Vital Records
These are the only years we have available in the archives.
If you need marriage licenses from 1915 – to present, contact the McPherson County Courthouse or the Kansas Department of Vital Statistics in Topeka.
Please do not request any record that is not on the index.
McPherson County Marriage Licenses – 1870-1915
(missing the years of 1903, 1908, 1909, 1910)
This index was created from McPherson County Divorce Records for the years of 1871 – 1917.
This index was created from the Train Funeral Home Records.
The years included are the 1930s – 1950s.
The Train Funeral Home was located in Lindsborg, Kansas.
This is an index to ledger entries from books held at the County Clerk’s office in McPherson.
There was no state requirement for reporting births and deaths until July 1, 1911 and marriages until May 1, 1913
This index contains only those births, deaths and marriages that were reported.
Births – 1874-1908
Deaths – 1886-1900
Marriages – 1877-1893
This obituary index is a listing of the obituaries we currently have on file. It includes most of the Canton newspapers and early McPherson City Newspapers. This is NOT a complete list of the obituaries and the project is ongoing.
If you are looking for an obituary not currently in our index, please send us a research request form. Research fees apply.
The McPherson Public Library has an index of obituaries found in McPherson City newspapers.