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Montgomery County
Montgomery County was formed 26 Feb 1867.
Communities: Avian, Blake, Bolton, Caney, Cherryvale, Coffeyville, Corbin, Dearing, Elk City, Havana, Jefferson, Independence, Jefferson, Liberty, Sycamore, Tyro, Videtta Spur, Wayside
Map: Atlas and Plat Book of Montgomery County, Kansas (Independence, Kansas : H. J. Richmond, 1916), p. 1.
Personal Library

Note: Door of Hope Orphanage, p. 102; names of those in photo are incorrect.


Independence, Kansas High School Yearbooks
Scanned Independence, Kansas High School yearbooks are available on the Independence Public Library website. at Independence Public Library, Yearbooks 1911-2017.

Also available online. Doyle Hooper, p. 42, 53

Also available online.
Evelyn Phillis, p. 39, 55, 92.



Vital Records and Substitutes
Births
Marriages
Death and Burial
Montgomery County Cemetery Records Part 1
(Independence Public Library)
Montgomery County Cemetery Records Part 2
(Independence Public Library)
Obituary Index, W. A. Rankin Memorial Library, Neodesha, Wilson County
Cemetery Records
Montgomery County, Kansas Cemetery Rocrds (Salt Lake City, Utah : Genealogical Committee, L. D. S. Church, 1956)
(Family Search)
Elmwood or Fairview Cemeteries, Coffeyville
Rest Lawn Cemetery, Coffeyville
Sunny Side Cemetery, Caney
Probate Records
Property & Tax Records
Church Records
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Independence Historical Museum & Arts Center
Newspapers
Independence Daily Reporter, Independence Public Library
Maps
Atlas and Plat Book of Montgomery County
Virtual Libary
A Guide to Historic Homes in Independence, Ken D. Brown, 1993.
History of Montgomery County, Kansas,
L. Wallace Duncan, 1903.
Mary Ann Irwin Clifford biographical sketch, p. 725. Thomas B. Clifford biographical sketch, p. 768.
Independence: Our Historic Homes, Ken D. Brown, 1978.
Independence: The Way We Were, Ken D. Brown, 1980.
Planters of opportunity, 1870-1900 : Cherry Township, Montgomery County, Kansas, Robert A. VanDyne, n.d.