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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Kansas Record Finder  ===


This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Kansas Record Finder]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Kansas Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Kansas Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Kansas Military Records|Military records]]  
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Kansas Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Kansas Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Kansas Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Kansas Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kansas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kansas Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kansas Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kansas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kansas Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Kansas Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kansas Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Kansas, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Kansas Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Kansas Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kansas Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Kansas Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kansas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Kansas Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kansas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kansas Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Kansas History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kansas Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Kansas Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Kansas Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kansas Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Kansas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kansas Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Kansas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kansas Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Kansas History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Kansas Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Kansas Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Kansas Online Genealogy Records|'''Kansas Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Kansas, including research at the county level, visit the [[Kansas, United States Genealogy|'''Kansas''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/35?region=United%20States%20of%20America Kansas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/35?region=United%20States%20of%20America Kansas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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