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From: "FLORENCE BLEVINS" <>
Subject: Re: [KANSAS] Kansas census
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 01:28:47 -0700
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You sure have helped me as I needed it very bad Thank you very much I needed
something on phelps easters gills all over the state
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From: "Mary Inglis Sims" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:45 AM
Subject: [KANSAS] Kansas census


> >From the book THE SOURCE by Eakle and Cerny Colorado's first census was
> 1860 and the first state census 1861. It also shows that the 1860
> federal census does Colorado was included in the 1860 Kansas census. It
> then appears that what you were told was not true as neither state had a
> census in 1860.
>
> Kansas had a state census in 1855, 1859, 1865, 1874, 1876, 1895 and 1905
> - another source shows also 1915.. I understand copies of these films
> are in Kansas State Library and/or Archives and the Kansas Historical
> Society. I have never tried to borrow films from Kansas, but suspect
> they can be borrowed by inter-library loan which I have done for other
> states. I do know some are in the holdings of the Mormon Library in
> Salt Lake city (Family History Library) and can be borrowed to view at
> their branch libraries (Family History Centers).
>
> I found the State censuses really informative for Kansas. The ones I
> searched not only included the crops, etc, but even showed a dog was
> owned and showed the name of the dog - as well as other members of the
> human family. :-)
>
> I think these might be the censuses you are hoping to find. I would
> suggest writing to Kansas State Historical Society, Newspaper and Census
> Division, Topeka, KS 66601. I don't have a more complete address, but
> suspect you could find it on the internet.
>
> Hope this has been of some help.
>
> Mary
>
>
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