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 == Substitute Records  ==
-*[[Kentucky Church Records|Kentucky Church Records]]
+These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.
-*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Kentucky Cemetery Records]]
-*[[Kentucky Census|Kentucky Census Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records&nbsp;may contain information about birth, marriage and death.
-*[[Kentucky History|Kentucky History]]
-*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Kentucky Newspapers]]
+*[[Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information.&nbsp; These records may also reveal family relationships.
-*[[Kentucky Military Records|Kentucky Military Records]]
-*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Kentucky Periodicals]]
+*[[Kentucky Census|Census Records]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.
+*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.&nbsp; Also check newspaper social columns for&nbsp;additional information.&nbsp;
+*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.
+*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]: &nbsp;Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information,&nbsp; In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information.
+*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records&nbsp;may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century&nbsp;often contain the exact death date.
+*[[Kentucky History|History]]: &nbsp;Local histories, family&nbsp;histories&nbsp;and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog.
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