Local Government Records Microfilm Holdings Jefferson County

Kansas Historical Society

Below is an inventory of our local government records microfilm holdings for this county. In the interest of time, we have listed only inclusive dates and reel numbers (i.e. Marriage record, 1856-1920 [AR 2128-2131]). Contact the reference staff by phone (785-272-8681, ext. 116 or 117) or e-mail if you require a reel number that falls between the inclusive numbers listed. Please see our inter-library loan page for information on how to request loans to any public library.

For a more complete description of what information can be found in each record series (i.e. Deed Records) please see the Researcher's Guide to Local Records.

Jefferson County

County Clerk

Enrollment of ex-soldiers and sailors, 1889 [AR 2508, AR 4993]
Vital statistics, 1892-1910 [AR 1930, AR 4995, AR 7687]
County Commissioners Journal of proceedings, 1856-1863 [AR 5446]
Poor house records, 1885-1938 [AR 4995]
County Coroner Journal, 1890-1905 [AR 4995]

District/Probate Court

Civil appearance dockets, 1858-1919 [AR 4831-4833, AR 4842-4843]
Journals, 1858-1920 [AR 4833-4840]
Divorce case files, 1859-1917 [AR 4826-4827, AR 4844-4846]
Marriage records, 1856-1924 [AR 4816-4818]
Naturalization declaration of intention, 1904-1905, 1907-1929, 1932-1935 [AR 2508, AR 4841]
Naturalization final record, 1888-1918 [AR 2508, AR 4841]
Naturalization first record, 1881-1902 [AR 2508, AR 4841]
Naturalization record, 1857-1900 [AR 2508, AR 4841]
Naturalization record of citizenship petitions granted, 1930-1938 [AR 2508]
Probate indexes (scattered dates), 1860-1960 [AR 4818]
Probate case files, 1857-1917 [AR 4847-4862, AR 5247]
Will records, 1863-1920 [AR 4818-4819]
Various other probate records, 1855-1935 [AR 4820, AR 4828-4830, AR 4841]

Poor Commissioner

Poor house record, 1885-1938 [AR 4995]

Register of Deeds

Indexes, 1854-1987 [AR 4945-4947, AR 4988-4992]
Cemetery deed records, 1928-1947 [AR 4993]
Deed and mortgage records, 1856-1904 [AR 4948-4986, AR 4996]
Various other records, 1858-1941 [AR 4947, AR 4967, AR 4969, AR 4970, AR 4973, AR 4987-4988, AR 4993]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Scholastic census records, 1883-1898 [AR 4993-4995]

Delaware Township
Justice of the Peace

Civil dockets, 1882-1964 [AR 2509-2512]
Civil and criminal docket, 1924-1963 [AR 2512]
Criminal docket, 1893-1964 [AR 2512-2514]