A transcription of the 1875 census of Douglas County, Kansas, which was part of the larger Kansas state census. The transcription was created by members of the Douglas County Genealogical Society and published in 1985.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
C. W. Smith, Lawrence, Kansas, Undertaker and Embalmer, 1890-1907
Subject
Death registers
Smith, C. W. (Charles), 1832-1907
Bailey and Smith, Furniture Dealers and Undertakers (Lawrence, Kan.)
Lawrence (Kan.) -- History
Description
A transcription of the records of C. W. (Charles) Smith, an undertaker and embalmer in Lawrence, Kansas. The transcribed records include the name of the deceased, the burial date, the name of the person who ordered the burial, place of burial, age of the deceased, cause of death, and the page number of the record. Also included is a brief biography of C.W. Smith, as well as a brief history of the firm of Bailey & Smith. The original records from which this transcription was made were found at the Watkins Community Museum in Lawrence, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Date
Reprinted in 1999 and 2001.
Contributor
McElwain, Larry
Graves, Harold
Caldwell, E. F.
Elniff, Pauline
Snedeger, Jean
Wiggins, Jane
Winchell, Mary Lou
Watkins Community Museum (Lawrence, Kan.)
Format
PDF
Language
eng
Type
text
Coverage
Douglas County (Kan.)
1890-1907
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Volume 2 contains information about all other cemeteries and burial sites in Douglas County, as well as a selection of maps, photographs, obituaries, and excerpts from other historical records related to Douglas County, Kansas. ]]>2021-10-21T21:57:12+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Complete Tombstone Census of Douglas County, Kansas
Subject
Cemeteries -- Kansas -- Douglas County
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
Description
Volume 1 contains the tombstone censuses for Oak Hill and Maple Grove cemeteries in Lawrence, Kansas, as well as historical information about Douglas County undertakers, a description of Quantrill's Raid and list of victims, a selection of territorial obituaries, and other miscellany.
Volume 2 contains information about all other cemeteries and burial sites in Douglas County, as well as a selection of maps, photographs, obituaries, and excerpts from other historical records related to Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Snedeger, B. Jean
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Douglas County, Kan.)
Date
1987 (Volume 1)
1989 (Volume 2)
Contributor
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Douglas County, Kan.)
Cemeteries in Douglas County, Kansas: Searchable cemetery database including historical documentation where available. Maintained by Douglas County GIS.
Consolidated Index to 1875 Census, Douglas County, Kansas
Subject
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Census, 1875
Description
This index is a consolidation of separate indexes of the 1875 census of townships and wards in Douglas County, Kansas. This index includes some corrections to a 1985 publication by the Douglas County Genealogical Society, and was made by using that 1985 publication and a microfilm copy of the 1875 census (filmed in 1945 by the Kansas State Historical Society). This index was originally published in Vol. XX, Nos. 1 & 2 (January and April, 1997) of the Douglas County Genealogical Society publication The Pioneer.
Creator
Jordan, Paul
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County, Kansas, Marriage Records, 1885-1897, Volume 2
Subject
Marriage records -- Kansas -- Douglas County
Description
Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1885 to 1897, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.
Creator
Welling, Edna
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County, Kansas, Marriages, 1854-1884, Volume 1
Subject
Marriage records -- Kansas -- Douglas County
Description
Records of marriages in Douglas County, Kansas, from 1854 to 1884, compiled from various sources. Information compiled includes the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, officiant, and source of information.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Genealogical Information in Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas: Index for 1873-1881
Subject
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
Description
Index of approximately 5,500 newspaper articles from Lawrence, Kansas, daily newspapers between March 1873-December 1877 and July 1878-August 1881. Articles indexed include information such as maiden names of married women, death dates, death places, marriages, birthday celebrations, location of birth place, or residence before moving to Douglas County or after moving away from Douglas County. The index was compiled by members of the Douglas County Genealogical Society and published in 2000.
Creator
Jordan, Paul
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Index of Deaths and Births in Daily Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872
Subject
Death registers
Birth registers
Description
About 1,000 entries, by far the greatest number of them deaths, are listed in this index of deaths and births.The Lawrence daily newspapers available in the Lawrence Public Library are indexed. These are the Kansas Daily Tribune, 29 November 1863 through 10 August 1869 (10 spools of microfilm); the Republican Daily Journal, 11 August 1869 through 3 March 1872 (6 spools); and the Kansas Daily Tribune, 5 March 1872 through 4 March 1873 (1 spool and parts of 2 others).
Creator
Jordan, Paul
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Index to Pioneer Contents, Volume 1 through Volume 12
Subject
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
Douglas County (Kan.) -- History
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of the contents of Volumes 1 through 12 of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of the contents of the Volume 13 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Index to Rural Schools and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas by Goldie Piper Daniels
Subject
Index
Rural schools
Description
Index of the names of teachers, students, and others listed in Goldie Piper Daniels's book, Rural School and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas. The index was prepared for the Douglas County Genealogical Society. The PDF contains two copies of the index.
Creator
Welling, Edna
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Lawrence City Directory, and Business Mirror, for 1860-61
Subject
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Directories
Business enterprises -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
A directory "containing the name and residence of every male citizen, a business mirror, with information in regard to its various societies and institutions, city, county, and other officers." Copied and assembled for the Douglas County Genealogical Society. Advertisements omitted; all pages with listings included.
Lawrence Daily Journal, Index of Family Information, 1881-1886
Subject
Douglas County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
Description
An index of names in articles published in the Lawrence Daily Journal that contain family information such as names of relatives, relationships, events and dates, and clues to finding family information such as residence before moving to Douglas County, Kansas, or residence after moving away. The index contains about 7,000 entries listing names of Douglas County residents, former residents, or relatives of residents. Legal notices and commercial advertisements are not included. The newspapers indexed date between August 23, 1881 through December 12, 1886.
Creator
Jordan, Paul
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of names included in the Volume 1 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Chapman, Beverley J.
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of names included in the Volume 5 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of names included in the Volume 6 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
An index of names included in the Volume 7 issues of The Pioneer, the quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
"Descriptions of Lands and Names of Locators in Douglas County, Kansas, taken from the Tract Books of the U.S. Land Office at Topeka, Kansas." The list of pre-emptions is followed by an index; this list excludes the city of Lawrence.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Stenhouse & Sanders' Lawrence City Directory, 1875-6: A Complete Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc., Etc.
Subject
Lawrence (Kan.) -- Directories
University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kan.)
Business enterprises -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Description
A city directory for Lawrence, Kansas, for 1875-1876, copied from an original held by the Lawrence Public Library and excluding advertisements. Includes an alphabetical listing of businesses, including names of business owner(s) and location, and residents, including information about their ethnicity, occupation, and place of residence. Document also includes the Eighth Annual Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the University of Kansas, 1873-4, as well as the Lawrence Business Directory for 1875-6, which is arranged by industry.
Creator
Stenhouse, L.
Publisher
H. A. Cutler's Excelsior Job Office (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
The quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas, containing information regarding the organization, activities, and membership of the Society, and articles of interest to those researching family ties to or the history of Douglas County, Kansas. The first issue of the newsletter was published in February 1977. Names included in Volume 1 issues of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication. The contents of Volumes 1-12 of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
The quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas, containing information regarding the organization, activities, and membership of the Society, and articles of interest to those researching family ties to or the history of Douglas County, Kansas. Names included in Volume 1 issues of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication. The contents of Volumes 1-12 of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
The quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas, containing information regarding the organization, activities, and membership of the Society, and articles of interest to those researching family ties to or the history of Douglas County, Kansas. Names included in Volume 1 issues of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication. The contents of Volumes 1-12 of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
The quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas, containing information regarding the organization, activities, and membership of the Society, and articles of interest to those researching family ties to or the history of Douglas County, Kansas. Names included in Volume 1 issues of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication. The contents of Volumes 1-12 of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)
Description
The quarterly newsletter of the Douglas County Genealogical Society in Douglas County, Kansas, containing information regarding the organization, activities, and membership of the Society, and articles of interest to those researching family ties to or the history of Douglas County, Kansas. The contents of Volumes 1-12 of The Pioneer are indexed in a separate publication.
Creator
Douglas County Genealogical Society
Publisher
Douglas County Genealogical Society (Lawrence, Kan.)