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Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Kansas statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Kansas statewide beginning in XXXX, although counties may have kept earlier records. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | ||
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'''Births'''<br> | |||
*'''1811-1940''': {{RecordSearch|2380510|Kansas Births and Baptisms}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1818-1936''': {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1854-1879''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4132 Kansas Settlers] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1885-1911''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas Births and Christenings Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
'''Marriages'''<br> | |||
*'''17thc-20thc''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas US Marriages – Kansas] at Findmypast; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1811-1911''': {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Ancestry]'' ($) | |||
*'''1840-1935''': {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1854-1861''': [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-marriage-index/11315 Kansas Marriage Index] at Kansas Historical Society | |||
*'''1854-1873''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3444 Kansas Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1855-1911''': {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
'''Deaths '''<br> | |||
*'''1811-1940''': {{RecordSearch|2384979|Kansas Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1873-1970''': [http://www.kshs.org/p/fraternal-order-death-notices/10988 Kansas Fraternal Order Death Index] at Kansas Historical Society | |||
*'''1885-1930''': {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Ancestry]'' ($) | |||
*'''1902-1930''': [http://www.kshs.org/p/knights-and-ladies-of-security-security-benefit-association-index-to-death-claims/11316 Knights and Ladies of Security/Security Benefit Association] at Kansas Historical Society | |||
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
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