Kansas State Census, 1915 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

United States Kansas

What is in this Collection?
The collection consists of a name index of the Kansas state census taken on 1 March 1915. The census enumerates all household members. State censuses in Kansas were taken in the years in between many of the federal censuses. This is extremely useful to genealogical research, seeing as this makes it possible to track people who lived in Kansas more frequently. For families that moved every few years, this is most helpful to track missing children or missing deaths in the family.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Census Records may include the following information:
 * Name of all household members
 * Ages
 * Gender
 * Race
 * Home information
 * Place of birth
 * Where he or she came to Kansas from (if not from Kansas)
 * Occupation
 * Literacy
 * Military Service
 * Immigration Information

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know: Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page. Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. View Images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page. Once you've reached the browse page, follow these instructions to get to the images: ⇒Select the “Browse images” on the initial search page ⇒Select the appropriate “County” ⇒Select the “Select the locality within the county” which will take you to the images. Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The place where your ancestor lived.
 * The names of other family members and their relationships.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s state census record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, Now What?

 * Make sure to find your ancestors in other Kansas State Censuses, where applicable.
 * Use the information from the state censuses and federal censuses to create a timeline for where your ancestor and his or her family lived through the years. This will help you with tracking other records that are about your ancestor.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, Now What?

 * Don't forget that the use of nicknames was common, as well as alternate spellings of surnames. Make sure you are looking at all records using possible nicknames or spelling variations.
 * Try finding your ancestor in other census records to see where they could have likely been living.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection Citation: Record citation (or citation for the index entry): Image Citation