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

County Facts
County seat: Nicholasville
Organized: December 19, 1798
Parent County(s): Fayette[1]
Neighboring Counties
Fayette • Garrard • Madison • Mercer • Woodford
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Courthouse
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County Information

Description

Jessamine County was named for Jessamine Creek. The county is located in the central area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse

Jessamine County Courthouse
400 Park Drive, Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356-0036
Phone: 859-885-9464[3]
Jessamine County Website

Jessamine County, Kentucky Record Dates

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[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1852 1799 1852 1799 1799 1799 1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

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 this county:[6]

Cities
Unincorporated communities
  • Brannon
  • Catnip
  • Chattersville (hist.)
  • Crisman Mill (hist.)
  • Dixon Town
  • Hall
  • Hanly
  • Jessamine
  • Pollard
  • Red Oak (hist.)
  • Sulphur Well Park
  • Sweet Home (hist.)
  • Union Mills
  • Vineyard
  • Wilmore Park (hist.)
Census-designated places
Ghost towns


History Timeline

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Jessamine, 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 Jessamine county cemeteries.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1800 5,461 —
1810 8,377 53.4%
1820 9,297 11.0%
1830 9,960 7.1%
1840 9,396 −5.7%
1850 10,249 9.1%
1860 9,465 −7.6%
1870 8,638 −8.7%
1880 10,864 25.8%
1890 11,248 3.5%
1900 11,925 6.0%
1910 12,613 5.8%
1920 12,205 −3.2%
1930 12,431 1.9%
1940 12,174 −2.1%
1950 12,458 2.3%
1960 13,625 9.4%
1970 17,430 27.9%
1980 26,146 50.0%
1990 30,508 16.7%
2000 39,041 28.0%
2010 48,586 24.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

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

Church Records

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.

Baptist
  • Marble Creek. Church minutes (1787-1842) are available at the Kentucky Historical Society.


List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

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

Genealogies

  • [Akers] Phillips, June Vore. Akers, Sumner, and Related Families. Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, Inc., 1978. FS Library Film 1481074 Item 1
  • [Alexander] Curtis, Oscar F. Alexander--Brewster--Irwin--Dunn. Typescript. Microfilmed 1989. FS Library Film 1638364 Item 1
  • [Brawner] Kurtz, Thelma E. Brawner Genealogy, ca. 1760-1968. Kansas City, Mo.: T.E. Kurtz, 196-?. FS Library Book 929.273 B739k
  • [Brewster] Curtis, Oscar F. Alexander--Brewster--Irwin--Dunn. Typescript. Microfilmed 1989. FS Library Film 1638364 Item 1
  • [Craven] Craven, Patricia. The Craven Clan of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Various Kentucky Counties Nelson, Washington, Marion, Boone, Fayette, Jessamine, Henry. Chicago, Ill.: P. Craven, 1988. FS Library Book 929.273 C855cr
  • [Downey] Downey, Donald Gordon. Downey Families of Kentucky: Ancestors of Donald G. Downey. Louisville, Ky.: D.G. Downey, 1993. 1994 reprint: FS Library Book 929.273 D758dd
  • [Galey] McCammon, George William. Some of the Descendants of Matthew McCammon, 1757-1841, Scot-Irish Immigrant and Revolutionary War Veteran and Indiana Pioneer. Shoals, Ind.: Country Pines Printing, 1996. FS Library Book 929.273 M125m
  • [Johnson] A Genealogy of the Johnson Family. Typescript. Microfilmed 1986. FS Library Vault Film 1451807
  • [Lyon] Mitchell, Mary Edna. One Branch of the Lyon Family (Kentucky - Missouri - Elsewhere). Waco, Texas: M.E. Mitchell, 1954. FS Library Book 929.273 L994m
  • [Meade] Peet, Henry Johns. Chaumiere Papers Containing Matters of Interest to the Descendants of David Meade, of Nansemond County, Va., Who Died in the Year 1757. Chicago: H. O'Donoghue, 1883. FS Library Collection; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Moseley] Dixon, Judith Holden. The Moseley/Taylor Families of Thomas Berry Proctor and Willie Ann (Taylor) Moseley with Material on the Allied Families of: Maxey, Radford, Bondurant, Smith, Trabue, Guerrant, Withers, Hawkins, Duff, Pryor, Branch, Sandifer, Ligon, Hancock, Stovall, Berry, Proctor, Cheadle, Chiles, Woodson, Fleming, Tarleton. Joplin, Mo.: J.H. Dixon, 1990. FS Library Book 929.273 M852d
  • [Overstreet] Windland, Harry K. James Overstreet: His Progeny and Allied Families. Glen Carbon, Ill.: H.K. Windland, 1995. FS Library Book 929.273 Ov2wh
  • [Owens] Sone, Guy M. Genealogy of Rogers, Peyton, Owens, Sone, Marrs, Jennings, Jouett and Allied Families. Jefferson City, Mo.: G.M. Sone, 1958. FS Library Film 875358 Item 4
  • [Owens] Enderle, Harriet Owen. Owens Genealogy. Written about 1975.
  • [Owens] Owens, Claude M. The Owens Connection: William, Sr., to William, Jr., and James (Virginia and Kentucky, 1750-1800 c.). South Laguna, Calif.: C.M. Owens, 1992. FS Library Book 929.273 Ow2ocm.
  • [Price] Katz, Gertrude Morton Price. Obituaries of Morton Moses Price (1805-1876) and Wife, Fanny Crosthwaite (1822-1892), of Irvine, Estill County, Kentucky and Data about Relatives. New York: n.p., 1971. FS Library Film 844831 Item 4
  • [Price] Katz, Gertrude Morton Price and S.M. Duncan. William Price, Kentucky Pioneer, and His Family and Times. Typescript. Microfilmed 1986. FS Library Film 1321366 Item 5
  • [Reynolds] Rohrer, Emalene Reynolds and Lily May McLemore Clark. The Reynolds Family of Jessamine County. Nicholasville, Ky.: E.R. Rohrer, 1989. FS Library Book 929.273 R333rc 1989
  • [Rhorer] Curtis, Oscar F. Rhorer Research File. Typescript. Microfilmed 1989. FS Library Film 1638489 Item 19
  • [Robinson] Peters, Norman R. "Benjamin Robinson of Caroline County, VA. But Not the Clerk!" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2004):57-75; Vol. 48, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2004):120-139. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
  • [Scott] Barker, Florence Fares. Scott Family, ca. 1788-1986. Typescript, Rockport Public Library, Rockport, Ind. Microfilmed 1987. FS Library Film 1502917 Item 2
  • [Sone] Sone, Guy M. Genealogy of Rogers, Peyton, Owens, Sone, Marrs, Jennings, Jouett and Allied Families. Jefferson City, Mo.: G.M. Sone, 1958. FS Library Film 875358 Item 4
  • [Stewart] Stewart, Scott John. The Stewarts: Adam to Adam. 1998. FS Library Book 929.273 St49ssj
  • [Stuart] Stuart, W. Wilson, Cheryl Stuart Oberhaus, and Mary Haislip Jameson. Genealogy of Thomas and Elizabeth Stuart 1762-1826 from Virginia to Kentucky to Missouri with Some Descendants. Keokuk, Iowa: W.W. Stuart, 1993. FS Library Book 929.273 St91sw; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Todd] McMurtry, Richard K. Addendum to Todd Families in America Collection. MSS. 2004-2005. FS Library Vault Film 1735027 Item 10
  • [Trabue] Colwell, Pauline Trabue Groves and Osee Johnson Knouf. Trabue Family History: Ancestry and Known Descendants of David Trabue, Jr., Born Oct. 9, 1768, Manikintown, Virginia, Died Apr. 8, 1842, Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Champaign, Ill.: n.p., 1968. FS Library Book 929.273 T671c
  • [Trisler] Trislers and Related Families. Bountiful, Utah: Family History Publishers, 1990. FS Library Book 929.273 T738t
  • [Turner] Johnson, Rhea Duryea. Our Duryea and Turner Lines. Cornwall, Pa.: R.D. Johnson, 1959. FS Library Book 929.273 D939j
  • [Wagaman] Wagaman, Paul Duane. Wagaman Family History. Typescript. FS Library Book 929.273 W121wpd
  • [Wren] Jeffers, Marilee Anne Shern and Nina Shern Liechty. The Shern Family with Correlating South, Wren and Taylor and Murray Lines. Greeley, Colo.: M.S. Jeffers, 1997. FS Library Book 929.273 Sh56j
  • [Zike] Smith, Harry Virgle and Iva Pearl Smith. The Zike Book. Typescript. Microfilmed 1989. FS Library Film 1638365 Item 1
  • [Zimmerman] Moore, Willa Mae Dill. Records of Frederick Zimmerman, Esq., Jessamine Co., Kentucky, Revolutionary Soldier and Other Genealogical Records. Typescript, 1960. FS Library Film 879671 Item 5

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

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

Local histories are available for Jessamine 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

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Migration

Military Records

Civil War

Online Records

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

- 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K

World War I

Korean War

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

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

Obituaries

Other Records

Periodicals

Probate Records

Probate records are held by the Jessamine County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Jessamine 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

Social Security Records

Tax Records

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.

Vital Records

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 Jessamine County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Jessamine 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

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Research Facilities

Archives

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

Inventory of the County Archives of Kentucky: Jessamine County at Ancestry ($)

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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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

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

Jessamine County Public Library
600 S Main St
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Phone:859-885-3523
Website

Museums

Societies

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

Jessamine County Historical and Genealogical Society
Farmers Square
216 N Main St
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Email: jessaminehistorical@gmail.com
Website

Websites

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jessamine County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky."
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jessamine County, Kentucky page 271, At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jessamine 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.
  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, "Jessamine County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessamine_County,_Kentucky, accessed 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ 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).
  8. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at FamilySearch.



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