Wabaunsee County
KSGenWeb
Note: The entire book has been transcribed and is available online at the Kansas Collection website.
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Alma
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| David R. Braman, J.P. |
| James Carroll |
| George G. Cornell |
| Fred Crafts |
| Peter Degan |
| E. W. Eldridge, M.D. |
| S. H. Fairfield |
| Joseph Fields, P. O. |
| David M. Gardner |
| A. W. Gregory |
| Judge G. G. Hall |
| J. M Hubbard |
| John T. Keagy |
| Ed. A. Kilian |
| Henry G. Licht |
| William T. Mahan |
| Louis Palenske |
| Lorenzo Pauly |
| H. A. Pierce |
| Henry J. Pippert |
| Sylvester Ross |
| Henry Schmitz |
| Rev. John Scott |
| Joseph Thoes |
| Matthew Thomson |
| R. A. Wald |
| John Winkler |
| Gottlieb Zwanziger |
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Wabaunsee
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| J. T. Collins |
| James P. Goff |
| Rev. Harvey Jones |
| David McNair |
| Robert McNair |
| Capt. William Mitchell |
| Enoch Platt |
| Samuel Weed |
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Eskridge
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| Jonas Barrett |
| W. W. Cone |
| Ezra R. Coxen |
| Hon. Ephraim H. Sanford |
| M. F. Trivett, M.D. |
| A. J. Ward, M.D. |
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Newbury Township
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| Joseph Glotzbach |
| Michael Hundt |
| John Kopp |
| Elijah McCrum |
| John Monck |
| P. H. Moser |
| Martin Muckentheler |
| Alden True |
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Mill Creek Township
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| J. W. Core |
| John P. Gleich |
| Edward Krapp |
| Allan Nixon |
| Joseph Treu |
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Wilmington Township
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| John N. Barlow |
| John Fields |
| Wm. E. Richey |
| G. W. Vest |
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Mission Creek Township
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| Benjamin Sage |
| M. R. Wade |
| George H. Younker |
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Washington Township
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| Adam Kratzer |
| Charles Lehmbergh |
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Maple Hill Township
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| Owen Rafferty |
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Farmer Township
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| William Straschen (sic, Strassen) |
Here are a few other links that the Wabaunsee County researcher might find interesting.
| Wabaunsee County | City of McFarland - city site of one of the smaller communities in the County. It's a fantastic site with a thorough history of the town, plus lots of pictures. |
| Post offices of Wabaunsee County - on the Kansas State Historical Society website | |
| Lake Wabaunsee - information on the fantastic Flint Hills lake in the southeastern part of the county | |
| State of Kansas | Where in Kansas Is... - Search for dead (and living) towns in Kansas |
| Kansas Genealogy Links - A State Library site | |
| State Library Search - search the entire State Library website | |
| Bleeding Kansas - discusses Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring struggle for Freedom NHA (there's a little bit on Wabaunsee County under the About page | |
| Kansas Pioneers Project | |
| KSGenWeb Archives | |
| Kansas Surnames List |
| Civil War | Wabaunsee County 1883 List of Pensioners - The Kansas State Library website has transcribed this list of Civil War pensioners residing in the county. It includes their PO address, wound and pension. |
| Spanish-American War | The state library site also has "An Account of the Kansas Volunteers in the Spanish American War, 1898-1899" by John A. Ostertag, transcribed by Maureen Reed. The roster is a list of over 1100 names of men from all over Kansas that served in the Twentieth Kansas Regiment in the Philippine Campaign. |
| WW II | The Kansas State Historical society has a created a database with over 200,000 entries of veterans of the armed forces. There are over 800 from Wabaunsee County alone. A fantastic resource. |
| WW II | The state library site has a list of World War II Casualties from Wabaunsee County. |
| before July 1911 | Prior to July 1911, vital records (birth, marriage and death) were not manditory and were kept at the county level. The records for Wabaunsee County exist for about 1892 - 1911, but are spotty. These records can be searched for free at the Register of Deeds office at the county courthouse. Please do not direct lookup requests to the Register of Deeds office. Instead, see the Kansas State Historical Society section on the Research page. The records can be searched for free on location, for a fee by library staff or obtained on microfilm through interlibrary loan from the KSHS. |
| Another good source for records, prior to (and often after) 1911 are the local church records. Many of the churches kept great records of birth/baptism, marriage and death/funeral. In addition, Holy Family Catholic Church in Alma (and probably other churches as well) also has records of first communion and confirmation. The KSHS has Holy Family and St. John Lutheran Chruch (Alma) records on microfilm, but you should contact the church directly to see what information they have. |
| after July 1911 | After July 1911, birth and death certificates were manditory and were filed with the State Office of Vital Statistics. Unlike some states, Kansas does not make a list of these records available to the public. You can, however, order birth, death, marriage (after May 1913) and divorce (after Jul 1951) records from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics. |
| For faster service, you can also order the records online through services such as VitalChek (this link is provided as a courtesy and not an endorsement). |
Places to research in and around Wabaunsee County
| Alma | Wabaunsee County Historical Museum | |
| The archives have a wealth of information relating to Wabaunsee County history. The local genealogical society also meets periodically at this location. Current holdings include folders on many county families (and individuals), school district information, printed Wabaunsee County histories, buggies, period doctor's office, abundant photo displays and much more. Plan to spend up to several hours browsing and doing research. | ||
| 3rd & Missouri
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for map P.O. Box 387 Alma, KS 66401 785-765-2200 |
hours: Tues-Sat 10-4 Sun 1-4 |
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| Alma | Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library - Alma Branch | |
| Just up the street from the Wabaunsee County Museum is the public library. They have most of the Alma newspapers on microfilm (starting with the Wabaunsee County Herald (~1869-1894) and all variations of the Alma Signal and Alma Enterprise (now merged) to present day). They also have most, if not all, of the Wabaunsee County history books listed on the Bibliography page. | ||
| 115 West 3rd P.O. Box 420 Alma, KS 66401-0420 785-765-3647 |
hours: Mon, Tues & Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wed: 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 12:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thur, Sat and Sun: CLOSED |
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| Topeka | Kansas State Historical Society (KSHS) [website] | |
Consider the KSHS's impressive research library part of the research trifecta (along with the above 2). There are over 220 microfilm rolls of Wabaunsee County newspapers starting with 1861's short-lived Wabaunsee Patriot. The collection includes virtually every newspaper edition printed within the county. The KSHS also has most of the courthouse records (County Clerk/Vital Statistics, Divorce, Marriage, Naturalization, Probate, Will, Register of Deeds and more) on approximately 100 more rolls of microfilm. The library also has the Federal Censuses for Kansas and the Kansas State censuses on microfilm. Most of the newspapers, county records and census records are available through Inter-Library Loan (ILL). In addition, you can request that the research staff search the records for you (useful for obituary lookups, etc.) for a small fee. You can read more about requesting research on their site. Note that the library is closed on Mondays. Free access to Ancestry.com is also available to all patrons. |
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| Center for Historical Research 6425 SW Sixth Avenue Topeka, KS 66615-1099 |
hours: Tues - Sat: 9am - 4:30pm Sun, Mon: CLOSED |
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| Topeka | Topeka Genealogical Society [website] | |
| The TGS has a nice library on the southeastern side of Topeka. They are actively compiling and publishing indexes of many sorts for several counties in Northeast Kansas. In the late '90s, they published three books of great interest to Wabaunsee County researchers: Wabaunsee Co., Cemeteries vol 1; Wabaunsee Co, Selected Obituaries & Vital Records (deaths) 1892-1911 vol 2; and Wabaunsee Co., Index to 1919 Atlas. The three books can be purchased from the TGS on their website. | ||
| (library location - check their website
for mailing address) 2717 SE Indiana Avenue Topeka, KS |
hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat: 1-4 Sun, Tues, Fri: CLOSED |
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| Alma | Wabaunsee County Courthouse [website] | |
| The county website has a nice history of the county. Located 2 blocks west of the Wabaunsee County Museum, the courthouse has the myriad of records that you would expect. It's been my experience that the folks are friendly and, for the most part, will let you perform your research. You may also find it convenient to obtain county records on microfilm through the Kansas State Historical Society (above). | ||
| 215 Kansas Avenue Alma, KS 66401 |
hours: Mon - Fri: 8-5 |
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| Manhattan | Riley County Genealogical Society [website] | |
| Manhattan is about 30 miles northwest of Alma and their county's genealogical society houses one of the largest collections of Kansas information in the area. According to their website, "the "Kansas Room" houses a comprehensive collection of county histories, cemetery records, and periodicals from most Kansas counties." The RCGS is also very active in indexing and publishing books of their own. | ||
| The Platt House 2005 Claflin Road Manhattan, KS 66052 |
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| Topeka | Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library [website] | |
| The TSCPL has a nice genealogy section with county histories for much of Kansas. There are also plat maps, general genealogy research books and archives of the two primary Topeka newspapers on microfilm. Free access to Ancestry.com is also available to all patrons. | ||
| 1515 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66604 |
hours: Mon - Fri: 9-9 Sat: 9-6 Sun: 12-9 |
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| Your home town | Your local public library |
You may be able to do more research than you thought at your local public library. Some public libraries have a subscription to Ancestry.com which you can access for free from within the library. If you are a resident of Kansas, see if your local public library (or a local school) can help you get a free Kansas Library Card [website]. A KSLC will let you search a number of databases online and from home. These databases include HeritageQuest, a genealogy database that includes all of the census records, many of them indexed. That's right, you can search census records for free and from home. HeritageQuest also includes access to PERSI, an index to genealogical publications maintainted by the Allen County (IN) Public Library. Within PERSI, you can search for place names or surnames and see if there have been any publications with those terms. For example, a search for Wabaunsee returns over 50 articles that can be ordered for a fee, right from this site. |
Branches from Old Trees: A New History of Wabaunsee County by the Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Biographies (by township):
Alma/Farmer/Garfield |
Kaw/Maple
Hill/Mill Creek | Mission
Creek/Newbury/Plumb
Rock Creek/Wabaunsee |
Washington/Wilmington
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