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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | ||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1911, with general compliance by 1917. | ||
*'''''Local regististration:''''' Some cities recorded birth and death records as early as | *'''''Local regististration:''''' Some cities and counties recorded birth and death records as early as 1885, although registration was inconsistent. | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Kansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Kansas. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Kansas Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Kansas. | ||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1919 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1919 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | ||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Kansas Newspapers]] and [[Kansas Obituaries]] for more information. | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Kansas Newspapers]] and [[Kansas Obituaries]] for more information. | ||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Kansas Church Records]] for more information. | ||
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'''Census Records:''' | '''Census Records:''' | ||
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*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | ||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | ||
==Further Kansas Research== | ==Further Kansas Research== | ||
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