Over the past several years Marlin Bryant has extracted the names in this Web site from Barton County Newspapers. Not all Barton County families are listed here. Marlin Bryant maintains the database of 240,000 names. Every year he updates a copy of the database for the Great Bend Public Library. Most of the information comes from obituaries printed in Great Bend Kansas newspapers. Some of the data may be incomplete or innacurate. The library maintains this site to provide researchers with leads for additional research. Do not send corrections to the library.
You may request a copy of an obituary from the Great Bend Public Library.
Family history information is available for the following individuals and their relatives.