Kansas, Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consists of an index to selected death records throughout Kansas for the years 1811 to 1940.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The index may include: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the deceased
 * The place where the death occurred
 * The date of death

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to obtain the actual death certificate
 * Use the information to locate funeral home, obituary or cemetery record
 * Use the information to find other records such as birth, christening, marriage, census, land and probate records

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 in an area search
 * 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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Cherokee County. Galena. Record of deaths, 1911 (August)-1917 (December), registration district no. 11-G
 * Crawford County. Birth and death records, 1887-1911
 * Miami County. Registers of marriages, births & deaths, 1885-1911
 * Montgomery County. Births, deaths, and marriages, 1887-1911
 * Osage County. Register of deaths, 1909-1911, 1915-1918

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Kansas Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Kansas Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Kansas. Topeka, Kansas : Historical Records Survey (Kansas), 1942

Citing This Collection
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