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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Shawnee County, Kansas. Official Website Before the treaty of 1854, the Shawnee, Kansas, and Pottowatomie Indian tribes inhabited the area now known as Shawnee County. Westward expansion brought the country its first white settler in 1830 when Frederick Choteau opened a trading post on American Chief (now Mission) Creek. In 1855, S...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ellis County, Kansas. Official Website Ellis County was founded on February 26, 1867. It is named for George Ellis, first lieutenant of the Twelfth Kansas Infantry. Ellis County is the official German Capital of Kansas. German immigrants settled in Hays, Ellis, Victoria, and nearby villages in the 1870s and 1880s. In 1942, the Walke...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Crawford County, Kansas. Official Website From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the British defeated France in the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau. In 1802, Spain returned most o...
This subportal is part of the State of Kansas Portal . Wikipedia Please go to following link for further information: United States with Counties, Areas & Communities Project . Projects on Geni Cities & Communities Fort Riley Kansas City Overland Park Topeka Wichita
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Kansas. Official Website The county, first named Calhoun County for pro-slavery South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation, near the center of the county, comprises about 18.5% of the county's area. Adjacent Counties ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Anderson County, Kansas . Official Website In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Anderson Count...
This project is for those buried in Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas. For many, many years, this cemetery was known as Graceland Cemetery and many obituaries refer to it as Graceland. Find a Grave Billion Graves US GenNet
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kiowa County, Kansas. Official Website In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Kiowa County was established and named after the Kiowa tribe. Adjacent Counties Edwards County Pratt County Ford County Clark County Comanche County Barber County Cities & ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kingman County, Kansas. Official Website In 1872, Kingman County was established and named for Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. Adjacent Counties Reno County Harper County Barber County Pratt County Sumner County Sedgwick County Cities Cunningham Kingman (County Seat) Nashvi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is not to be confused with Kansas City, Missouri Official Website In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated. The first city election was held on October 22 of that year, by order of Judge Hiram Stevens of the Tenth Judicial District, and resulted in the election of Mayo...
Go to Wallace Name Study Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wallace County, Kansas. The county was created in 1868 and named in honor of Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh. Adjacent Counties Sherman County Logan County Wichita County Kit Carson County, Colo. Cheyenne Cou...
Located on the 2200 block of 210th Avenue, close to Hays. It's also known as St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery . Find a Grave Interment.net Genealogy Trails
This project is for those buried in Wichita Park Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. Find a Grave KS GenWeb
The cemetery is located on 12100 East 13th Street North, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas. It is also known as Lakeview Cemetery and Lakeview Memorial Gardens . Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kearny County, Kansas. Official Website The original Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873 and was dissolved in 1883. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, and organized on March 27, 1888. The county is named in honor of Philip Kearny, a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican–American War and a Union army gener...
This cemetery is located on 11200 Metcalfe Avenue, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jewell County, Kansas. Official Website In 1887, Jewell County was established and named for Lieutenant Colonel Lewis R. Jewell of the 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Adjacent Counties Cloud County Republic County Mitchell County Nuckolls County, Nebraska Osborne County Smith County Webster County, Nebraska
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hodgeman County, Kansas. Official Website Hodgeman County was founded in 1867. It was named for Amos Hodgman, member of the 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Adjacent Counties Edwards County Pawnee County Ford County Gray County Finney County Ness County Townships & Communities Benton Center Hansto...
Go to Wilson Name study Please add profile of those who were born, lived or died in Wilson County, Kansas. Official Website In 1855, Wilson County was established. It was named for Colonel Hiero T. Wilson. He was a successful Indian trader who had been the first white settler of Fort Scott, Kansas and had served as postmaster and sutler at the fort. He could speak Cherokee, Creek, and Osage...
Go to Wilson Name study This project is for those buried in Wilson Cemetery, Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas. The cemetery is also known as Union Cemetery , Wilson City Cemetery and Wilson Union Cemetery . Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Sumner County, Kansas. Official Website On February 26, 1867, Sumner County was created. It was named in honor of Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1811–74), who was a strong advocate of Kansas becoming a free state. For a complete list of Towns, Townships & Communities, please see Wikipedia . Adjacent Coun...
This cemetery is located on Hillside Cemetery Road, Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas. Find a Grave Roots Web
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Phillips County, Kansas. Official Website The county was established in 1867 and was named for another William Phillips, a Free-State supporter who was murdered September 1, 1856. Adjacent Counties Harlan County, Neb. Franklin County, Neb. Smith County Norton County Graham County Rooks County Cities, Townships ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Smith County, Kansas. The county was established in 1872 and was named in memory of Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864. Originally, corn was the main crop grown in the county, but drought and grasshopper plagues severely hurt the crops. When ...
This cemetery is located on 1849 West 500 Road, Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas. Find a Grave