Independence Genealogy (in Montgomery County, KS)
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Independence Birth Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Independence Cemetery Records
Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave
Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave
Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves
Cemetery records, Jefferson, Montgomery County, Kansas FamilySearch Library
Choteau Cemetery Find a Grave
Harrisonville Cemetery Billion Graves
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Mount Hope Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Mount Hope Cemetery Billion Graves
Mount Hope Cemetery Find a Grave
Rutland Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Rutland Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Andrews Cemetery Find a Grave
Independence Census Records
1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Independence in Doniphan County, Kansas LDS Genealogy
Federal Census of 1940, Independence in Washington County, Kansas LDS Genealogy
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Independence Church Records
Independence City Directories
Independence (Kansas) city directories FamilySearch Library
Independence City Directory 1909 MyHeritage
Independence City Directory 1929 MyHeritage
Independence City Directory 1931 MyHeritage
Independence City Directory 1939 MyHeritage
Independence City Directory 1950 MyHeritage
Independence City Directory 1959 MyHeritage
Independence, KS 1904-1927 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Independence, KS; 1937, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1912 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1937 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence, Kansas, city directory - 1975 Genealogy Gophers
Polk's Independence City Directory, 1961 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Independence Death Records
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Independence Immigration Records
Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1870-1917 FamilySearch Library
Independence Land Records
Deed records, 1870-1886; General index to deeds, 1870-1887 FamilySearch Library
Independence Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, 1910 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, 1916 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, 1923 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, April 1890 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, December 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, March 1885 Library of Congress
Independence Marriage Records
1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry
Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Marriage license record, 1870-1918 FamilySearch Library
Independence Newspapers and Obituaries
Daily Free Press and the Times 1893-1923 Newspapers.com
Evening Call 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Evening Call 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Evening Courier 1879-1879 Newspapers.com
Evening Star 1901-1924 Newspapers.com
Independence Daily Reporter 1882-1923 Newspapers.com
Independence Daily Reporter 2009-2018 Independence Public Library
Independence Itemizer 1879-1879 Newspapers.com
Independence Kansan 1876-1884 Newspapers.com
Independence Pioneer 1869-1870 Newspapers.com
Independence Republican 1900-1900 Newspapers.com
Index 1889-1891 Newspapers.com
Living Age 1874-1881 Newspapers.com
Montgomery Argus 1886-1887 Newspapers.com
Montgomery Monitor 1885-1886 Newspapers.com
Outlook 1880-1900 Newspapers.com
South Kansas Tribune 1871-1923 Newspapers.com
Stewart's Southern Kansas Guide 1884-1886 Newspapers.com
United Labor 1887-1894 Newspapers.com
Weekly Call 1896-1896 Newspapers.com
Weekly Courier 1877-1877 Newspapers.com
Weekly Star and Kansan 1881-1905 Newspapers.com
Workingman's Courier 1875-1879 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for IndependenceAccording 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. Daily Free Press and the Times. (Independence, Kan.) 1913-1926 Daily Reporter. (Independence, Kan.) 1895-1904 Evening Reporter. (Independence, Kan.) 1882-1889 Evening Star. (Independence, Kan.) 1900-1924 Independence Daily News. (Independence, Kan.) 1880s-1886 Independence Daily Reporter and the Independence Daily Free Press. (Independence, Kan.) 1926-1927 Independence Daily Reporter. (Independence, Kan.) 1904-1926 Independence Daily Reporter. (Independence, Kan.) 1927-Current Independence Kansan. (Independence, Kan.) 1875-1884 Independence News. (Independence, Kan.) 1948-Current Kansas Populist. (Independence, Kan.) 1893-1904 Montgomery Argus. (Independence, Kan.) 1886-1887 Montgomery Monitor. (Independence, Kan.) 1885-1886 Morning Reporter. (Independence, Kan.) 1889-1895 South Kansas Tribune. (Independence, Kan.) 1871-1942 Star and Kansan. (Independence, Kan.) 1885-1904 Star. (Independence, Kan.) 1881-1884 Times and the Kansas Populist. (Independence, Kan.) 1904-1905 Times. (Independence, Kan.) 1905-1913 United Labor. (Independence, Kan.) 1892-1894 Weekly Courier. (Independence, Kan.) 1875-1877 Weekly Star and Kansan. (Independence, Kan.) 1904-1905 Workingman's Courier. (Independence, Kan.) 1877-1879 |
Independence Probate Records
Independence School Records
Independence Bible High School yearbook, 1965, 1967, 1973 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Independence Bible High School yearbook, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1985, 1988 Classmates
Independence Junior College and High School yearbook, 1946 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Independence Junior High School yearbook, 1946, 1962 Classmates
Independence Junior High School yearbook, 1946, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Montgomery County High School yearbook, 1910, 1915 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Senior High School yearbook, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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