Montgomery County Sources:

  *Marriage Indexes & Marriage Records on     the Computer
  *Township Histories
  *1880 US Census, School Census
  *Newspaper Articles
  *Obituaries
  *1903 Montgomery County History Book
  *1995 125th Anniversary Montgomery      County
  *History Books on Caney, Dearing, Liberty,     Sycamore, Tyro
  *Community College, Middle & High School     Annuals
  *Old Phone Books
  *City Directories & Cross Reference     Directories
  *Paul Harper's Books Written on our Area
  *Maps
  *Civil War Veterans Obituaries & Stories
  *The "Descender" Magazine
  *Some Cemetary Records
  *Rural Directories

  Southeast Kansas Collection:

  Allen County
  Bourbon County
  Chautauqua County
  Elk County
  Labette County
  Neosho County  Wilson County
  Woodson County

  Other Resources:

  Microfilm:
  Newspapers: Dearing, Elk City, Kansas Populist, South   KansasPopulist, South Kansas Tribune 1871-1942, Star   Kansas 1885-1942, Independence Daily Reporter   1882-  2008
  Census: Federal 1870-1930, State 1865-1905
  City Directories
  Indian Rolls of Five Civilized Tribes

  Family Genealogies, DAR Collection, Civil War and   Military Books, Heraldry, State Research Materials