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{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of his or her estate to heirs or creditors and the care of the deceased’s dependents. You may find the individual’s death date; the names of family members, including married daughters; family relationships; and residences. You may also learn about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. | {{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Probate records are court records created after an individual’s death that relate to a court’s decisions regarding the distribution of his or her estate to heirs or creditors and the care of the deceased’s dependents. You may find the individual’s death date; the names of family members, including married daughters; family relationships; and residences. You may also learn about the adoption or guardianship of minor children and dependents. These documents are important to family history researchers because they usually exist for time periods before civil birth and death records were kept. | ||
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Probate records of Kentucky are kept by the county clerk. Copies of probate records are also available at the Department of Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society. | Probate records of Kentucky are kept by the county clerk. Copies of probate records are also available at the Department of Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Kentucky|Probate]] | [[Category:Kentucky|Probate]] | ||