Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1863-1914

Index of congregation books from Swedish churches in Kansas. Names, birth dates, birth places, and households are published. Confirmation dates, marriage dates, immigration dates, death dates, and other remarks may also be found on the images.

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Kansas, Swedish Church Records

What is in the Collection?

This collection contains household records of families, including birth date and place, from Swedish church records in Kansas. These records are called congregation books, but they are extremely similar to clerical surveys in Sweden. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can these Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

  • Child's name
  • Birth date
  • Baptism date
  • Parent's names
  • Residence
  • Legitimacy

Marriage

  • Name of bride and groom
  • Age or birthdate
  • Occupations
  • Residence
  • Names of witnesses
  • Father's name

Burial

  • Name of deceased
  • Residence
  • Age
  • Possibly name of spouse or father
  • Cause of death

Collection Content

Sample Images

Inventory

This table lists the all the churches included in this Historical Records collection. The link in the Images column will open a new window where can see the available images for that church.

County City Church Name Images
Allen Savonburg Friends Home Records, 1908
Clay Clay Center Swedesburg Records, 1871–1879
Douglas Lawrence Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Records, 1869–1906
Johnson Mission Hills First Lutheran Records, 1870–1903
Johnson Shawnee Mission, Roeland Park First Lutheran Records, 1870–1892
Marshall Axtell Salem Records, 1901
McPherson Galva Kristvalla (Bethel) Records, 1899
McPherson Lindsborg Bethany Lutheran Records, 1869-1895
McPherson Marquette Elim Lutheran Records, 1878–1907
McPherson McPherson New Gottland Records, 1872–1909
McPherson McPherson Trinity Lutheran Records, 1881–1901
Morris White City Marion Hill Records, 1876–1907
Pottawatomie Olsburg Olsburg Records, 1881–1912
Riley Cleburne Mariadahl Records, 1863–1887
Riley Manhattan First Lutheran Records, 1879–1914
Saline Falun Falun Records, 1887–1913
Saline Salina Immanuel Records, 1870–1912
Saline Smolan Salemsborg Records, 1869–1881
Shawnee Topeka Trinity Lutheran Records, 1870–1888

Collection Details

Record Type: Census
19,579 Records
20,432 Personas
1,558 Images

Location of Original Records

ArkivDigital

Cite This Collection

"Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1863-1914." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 20 January 2025. Records extracted by FamilySearch. Images digitized by ArkivDigital. Citing ArkivDigital, Sweden.