Registers of Births, Deaths, and Infectious Diseases
Creator: Shawnee County. City Clerk
Date: 1885 - 1912
Level of Description: Series
Material Type:
Call Number:
AR1233-AR1235 (1885-1912.)
Unit ID: 220164
Space Required/Quantity: Microfilm
Title (Main title): Registers of Births, Deaths, and Infectious Diseases
Scope and Content
Scope and content:
Records for births cover the years 1886-1911. Records for deaths cover the years 1885-1911. Records for infectious diseases cover the years 1885-1912. Can include records of individuals residing in Topeka and its environs, such as North Topeka, Rossville, Silver Lake, Auburn township, etc.
Information regarding births can include date of return, name/sex/number of child to the mother, color, date and place of birth, nationality/nativity/ages of parents, names of parents, father's occupation, and name of attendant at birth.
Information regarding deaths can include date of report, name/sex/color of deceased, age and occupation, date of death, marital status, nativity and nationality, length of residency in Kansas, place and cause of death, duration of disease and any complication(s), place and date of burial, name of undertaker and place of business, and name and residence of physician.
Information for infectious diseases can include date of report, name and residence of infected, number of case, disease (e.g. measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc.), and physician's name.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- AR 1233:
- AR 1234:
- AR 1235:
Index Terms
Subjects
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Topeka (Kan.) -- History
Death records
Communicable diseases -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Genealogy -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Registers of births, etc. -- Kansas -- Shawnee County
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Shawnee County. Cities. Topeka. City Clerk.
Additional Information for Researchers
Reproduction: Lent to the KSHS for microfilming in 1980 by the Topeka City Clerk.
