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== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


Labette County Courthouse<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227
Labette County Courthouse<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227  


== History  ==
== History  ==
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==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====


'''1867--'''Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho]] County. '''County seat:''' Oswego <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
'''1867--'''Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas|Neosho]] County. '''County seat:''' Oswego <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  


==== Boundary Changes  ====
==== Boundary Changes  ====
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Resources for specific cemeteries are:  
Resources for specific cemeteries are:  


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| Paine, George. [''Inscriptions from Deserted Cemetery Near Bartlett'']. , 1971. Archival material.
| Paine, George. [''Inscriptions from Deserted Cemetery Near Bartlett'']. , 1971. Archival material.
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| ''Harmony Grove Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
| ''Harmony Grove Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
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| Hopewell  
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| McAvoy, Gene P. ''Cemetery inscriptions from Labette Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas''. [S.l.&nbsp;: s.n.], 1977. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
| McAvoy, Gene P. ''Cemetery inscriptions from Labette Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas''. [S.l.&nbsp;: s.n.], 1977. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
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| Mound Valley  
| Mound Valley  
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| The Mound Valley Cemetery, 1885-1976 / produced by members of the Mound Valley Historical Society and the LaBette Genealogical Society of LaBette County, Kansas. Mound Valley, Kan.&nbsp;: M.V.H.S., 1977. (Available at the Kansas Historical Society)
| The Mound Valley Cemetery, 1885-1976 / produced by members of the Mound Valley Historical Society and the LaBette Genealogical Society of LaBette County, Kansas. Mound Valley, Kan.&nbsp;: M.V.H.S., 1977. (Available at the Kansas Historical Society)
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| Mount Calvary  
| Mount Calvary  
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| ''Mount Calvary Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
| ''Mount Calvary Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
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| Oak Hill  
| Oak Hill  
| Chetopa
| Chetopa  
| Miller, Retha L. B, and Brenda M. Ross. ''Oak Hill Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas: 1869-1972 Record of Burials and Their Locations. ''Chetopa, Kan: R.L.B. Miller, 1972. [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 BillionGraves] has photos of some headstones plotted on a Google map and searchable.  
| Miller, Retha L. B, and Brenda M. Ross. ''Oak Hill Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas: 1869-1972 Record of Burials and Their Locations. ''Chetopa, Kan: R.L.B. Miller, 1972. [http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 BillionGraves] has photos of some headstones plotted on a Google map and searchable.
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| ''Oswego Cemetery Directory as of Sept 18, 1998''. S.l: s.n., 1998.
| ''Oswego Cemetery Directory as of Sept 18, 1998''. S.l: s.n., 1998.
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| Pleasant Hill  
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| ''Pleasant Hill Cemetery records, Labette County, Kansas''. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
| ''Pleasant Hill Cemetery records, Labette County, Kansas''. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
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| ''Pleasant Valley Cemetery Labette County, Kansas''. S.l: s.n, 1900.
| ''Pleasant Valley Cemetery Labette County, Kansas''. S.l: s.n, 1900.
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| ''Springhill Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
| ''Springhill Cemetery ''[Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
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[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa] Google map and searchable database on BillionGraves
[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa] Google map and searchable database on BillionGraves  


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==== Churches  ====
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==== Court  ====
==== Court  ====


Labette County Court House<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227 <br>
Labette County Court House<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227 <br>  


The [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Sociey ]has the following on microfilm:  
The [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Sociey ]has the following on microfilm:  
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''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&nbsp;: 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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''Memorial ... Parsons, Kansas.'' Parsons, Kan.?: s.n., 1970.  
''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
Nixon, Perry O. C. [''Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865'']. , 1907  
 
For information about Civil War records see [[Neosho_County,_Kansas|Neosho]] County.<br>


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====
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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&nbsp;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&nbsp;website].]  


Altamont Gazette , Altamont Journal , Altamont Saturday Item , Altamont Sentinel , American Crank , Anti-Monopolist , Arbitrator , Bartlett News , Blade-Democrat , 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-Democrat , 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  


==== Probate  ====
==== Probate  ====
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''Labette County Early Births Early Deaths''. S.l: s.n, 1900.  
''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.<br>
''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960''. , 1889.<br>  


==== Societies, Libraries, and Museums  ====
==== Societies, Libraries, and Museums  ====
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Southeast Kansas Education Museum <br>402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2003 <br>[http://sekemuseum.org/ Website]<br>  
Southeast Kansas Education Museum <br>402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2003 <br>[http://sekemuseum.org/ Website]<br>  


==== Family History Centers<br> ====
==== Family History Centers<br> ====


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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Revision as of 16:29, 28 March 2012

Template:Kansas-stubUnited States  > Kansas > Labette County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Labette County Courthouse
501 Merchant St
Oswego KS 67356
(620) 795-2227

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1867--Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from Neosho County. County seat: Oswego [1]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

  • Altamont
  • Angola
  • Bartlett
  • Brownstone
  • Chetopa
  • Dennis
  • Edna
  • Fern
  • Garvin
  • Grove
  • Labette
  • Laneville
  • Montana
  • Morehead
  • Mound Valley
  • Orchard Park
  • Oswego
  • Parsons
  • Penfield
  • Stover
  • Strauss
  • Valeda
  • Winway

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries and Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Several published books as well as archival materials exist for Labette County cemeteries. (See WorldCat for library holdings.)  Compilations include:

  • Funeral Registers, 1900-1926. Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, Kansas. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987
  • Labette County Funeral Registers, 1889-1926.
  • Murphy, D.D, and Josephine Murphy. Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries on Montana Road, Oswego, Labette County. , 1970.
  • Rice, Tina, and Wanda Houts. Tombstone Inscriptions. Parsons, KS. (P.O. Box 826, Parsons 67357: T. Rice and W. Houts, 1981.

In addition, several national websites include information for Labette County graves:

Resources for specific cemeteries are:

Cemetery Information Records and Publications
Altamont Mount Pleasant

(unknown)
Paine, George. [Inscriptions from Deserted Cemetery Near Bartlett]. , 1971. Archival material.
Cecil Bartlett
County Farm

Edna

Elston

Fairview

Franklin

Galesburg

Griffith

Hackberry

Harmony
Harmony Grove Cemetery [Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
Hopewell

Labette
McAvoy, Gene P. Cemetery inscriptions from Labette Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas. [S.l. : s.n.], 1977. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
Lake Creek

Leib

Mason

Masonic

Memorial Lawn

Mitchell

Mound Valley
The Mound Valley Cemetery, 1885-1976 / produced by members of the Mound Valley Historical Society and the LaBette Genealogical Society of LaBette County, Kansas. Mound Valley, Kan. : M.V.H.S., 1977. (Available at the Kansas Historical Society)
Mount Calvary
Mount Calvary Cemetery [Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
Oak Hill Chetopa Miller, Retha L. B, and Brenda M. Ross. Oak Hill Cemetery, Labette County, Kansas: 1869-1972 Record of Burials and Their Locations. Chetopa, Kan: R.L.B. Miller, 1972. BillionGraves has photos of some headstones plotted on a Google map and searchable.
Oakwood Parsons Oakwood cemetery, Parsons, Kansas : tribute and a tour. [Iron Horse Historical Society and the Parsons Sun] [Parson, Kan. : Iron horse Historical Society and the Parson Sun], 1987
Oswego
Oswego Cemetery Directory as of Sept 18, 1998. S.l: s.n., 1998.
Penfield

Phillips

Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill Cemetery records, Labette County, Kansas. (Microfilm available at FamilySearch centers.)
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Labette County, Kansas. S.l: s.n, 1900.
Richland

Roberts

Saint Rose Chetopa Saint Rose Catholic Cemetery Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas. S.l: s.n., 1993
Spring Hill
Springhill Cemetery [Labette County, KS]. S.l: s.n, 1900.
Tibbets

Vance

Wilsonton

Wooden

Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa Google map and searchable database on BillionGraves

Churches[edit | edit source]

  • 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[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

Land[edit | edit source]

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.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

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.

Case, Nelson. History of Labette County, Kansas: And Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co, 1901. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Case, Nelson. History of Labette County, Kansas: From the First Settlement to the Close of 1892. Topeka, Kan: Crane & Co, 1893. Digital versions at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.

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.

Maps[edit | edit source]

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.

Military[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

For information about Civil War records see Neosho County.

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

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-Democrat , 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

Probate[edit | edit source]

The Kansas Historical Sociey has the following on microfilm:

  • Probate journals, 1868-1919
  • Will records, 1868-1921

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

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 Sociey 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.

Societies, Libraries, and Museums[edit | edit source]

Altamont Public Library
407 Huston Ave
Altamont, KS 67330
(620) 784-5530
Website

Chetopa City Library
312 Maple
Chetopa, KS 67336
(620) 236-7194
Website

Chetopa Historical Museum
419 Maple
Chetopa, KS
(620) 236-7121
Website

Edna Historical Museum
101 S. Delaware
Edna, KS
(620) 922-3333
Website

Edna Public Library
105 N Delaware
Edna, KS 67342
(620) 922-3470
Website

Labette County Genealogical Society
1205 So. 32nd St
Parsons, KS 67357
Website

Mound Valley Library
411 Hickory
Mound Valley, KS 67354
(620) 328-3411
Website

Mound Valley Historical Museum
Mound Valley, KS
(620) 328-2811
Website

Mound Valley Historical Society
588 12000 Road
Mound Valley, KS
Website

Oswego Historical Museum
410 Commercial Street
Oswego, KS
(620) 795-4500
Website

Oswego Public Library
704 Fourth Street
Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-4921
Website

Parsons Historical Society Museum
401 South 18th
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-2109
Website

Parsons Iron Horse Museum
18th and Corning
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-1959
Website

Parsons Public Library
311 S 17th Street
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-5920
Website

Southeast Kansas Education Museum
402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356
(620) 795-2003
Website

Family History Centers
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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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