Hello! If you need more details of who lived where and with whom or just general locations of where your relatives lived, contact the county Register of Deeds office for the county in which they have been shown to live. Census records will tell what county or city they lived in for specific years. I recently contacted the Dickinson County Register of Deeds in Abilene, Kansas, who have records for Abilene, Kansas and all the county and smaller towns in that area. My great, great grandparents lived in the country in that county in the 1800's so I sent an email and asked if I could get copies of their property deeds. The wonderful woman working in that office informed me that she came across other records like mortgages, bills of sale and agreements if I would also like copies of those! I received them and they reveal some wonderful details of 1870's to 1890's life in rural Kansas and give me more information on my relatives, who went from being new immigrants, to owning lots of land and properties. Just remember, any place that may keep records for an area where your relatives lived, may still have records available to copy. As I said previously, Cemeteries and the churches or cities that oversee them, often have nicely detailed records of the family members and some obituaries. The local historical societies usually have a wealth of information. The local library often has old newspapers on microfilm and churches often have records of marriages, baptisms and other events. Have fun!
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