Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Woodson County

Guide to Woodson County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Woodson County Courthouse 105 W. Rutledge Yates Center, KS 66783 Phone: 316.625.3162 County Clerk has birth records 1885-1911, marriage records from 1860, divorce and probate records from 1863, court records from 1934 and land records from 1861.

Parent County
1855--Woodson County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Yates Center

History of Woodson County, by Mrs. S. E. Chase, 1877

History of the State of Kansas, by William G. Cutler, 1883. Woodson County section.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
Incorporated


 * Yates Center
 * Toronto
 * Neosho Falls

Unincorporated


 * Piqua
 * Vernon
 * Rose
 * Batesville
 * Athens

Ghost Towns


 * Defiance
 * Kalida

Neighboring Counties



 * Allen
 * Anderson
 * Coffey
 * Greenwood
 * Neosho
 * Wilson

Cemeteries
Find A Grave Cemeteries in Woodson County

Local Histories
Drought Reports, Kansas Territory, 1860 Includes a report from E. Condit of Woodson County

Lands in the New York Indian Reserve, Kansas Territory, 1860 No names but good historical background.

The Story of a Kansas Pioneer, by Melissa Genett Anderson Life story of a woman who moved to Neosho Falls, Woodson County, in 1860. Filled with details of what life was like.

The Illinois Picnic Association of Woodson County was formed "for the benefit of the Ill. settlers." Includes names. 1881.

American Legion Auxiliary, Woodson County, 1921

Maps
Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas, 1904 Maps of townships, plats of towns, and owners' names.

Military
Woodson County, KS 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll

During the Civil War in 1861 men from Wilson, Woodson and Greenwood counties organized the 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records

 * GenWeb Transcribed Births and Deaths

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Kansas Historical Society Online primary sources for Woodson County. Free; no registration required.

Web Sites

 * GenWeb for Woodson County
 * Woodson County Home Page
 * State Library of Kansas
 * Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Woodson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)