Kansas, Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to selected birth and baptism records for Kansas. The collection includes records from 1811 to 1940.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The index contains the following information: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the child
 * The birth or baptism date of the child
 * The names of the child's parents
 * The place where the birth or baptism occurred

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
 * Search for other vital records, such as marriage and death
 * Search for land records
 * Search for military records
 * Church records may provide additional information about the family

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

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Kansas.
 * Kansas Guided Research
 * 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

 * Allen County. Fairview Presbyterian Church. Church records, 1869-1889
 * Atchison County. Kennekuk Presbyterian Church. Session records, 1870-1889
 * Atchison County Clerk. Vital records, 1891-1928
 * Cherokee County. Galena City Clerk. Record of deaths, 1911 (August)-1917 (December),: registration district no. 11-G
 * Crawford County Clerk. Birth and death records, 1887-1911
 * Lyon County. Americus. United Presbyterian Church. Session records, 1861-1919
 * Marion County. Florence. First Presbyterian Church. Session records, 1877-1916; registers, 1877-1912
 * Miami County. Registers of marriages, births & deaths, 1885-1911
 * Montgomery County Clerk. Births, deaths, and marriages, 1887-1911
 * Nemaha County. Vital statistics registers, 1885-1911
 * Rice County. Sterling. First Presbyterian Church Records, 1876-1920

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
 * Kansas County Birth Records, 1885-1911

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.

Kansas, nacimientos y bautismos (registros históricos de FamilySearch)