Kansas, County Births - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Kansas

What Is in This Collection?
This collection includes birth records from 1885-1911, for a few county courthouses in Kansas. Counties include: The time period and record content vary by county.
 * Butler
 * Cherokee
 * Clay
 * Elk
 * Marion

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Birth records may contain:
 * The name of the child.
 * The birth date and birth place of the child.
 * The father's name and birth place.
 * The mother's maiden name and birth place.

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know at least one of the following:
 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of birth.

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.

Remember to:
 * Whenever possible, look at the original record. If often has more information than the indexed record.
 * Print or download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed.
 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation found on each record or image. Familysearch wiki has a Example Research Log that you can download and use for this purpose.

For tips about searching on-line collections see the on-line article FamilySearch Search Tips and Tricks.

I Found Who I was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information to find other records such as 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.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who 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 in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. 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. Try searching for these names as well.
 * Search the indexes and records of Kansas, United States Genealogy.
 * Search in the Kansas Archives and Libraries.

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.

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