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Guide to '''Labette County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | Guide to '''Labette County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | ||
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|organized= February 7, 1867 | |organized= February 7, 1867 | ||
|county seat= Oswego | |county seat= Oswego | ||
|parent county= [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | |parent county= [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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|county1= [[Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy|Cherokee]] | |county1= [[Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy|Cherokee]] | ||
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==County Information== | == County Information == | ||
===Description=== | === Description === | ||
The | The County was named for a creek which runs through the county; the creek had been named for an early trader, Pierre LaBette.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Labette, Kansas Genealogy and History”, "http://genealogytrails.com/kan/labette/ 8/16/2017."</ref> The County is located in the southeast area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Labette, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labette_County,_Kansas" 8/16/2017.</ref> | ||
===County Courthouse=== | === County Courthouse === | ||
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Courthouse Intro|Labette}} | ||
'''Labette County Courthouse'''<br>501 Merchant Street<br> | '''Labette County Courthouse'''<br>501 Merchant Street<br>P.O. Box 387<br>Oswego, Kansas 67356<br>Phone: 620-421-5255<br> | ||
[http://www.labettecounty.com/ Labette County Website]<br><br> | [http://www.labettecounty.com/ Labette County Website]<br><br> | ||
County Clerk has birth records 1885-1896 and death records 1885-1889. <br>Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1870. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1875. <br>A yearly county census was taken 1915-1979. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | County Clerk has birth records 1885-1896 and death records 1885-1889. <br>Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1870. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1875. <br>A yearly county census was taken 1915-1979. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
===Labette County, Kansas Record Dates=== | === Labette County, Kansas Record Dates === | ||
{{KS Records Intro}} | {{KS Records Intro}} | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. Page 252 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>'''</center> | ||
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]''' | ||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]''' | ||
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1855 | ||
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| colspan="7" |<center> | | 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=== | === Record Loss === | ||
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===Boundary Changes=== | === Boundary Changes === | ||
{{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Labette}} | ||
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*'''Parent County:''' Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] County. | *'''Parent County:''' Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] County. | ||
*'''County seat:''' Oswego <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *'''County seat:''' Oswego <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> | ||
*[ | *'''Map''': [http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Kansas] - shows boundary changes for Kansas Counties | ||
*[ | *'''Chronology''': [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/KS_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kansas Historical Boundary Changes] - legislative details of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]<br> | ||
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===Populated Places=== | === Populated Places === | ||
{{KS Populated Places Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Populated Places Intro|Labette}} | ||
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,099,c,labette.cfm Hometown Locator]. | For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,099,c,labette.cfm Hometown Locator]. | ||
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* Stover | * Stover | ||
* Strauss | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss,_Kansas Strauss] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeda,_Kansas Valeda] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeda,_Kansas Valeda] | ||
* Winway</div> | * Winway</div> | ||
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===History Timeline=== | === History Timeline === | ||
{{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Labette}} | ||
==Resources== | == Resources == | ||
{{KS Resources Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Resources Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Bible Records=== | === Bible Records === | ||
{{KS Bible Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Bible Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Biographies=== | === Biographies === | ||
{{KS Biographies Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Biographies Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Business, Commerce, and Occupations=== | === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | ||
{{KS Business Records Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Business Records Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Cemeteries=== | === Cemeteries === | ||
{{KS Cemeteries Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Cemeteries Intro|Labette}} | ||
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Labette County, Kansas''' online and in print</center> | ||
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| | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center> | ||
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*[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/labette.htm KSGenWeb] | * [http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/labette.htm KSGenWeb] | ||
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/labette.htm Tombstone Project] | * [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/labette.htm Tombstone Project] | ||
*[http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=50 Kansas Gravestones] | * [http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=50 Kansas Gravestones] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Labette%20County%2C%20Kansas%22~&collection_id=2026973 | * [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Labette%20County%2C%20Kansas%22~&collection_id=2026973 Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch] | ||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm KS Interment] | * [http://www.interment.net/us/ks/index.htm KS Interment] | ||
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| | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> | ||
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*{{ | * {{FHL|430777|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} | ||
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Labette+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] | * [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Labette+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] | ||
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| | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center> | ||
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com] | * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com] | ||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Kansas&cemetery_county=Labette&year_range=5&size=15 | * [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Kansas&cemetery_county=Labette&year_range=5&size=15 Billion Graves] | ||
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas-cemetery-records.htm Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy] | * [https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas-cemetery-records.htm Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy] | ||
*[ | * [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=4778&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=37&stateAbbv=&stateName= Cemeteries for Labette County by EPodunk] | ||
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kansas Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center> | ||
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*{{RecordSearch|2568639|Kansas, Cemetery Abstracts}} at | *{{RecordSearch|2568639|Kansas, Cemetery Abstracts}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index | ||
===Census Records=== | === Census Records === | ||
{{Historical populations | {{Historical populations | ||
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{{KS Census Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Census Intro|Labette}} | ||
====State and Territorial Census Records==== | ==== State and Territorial Census Records ==== | ||
*'''1855-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925''' | |||
*'''1855-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925''' | *'''1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — Index and images | ||
*'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at | *'''1860''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images | ||
*'''1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images | *'''1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1824715|Kansas State Census, 1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*'''1865''' {{RecordSearch|1824715|Kansas State Census, 1865}} at | *'''1875''' - {{RecordSearch|1825178|Kansas State Census, 1875}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*'''1875''' {{RecordSearch|1825178|Kansas State Census, 1875}} at | *'''1885''' - {{RecordSearch|1825188|Kansas State Census, 1885}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images | ||
*'''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1825188|Kansas State Census, 1885}} at | *'''1895''' - {{RecordSearch|1825193|Kansas State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*'''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1825193|Kansas State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] | *'''1915''' - {{RecordSearch|2640442|Kansas State Census, 1915}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
*''' | *'''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 | ||
*'''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 | |||
====Federal Census Records==== | ==== Federal Census Records ==== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
===Church Records=== | === Church Records === | ||
{{KS Church Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Church Intro|Labette}} | ||
*Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal | *Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal | ||
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*Spring Valley Church | *Spring Valley Church | ||
*Zion Hill Church | *Zion Hill Church | ||
===Court Records=== | === Court Records === | ||
{{KS Court Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Court Intro|Labette}} | ||
Labette County Court House<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227 | |||
[http://www. | |||
The [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Sociey] has the following on microfilm: | |||
Chetopa City Clerk Ordinance book book, 1879-1881 | |||
===Directories=== | === Directories === | ||
{{KS Directories Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Directories Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Emigration and Immigration=== | === Emigration and Immigration === | ||
{{KS Emigration Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Emigration Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups=== | === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups === | ||
{{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Funeral Homes=== | === Funeral Homes === | ||
{{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Labette}} | ||
=== Genealogies === | |||
===Genealogies=== | |||
{{KS Genealogies Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Genealogies Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Guardianship=== | === Guardianship === | ||
{{KS Guardianship Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Guardianship Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Land and Property Records=== | === Land and Property Records === | ||
{{KS Land Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Land Intro|Labette}} | ||
The [http://www.labettecounty.com/department/?fDD=9-0 Labette County Register of Deeds Office] | The [http://www.labettecounty.com/department/?fDD=9-0 Labette County Register of Deeds Office ] has land records from 1867. | ||
An additional resource is'': 'Deed records, Labette County, 1868-1877, Kansas ''by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oceanic Hopkins Chapter (Pittsburg, Kansas) and Margaret Grandle. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and FamilySearch Centers worldwide. | |||
''Online Land | ''Online Land Records''<br> | ||
*[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land records at Kansas Historical Society]<br> | *[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land records at Kansas Historical Society]<br> | ||
:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209427 1906 Land Plat book for Labette County] - image of plat book<br> | :*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209427 1906 Land Plat book for Labette County] - image of plat book<br> | ||
:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223965 1916 Land Plat book for Labette County] - image of plat book<br> | :*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223965 1916 Land Plat book for Labette County] - image of plat book<br> | ||
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available<br> | |||
*[ | *'''1796-1907''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br> | ||
*'''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> | *'''1863-1908''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), index and images<br> | ||
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at | |||
For more information see [[Kansas Land and Property]]<br> | For more information see [[Kansas Land and Property]]<br> | ||
===Local Histories=== | === Local Histories === | ||
{{KS Histories Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Histories Intro|Labette}} | ||
{{KS History Intro}} | {{KS History Intro}} | ||
See [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat ]to locate the following materials: [Note: some digital versions are available online.] | |||
Brotherton, Mike, and Mattox, David. ''Labette County''. Arcadia Pub. , 2011. | |||
Brotherton, Mike, and Mattox, David. ''Labette County''. Arcadia Pub. , 2011. | |||
Canfield, Thomas H. ''Business Directory of the City of Oswego: Labette County, Kansas, Containing a History of the Town from the Beginning, with the Present Business of the Place, Together with an Outline Map of the City and Its Surroundings, Its Population and Its Railroad Facilities, Present and Future''. Oswego: Printed by Colver & M'Gill, 1870. | Canfield, Thomas H. ''Business Directory of the City of Oswego: Labette County, Kansas, Containing a History of the Town from the Beginning, with the Present Business of the Place, Together with an Outline Map of the City and Its Surroundings, Its Population and Its Railroad Facilities, Present and Future''. Oswego: Printed by Colver & M'Gill, 1870. | ||
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''Labette County, Kansas''. S.l.: General Books, 2010. | ''Labette County, Kansas''. S.l.: General Books, 2010. | ||
Lightfoot, W H. ''Our Heroes in Our Defense: Labette County, Kansas''. Parsons, Kan: Printed by Commercial publishing co, 1921. Digital versions at [ | Lightfoot, W H. ''Our Heroes in Our Defense: Labette County, Kansas''. Parsons, Kan: Printed by Commercial publishing co, 1921. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/ourheroesinourde00ligh Internet Archive] and [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t4jm2rq48 Hathi Trust]. | ||
Nixon, Ruth. ''History of Big Hill and Old Mt. Zion.'' Cherryvale? (Kan.: s.n., 1982. | Nixon, Ruth. ''History of Big Hill and Old Mt. Zion.'' Cherryvale? (Kan.: s.n., 1982. | ||
''Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Years from 1869 to 1895 : Story of "the Benders".'' Parsons, Kan. : Bell Bookcraft, 1970. Digital version at [ | ''Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Years from 1869 to 1895 : Story of "the Benders".'' Parsons, Kan. : Bell Bookcraft, 1970. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/parsonslabetteco00pars Internet Archive]. | ||
===Maps and Gazetteers=== | |||
''Online County Histories'' | |||
*''History of Labette County, Kansas and Representative Citizens.'' 1901. Edited and compiled by Hon. Nelson Case. Chicago, Illinois : Biographical Pub. Co. Online at: {{FSbook|93128}}, [https://archive.org/details/historyoflabette00case Internet Archive], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28823 Ancestry ($)]; {{WorldCat|866035687|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | |||
*''History of Labette County, Kansas, From the First Settlement to the Close of 1892.'' 1893. By Nelson Case. Topeka, Kansas : Crane & Co. Online at: {{FSbook|93164}}, [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008888872 Hathitrust], [https://archive.org/details/historyoflabette01case Internet Archive], [https://books.google.com/books?id=TZQ-AAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+county+kansas&lr=&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books]; {{WorldCat|865924916|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. | |||
=== Maps and Gazetteers === | |||
{{KS Maps Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Maps Intro|Labette}} | ||
{{KS Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KS Labette County}}}} | {{KS Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KS Labette County}}}} | ||
The [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection website] has digitized atlas maps of Labette County, as well as the cities of Altamont, Chetopa, Dennis, Labette City, Mathewson, Montana, Mortimer, Mound Valley, Neosho Falls, Oswego, and Parsons. The maps' source is "The Official State Atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations" Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co. 1887. | The [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection website] has digitized atlas maps of Labette County, as well as the cities of Altamont, Chetopa, Dennis, Labette City, Mathewson, Montana, Mortimer, Mound Valley, Neosho Falls, Oswego, and Parsons. The maps' source is "The Official State Atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations" Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co. 1887. | ||
===Migration=== | === Migration === | ||
{{KS Migration Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Migration Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Military Records=== | === Military Records === | ||
{{KS Military Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Military Intro|Labette}} | ||
The [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat website] provides holdings details for the following publications and archival materials: | The [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat website ]provides holdings details for the following publications and archival materials: | ||
''Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Kansas?: s.n, 1900. | ''Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Kansas?: s.n, 1900. | ||
Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. ''World War I Draft Registration Cards Labette County Kansas''. Mariba, Kentucky : P.M. Hollingsworth, 2003. (Available at FamilySearch centers.) | Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. ''World War I Draft Registration Cards Labette County Kansas''. Mariba, Kentucky : P.M. Hollingsworth, 2003. (Available at FamilySearch centers.) | ||
Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980. | Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980. | ||
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Nixon, Perry O. C. [''Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865'']. , 1907 | Nixon, Perry O. C. [''Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865'']. , 1907 | ||
====Online Collections==== | ==== Online Collections ==== | ||
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> | 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> | ||
''Collections Covering Multiple Wars''<br> | ''Collections Covering Multiple Wars''<br> | ||
*[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> | *[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> | ||
*[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> | *[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> | ||
''Civil War''<br> | ''Civil War''<br> | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index only<br> | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index only<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | *'''1862, 1863, 1868:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1766 Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | *'''1866-1931:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2580 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | *'''1880-1940:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1700 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | *'''1889:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2956 Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br> | ''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | |||
*'''1945-1970''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1680 Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | |||
''World War I''<br> | ''World War I''<br> | ||
*[http://www.ksgenweb.com/archives/military/ksguard/title.html 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> | |||
*[http://www.ksgenweb. | *'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*'''1917-1919''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2021 Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | *'''1930:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2955 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | ||
*'''1930''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2955 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | |||
''World War II''<br> | ''World War II''<br> | ||
*'''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] - ($), Index and images<br> | |||
*'''1940-1946''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70795 Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br> | *[http://ksgenweb.com/archives/ww2.htm 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> | ||
*[http://ksgenweb. | |||
''Korean War''<br> | ''Korean War''<br> | ||
*[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> | *[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> | ||
''Vietnam War''<br> | ''Vietnam War''<br> | ||
*[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> | *[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> | ||
For further information see [[Kansas Military Records]]. | For further information see [[Kansas Military Records]]. | ||
===Naturalization and Citizenship=== | === Naturalization and Citizenship === | ||
{{KS Naturalization Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Naturalization Intro|Labette}} | ||
*'''1864 - 1972''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5175 Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index | |||
*'''1865 - 1874''' - [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-kansas-indians.html Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874] at the [https://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21. | |||
*'''1865 - 1984''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61199 Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index and images | |||
*'''1917 - 1918''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2137 Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas | |||
=== Newspapers === | |||
===Newspapers=== | |||
{{KS Newspapers Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Newspapers Intro|Labette}} | ||
''Kansas Newspapers Online''<br> | ''Kansas Newspapers Online''<br> | ||
*[https://www.newspapers.com/ Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com] - ($), [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] | *[https://www.newspapers.com/ Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com] - ($), [http://www.kshs.org/ancestry/drivers/dlverify free to Kansas residents] through [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 Kansas Historical Society] | ||
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/kansas GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers | *[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/kansas GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers | ||
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers | *[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers | ||
*[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] | *[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] | ||
*[http://elephind.com/ Elephind] - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites | |||
''Kansas Newspaper Catalogs'' | ''Kansas Newspaper Catalogs'' | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/ks Kansas Online Historical Newspapers] - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/ | |||
*[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 | *[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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Current newspapers in Labette include the Altamont Journal, Chetopa Advance, Labette Avenue, Oswego Independent-Observer, and Parsons Sun. | Current newspapers in Labette include the Altamont Journal, Chetopa Advance, Labette Avenue, Oswego Independent-Observer, and Parsons Sun. | ||
Historical newspapers: The Kansas Historical Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm: [for dates and additional information see the [http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528 Newspaper Index at their website]. | Historical newspapers: The Kansas Historical Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm: [for dates and additional information see the [http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528 Newspaper Index at their website]. | ||
Altamont Gazette, Altamont Journal, Altamont Saturday Item, Altamont Sentinel, American Crank, Anti-Monopolist, Arbitrator, Bartlett News, Blade-Democra , Breeze, Chetopa Advance, Chetopa Advance Reunion Daily, Chetopa Advance-Clipper, Chetopa Clipper, Chetopa Democrat, Chetopa Herald, Chetopa Statesman, Chetopa Times, Coffins Business Directory, Daily Eclipse, Daily Eli, Daily Evening Star, Daily News, Daily Out-Look, Daily Pilot, Daily Republican, Democrat, Dennis Hustler, Dennis Leader, Edna Enterprise, Edna Independent, Edna News, Edna Star, Edna Sun, Evening Herald, Evening Journal, Eye Opener, Farm Talk, Golden Rod, High School Sentiment, Independent, Infant Wonder [many variant titles], Kansas Advocate, Kansas Christian Advocate, Kansas Democrat, Kansas Farm and Home, Kansas Messenger, Kansas State Alliance, Kansas Workman, Labette County Democrat, Labette County Statesman, Labette County Times, Labette County Times-Statesman, Labette Record, Labette Sentinel, Labette Star, Mills' Weekly World, Mound Valley Herald, Mound Valley Journal, Mound Valley News, Mound Valley Times, Oswego Bee, Oswego Blade, Oswego Courant, Oswego Daily Bee, Oswego Daily Independent, Oswego Daily Republican, Oswego Democrat, Oswego Independent, Oswego Independent-Observer, Oswego News-Blade, Oswego Register, Oswego Republican, Oswego Weekly Blade, Oswego Weekly Republican, Our Home, Parsons Advertiser, Parsons Broadaxe, Parsons Business College Journal, Parsons Daily Eclipse, Parsons Daily Journal, Parsons Daily News, Parsons Daily Republican, Parsons Daily Sun, Parsons Eclipse, Parsons Evening Globe, Parsons Independent, Parsons News, Parsons Palladium, Parsons School Reporter, Parsons Sun, Parsons Sun and Semi Weekly Herald, Parsons Surprise, Parsons Visitor, Parsons Weekly Blade, Parsons Weekly Eclipse, Parsons Weekly Globe, Parsons Weekly Herald, Parsons Weekly Star, Parsons Weekly Sun, Pilot , Railway Employee, School Reporter, Senior Annual, Sentiment, Settler's Guide, South East Kansas Independent Observer, Southern Kansas Advance, State Alliance-Workman, Sun, Times-Journal, Union Blade, United Labor, Weekly Clarion, Western Enterprise, Western World, White Banner, Wilsonton Journal | Altamont Gazette, Altamont Journal, Altamont Saturday Item, Altamont Sentinel, American Crank, Anti-Monopolist, Arbitrator, Bartlett News, Blade-Democra , Breeze, Chetopa Advance, Chetopa Advance Reunion Daily, Chetopa Advance-Clipper, Chetopa Clipper, Chetopa Democrat, Chetopa Herald, Chetopa Statesman, Chetopa Times, Coffins Business Directory, Daily Eclipse, Daily Eli, Daily Evening Star, Daily News, Daily Out-Look, Daily Pilot, Daily Republican, Democrat, Dennis Hustler, Dennis Leader, Edna Enterprise, Edna Independent, Edna News, Edna Star, Edna Sun, Evening Herald, Evening Journal, Eye Opener, Farm Talk, Golden Rod, High School Sentiment, Independent, Infant Wonder [many variant titles], Kansas Advocate, Kansas Christian Advocate, Kansas Democrat, Kansas Farm and Home, Kansas Messenger, Kansas State Alliance, Kansas Workman, Labette County Democrat, Labette County Statesman, Labette County Times, Labette County Times-Statesman, Labette Record, Labette Sentinel, Labette Star, Mills' Weekly World, Mound Valley Herald, Mound Valley Journal, Mound Valley News, Mound Valley Times, Oswego Bee, Oswego Blade, Oswego Courant, Oswego Daily Bee, Oswego Daily Independent, Oswego Daily Republican, Oswego Democrat, Oswego Independent, Oswego Independent-Observer, Oswego News-Blade, Oswego Register, Oswego Republican, Oswego Weekly Blade, Oswego Weekly Republican, Our Home, Parsons Advertiser, Parsons Broadaxe, Parsons Business College Journal, Parsons Daily Eclipse, Parsons Daily Journal, Parsons Daily News, Parsons Daily Republican, Parsons Daily Sun, Parsons Eclipse, Parsons Evening Globe, Parsons Independent, Parsons News, Parsons Palladium, Parsons School Reporter, Parsons Sun, Parsons Sun and Semi Weekly Herald, Parsons Surprise, Parsons Visitor, Parsons Weekly Blade, Parsons Weekly Eclipse, Parsons Weekly Globe, Parsons Weekly Herald, Parsons Weekly Star, Parsons Weekly Sun, Pilot , Railway Employee, School Reporter, Senior Annual, Sentiment, Settler's Guide, South East Kansas Independent Observer, Southern Kansas Advance, State Alliance-Workman, Sun, Times-Journal, Union Blade, United Labor, Weekly Clarion, Western Enterprise, Western World, White Banner, Wilsonton Journal | ||
===Obituaries=== | === Obituaries === | ||
{{KS Obituaries Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Obituaries Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Other Records=== | === Other Records === | ||
{{KS Other Records Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Other Records Intro|Labette}} | ||
''' | '''Voter Records'''<br> | ||
*'''1854''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4099 Kansas Election List, 1854] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index | |||
*'''1854''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4099 Kansas Election List, 1854] at Ancestry — ($), Index | *'''1854 - 1856''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3961 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index | ||
*'''1854-1856''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3961 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856] at Ancestry — ($), Index | |||
===Periodicals=== | === Periodicals === | ||
{{KS Periodicals Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Periodicals Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Probate Records=== | === Probate Records === | ||
{{KS Probate Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Probate Intro|Labette}} | ||
===School Records=== | '''Online Records | ||
*'''1803 – 1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | |||
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/local-records-microfilm-labette-co/11126 Kansas Historical Society] has the following on microfilm: | |||
*Probate journals, 1868-1919 | |||
*Will records, 1868-1921 | |||
=== School Records === | |||
{{KS Schools Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Schools Intro|Labette}} | ||
=== Tax Records === | |||
===Tax Records=== | |||
{{KS Tax Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Tax Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Vital Records=== | === Vital Records === | ||
{{KS Vital Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Vital Intro|Labette}} | ||
====Birth==== | ==== Birth ==== | ||
{{KS Birth Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Birth Intro|Labette}} | ||
*'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index. | |||
*'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https:// | |||
====Marriage==== | *'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ | ||
==== Marriage ==== | |||
{{KS Marriage Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Marriage Intro|Labette}} | ||
*'''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] — ($), Index and images | *'''1800 - 1946''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] — ($), Index and images | ||
*'''1811-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] | *'''1811 - 1911''' - {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — Index | ||
*'''1811-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at Ancestry — ($), Index | *'''1811 - 1911''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index | ||
*'''1840-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] | *'''1840 - 1935''' - {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] — Index | ||
*'''1861 | *'''1854 - 1861''' - [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/research/19385 Kansas Historical Society] — Index | ||
The [http://www.labettecounty.com/clerk/ Labette County Clerk's Office] holds the following records: | |||
The [http://www.labettecounty.com/clerk/ Labette County Clerk's Office] holds the following records: | |||
*Birth records: 1885 to 1896 | *Birth records: 1885 to 1896 | ||
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*Death records: 1885 to 1893 | *Death records: 1885 to 1893 | ||
In addition, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates are held by the [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics.] | In addition, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates are held by the [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics.] Post-1940 records are not public; to obtain copies one must be named on the record, or be an immediate family member, or need the record for legal rights. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Records held by the state are: | ||
*Birth and death certificates: July 1, 1911 to the present | *Birth and death certificates: July 1, 1911 to the present | ||
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The [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website has information on holdings of these published and archival materials: | The [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website has information on holdings of these published and archival materials: | ||
*''Early Marriage Records, Labette County, Kansas: 30 October 1867-13 April 1878, 15 May 1880-27 March 1881''. Topeka, Kan: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1978. | *''Early Marriage Records, Labette County, Kansas: 30 October 1867-13 April 1878, 15 May 1880-27 March 1881''. Topeka, Kan: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1978. | ||
*Grandle, Margaret, and Susan G. Tillman. ''Birth Records Labette County, [Kansas], 1885-1892''. Pittsburg, Kan: s.n, 1992. | *Grandle, Margaret, and Susan G. Tillman. ''Birth Records Labette County, [Kansas], 1885-1892''. Pittsburg, Kan: s.n, 1992. | ||
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*''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960''. , 1889. | *''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960''. , 1889. | ||
====Death==== | ==== Death ==== | ||
{{KS Death Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Death Intro|Labette}} | ||
*'''1885-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https:// | *'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index | ||
*'''1885-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at Ancestry — index $ | *'''1885 - 1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ | ||
====Divorce==== | ==== Divorce ==== | ||
{{KS Divorce Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Divorce Intro|Labette}} | ||
==Research Facilities== | == Research Facilities == | ||
{{KS Research Facilities Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Research Facilities Intro|Labette}} | ||
===Archives=== | === Archives === | ||
{{KS Archives Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Archives Intro|Labette}} | ||
=== | === Family History Centers === | ||
{{ | {{Family History Centers Intro}} | ||
=== Libraries === | |||
===Libraries=== | |||
{{KS Libraries Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Libraries Intro|Labette}} | ||
[http://www.altamontpubliclibrary.com/ Altamont Public Library] <br>407 Huston Ave <br>Altamont, KS 67330 <br>(620) 784-5530<br> | |||
[http://chetopa.mykansaslibrary.org/ Chetopa City Library] <br>312 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS 67336 <br>(620) 236-7194 <br> | |||
[http://edna.mykansaslibrary.org/ Edna Public Library] <br>105 N Delaware <br>Edna, KS 67342 <br>(620) 922-3470 <br> | |||
[http://moundvalleyks.com/library/ Mound Valley Library] <br>411 Hickory <br>Mound Valley, KS 67354 <br>(620) 328-3411 <br> | |||
[http://oswego.mykansaslibrary.org/ Oswego Public Library ]<br>704 Fourth Street <br>Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-4921 <br> | |||
[http://parsons.mykansaslibrary.org/ Parsons Public Library] <br>311 S 17th Street <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>(620) 421-5920 <br> | |||
===Museums=== | === Museums === | ||
{{KS Museums Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Museums Intro|Labette}} | ||
'''Chetopa Historical Museum''' <br>419 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-236-7121 | |||
'''Edna Historical Museum'''<br>101 S. Delaware <br>Edna, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-922-3333<br>[http://www.ednahistoricalmuseum.org/ Website] | |||
'''Edna | |||
==Societies== | '''Mound Valley Historical Museum'''<br>Mound Valley, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-328-2811 | ||
'''Oswego Historical Museum'''<br>410 Commercial Street <br>Oswego, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-795-4500<br>[http://oswegohistory.org/ Website]<br> | |||
'''Parsons Historical Society Museum'''<br>401 South 18th <br>Parsons, KS 67357<br>Telephone Number: 620-421-2109 <br>[http://sites.google.com/site/parsonshistoricalsocietymuseum/ Website] | |||
'''Parsons Iron Horse Museum''' <br>18th and Corning <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>Telephone Number: 620-421-1959 <br> <br> | |||
Southeast Kansas Education Museum <br>402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2003 | |||
== Societies == | |||
{{KS Societies Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Societies Intro|Labette}} | ||
'''Labette County Genealogical Society'''<br>1205 So. 32nd St <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>[https://www.kshs.org/p/ask-a-research-question/10096 Website] | |||
''' Mound Valley Historical Society'''<br>588 12000 Road <br>Mound Valley, KS <br>[http://museumsdatabase.com/museums/view/11493 Website] | |||
'''Mound Valley Historical Society'''<br> | |||
==Websites== | == Websites == | ||
{{KS Websites Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Websites Intro|Labette}} | ||
==Research Guides== | *[http://www.labettecounty.com Official Labette County, Kansas website] | ||
*[http://www.ksgenweb.com/labette/index.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. | |||
*{{FHL Place IDNum|203909|Kansas|Labette}}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 | |||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Labette/ Labette County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | |||
== Research Guides == | |||
{{KS Research Guides Intro|Labette}} | {{KS Research Guides Intro|Labette}} | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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Guide to Labette County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for a creek which runs through the county; the creek had been named for an early trader, Pierre LaBette.[2] The County is located in the southeast area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Labette County Courthouse
501 Merchant Street
P.O. Box 387
Oswego, Kansas 67356
Phone: 620-421-5255
Labette County Website
County Clerk has birth records 1885-1896 and death records 1885-1889.
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870.
Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1870.
Register of Deeds has land records from 1875.
A yearly county census was taken 1915-1979. [1]
Labette County, Kansas Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1885 | 1870 | 1885 | 1870 | 1875 | 1870 | 1855 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Kansas, Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch — index
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1870 | 9,973 | — |
| 1880 | 22,735 | 128.0% |
| 1890 | 27,586 | 21.3% |
| 1900 | 27,387 | −0.7% |
| 1910 | 31,423 | 14.7% |
| 1920 | 34,047 | 8.4% |
| 1930 | 31,346 | −7.9% |
| 1940 | 30,352 | −3.2% |
| 1950 | 29,285 | −3.5% |
| 1960 | 26,805 | −8.5% |
| 1970 | 25,775 | −3.8% |
| 1980 | 25,682 | −0.4% |
| 1990 | 23,693 | −7.7% |
| 2000 | 22,169 | −6.4% |
| 2010 | 21,607 | −2.5% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Kansas became a territory in 1854 and the first territory census taken was in 1855. It was also enumerated as Kansas Territory in the 1860 Federal Census, although there were 15 counties that were marked with "no population" in them. The state continued to take state censuses after it was admitted to the Union in 1861.[7] See links listed below.
State and Territorial Census Records[edit | edit source]
- 1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
- 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at FamilySearch — Index and images
- 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
- 1865 - Kansas State Census, 1865 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1875 - Kansas State Census, 1875 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1885 - Kansas State Census, 1885 at FamilySearch — images
- 1895 - Kansas State Census, 1895 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1915 - Kansas State Census, 1915 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry — Partial index (4 counties) and images
Federal Census Records[edit | edit source]
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861.[8] For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Kansas Church Records.
- Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal
- Cecil Church (historical)
- Center Bethel Church
- Center Chapel
- Edna Baptist Church
- Elm Church
- Hopewell Church
- Mount Pleasant Baptist
- Mount Zion Baptist Church (historical)
- Pleasant Hill Church
- St. Paul's Church. [See book: Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960]
- Salem Church (historical)
- Spring Valley Church
- Zion Hill Church
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Labette County Court House
501 Merchant St
Oswego KS 67356
(620) 795-2227
The Kansas Historical Sociey has the following on microfilm:
Chetopa City Clerk Ordinance book book, 1879-1881
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Kansas Land and Property for additional information about early Kansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
The Labette County Register of Deeds Office has land records from 1867.
An additional resource is: 'Deed records, Labette County, 1868-1877, Kansas by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oceanic Hopkins Chapter (Pittsburg, Kansas) and Margaret Grandle. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and FamilySearch Centers worldwide.
Online Land Records
- 1906 Land Plat book for Labette County - image of plat book
- 1916 Land Plat book for Labette County - image of plat book
- 1906 Land Plat book for Labette County - image of plat book
- Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
- 1796-1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
- 1863-1908 - U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images
For more information see Kansas Land and Property
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Labette County, Kansas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Kansas Local Histories.
See WorldCat to locate the following materials: [Note: some digital versions are available online.]
Brotherton, Mike, and Mattox, David. Labette County. Arcadia Pub. , 2011.
Canfield, Thomas H. Business Directory of the City of Oswego: Labette County, Kansas, Containing a History of the Town from the Beginning, with the Present Business of the Place, Together with an Outline Map of the City and Its Surroundings, Its Population and Its Railroad Facilities, Present and Future. Oswego: Printed by Colver & M'Gill, 1870.
Earle, Jonathan, Ted Wilson, Norman Saul, Paul Kelton, Stephen Hasiotis, and John N. Mack. Swords into Ploughshares: the Struggle to Build an Ordered Community of Liberty on the Southeast Kansas Frontier 1867-1876. , 2009. Internet resource at KU Scholar Works.
Graue, Bertha I, and Norman R. Peters. The Bartlett Book: A Collection of Newspaper Articles Containing a History of the Many Families Who Have Lived in the Southern Part of Labette County, Kansas, 1850-1977. Washington, D.C.] (Box 21117, Washington 20009: N.R. Peters, 1982.
James Lincoln Stice Papers: Scrapbooks, Letters, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs. Fayetteville, Ark: Special Collections Division, University Libraries, 1999.
Kinton, Maxine L. Some Ohioans to Labette Co., Kansas. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.
Labette County, Kansas. S.l.: General Books, 2010.
Lightfoot, W H. Our Heroes in Our Defense: Labette County, Kansas. Parsons, Kan: Printed by Commercial publishing co, 1921. Digital versions at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.
Nixon, Ruth. History of Big Hill and Old Mt. Zion. Cherryvale? (Kan.: s.n., 1982.
Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Years from 1869 to 1895 : Story of "the Benders". Parsons, Kan. : Bell Bookcraft, 1970. Digital version at Internet Archive.
Online County Histories
- History of Labette County, Kansas and Representative Citizens. 1901. Edited and compiled by Hon. Nelson Case. Chicago, Illinois : Biographical Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- History of Labette County, Kansas, From the First Settlement to the Close of 1892. 1893. By Nelson Case. Topeka, Kansas : Crane & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
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The David Rumsey Map Collection website has digitized atlas maps of Labette County, as well as the cities of Altamont, Chetopa, Dennis, Labette City, Mathewson, Montana, Mortimer, Mound Valley, Neosho Falls, Oswego, and Parsons. The maps' source is "The Official State Atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations" Philadelphia. L.H. Everts & Co. 1887.
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
The WorldCat website provides holdings details for the following publications and archival materials:
Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas. Kansas?: s.n, 1900.
Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. World War I Draft Registration Cards Labette County Kansas. Mariba, Kentucky : P.M. Hollingsworth, 2003. (Available at FamilySearch centers.)
Kinton, Maxine L. Some Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.
Mack, John N. "A Second Revolution: The Struggle to Define the Meaning of the Civil War in Southeast Kansas, 1867-1876." Kansas History. 32.1 (2009)
Memorial ... Parsons, Kansas. Parsons, Kan.?: s.n., 1970.
Nixon, Perry O. C. [Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865]. , 1907
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Kansas Military Records.
Collections Covering Multiple Wars
- Kansas Military Index at 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
- Records of the Deaths and Burials at the Kansas State Soldiers Home - Index only, the home is located in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
Civil War
- Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index only
- 1862, 1863, 1868: Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- 1866-1931: Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- 1880-1940: Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- 1889: Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
Spanish-American War (1898)
- 1945-1970: Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
World War I
- History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard (WWI) at KSGenWeb - Taken from the book by the Adjutant General's Office
- 1917-1919: Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- 1930: Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
World War II
- 1940-1946: Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
- World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Kansas, War Dept-June 1946 at KSGenWeb - Index only
Korean War
Vietnam War
For further information see Kansas Military Records.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1864 - 1972 - Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972 at Ancestry — ($), Index
- 1865 - 1874 - Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874 at the National Archives — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21.
- 1865 - 1984 - Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
- 1917 - 1918 - Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
For more information, see Kansas Newspapers.
Kansas Newspapers Online
- Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com - ($), free to Kansas residents through Kansas Historical Society
- GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
- Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
- Chronicling America - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; searching tips
- Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
Kansas Newspaper Catalogs
- Kansas Online Historical Newspapers - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
- 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
Current newspapers in Labette include the Altamont Journal, Chetopa Advance, Labette Avenue, Oswego Independent-Observer, and Parsons Sun.
Historical newspapers: The Kansas Historical Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm: [for dates and additional information see the Newspaper Index at their website.
Altamont Gazette, Altamont Journal, Altamont Saturday Item, Altamont Sentinel, American Crank, Anti-Monopolist, Arbitrator, Bartlett News, Blade-Democra , Breeze, Chetopa Advance, Chetopa Advance Reunion Daily, Chetopa Advance-Clipper, Chetopa Clipper, Chetopa Democrat, Chetopa Herald, Chetopa Statesman, Chetopa Times, Coffins Business Directory, Daily Eclipse, Daily Eli, Daily Evening Star, Daily News, Daily Out-Look, Daily Pilot, Daily Republican, Democrat, Dennis Hustler, Dennis Leader, Edna Enterprise, Edna Independent, Edna News, Edna Star, Edna Sun, Evening Herald, Evening Journal, Eye Opener, Farm Talk, Golden Rod, High School Sentiment, Independent, Infant Wonder [many variant titles], Kansas Advocate, Kansas Christian Advocate, Kansas Democrat, Kansas Farm and Home, Kansas Messenger, Kansas State Alliance, Kansas Workman, Labette County Democrat, Labette County Statesman, Labette County Times, Labette County Times-Statesman, Labette Record, Labette Sentinel, Labette Star, Mills' Weekly World, Mound Valley Herald, Mound Valley Journal, Mound Valley News, Mound Valley Times, Oswego Bee, Oswego Blade, Oswego Courant, Oswego Daily Bee, Oswego Daily Independent, Oswego Daily Republican, Oswego Democrat, Oswego Independent, Oswego Independent-Observer, Oswego News-Blade, Oswego Register, Oswego Republican, Oswego Weekly Blade, Oswego Weekly Republican, Our Home, Parsons Advertiser, Parsons Broadaxe, Parsons Business College Journal, Parsons Daily Eclipse, Parsons Daily Journal, Parsons Daily News, Parsons Daily Republican, Parsons Daily Sun, Parsons Eclipse, Parsons Evening Globe, Parsons Independent, Parsons News, Parsons Palladium, Parsons School Reporter, Parsons Sun, Parsons Sun and Semi Weekly Herald, Parsons Surprise, Parsons Visitor, Parsons Weekly Blade, Parsons Weekly Eclipse, Parsons Weekly Globe, Parsons Weekly Herald, Parsons Weekly Star, Parsons Weekly Sun, Pilot , Railway Employee, School Reporter, Senior Annual, Sentiment, Settler's Guide, South East Kansas Independent Observer, Southern Kansas Advance, State Alliance-Workman, Sun, Times-Journal, Union Blade, United Labor, Weekly Clarion, Western Enterprise, Western World, White Banner, Wilsonton Journal
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voter Records
- 1854 - Kansas Election List, 1854 at Ancestry — ($), Index
- 1854 - 1856 - Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856 at Ancestry — ($), Index
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Kansas, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, inventories, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Kansas, Labette and click Probate records.
Online Records
- 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
The Kansas Historical Society has the following on microfilm:
- Probate journals, 1868-1919
- Will records, 1868-1921
School Records[edit | edit source]
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Kansas tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Tax lists were usually made every year, however, there may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Kansas Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Kansas Vital Records. For information about restrictions and costs for certificates, see the CDC Where to Write for Vital Records site.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1818 - 1936 Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch.org — index.
- 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1800 - 1946 - United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946 at findmypast — ($), Index and images
- 1811 - 1911 - Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 at FamilySearch — Index
- 1811 - 1911 - Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 at Ancestry — ($), Index
- 1840 - 1935 - Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 at FamilySearch.org — Index
- 1854 - 1861 - KHS Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1861 at Kansas Historical Society — Index
The Labette County Clerk's Office holds the following records:
- Birth records: 1885 to 1896
- Marriage records: 1867 to the present
- Death records: 1885 to 1893
In addition, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates are held by the State of Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. Post-1940 records are not public; to obtain copies one must be named on the record, or be an immediate family member, or need the record for legal rights. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Records held by the state are:
- Birth and death certificates: July 1, 1911 to the present
- Marriage licenses: May 1, 1913 to the present
- Divorce certificates: July 1, 1951 to the present
The Kansas Historical Society has the following on microfilm:
- Marriage records: 1867 to 1920
- Marriage register: 1885 to 1896
The WorldCat website has information on holdings of these published and archival materials:
- Early Marriage Records, Labette County, Kansas: 30 October 1867-13 April 1878, 15 May 1880-27 March 1881. Topeka, Kan: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1978.
- Grandle, Margaret, and Susan G. Tillman. Birth Records Labette County, [Kansas], 1885-1892. Pittsburg, Kan: s.n, 1992.
- Labette County Early Births Early Deaths. S.l: s.n, 1900.
- Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960. , 1889.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Labette County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kansas Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
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Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Labette County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kansas Archives and Libraries.
Altamont Public Library
407 Huston Ave
Altamont, KS 67330
(620) 784-5530
Chetopa City Library
312 Maple
Chetopa, KS 67336
(620) 236-7194
Edna Public Library
105 N Delaware
Edna, KS 67342
(620) 922-3470
Mound Valley Library
411 Hickory
Mound Valley, KS 67354
(620) 328-3411
Oswego Public Library
704 Fourth Street
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-4921
Parsons Public Library
311 S 17th Street
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-5920
Museums[edit | edit source]
Chetopa Historical Museum
419 Maple
Chetopa, KS
Telephone Number: 620-236-7121
Edna Historical Museum
101 S. Delaware
Edna, KS
Telephone Number: 620-922-3333
Website
Mound Valley Historical Museum
Mound Valley, KS
Telephone Number: 620-328-2811
Oswego Historical Museum
410 Commercial Street
Oswego, KS
Telephone Number: 620-795-4500
Website
Parsons Historical Society Museum
401 South 18th
Parsons, KS 67357
Telephone Number: 620-421-2109
Website
Parsons Iron Horse Museum
18th and Corning
Parsons, KS 67357
Telephone Number: 620-421-1959
Southeast Kansas Education Museum
402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-2003
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Labette County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kansas Societies.
Labette County Genealogical Society
1205 So. 32nd St
Parsons, KS 67357
Website
Mound Valley Historical Society
588 12000 Road
Mound Valley, KS
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Official Labette County, Kansas website
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- FamilySearch Catalog The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
- Labette County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Labette, Kansas Genealogy and History”, "http://genealogytrails.com/kan/labette/ 8/16/2017."
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Labette, Kansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labette_County,_Kansas" 8/16/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. Page 252 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ “Kansas Research Outline”, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Department, 2000), 40.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Labette County, Kansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labette_County,_Kansas#Communities, accessed 21 September 2017.
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 118-119.
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 119.