Source Information

Leavenworth County Genealogical Society, comp. Leavenworth County, Kansas, U.S., Leavenworth Times Obituary Index, 1936-1941 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
Original data: Leavenworth, Kansas. Obituaries from the Leavenworth Times, 1936-1941. Leavenworth, KS, USA: Leavenworth Times, 1936-1941.

About Leavenworth County, Kansas, U.S., Leavenworth Times Obituary Index, 1936-1941

Called the ""First City of Kansas,"" Leavenworth is the seat for the county of the same name. Taken from the longest continuously published newspaper in the state, the Leavenworth Times, this database is an index of obituaries which appeared in the newspaper between 1936-1941. It provides the names of over 15,000 persons. Additional information includes, where available, birth dates and page numbers in the newspaper where the original obituary can be found. For researchers seeking ancestors from eastern Kansas, this can be a helpful database.

For copies of a particular obituary, please contact the Leavenworth County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 362, Leavenworth, KS, 66048.