Kansas Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Kansas.htm][http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Kansas.htm Kansas Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Kansas+State+Indexes+and+Collections&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Kansas Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.  

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The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1912 birth records at the county courthouses in southeastern Kansas. The library also has a few files from mortuaries and funeral homes.  

'''State Records of Births'''  

*[http://www.vitalrec.com VitalRecords.com] {commercial site}

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=== Adoption  ===

County clerks and clerks of probate courts have been keeping records of marriages since the creation of each county in the state. Some date from the mid-1850s. You can write to the clerk's office in the county where the license was issued. The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1920 Kansas marriage records. [http://www.kshs.org/index.htm Kansas Historical Society] has copies of some county and city vital records on microfilm. Check their [http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/localgovt/microfilm/index.htm website for what is available for each county.]  

'''1913 - Present'''  

Marriage records since July 1913 have also been kept by the state. These may be obtained from [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/marriage.html the Office of Vital Statistics] (see address above).  

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The Family History Library is presently acquiring copies of pre-1912 death records at the county courthouses in southeastern Kansas. The library also has a few files from mortuaries and funeral homes.  

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*[[Kansas Periodicals|Kansas Periodicals]]

== Tips  ==

== Miscellaneous Records  ==

'''Wiki articles describing online collections ard found at:'''  

*[[Kansas Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kansas Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Kansas Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kansas Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  

*[[Kansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kansas County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

== Guide to Vital Records  ==

== References  ==

{{Kansas|Kansas}}  

[[Category:Kansas|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]