Kansas, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes birth records from 1885-1911, for a few county courthouses in Kansas. Counties include:
 * Butler
 * Cherokee
 * Clay
 * Elk
 * Marion

The time period and record content vary by county.

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

Digital Folder Number List
This collection contains a digital browse. Only the DGS numbers are displayed. The link in the 'DGS Number column will open a new window where you can see the images.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate date of birth

View the Images
To view images in this collection:
 * 1) Look at the Digital Folder Number List section to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
 * 2) Go to the Collection Browse Page
 * 3) Click the Film number to view the images

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
 * Use the information to find marriage, census, church, land and death records
 * Use the occupations to find employment or military records
 * Use the information to establish a migration pattern and find additional family members
 * Search for church records

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

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * 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

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research 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

 * Atchison County. Vital records, 1891-1928
 * Butler County. Register of births, marriages, deaths, Butler County, Kansas, 1886-1911
 * Cherokee County. Births, deaths and marriages, 1894-1911
 * Clay County. Record of births, 1885-1911
 * Elk County. Index to marriages; marriage records, 1895-1953, and birth, death and marriage records, 1875-1911
 * Marion County. Registers of births, marriages and deaths, 1885-1951

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Kansas Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
 * Kansas, Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940

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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