Peru Genealogy (in Chautauqua County, KS)
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Peru Birth Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Peru Cemetery Records
Booth Cemetery Find a Grave
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Peru Cemetery Find a Grave
Riley Memorial Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Peru 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, Peru, Kansas LDS Genealogy
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Peru Church Records
Peru Death Records
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Peru Immigration Records
Peru Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress
Peru Marriage Records
1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry
Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Peru Newspapers and Obituaries
Chautauqua News 1876-1880 Newspapers.com
Citizen 1909-1911 Newspapers.com
Freeman's Lance 02/20/1891 to 08/28/1891 Genealogy Bank
Independent 1913-1914 Newspapers.com
Peru Eagle 1890-1891 Newspapers.com
Peru Oil Gazette 1905-1912 Newspapers.com
Peru Times 1886-1887 Newspapers.com
Peru Weekly Derrick: Peru Oil Gazette and Citizen 1900-1913 Newspapers.com
Weekly Call 1888-1889 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for PeruAccording 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. Chautauqua News. (Peru, Kan.) 1875-1880 Citizen. (Peru, Kan.) 1909-1911 Free Parliament. (Peru, Kan.) 1904-1905 Freeman's Lance. (Peru, Kan.) 1891-1892 Independent. (Peru, Kan.) 1913-1914 Peru Derrick. (Peru, Kan.) 1912-1913 Peru Eagle. (Peru, Kan.) 1890-1891 Peru Oil Gazette. (Peru, Kan.) 1904-1906 Peru Times. (Peru, Kan.) 1886-1887 Peru Weekly Derrick Peru Oil Gazette and Citizen. (Peru, Kan.) 1911-1913 Peru Weekly Derrick and Peru Oil Gazette. (Peru, Kan.) 1906-1911 Peru Weekly Derrick. (Peru, Kan.) 1902-1906 Weekly Call. (Peru, Kan.) 1888-1889 |
Peru Probate Records
Peru School Records
Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 Classmates
Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Peru High School yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
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