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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptist''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist''']], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholic''']], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||
==Information Found in the Records== | ==Information Found in the Records== | ||
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