1. Cemeteries. There is a cemetery book for Wyandotte county that I have used, however, it is "thin". Only the smaller cemeteries seem to have actual listings of those buried. You are left to call or write the larger institutions to ask if Corvin/Corbin was buried there. Here is a terrific reference page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kscemete/wyandotte/wyandotte.htm You can write or call the KCKS Central Library. I am told they will do limited look-ups. The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 625 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 (913) 551-3280 I have never seen a cemetery book for Kansas City, MO, although I understand that some of the smaller cemeteries have had volunteers walk and log info from tombstones. The best info for that city should be on the Jackson county, MO, list. The Kansas City, MO, Public library will also do limited look-ups. They have something called a Wyandotte room for Wyandotte county resources. www.kclibrary.org You didn't say where in Wyandotte County Corvin/Corbin and his wife lived. That makes a tremendous difference in which funeral parlor they would have used or which cemetery they would have chosen. My people lived in the farmlands and that meant that there were very specific places that they relied on. If you can identify a funeral home near their residence, it can be a terrific source of info in terms of telling you where people in a certain neighborhood or little town were likely to be buried. The funeral parlors often have lots of info on a person that they buried. 2. Marriages. The only place that I have ever looked for a Wyandotte county marriage record is at the courthouse in downtown Kansas City, KS. I have been told those records have been duplicated and sent to the KS Historical Soc in Topeka. I am not sure if the research room at the Wyandotte County museum has them. I don't believe they do, although they have all the original will books. Someone else on this list may know. That said, I don't believe the Wyandotte county recorded marriages go back as far as the 1870s. Nor do I believe that the Kansas City, MO, marriage records go back that far. I think they both may go back into the 1890s. Perhaps 1880s. Older records might be held by a few churches. All Jackson county(Kansas City, MO) marriage records are online. I searched for Corbin and Corvin Patterson and found nothing. http://records.co.jackson.mo.us/search.asp?cabinet=marriage&err=No%20Matches%20Found%2e&l=755&t=0 Again, I don't think the records go back that far. I did a digital search for obits in old Kansas City, MO, papers and got nothing. That doesn't mean an obit doesn't exist in them, but that not all names and terms seem to be digitized. There are African American newspapers for both KCMO and KCKS. The librarians should be able to help you with those. However, if a digital search doesn't work, you are better off to try to find a death date first from the cemeteries or funeral homes, because searching obits in several different papers for ten years or more will take you forever. Good luck. Hope other people will give you even more info. Patricia On 5 Jul 2006 18:02:21 -0600, dianepay@aol.com <dianepay@aol.com> wrote: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Patterson > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAB.2ACI/849 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > This is my first posting on the Wyandotte Co. Message Board. Would > appreciate any help. > > Corvin or Corbin Patterson was born Oct 1849 in MO. He is listed in the > 1870, 1880,1900 and 1910 Wyandotte Co. Ks Census. His wife Henrietta is > listed in the 1920 and 1930 census. I believe Corvin/Corbin died between > 1910 and 1920. > > Is there a Cemetery book for Wyandotte Co.? Or for Kansas City? > > Does anyone has access to obits and can check for Corvin/Corbin and his > wife Henrietta Patterson? > > Where do I look for a marriage record? I believe they married in either MO > or Wyandotte Co. KS? If in Wyandotte this marriage would be between 1870 and > 1874. > > This family is African American. > > Thanks for any help. > Diane Payne in Seattle, WA > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >