Kansas, Military Discharge Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains military discharge records for the following counties in the state of Kansas ranging approximately from 1862 to 1999. More records may be added as they become available. Counties represented in the records are: • 4

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Kansas.
 * Kansas Guided Research
 * Kansas Record Finder
 * Kansas Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Kansas Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog
Discharge Records • 2


 * Kansas troops in the volunteer service of the United States in the Spanish and Philippine wars, mustered in under the first and second calls of the President of the United States : May 9, 1898-October 28, 1899Topeka, Kan. : W. Y. Morgan [State Printer, 1900]

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
 * United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
 * Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Kansas casualties in the World War, 1917-1919. Regular army. National guard. National army. Enlisted reserve corps. Topeka, Kansas : Kansas State Printing Plant, 1921
 * William Roe Unit American Legion Auxiliary No. 99 Russell, Kansas, Service record book of men and women of Russell County Kansas : American Legion Auxiliary No. 99, s. d.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.