Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Guide to Jefferson County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Louisville
Organized: May 1, 1780
Parent County(s): Kentucky (VA)
Neighboring Counties
Bullitt • Clark (IN) • Floyd (IN) • Hardin • Harrison (IN) • Oldham • Shelby • Spencer
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Courthouse
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Location Map
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Jefferson County Courthouse
527 W Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202-2814
Phone: 502.574.5700[2]
Jefferson County Website

Jefferson County, Kentucky Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1852 1781 1852 1780 1783 1781 1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1905 -- Fire partially destroyed the Jefferson County Courthouse on Dec. 26. Firemen saved the county's records.[4]

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

In 2003, Jefferson County and the City of Louisville consolidated their governments into one single entity with a chief executive.[6] Since the formation of the Louisville-Jefferson County Government (Louisville Metro), residents of cities in Jefferson county also became citizens of the newly expanded Metro. However, none of the incorporated places dissolved in the process. Therefore, several "cities within a city" exist today in Jefferson County.[7] For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Jefferson County:[8]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places


History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Jefferson, Kentucky online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Kentucky Cemeteries for more information

The following web sites have additional information on Jefferson county cemeteries.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1790 4,765 —
1800 8,754 83.7%
1810 13,399 53.1%
1820 20,768 55.0%
1830 23,979 15.5%
1840 36,346 51.6%
1850 59,831 64.6%
1860 89,404 49.4%
1870 118,953 33.1%
1880 146,010 22.7%
1890 188,598 29.2%
1900 232,549 23.3%
1910 262,920 13.1%
1920 286,369 8.9%
1930 355,350 24.1%
1940 385,392 8.5%
1950 484,615 25.7%
1960 610,947 26.1%
1970 695,055 13.8%
1980 685,004 −1.4%
1990 664,937 −2.9%
2000 693,604 4.3%
2010 741,096 6.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For tips on accessing Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1810 Index, Transcription

1859 Louisville City Directory

1911 Louisville City Directory

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Kentucky denominations, view the Kentucky Church Records wiki page.

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Baptist[edit | edit source]
  • Long Run. Church minutes (1803-1817) are available at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
  • Louisville. Church minutes (1830-1840) are available online.
  • Pleasant Grove. Church minutes (1805-1884) are available online.
Christ Church[edit | edit source]
  • 1850 - Christ Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch C530001 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1885 - Christ Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch M530001 at FamilySearch - free.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Louisville
Episcopal[edit | edit source]

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville

  • 1839-1962 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1839-1962. Batch C530021 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1837-1960 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1837-1960. Batch M530021 at FamilySearch - free.
Evangelical[edit | edit source]

St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville

  • 1850 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch C530011 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1885 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch M530011 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville

  • 1840-1859 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1840-1859. Batch C539921 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1857-1884 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1884. Batch C539922 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1874-1885 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1874-1885. Batch C539923 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1841-1890 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1841-1890. Batch M539923 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1871-1895 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch M539924 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville

  • 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1847-1885. Batch C539931 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch M539931 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1870-1895 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch M539932 at FamilySearch - free.
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
United Church of Christ[edit | edit source]

Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville

  • 1891-1984 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1891-1984. Batch C396866 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1891-1987. Batch M539851 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1891-1987. Batch B396461 at FamilySearch - free.

Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville

  • 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1879-1982. Batch C539861 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1879-1982. Batch M539861 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1879-1982. Batch B393518 at FamilySearch - free.

Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville

  • 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1908-1953. Batch C396465 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1908-1953. Batch M396466 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1908-1953. Batch B396467 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville

  • 1857-1885 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1885. Batch C539841 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1850-1895 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1850-1895. Batch M539841 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville

  • 1890-1895 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1890-1895. Batch M539911 at FamilySearch - free.
  • 1889-1939 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1889-1939. Batch B539911 at FamilySearch - free.


List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African Americans[edit | edit source]

More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the Kentucky African Americans and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

  • [Bainbridge] Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
  • [Barns] Brand, Franklin Marion. The Brand Family of Monongalia County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Morgantown, W. Va.: F.M. Brand, 1922. FS Library Film 1033725 Item 7; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Beeler] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg.
  • [Booker] Booker, Charles Lee. The Bucher/Booker Family, 1686-1990 from Klein Gartach, Wurttemberg, Germany to Frederick County, Virginia to Harrison and Jefferson Counties, Kentucky to Knox and Sullivan Counties, Indiana to the Illinois Counties of Jasper, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, and Sangamon. n.p.: C.L. Booker, 1990. FS Library Book 929.273 B852b
  • [Brooks] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg.
  • [Bucher] See Booker.
  • [Byerly] Hanson, Richard E. Descendants of Paul Byerly (Born 1855, Louisville, Kentucky) and His Wife, Martha Marie Hodgman. Typescript, circa 1960. FS Library Fiche 6019132
  • [Cary] Harrison, Fairfax. The Virginia Carys. New York: De Vinne Press, 1919. Digital version at Internet Archive - free; FS Library Film 1011836 Item 3.
  • [Clark] Dorman, John Frederick. Descendants of General Jonathan Clark, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811. Louisville, Ky.: n.p., 1949. Reprinted from the Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 23, Nos. 1-2, 4. FS Library Film 1036197 Item 4; Descendants of General Jonathan Clark : Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811 at Ancestry ($).
  • [Croghan] Crouse, Randy F. McNew. The Revolutionary War Diary of Major William Croghan of the Virginia Continental Line, 1779-1780. 2012. 107 pages. William Croghan, native Virginian, settled in Louisville, Kentucky where he and his wife, Lucy Clark Croghan, built Locust Grove mansion. FS Library Book 921.73 C875c. Available online: The Virginia Genealogist, vol. 25 (1981), at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($).
  • [Deneal] DeNeal, Gary. The DeNeales of Virginia. 1971. Fairfax Public Library, Fairfax, Va.
  • [Deneal] Hunt, John G. "Deneal(e) or Oduneal of Fairfax County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1981):295-302. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 25 (1981).
  • [Egg] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Eppler] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Fleischmann] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Gray] Amundson, Margaret R. "When was George Gray Born?" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2006):148-151. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($).
  • [Johnston] Johnston, Floyd Allen. Lt. Benjamin Johnston Virginia Milita - Revolutionary War Born, Carolina County, Virginia in 1735, Died, Louisville Kentucky in 1792, Son of William Johnston and Ann Chew. Typescript, 1969. FS Library Film 877505 Item 4
  • [Knauer] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Krieg] Head, James H. German Origins of a Krieg Family: A Description of the Family of Jacob Krieg (1778-c1845) Who Immigrated from Beuren in Württemberg to Monroe County, Ohio in 1834: Descendants Lived in Monroe County, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Bartholomew County, Indiana. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K893h; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Another edition: FS Library 929.273 K893h 2006; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Krieg] Head, James H. Krieg Family History: An Account of the Genealogy of the Krieg Family of Bartholomew County, Indiana with Comments on Kreig (Krieg) Relations in Louisville, Kentucky. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. FS Library Book 929.273 K893hj; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Machtolff] Parrott, Edna and Carol Miller. Ancestry and Descendants of August Andreas Machtolff of Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.: E. Parrott & C. Miller, 2003. FS Library Book 929.273 M185p
  • [Pentecost] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg.
  • [Prather]Prather, William A.Captain Basil Prather, 1731-1803, of Maryland and Kentucky and His Louisville Home 'Fox Hill'. Waynesboro, Miss.: W.A. Prather, 1994. FS Library Book 929.273 P887pr.
  • [Rogers] Rogers, Lon B. "Colonel James Rogers (1742--1828) Nelson County Pioneer," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1961):3-6.
  • [Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940. FS Library Book 929.273 R922re.
  • [Seaton] Katheder, Thomas. "Seaton of Fauquier County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):83-102. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg.
  • [Shipp] Sanders, Walter R. The Shipp Genealogy from Essex, Caroline, Faquier Counties, Virginia, to Green, Taylor, Woodford, Jefferson, Fayette, Christian, Bourbon, Scott, Owen, Counties, Kentucky, and Johnson Counties, Indiana. Typescript. Microfilmed 1971. FS Library Book 929.273 Sh64s; FS Library Film 875372 Item 5
  • [Shoninger] Shoninger Family of Louisville, Kentucky: Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1793-1916. MSS., American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reproduction: FS Library Film 1012750 Item 7.
  • [Speed] Speed, Thomas. Records and Memorials of the Speed Family. Louisville, Ky.: Courier-Journal Job Printing Company, 1892. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
  • [Stafford] Stafford, Carolyn Joy. The Biography of Thomas Moore Stafford, 1841-1910 of City of Louisville, Clark, and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky and Citrus and Lee Counties, Florida: Saddler, Soldier, Settler. Brandon, Fla.: C.J. Stafford, 2007. FS Library Book 921.73 St13s; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Stowers] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.
  • [Taylor] Hall, Newman Arnold. "Allerton of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):83-92; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):171-178; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):287-296; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):13-18; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):94-102; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):175-180. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 32 (1988)-v. 33 (1989).
  • [Thruston] Crozier, William Armstrong. The Buckners of Virginia and the Allied Families of Strother and Ashby. New York: The Genealogical Association, 1907. Digital version at Google Books - free.

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Kentucky Land and Property for additional information about early Kentucky land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Kentucky Local Histories.

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

  • Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War
  • The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for all of Jefferson County were destroyed except those for the Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum in Lakeland, KY listing eight individuals. For information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War[edit | edit source]

Online Records

Regiments. Men in Jefferson County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:

- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.
- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company F.
- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D and E.
- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, H, I, J, L and M.
- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, G, H, J, L and M.
- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, H, I, K and L.
- 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company H.
- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D and G.
- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.
- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.
- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E and F.
- 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K.
- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, F, G, H, I and K.
- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company E.
- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company D.
- 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company C.
- 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies G, H and M.
- 8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company G.
- 8th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company B.
- 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies D, K and L.
- 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.
- 11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.
- 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D, E, H, K, L and M.
- 12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
- 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Company I.
- 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.
- 13th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B and K.
- 15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A
- 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.
- 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, H, I and K.
- 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company I.
- 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies C, D, E, H and I.
- 27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
- 28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.
- 34th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.
- 37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.
- 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.
- 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E and K.
- 55th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E, F, G, H and K.

World War I[edit | edit source]

Korean War[edit | edit source]

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Probate records are held by the Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977 for Caldwell, Henry, Hickman, Russell and Trimble counties. See the wiki page Kentucky Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more background information and state-wide resources see the wiki page Kentucky Taxation.

  • 1789-1790 - Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. FS Library. The sources of this publication are the 1789 and 1790 [?] personal property tax lists, and substitutes for 1786 through 1788. Jefferson County is included in Vol. 2.
  • 1789 - Heinemann, Charles B. "First Census" of Kentucky 1790. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1940. Reprint. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Kentucky Kinfolks. "6 volumes of 1789 were used, and some duplications were found." (p. 2).
  • 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800,[9] digitized by Ancestry ($).
  • 1790-1892 Jefferson County Tax Books from 1790-1892 online digital images and microfilms.
  • Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Jefferson County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Jefferson County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

Archives of Appalachia
East Tennessee State University
Sherrod Library, Room 422
344 J L Seehorn Rd
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423-439-4338
Email: archives@etsu.edu
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Website

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Jefferson County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Jefferson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.

Jeffersontown and Southeast Jefferson County Historical Society
2432 Merriwood Dr
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
Website

Louisville Genealogical Society
PO Box 5164
Louisville, KY 40255-0164
Email: info@kylgs.org
Website

The Filson Historical Society
1310 S Third St
Louisville, KY 40208
Phone: 502-635-5083
Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jefferson County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky."
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jefferson County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.
  4. ↑ Louisville, KY Court House Fire, Dec 1905 at GenDisasters.com http://www.gendisasters.com/kentucky/8201/louisville-ky-jefferson-county-court-house-fire-dec-1905
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Kentucky," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky#Consolidated_city-county_governments, accessed 5 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jefferson County, Kentucky," in "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky#Communities, accessed 5 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jefferson County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky#Communities, accessed 7 November 2018.
  9. ↑ G. Glenn Clift, Second Census of Kentucky 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800 (1954; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005).
  10. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at FamilySearch.
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