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− | Guide to '''Ness County, Kansas ancestry, family history | + | Guide to '''Ness County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. |
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+ | {{Infobox U.S. County 2016 | ||
− | ==== Ness County, Kansas | + | |organized= February 26, 1867 |
+ | |county seat= Ness City | ||
+ | |parent county= unorganized territory<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
+ | |variant spellings= | ||
+ | |county1= [[Ellis County, Kansas Genealogy|Ellis]] | ||
+ | |county2= [[Finney County, Kansas Genealogy|Finney]] | ||
+ | |county3= [[Gove County, Kansas Genealogy|Gove]] | ||
+ | |county4= [[Hodgeman County, Kansas Genealogy|Hodgeman]] | ||
+ | |county5= [[Lane County, Kansas Genealogy|Lane]] | ||
+ | |county6= [[Pawnee County, Kansas Genealogy|Pawnee]] | ||
+ | |county7= [[Rush County, Kansas Genealogy|Rush]] | ||
+ | |county8= [[Trego County, Kansas Genealogy|Trego]]</br><center>[[Ness County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center> | ||
+ | |county9= | ||
+ | |county10= | ||
+ | |county courthouse= [[Image: KansasNessCourthouse.jpg|245x245px]] | ||
+ | |county location in state= [[Image: 200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Ness County svg.bmp|245x245px]] | ||
+ | |adoption= | ||
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+ | <div style="width:17%; float:left; margin-right:4em; padding:0px">__TOC__</div> | ||
+ | == County Information == | ||
− | {| | + | === Description === |
+ | === County Courthouse === | ||
+ | {{KS Courthouse Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | '''Ness County Courthouse'''<br>202 W. Sycamore Street<br>Ness City, Kansas 67560-1558<br>Phone: 785.798.2401<br>[http://www.nesscountyks.com/ Ness County Website]<br><br>Probate Judge has marriage and probate records.<br>Clerk Court has divorce records; <br>City Clerk has court records.<br>Register of Deeds has land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ness County, Kansas page 254, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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+ | === Ness County, Kansas Record Dates === | ||
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− | | | + | | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for Major County Records<ref>Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 232-245. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992</ref>'''</center> |
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− | | width=" | + | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Ness County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]''' |
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+ | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Ness County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]''' | ||
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− | == | + | === Record Loss === |
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+ | There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. | ||
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− | == | + | === Boundary Changes === |
+ | {{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | *'''1867--'''Ness County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. | ||
+ | *'''County seat:''' Ness City<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> <br> | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | === | + | === Populated Places === |
+ | {{KS Populated Places Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | The following are locations in Ness County, Kansas: | ||
− | + | === History Timeline === | |
+ | {{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | ==== | + | == Resources == |
+ | {{KS Resources Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Bible Records === |
+ | {{KS Bible Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | === Biographies === | |
+ | {{KS Biographies Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | == | + | === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === |
+ | {{KS Business Records Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Cemeteries === |
+ | {{KS Cemeteries Intro|Ness}} | ||
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− | | | + | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Ness County, Kansas''' online and in print</center> |
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− | | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://findagrave. | + | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center> |
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− | + | *[http://findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=18&GScnty=951&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Findagrave.com] | |
+ | *[http://www.ksgenweb.org/ness/placenames.html#cemeteries KSGenWeb] | ||
+ | *[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/ness.html Tombstone Project] | ||
+ | *[http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=68 Kansas Gravestones] | ||
+ | *[https://billiongraves.com/pages/search/# Billion Graves] | ||
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− | | bgcolor="# | + | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> |
− | | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Ness+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat | + | |bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" | |
− | + | *{{FHL|464506|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}} | |
+ | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Ness+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] | ||
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− | | bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www. | + | | width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center> |
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− | + | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=951 Findagrave.com] | |
+ | *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=United%20States&state=Kansas&county=Ness&cemetery_name=a# Billion Graves] | ||
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− | === | + | === Census Records === |
+ | {{KS Census Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{KS Church Intro}} | + | === Church Records === |
+ | {{KS Church Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | === Court Records === | |
+ | {{KS Court Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Directories === |
+ | {{KS Directories Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{KS | + | === Emigration and Immigration === |
+ | {{KS Emigration Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups === |
+ | {{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{KS | + | === Funeral Homes === |
+ | {{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Genealogies === |
+ | {{KS Genealogies Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | ==== Military | + | === Guardianship === |
+ | {{KS Guardianship Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | === Land and Property Records === | ||
+ | {{KS Land Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | === Local Histories === | ||
+ | {{KS Histories Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | {{KS History Intro}} | ||
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+ | === Maps and Gazetteers === | ||
+ | {{KS Maps Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | [[Image:Ksness.jpg|650px|Ksness.jpg]] | ||
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+ | === Migration === | ||
+ | {{KS Migration Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | === Military Records === | ||
+ | {{KS Military Intro|Ness}} | ||
*Ness County was not organized until after the Civil War. | *Ness County was not organized until after the Civil War. | ||
− | ==== Newspapers | + | === Naturalization and Citizenship === |
+ | {{KS Naturalization Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | === Newspapers === | ||
+ | {{KS Newspapers Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{KS Newspaper abstracts|Ness}} | + | {{KS Newspaper abstracts|Ness}} |
− | === | + | === Obituaries === |
+ | {{KS Obituaries Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | === Other Records === | |
+ | {{KS Other Records Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | === Periodicals === | |
+ | {{KS Periodicals Intro|Ness}} | ||
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+ | === Probate Records === | ||
{{KS Probate Intro|Ness}} | {{KS Probate Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | = | + | '''Online Records |
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+ | *'''1803 – 1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $ | ||
− | {{KS | + | === School Records === |
+ | {{KS Schools Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | === | + | === Tax Records === |
+ | {{KS Tax Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{KS Vital Intro}} | + | === Vital Records === |
+ | {{KS Vital Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | ==== Birth ==== | |
+ | {{KS Vital Records - Birth Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | *'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index | + | *'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index |
*'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ | *'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Marriage ==== |
+ | {{KS Vital Records - Marriage Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | *''' | + | *'''1811 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index |
− | *''' | + | *'''1840 - 1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index |
+ | *'''1855 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — images | ||
+ | *'''1855 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60292 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — images $ | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Death ==== |
+ | {{KS Vital Records - Death Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | *''' | + | *'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index |
− | + | *'''1885 - 1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $ | |
− | *''' | ||
− | == | + | ==== Divorce ==== |
+ | {{KS Vital Records - Divorce Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | + | == Research Facilities == | |
+ | {{KS Research Facilities Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | === Archives === | ||
+ | {{KS Archives Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | === Family History Centers === | ||
+ | {{Family History Centers Intro}} | ||
− | === | + | === Libraries === |
+ | {{KS Libraries Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | {{ | + | === Museums === |
+ | {{KS Museums Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | == Societies == | ||
+ | {{KS Societies Intro|Ness}} | ||
+ | '''Ness County Historical Society'''<br>123 South Pennsylvania Avenue<br>Ness City 67560<br>Telephone Number: 785-798-3298<br>[http://www.ksgenweb.org/ness/placenames.html Website] | ||
− | == Websites | + | == Websites == |
+ | {{KS Websites Intro|Ness}} | ||
− | *[http://www.ksgenweb.com/ness/index2.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. | + | *[http://www.ksgenweb.com/ness/index2.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. |
− | *{{FHL|Kansas | + | *{{FHL Place IDNum|204020|Kansas|Ness}}The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records |
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Ness/ Ness County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Ness/ Ness County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
− | == | + | == Research Guides == |
− | + | {{KS Research Guides Intro|Ness}} | |
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− | + | == References == | |
+ | <references /> | ||
− | [[Category:Ness_County,_Kansas]] | + | {{Kansas|Kansas}} |
+ | [[Category:Ness_County,_Kansas]][[Category:Kansas_Counties]] |
Revision as of 15:37, 9 June 2017
United States Kansas
Ness County
Guide to Ness County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Tax Records
- 2.27 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information
Description
County Courthouse
Ness County Courthouse
202 W. Sycamore Street
Ness City, Kansas 67560-1558
Phone: 785.798.2401
Ness County Website
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk Court has divorce records;
City Clerk has court records.
Register of Deeds has land records. [2]
Ness County, Kansas Record Dates
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Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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Populated Places
The following are locations in Ness County, Kansas:
History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
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Census Records
Kansas became a territory in 1854 and the first territory census taken was in 1855. It was also enumerated as Kansas Territory in the 1860 Federal Census, although there were 15 counties that were marked with "no population" in them. The state continued to take state censuses after it was admitted to the Union in 1861.[4] See links listed below.
Church Records
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Kansas Church Records.
Court Records
Directories
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
Funeral Homes
Genealogies
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Kansas Land and Property for additional information about early Kansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Ness County, Kansas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Kansas Local Histories.
Maps and Gazetteers
Migration
Military Records
- Ness County was not organized until after the Civil War.
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
For more information, see Kansas Newspapers.
Obituaries
Other Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
In most counties in Kansas, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, inventories, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Kansas, Ness and click Probate records.
Online Records
- 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
School Records
Tax Records
Kansas tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Tax lists were usually made every year, however, there may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Kansas Taxation.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Kansas Vital Records. For information about restrictions and costs for certificates, see the CDC Where to Write for Vital Records site.
Birth
- 1818 - 1936 Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $
Marriage
- 1811 - 1911 Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 at FamilySearch — index
- 1840 - 1935 Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1855 - 1911 Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 at FamilySearch — images
- 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $
Death
- 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Family History Centers
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Ness County Historical Society
123 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Ness City 67560
Telephone Number: 785-798-3298
Website
Websites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- FamilySearch Catalog The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
- Ness County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Research Guides
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ness County, Kansas page 254, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 232-245. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992
- ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 118-119.