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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Birth]]*''' | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky#Vital_Records|Birth]]*''' | ||
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[http://www.countyclerk.mccrackencounty.ky.gov/ McCracken County Courthouse]<br>132 S 4th Street<br>Paducah, KY 42001<br>Phone 270.335.5168 <br><br>County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1825<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McCracken County, Kentucky page 273, {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | [http://www.countyclerk.mccrackencounty.ky.gov/ McCracken County Courthouse]<br>132 S 4th Street<br>Paducah, KY 42001<br>Phone 270.335.5168 <br><br>County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1825<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McCracken County, Kentucky page 273, {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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| Avondale Heights | | Avondale Heights | ||
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*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips] ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips] ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900 | ||
* [[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records | * [[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records | ||
* [ | * [[Kentucky_Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans. | ||
==== Biographies ==== | ==== Biographies ==== | ||
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==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
===== Civil War ===== | ===== Civil War ===== | ||
====== Civil War Battle ====== | ====== Civil War Battle ====== | ||
The following Civil War battle was fought in McCracken County. | The following Civil War battle was fought in McCracken County. | ||
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*March 25, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ky010.htm Paducah]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ky010.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 7 August, 2012)</ref> | *March 25, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ky010.htm Paducah]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ky010.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 7 August, 2012)</ref> | ||
:[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/KYmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Kentucky.<br> <br> | :[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/KYmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Kentucky.<br> <br> | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymil/ Military Resources] ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymil/ Military Resources] ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War | ||
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*[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies] | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies] | ||
==== Family History Centers ==== | ==== Family History Centers ==== | ||
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | ||
*[[Paducah Kentucky Family History Center]] | *[[Paducah Kentucky Family History Center]] | ||