Lawrence Genealogy (in Douglas County, KS)

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Lawrence Birth Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

First United Methodist Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1877-1971 Archive Grid

Index of Deaths and Births in Daily Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872 FamilySearch Library

Index of deaths and births in daily newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872 WorldCat

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

Lawrence Cemetery Records

Blue Mound Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemetery records, 1850-1988 FamilySearch Library

Clinton Cemetery Billion Graves online

Davis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Davis Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Flory Cemetery Billion Graves online

Franklin Cemetery Billion Graves online

Haskell Cemetery Billion Graves online

Haskell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Information taken from the Pioneer Cemetery : located at the west edge of Lawrence, Kansas on highway 59 FamilySearch Library

Jones Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Kansas, Lawrence City Cemetery Records, 1850-1988 Family Search online

Lawrence, Kansas cemetery records : Maple Grove and Oak Hill. WorldCat

Lyon Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Maple Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Memorial Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Memorial Park Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oak Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oak Hill Cemetery Interment online

Oak Hill Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Oak Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pioneer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Richland Cemetery Billion Graves online

Richland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Trinity Chapel Columbarium Billion Graves online

Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. X: Soldiers Buried in Lawrence, Kansas Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas Ancestry online

Lawrence Census Records

1855 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1856 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1857 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1859 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1865 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1875 Douglas County, Kansas, census FamilySearch Books online

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 Lawrence 1919, 1938, 1939, 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, Lawrence in Cloud County, 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

Lawrence Church Records

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1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Church records, 1855-1924 (First Baptist Church (Lawrence, Kansas)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1867-1899 (United Presbyterian Church (Lawrence, Kansas)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1894-1928 (Trinity Lutheran Church (Lawrence, Kansas)) FamilySearch Library

First Christian Church (Lawrence, Kan.). chronological list of members (microform), 1884-1980 Archive Grid

First Christian Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1938-1978 Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1834-1999 Archive Grid

First United Methodist Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1877-1971 Archive Grid

List of members and other records of Congregational churches, 1854-1904, in Kansas FamilySearch Library

Minutes of the General Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers of Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Minutes of the General Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers of Kansas Internet Archive online

Peace Mennonite Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1978-2018 Archive Grid

Plymouth Congregational Church records, Lawrence, Kan. Archive Grid

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

The First Baptist Church, Lawrence, Kansas, 1855-1907 : the work of rebuilding FamilySearch Library

Trinity Episcopal Church records, Lawrence, Kan., 1858-1994 Archive Grid

Lawrence City Directories

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A Directory of the City of Lawrence and Douglas County, 1893 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Calnon's Lawrence City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Chittenden's Lawrence City Directory, 1900 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

City Directory of Lawrence, Douglas County, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

City Directory, Lawrence, Kansas, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Directory of the City of Lawrence, 1871 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Holland's Lawrence City Directory for 1868-69 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Hoye's City Directory of Lawrence, Kansas, 1896 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence (Kansas) city directories FamilySearch Library

Lawrence City Directory 1907 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1909 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1911 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1913 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1917 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1919 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory 1927 MyHeritage online

Lawrence City Directory and Business Mirror, 1860 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1883 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1886 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1888 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1909 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1919 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence city directory and business mirror, for 1860-61 : 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 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence, Douglas County, Cross Reference Directory, 1935 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, KS 1902-1928 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Lawrence, Kansas city directory FamilySearch Library

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1905 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1907 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence, Kansas, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Polk's Lawrence City Directory, 1961 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Polk's Lawrence City Directory, 1963 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Stenhouse & Sanders' Lawrence city directory, 1875-6 : a complete directory of the inhabitants, institutions, incorporated companies, manufacturing establishments, business, business firms, etc., etc. FamilySearch Library

Stenhouse and Sanders' Lawrence City Directory, 1875 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Street Guide City of Lawrence, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Street Guide City of Lawrence, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Street Guide City of Lawrence, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

The Lawrence City Directory and Business Guide, 1866 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Lawrence Death Records

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C.W. Smith, Lawrence, Kansas undertaker and embalmer, 1890-1907 FamilySearch Library

First United Methodist Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1877-1971 Archive Grid

Index of Deaths and Births in Daily Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872 FamilySearch Library

Index of deaths and births in daily newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1864-1872 WorldCat

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

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

Record of funerals, 1904-1924 FamilySearch Library

Undertaker's record, 1890-1908 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence Histories and Genealogies

A History of Lawrence, Kansas : From the First Settlement to the Close of the Rebellion Ancestry online

A history of Lawrence, Kansas, from the first settlement to the close of the rebellion FamilySearch Library

A souvenir history of Lawrence, Kansas, 1898 : containing numerous fine half-tone illustrations and descriptive matter reflective of the city and county FamilySearch Library

Free state fortress : the first ten years of the history of Lawrence, Kansas FamilySearch Library

Genealogical Information in Newspapers of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas : Index For 1873-1881 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas : an informal history FamilySearch Library

The Kansas memorial, a report of the Old Settlers' meeting held at Bismarck grove, Kansas, Sept. 15th and 16th, 1879 LDS Genealogy online

The Kansas memorial, a report of the Old Settlers' meeting held at Bismarck grove, Kansas, Sept. 15th and 16th, 1879 Internet Archive online

Lawrence Immigration Records

Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1867-1954 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence Land Records

Deed records, 1856-1917 ; General index to deeds, 1856-1903 FamilySearch Library

Land transfer records, 1871-1903 FamilySearch Library

List of original owners in the city of Lawrence FamilySearch Library

Lawrence Map Records

Bird's eye view map of the city of Lawrence, Kansas 1869. Library of Congress online

Lawrence 1869 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, February 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, September 1883 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, September 1889 Library of Congress online

Lawrence Marriage Records

1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry online

First United Methodist Church records, Lawrence, Kan. 1877-1971 Archive Grid

Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry online

Kansas, Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties, 1854-1873 Ancestry online

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

Marriage records, 1863-1919 ; Indexes, 1863-1920 FamilySearch Library

Lawrence Military Records

Eighth Regiment, Kansas Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 (Graden, Debra F.) FamilySearch Library

Official Military History of Kansas Regiments : During the War For the Suppression of the Great Rebellion Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. X: Soldiers Buried in Lawrence, Kansas Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII: Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas Ancestry online

Lawrence Newspapers and Obituaries (155)


Lawrence Probate Records

1803-1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Lawrence School Records (61)




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