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| {{Locality | | {{stub}}''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kansas|Kansas]] > Decatur County'' |
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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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| {{Infobox U.S. County 2016
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| |organized= March 6, 1873
| | == History == |
| |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 location in state= [[Image: 200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Decatur County svg.bmp|245x245px]]
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| ==County Information==
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| ===Description=== | | ==== Parent County ==== |
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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>
| | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
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| ===County Courthouse=== | | ==== Record Loss ==== |
| {{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=== | | ==== Populated Places ==== |
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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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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1878
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1891
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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=== | | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
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| | == Resources == |
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| ===Boundary Changes=== | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| {{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=== | | ==== Church ==== |
| {{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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| * Lincoln
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| * Logan
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| * Lyon
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| * Oberlin
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| * Olive
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| * Pleasant Valley
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| * Prairie Dog
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| * Roosevelt
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| * Sappa
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| * Sherman
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| ===History Timeline=== | | ==== Court ==== |
| {{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Decatur}}
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| ==Resources== | | ==== Land ==== |
| {{KS Resources Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Bible Records=== | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| {{KS Bible Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Biographies=== | | ==== Maps ==== |
| {{KS Biographies Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Business, Commerce, and Occupations=== | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{KS Business Records Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Cemeteries=== | | ==== Newspapers ==== |
| {{KS Cemeteries Intro|Decatur}}
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| | colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Cemeteries of Decatur County, Kansas''' online and in print</center>
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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=== | | ==== Taxation ==== |
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| |footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Kansas#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
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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] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925'''
| | == Societies and Libraries == |
| *'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Index and images - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - ($), 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==== | | == Web Sites == |
| 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=== | | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| {{KS Church Intro|Decatur}}
| | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=203734&subject_disp=Kansas%2C+Decatur&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] |
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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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| '''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
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| ===Court Records===
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| {{KS Court Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Directories===
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| {{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===
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| {{KS Emigration Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups===
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| ===Funeral Homes===
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| {{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Decatur}}
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| * [https://www.paulsfh.com/ Pauls Funeral Home] in Oberlin
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| ===Genealogies===
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| {{KS Genealogies Intro|Decatur}}
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| ===Guardianship===
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| ===Land and Property Records===
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| {{KS Land Intro|Decatur}}
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| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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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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| ===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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| ====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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