Genealogy at Coffey County Library

Genealogy at
Coffey County Library
Coffey County, Kansas
Central Office, 410 Juniatta, Burlington, KS 66839

Two Coffey County Library Branches, the Burlington Branch and Lebo Branch, have expanded Genealogy Records . Items in each collection are listed below. Please call the Library for more information.

Very Useful Genealogy Links:

Link to Coffey County Marriage Records on Coffey County District Court web page:
http://www.kscourts.org/dstcts/4comarec.htm

Link to Coffey County Historical Museum:
http://www.coffeycountymuseum.org/

Link to State Library of Kansas - Basic Resources for Kansas Researchers:
http://www.kslib.info/ref/misc/genbib.htm

        Burlington Branch - Genealogy Records
        410 Juniatta, Burlington, KS 66839
        620-364-5333

        Federal Census - Printed Indexes
        Year                      States
        1790                      Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina
        1800                      Kentucky, New York, Vermont, North Carolina
        1810                      Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
        1820                      Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee
        1830                      Georgia
        1850                      California
        1860                      Oregon
        1870                      Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri

        Microfilm Holdings for Coffey County
        State of Kansas Census - Years 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
        Federal Census - Years 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
        School Census - Years 1880 - 1968
        Tax Rolls - Years 1861 - 1967 (Missing 1865)
        Atlas and Plat Books - 1901, 1919

        Indexed From Local Papers in Coffey County
        Local Obituaries, Marriage, Engagement and Birth Announcements:
        Newspaper: Years
        Burlington:1876-2002
        Gridley: 1887-1976
        Lebo: 1884 -1986
        LeRoy: 1888 -1988
        Waverly: 1883 - 1976

Cemetery Records of Coffey County - Volumes I, II, III, IV

        Funeral Home Records
        Index for Burlington, KS Funeral Homes - 1895-1969
        Joseph Gibbon and W. D. Sanders: 1895 - 1969
        W. S. Mann: 1908 - 1925

         Death Records
        1857 - 1977 Coffey County Courthouse Records and other Sources
        1935 - 1963 Gridley, Kansas

        Odds and Ends
        1855 - 1906: Marriage Records
        1855: Territorial Census of Kansas Volumes I, II
        1859: Woodson and Coffey
        1860: Census Breckenridge County, Kansas
        1860: Census Madison County, Kansas
        1865: Census Coffey County, Kansas
        1885: Census LeRoy City and Township
        Atlas and Plat Books - Years 1878, 1901, 1919

        Lebo Branch -   Genealogy Records
        327 Ogden, Lebo, KS 66856
        620-256-6452

        Federal Census - Printed Indexes
        Year:State:County
        1790:CT, ME, MD, MA, NH, NC, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
        1820:VT: Washington, Windaham, Windsor
        1830:VT: Franklin, Orleans, Washington
        1840:MO:Crawford, Daviess, Franklin, Gasconafe, Greene
        1840:NJ: Morris
        1840:NY: St. Lawrence (part 1)
        1840:OH: Perry, Licking
        1850:IL: Jackson, Jasper, Jeferson, Iroquios, Jersey
        1850:IL: Jo Davies, Macon, Macoupin, Will, Williamson
        1850:MO: Daviess
        1850:IA: Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jefferson
        1850:OH: Licking, Perry
        1850:NJ: Morris
        1850:KY: Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hancock
        1860:IL: Kankakee
        1860:IA: Des Moines
        1860:KS: Brown, Chase, Butler, Otoe, Hunter, Clay, Coffey, Davis, Dickinson, Doniphan, Marion, Linn,         Lynkins,
            McGhee, Madison, Marshall
        1860:KY: Edmonsen, Estill, Fayette, Hardin, Harian
        1860:MO: Davis
        1860:NY: Oneida
        1860:OH: Licking
        1870:KS: Coffey, Cowley, Crawford, Davis, Nemaha, Ness, Neosho, Osage
        1880:KS: Cloud(part), Coffey, Comanche, Cowley(part), Neosho(part), Ness, Osage(part), Osborne
        1890:Parts of GA, IL, MN, NJ, NY
        1890:Parts of NC, OH, SD, TX
        1890:KY: Union veterans and widows
        1890:MO: Union veterans and widows
        1900:KS: Coffey, Cloud, Comanche, Osage, Ottowa
        1900:KY: Christian, Clark (2nd part), Clay, Clinton
        1910:KS: Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Neosho, Osage
        1920:KS: Cheyenne, Clay, Comanche, Ness, Osage, Norton

         Newspaper Holdings on Microfilm
        Hampden Expositor: July 9, 1964
        Lebo Light: March 24, 1884 - January 4, 1889
        Lebo Courier: January 11, 1889 - April 24, 1891
        Lebo Enterprise: May 28, 1891 - September 21, 1913
        Lebo Enterprise: February 10, 1916 - December 4, 1985
        Gridley Star: June 9, 1905 - September 21, 1907
        Hall Summit News: April 29, 1921 - January 16, 1922
        Lebo Star: October 11, 1918 - March 16, 1923
        Lebo Leader: November 24, 1931 - March 10, 1943
        Allegre Rexall Capsule (Lebo): January 29, 1981 - May 30, 1990
        Bound Newspapers
        Lebo Enterprise: 1931-1932, 1934-1977, 1980-1985
        Unbound Newspapers
        This Week: 1996-1998
        Coffey County Today: October, 1996-1998
        Coffey County Republican: 1999-Current
        Lebo Ledger: January 27, 2004 - Current
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