Canton Genealogy (in McPherson County, KS)

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Canton Birth Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Canton Cemetery Records

German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jones Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Meridian Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakes Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakes Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakes Family Cemetery Interment online

Spring Valley Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Canton Census Records

1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

City Census for Canton 1919, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (included in Kansas City and County Census Records) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Canton, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Canton Church Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Record of Mennonites who came from Russian Poland in 1874, founding the Kantogemeinde (Canton Church) : Canton, McPherson, Kansas (now part of McPherson, McPherson, Kansas) FamilySearch Library

Canton Death Records

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Canton Immigration Records

Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry online

Naturalization petitions and records, 1871-1929 FamilySearch Library

Canton Land Records

Deed records, 1870-1943; general index to deeds, 1871-1926 FamilySearch Library

Land transfer records, 1877-1905, McPherson County, Kansas FamilySearch Library

Numerical indexes to city and county property, 1870-2001 FamilySearch Library

Canton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Mcpherson County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Mcpherson County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress online

Canton Marriage Records

1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry online

Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry online

Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Marriage records, McPherson County, Kansas, 1870-1951 FamilySearch Library

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

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Canton Carrier 1885-1888 Newspapers.com online

Canton Leader 1898-1899 Newspapers.com online

Canton Mirror 1881-1881 Newspapers.com online

Canton Monitor 1880-1881 Newspapers.com online

Canton News 1891-1892 Newspapers.com online

Canton Pilot 1898-1925 Newspapers.com online

Champion 1892-1898 Newspapers.com online

Daily Pilot 1911-1911 Newspapers.com online

Republican 1889-1890 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Canton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Canton Argus. (Canton, Kan.) 1898-1899

Canton Carrier. (Canton, Kan.) 1883-1888

Canton Leader. (Canton, Kan.) 1898-1899

Canton Mirror. (Canton, Kan.) 1880s-1881

Canton Monitor. (Canton, Kan.) 1880-1881

Canton News. (Canton, Kan.) 1891-1892

Canton Pilot. (Canton, Kan.) 1899-Current

Canton Republican. (Canton, Kan.) 1892-1895

Champion. (Canton, Kan.) 1895-1898

Republican. (Canton, Kan.) 1887-1890

Canton Probate Records

1803-1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Canton School Records

Canton High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Canton, KS), 1951, 1953, 1954 E Yearbook online

Canton High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton-Galva High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton-Galva High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987 Classmates online

Canton-Galva High School yearbooks, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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