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Douglas County is in the second tier west from Missouri. It is bounded on the north by Jefferson and Leavenworth Counties: on the east by Leavenworth and Johnson, on the south by Franklin, and on the west by Osage and Shawnee. The Kansas River runs along the northern boundary of Lecompton, a part of Wakarusa and Eudora Townships. ₁

Organized in 1855. County seat Lawrence. In honor of Stephen A. Douglas, United States Senator from Illinois, and candidate for the presidency in 1860.₂

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Biographies
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Balch, William Monroe November 25, 1871 - November 17, 1941	9K	Aug 2006	Sheila Lein
Balch, William Monroe November 25, 1871 - November 17, 1941	8K	Aug 2006	Sheila Lein
Bowman, Christian 1829 - 1902	2K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Brown, John W. 1830 - 1878	4K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Clark, Lnnie C (Smith) June 18, 1868 - July 1, 1947	2K	Aug 2006	Bill Boggess
Corning, Cyrus	5K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Garriss, Ichabod P. 1842 -	3K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Haney, Fred C. 1871 -	3K	Mar 2009	Joy Fisher
Harman, Benjamin Franklin 1833 - December 23, 1910	8K	May 2007	George Griffin
Knabe, George C. 1861 -	5K	Mar 2009	Joy Fisher
Kreipe, Theodore F. 1860 -	5K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Mahin, Francis Milton 1869 -	3K	Apr 2007	Joy Fisher
Martin, Clarence H. 1862 -	5K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Martin, George W. 1841 -	6K	Nov 2006	Joy Fisher
Moore, W. Oscar May 1852 -	3K	Mar 2007	Karen Isaacson
Cemeteries
Deeds
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Beal, Jacob M - Beal, Jacob M March 19, 1861	2K	Jun 2006	Craig Beal
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Douglas County Medical Directory 1920	6K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Military Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll	25 kb	Dec 1997	Judy Lutt
Newspaper Articles
Obituaries
Photos of Tombstones
Oak Hill Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Osborn, George W.	Image 105K	Feb 2007	Bill Osborn
Pierce, Evalina W.	Image 40K	Feb 2007	Bill Osborn
Woods, A. J.	Image 24K	Feb 2007	Bill Osborn
Woods, Isaac W.	Image 25K	Feb 2007	Bill Osborn
School Information
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Graduates of Baker University, 1894	2 kb	June 1997	Judy Lutt
Graduates of Baker University, 1894 (pic)	48 kb	June 1997	Judy Lutt
Vital Records
Wills
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Northway, Maria June 9, 1884	3K	Mar 2006	Karen E. Griffin

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