Source Information

Ancestry.com. Kansas Biographical Dictionary, 1879 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: The United States Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men. Chicago and Kansas City, USA: S. Lewis, 1879.

About Kansas Biographical Dictionary, 1879

This database contains a biographical record, published in 1879, of the prominent and representative men of Kansas. These biographical sketches are interspersed with the history of the state and its leading interests, making this database valuable for researchers with ancestors from Kansas. Even though your ancestors may not be listed in this biographical record (since it only covers the most prominent citizens of the area), much can be learned by reading about the lives of others who lived during the time of your ancestors.