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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Archives
Libraries
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Internet Tombstone Transcripts And Index
Census
Federal Censuses
Special Censuses
Census Substitutes
Church Records
Baptist
Methodist
Roman Catholic
Presbyterian
Court Records
Directories
City Directories
State Directories
Divorce Records
Emigration And Immigration
Immigration And Migration
Records
Migration Trails
Funeral Homes
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Nationwide Indexes
Web Sites About Your Family
Statewide Collections And Publications
Manuscript Collections
Published Sources
Guardianship
History
Draper Manuscript Collection
State Histories
Local Histories
Land And Property
Land Grants
Indexes To Land Grants And Surveys
County Records
Reference Tools
Maps
Military Records
French And Indian War (1754–1763)
Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Civil War (1861–1865)
Spanish-american War
World War I (1917–1918)
Vietnam War (1963–1972)
Other Military Records
Minorities
African-american
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth And Death Records Prior To 1852
Birth, Marriage, And Death Records, 1852–1910
Birth And Death Records, 1911–present
Birth And Death Records Kept By Cities Before 1911
Marriage Records
Guide To Vital Records
Voting Registers
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
The term genealogy is used in this outline and in the Family History Library Catalog to describe a variety of records containing family information previously gathered by other researchers, societies, or archives. These records can include pedigree charts, compiled data on families, correspondence, ancestor lists, research exchange files, record abstracts, and collections of original or copied documents. These sources can save time, but because they are compiled from other sources, they must be carefully evaluated for accuracy.
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections of previous research and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. Some major genealogical collections and published sources for Kentucky are found below.
You will find information about your ancestor in the following important nationwide genealogical indexes described in the United States Research Outline (30972) in the sections indicated.
These indexes are available at the Family History Library and many libraries with family history collections.
Search the Internet for family history web sites about you surname. Use the “Search for Ancestors” feature of the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at www.familysearch.org/default.asp to help you find such sites.
American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Vols.1–198+. Middletown, Conn.: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. (FHL book 973 D22am ser. 2; On 31 FHL films, beginning with 1698167; computer number 49554.) This is a continuing series. An earlier edition of 48 volumes was published as The American Genealogical Index for 1942 to 1951. The expanded edition consists of 198+ volumes indexing over 12 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to over 1,150 manuscripts, periodicals, or books. This index is also available through:
Barton, E. E. Barton Collection of Northern Kentucky Families. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1963. (On 94 FHL films, beginning with 341195; computer number 378821.) Most of this collection relates to Pendleton County, but some of the material extends to neighboring counties and to Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It contains biographies, guardian bonds, appraisements, marriages, and church records, which are arranged in alphabetical order by families. It was microfilmed at the Margeret I. King Library.
Daughters of the American Revolution (Kentucky). Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (On 28 FHL films, beginning with 851641; computer number 453337.) This collection consists of transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, marriage, death, obituary, and probate records at the DAR Library, in Washington, D.C. The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes.
Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Ardery Collection, ca. 1750–1970
GENEALOGY
Nationwide Indexes
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Web Sites about Your Family
Statewide Collections and Publications
“American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI).” In Ancestry.com [Internet site]. [Orem, Utah]: Ancestry, 1999. Available at www.ancestry.com/agbi.htm. This online database is available only to Ancestry.com members for a subscription fee. It is also available on CD-ROM.
To help interpret citations and locate the original sources use the colored pages in some volumes or:
Key Title Index to the American Genealogical Biographical Index: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL book 973 D22am index; film 1698167 item4; fiche 6088377; computer number 491052.) This shows which sources are at the Family History Library and their call numbers.
Manuscript Collections
Wilson, Samuel M. Collection of Samuel M. Wilson of Lexington, Kentucky. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. (FHL films 174919–28; computer number 386125.) This is a private collection of correspondence, genealogical notes, and abstracts of records about families from central Kentucky. The collection is in alphabetical order by county. Most of the information in each county is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Filson Club Surname Folders. The Filson Club (see the “Societies” section of this outline) has folders containing records of approximately 3,000 Kentucky families. These are filed by surname and have not been microfilmed.
Kentucky Family Records. Owensboro, Ky.: West- Central Kentucky Family Research Association, 1970–. (FHL book 976.9 D2f; computer number 134848.) Records in this publication are mainly from west central Kentucky.
Fowler, Ila Earle. Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants. 1941–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. (FHL book 976.9 D2d 1967; computer numbers 209548, 219629, and 720020.) This book is indexed and contains abstracts of family, church, and county records.
Genealogies of Kentucky Families: From The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 2vols. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1981. (FHL book 976.9 D2gk; computer number 130250.) These genealogies are listed alphabetically by surname, and an index is included.
Genealogies of Kentucky Families: From the Filson Club History Quarterly. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1981. (FHL book 976.9 D2gkf; computer number 124410.) This book contains histories of families and abstracts of cemetery records. It is alphabetical by surname and includes an index. These volumes are reproduced on the following compact disc:
Kozee, William Carlos. Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky, and Their Descendants. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1961. (FHL book 976.9 D2ke 1973; computer number 787740.) The families are arranged alphabetically by surname, and there is a general index.
McAdams, Ednah Wilson. Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds, and Marriages from Court Houses, and Records of Old Bibles Churches, Graveyards, and Cemeteries.... 1929. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. (FHL book 976.9 P2m 1975; computer number 440393; film 459632 item2; computer number 221016.) This book includes records from 15 counties in north central Kentucky.
For genealogy sources for the United States, see the “Genealogy” section of the United States Research Outline (30972).
Other genealogical records of Kentucky can be found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
KENTUCKY- GENEALOGYKENTUCKY, [COUNTY]- GENEALOGY
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Published Sources
Family History: Kentucky Genealogies. Part 1. [Novato, Calif.]: Brøderbund Software, 1996. (FHL compact disc no.9 pt. 185; computer number 818557.) This disc contains about 15,000 names from the 1700s to 1800s.
Hehir, Donald M. Kentucky Families: A Bibliographic Listing. Bowie, Md.: Heritage, 1993. (FHL book 976.9 D23h; computer number 707861.) This book is arranged alphabetically by surname and includes a list of sources for each name. It is indexed.
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