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| {{KS Research Guides Intro|Decatur}}
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| ==References==
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| <references />
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| {{Kansas|Kansas}}
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| [[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] | | [[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]] |
| [[Category:Kansas_Counties]]
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