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Forgotten Statewide Collections & Indexes-Kentucky Titles

Time Frame Covered

Title of Collection or Index

URL or Family History Library Call #

Bible Records

1700–1938

Lindsay, Kenneth G. Kentucky Bible Records.

FHL book 976.9 D2l

1600-1917

Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky Records: Early Wills and Marriages Copied From Court House Records by Regents, Historians and the State Historian, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions, Records From Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine Lincoln. Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby Counties. Vol.1-2.

  • FHL book 976.9 D2aj

  • FHL fiche 6049306 

   

Cemetery Records

1720-1970s

Daughters of the American Revolution
(Kentucky). Kentucky Cemetery Records.

FHL book 976.9 V22d vols. 1- films 873712 items 1-has v. 1

 

Online versions of this record can be accessed through the FamilySearch catalog. Use link below to go to it.

https://bit.ly/3f38PH4

Census Records

1800–1890

Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890 Kentucky Census Index of Civil War Veterans Or Their Widows.

FHL book 976.9 X22d 1890; fiche 6331355

Alternate titles:

 

Ancestry.com title: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census

or

FamilySearch. org title: United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890

https://bit.ly/33YSH3e

 

or

https://bit.ly/3ovQxBm

Genealogies & Genealogical Collections

1600-1949

Genealogies of Kentucky Families: From the Filson Club Quarterly

FHLUS/CAN book 976.9 D2gkf

Companion Title: The Filson Club History Quarterly online at The Filson Historical Society website https://bit.ly/3wsW8Lr

1600–1964

Genealogies of Kentucky Families: From the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society.

FHL book 976.9 D2gk

Also an Ancestry.com Database by same title.

https://bit.ly/33Y5DpV

1600-1986

Nacke Judy Pierce, Kentucky Ancestor Charts from Ancestral Trails Historical Society.

FHL book 976.9 D2nk

Alternate Title: Ancestral Trails Historical Society Website-

http://www.aths.com/

1700–1953

Kozee, William Carlos, Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky, and Their Descendants.

FHL book 976.9 D2ke

1734-1935

Fowler, Ila Earle. Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants.

FHL book 976.9 D2d

View online through FamilySearch catalog page https://bit.ly/342SWde.

1700–1970

Daughters of the American Revolution (Kentucky). Genealogical Collection.

FamilySearch digitized films. Access through FamilySearch Catalog Page at https://bit.ly/3vfJcIA.

Alternate Title: DAR Library

http://www.dar.org/library/

1600–1941

Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Ardery Collection ca. 1750–1970.

81 FHL films beginning with 831459.

1600–1891

Draper, Lyman C. Draper Collection Manuscripts. For partial index see book below.

147 FHL films beginning with 889097

State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library. Calendar of The Kentucky Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts.

FamilySearch digitized films at https://bit.ly/3u1KRAq

Also online at Ancestry.com https://bit.ly/3tWxOjC

1700–1906

Wilson, Samuel M. Collection of Samuel M. Wilson of Lexington, Kentucky. Alphabetical.

FHL films 174919–927

1700-1976

Smith, Aubrey O. Smith-Rife Collection of New River Genealogy and Local History. Alphabetical. New River area includes counties in West Virginia, Virginia and Floyd County, Kentucky.

FHL films 1036968-7

1700-1951

Barton Collection of Northern Kentucky Families. Alphabetical.

94 FHL films beginning with 341195

Land Records

1700-1950

Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants: a Systematic Index to All of the Lands Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924.

https://bit.ly/2QyYQQj

Also an Ancestry.com Database: Kentucky, Land Grants, 1782-1924

https://bit.ly/3wpBdsZ

Alternate Title: Kentucky Land Office at Kentucky Secretary of State website

https://bit.ly/3vfOP9O

1700-1850

Jillson, Willard Rouse. Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds: A Complete Index to All of the Earliest Land Entries, Military Warrants, Deeds and Wills of Commonwealth Kentucky, With a New Preface.

https://bit.ly/3f105kM

   

Military Records

1700-1860

Quisenberry, Anderson Chenault. Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky Contains a Roll of the Officers of Virginia lines Who Received Land Bounties, a Roll of the Revolutionary Pensioners in Kentucky, a List of the Illinois Regiment Who Served Under George Rogers Clark in the Northwest Campaign, Also a Roster of the Virginia Navy.

  • FHL book 976.9 M2q

  • FHL film 908017 item 5

  • FHL fiche 6051503

1800-1938

Simpson, Alicia. Kentucky Confederate Veterans’ and Widows’ Pension Index. Index to Civil War Pension Pension Applications, item below.

FHL book 976.9 M22sa

1800–1938

FamilySearch title: Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications, 1912-1950

https://bit.ly/3yitQVL

[Contains images of original pension applications.]

   

1800–1865

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861–1865. Index is at the back of the book.

FHL book 976.9 M2rc

Also available on Ancestry.com under title: Kentucky Confederate Volunteers

https://bit.ly/3v67DbA

1800–1865

Cook, Michael L. Index to “Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky”: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers Confederate infantry. The book this indexes is not at the Family History Library.

FHL book 976.9 M2rc index vol.1 

1800–1866

Kentucky. Adjutant General. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, 1861– 1866. Union soldiers. Index in each volume.

  • FHL book 976.9 M2r vols. 1–2

  • FHL films 1463599–600

1800–1865

United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky. The compiled records are on film.

FHL films 881492–521

1800–1890

Dilts, Bryan Lee. 1890 Kentucky Census Index of Civil War Veterans Or Their Widows.

  • FHL book 976.9 X22d 1890

  • FHL fiche 6331355

Periodicals

1600-1980

Trapp, Glenda K. Kentucky Genealogical Index: an Every Name Index to Kentucky Ancestors, Kentucky Genealogists, Kentucky Pioneer Genealogy and Records, the East Kentuckian, All issues Through 1980.

FHL book 976.9 D22kg

1600-1989

Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society. Longhunter Ancestor Index: of Members of the Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society.

FHL book 976.9 D2sk

1600-1980

Index to Kentucky Ancestors: Volume One #1 July 1965 Thru Volume Fifteen #4 April 1980

FHL book 976.9 B2ka index v 1

1700-1983

McDowell, Sam. Society of Kentucky Pioneers 1983 Yearbook.

FHL book 976.9 B5m

1740-1984

Harney, Brian D. Cumulative Index to “Bluegrass Roots” 1973-1974.

FHL book 976.9 B2b index

Companion Title: Kentucky Genealogical Society Website.

https://bit.ly/3fbvCR3

Probate Records

1600-1917

Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky Records: Early Wills and Marriages Copied From Court House Records by Regents, Historians and the State Historian, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions, Records From Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine Lincoln. Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby Counties. Vol.1-2.

  • FHL book 976.9 D2aj

  • FHL fiche 6049306 

1700–1851

King, Junie Estell Stewart. Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories copied From Original and Recorded Wills and Inventories. [Wills from 1780–1851.]

FHL book 976.9 S2k 1961

Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories

https://bit.ly/3fgl9nv

1700–1851

Jackson, Ronald Vern, Index to Kentucky Wills to 1851, the Testators.[Wills from 1780–1851.]

FHL book 976.9 P22i 1979.

1700–1918

McAdams, Ednah Wilson. Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds and Marriages From Court Houses and Records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries Copied by American War Mothers, Genealogical Material Collected From Authentic Sources: Records From Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estell, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, and Woodford Counties.

FHL book 976.9 P2m 1967

Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records

https://bit.ly/3vm6fSg

Obituaries

1700–1854

Clift, Garrett Glenn. Kentucky Obituaries 1787–1854

  • FHL book 976.9 V28c

  • FHL fiche 6048872

Also an Ancestry.com Database by same title.

https://bit.ly/3ffsGD9

Vital Records

1600-1917

Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. Kentucky Records: Early Wills and Marriages Copied From Court House Records by Regents, Historians and the State Historian, Old Bible Records, and Tombstone Inscriptions, Records From Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine Lincoln. Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby Counties. Vol.1-2.

  • FHL book 976.9 D2aj

  • FHL fiche 6049306 

1740–1865

Kentucky Marriage Record: From the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

FHL book 976.9 V2kml

Alternate Title:

Ancestry.com Database: Kentucky Marriage Records

https://bit.ly/3uf0aFX

1740-1800

Dodd, Jordan R.,ed. Kentucky Marriages
Early to 1800: A Research Tool. Marriages
from 1782-1800.

FHL book 976.9 V28k

     

1770–1869

Index, Kentucky Mortality Records, for the Year Ending June, 1850, 1860, 1870 

Access through FamilySearch catalog page at https://bit.ly/3uiygJ7

Click on magnifying glass at bottom of page to search this index.  

Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database,
U.S. Census Mortality Schedules Index 1850-1880. 

This is a different title from one below.

https://bit.ly/34fewvg

Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database,
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules,
1850-1885. 

This is a different title from one above.

https://bit.ly/3ufbYYN

1787–1820

Green, Karen Mauer. The Kentucky Gazette: Genealogical and Historic Abstracts. Marriages, Obituaries

FHL book 976.9 B3g, vols. 1–2

1790-1880

Index and Abstract of Mortality Records of Kentucky, 1880.

FHL book 976.9 V23d, vols. 1- film 874320 v. 1- 874321 v. 4

1800–1914

Kentucky Vital Records: 1852–1914. Birth, marriage, and death records. Gaps between some years.

8 FHL films beginning with 1533971

Alternate Title: FamilySearch Historical Collections for Kentucky

https://bit.ly/3osel9k

Alternate Title: Ancestry.com “Birth, Marriage & Death” Card Catalog Search Results.

https://bit.ly/3tRAbEk

1820–1954

Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. Births and Deaths index 1911–1954. Alphabetical for several time periods. Alternate Title: Same as above.

FHL films 209595–686

1820–1986

Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. Kentucky Death index 1911–1986. Does not circulate to family history centers.

183 FHL fiche 620O223

   

1930–1990

Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. Marriage indexes 1972–1990.

FHL fiche 6200219 lists brides; 6200220 lists grooms.

   

1930–1990

Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. Divorce Indexes. 1972– 1990.

FHL fiche 6200221 lists wives; 6200222 lists husbands

   

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