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Tip 2: Searching census

Family history tip twoSelect families to track through census

  • U.S. census is available every 10 years (1790, 1800 - 1940)
  • Kansas census is available every 10 years (1855 - 1925)

Consult an index

and...

  • If necessary, try variant spellings, middle names, initials, nicknames, neighbors, alternate locations: Smith, Smyth, Schmidt.
  • Use a census form to document age, gender, marital status, occupation, others in household, neighbors, etc.
  • Search in order from latest to earliest census throughout a person's lifetime.

Visit the State Archives in Topeka to access Ancestry.com and view census microfilms.

Tip 1: Gathering information

Tip 3: Searching vital records

Tip 4: Newspapers

Tip 5: Were they really orphans?

Tip 6: Kansas Plat Atlas