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{{Kentucky  | {{Locality  | ||
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Guide to '''McCracken County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.  | |||
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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016  | |||
|organized= December 17, 1824  | |||
|county seat= Paducah  | |||
|parent county= [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  | |||
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|county1= [[Ballard County, Kentucky Genealogy|Ballard]]  | |||
|county2= [[Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy|Carlisle]]  | |||
|county3= [[Graves County, Kentucky Genealogy|Graves]]  | |||
|county4= [[Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy|Livingston]]  | |||
|county5= [[Marshall County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marshall]]  | |||
|county6= [[Massac County, Illinois Genealogy|Massac (IL)]]  | |||
|county7= [[Pulaski County, Illinois Genealogy|Pulaski (IL)]]</br><center>[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>  | |||
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== County Information ==  | |||
=== Description ===  | |||
The county was named for Virgil McCracken. The county is located in the southwest area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "McCracken County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky."</ref>  | |||
=== County Courthouse ===  | |||
{{KY Courthouse Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
'''McCracken County Courthouse'''<br>132 S 4th Street<br>Paducah, KY 42001<br>Phone: 270-335-5168<ref>''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)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[http://mccrackencountyclerk.net/ McCracken County Website]  | |||
=== McCracken County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===  | |||
{{KY Record Dates Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"  | |||
|-  | |||
| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McCracken County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=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.</ref></center>  | |||
|-  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''  | |||
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''  | |||
|-  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825   | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825  | |||
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810  | |||
|-  | |||
| colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center>  | |||
|}  | |||
=== Record Loss ===  | |||
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.  | |||
== County   | |}  | ||
=== Boundary Changes ===  | |||
{{KY Boundary Changes Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
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*'''1824'''--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824 from [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]] County.<br>  | |||
*'''County seat:''' Paducah<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>  | |||
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kentucky Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county  | |||
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KY Kentucky Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes  | |||
|}  | |||
[  | === Populated Places ===  | ||
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,145,c,mccracken.cfm Hometown Locator].  | |||
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "McCracken County, Kentucky," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky, accessed 31 August 2018.</ref>    | |||
==   | {{populated places  | ||
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| cities-col1=<div>  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky Paducah] (county seat)</div>  | |||
| cities-col2=<div></div>  | |||
| cities-col3=<div></div>  | |||
<!--towns column------------------->  | |||
<!--villages column------------------->  | |||
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| unincorp-col1=<div>  | |||
* Avondale Heights  | |||
* Bryans Ford  | |||
* Camelia  | |||
* Cecil  | |||
* Ceredo  | |||
* Chiles  | |||
* Cimota City  | |||
* Concord  | |||
* Crawford Lake  | |||
* Epperson  | |||
* Forest Hill  | |||
* Freemont  | |||
* Futrell  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_City,_Kentucky Future City]  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grahamville,_Kentucky Grahamville]  | |||
* Hardmoney</div>  | |||
=  | | unincorp-col2=<div>  | ||
* Heath  | |||
* High Point  | |||
* Hinkleville  | |||
* Hovekamp  | |||
* Kauffman  | |||
* Krebs  | |||
* Lamont  | |||
* Littleville  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Oak,_Kentucky Lone Oak]  | |||
* Maxon  | |||
* Maxon Crossing  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melber,_Kentucky Melber]  | |||
* Oakdale  | |||
* Oaks  | |||
* Ragland  | |||
* Riverview</div>  | |||
| unincorp-col3=<div>  | |||
* Rossington  | |||
* Rowlandtown  | |||
* Rudolph  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Kentucky Saint Johns]  | |||
* Shady Grove  | |||
* Sheehan Bridge  | |||
* Spring Hill  | |||
* Stiles Crossing  | |||
* Tyler  | |||
* West Future City  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Paducah,_Kentucky West Paducah]  | |||
* Woodlawn  | |||
* Woodville  | |||
* Wurth  | |||
* Yopp</div>  | |||
=  | <!--census column------------------->  | ||
| census-col1=<div>  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley,_Kentucky Farley]  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendron,_Kentucky Hendron]</div>  | |||
==  | | census-col2=<div>  | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massac,_Kentucky Massac]  | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reidland,_Kentucky Reidland]  | |||
</div>  | |||
| census-col3=<div></div>  | |||
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}}  | |||
==   | === History Timeline ===  | ||
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
====   | == Resources ==  | ||
{{KY Resources Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
{|   | === Bible Records ===  | ||
{{KY Bible Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html McCracken County, Kentucky Bibles] at USGenWeb Archives  | |||
=== Biographies  ===  | |||
{{KY Biographies Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]  | |||
*All of the family biographies from the 1885 History of McCracken County, Kentucky by Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin are available free online on [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/kentucky-counties/kentucky-biographies-by-county.html My Genealogy Hound]  | |||
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===  | |||
{{KY Business Records Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Cemeteries ===  | |||
{{KY Cemeteries Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:60%; "  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
|   | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of McCracken, Kentucky''' online and in print</center>  | ||
|-  | |-  | ||
|   | | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>  | ||
| [  | |bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |   | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]  | |||
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/cemeteries.htm KYGenWeb]  | |||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html KYGenWeb Archives]  | |||
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken.html Tombstone Project]  | |||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
| [http://www.  | | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>''' Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>  | ||
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black"|   | |||
*{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, McCracken - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=423033849|disp=FamilySearch Library}}  | |||
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+McCracken+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
|   | | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>  | ||
| [  | |bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |   | ||
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/McCracken-County?id=county_1061 Findagrave.com]  | |||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]  | |||
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/McCracken-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries]  | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]  | |||
|-  | |-  | ||
|   | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>  | ||
| [  | |||
|}  | |}  | ||
The following web sites have additional information on McCracken county cemeteries.  | |||
*[  | *[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county.  | ||
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project  | |||
*[  | |||
==   | === Census Records ===  | ||
{{KY Census Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
===  | {{Historical populations  | ||
|type = USA  | |||
|heading = Census  | |||
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]  | |||
| 1830| 1297  | |||
| 1840| 4745  | |||
| 1850| 6067  | |||
| 1860| 10360  | |||
| 1870| 13988  | |||
| 1880| 16262  | |||
| 1890| 21051  | |||
| 1900| 28733  | |||
| 1910| 35064  | |||
| 1920| 37246  | |||
| 1930| 46271  | |||
| 1940| 48534  | |||
| 1950| 49137  | |||
| 1960| 57306  | |||
| 1970| 58281  | |||
| 1980| 61310  | |||
| 1990| 62879  | |||
| 2000| 65514  | |||
| 2010| 65565  | |||
}}  | |||
{{Census|Kentucky}}  | |||
*[http://www.  | *[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb  | ||
*[http://  | *[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm Census Images], USGenWeb  | ||
*  | *[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ KY Census Online], Links to online census records  | ||
===  | === Church Records ===  | ||
{{KY Church Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://www.  | *[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder  | ||
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]  | |||
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]  | |||
<br>  | |||
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''  | |||
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>  | |||
===  | === Court Records ===  | ||
{{KY Court Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
Kentucky   | * '''1825-1869''' {{FSC|434645|item|disp=County Court Orders of McCracken County (Kentucky) 1825-1869}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images  | ||
* '''1895-1941''' {{FSC|837156|item|disp=Court Orders, 1895-1941}}(*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images  | |||
*'''1785-1792''' [http://www.kykinfolk.com/court/court.htm Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, 1785-1792] at KYKinFolk.com - index  | |||
*[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov  | |||
=== Directories ===  | |||
{{KY Directories Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*'''1890-1891''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5331 Paducah, Kentucky Directory, 1890-91] at Ancestry ($)  | |||
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary  | |||
*  | |||
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===  | === Emigration and Immigration  ===  | ||
{{KY Emigration Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===  | |||
{{KY Ethnic Groups Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
====   | ==== African Americans ====  | ||
{{KY African Americans Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://www.  | *[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records available  | ||
*[http://www.  | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/ The KY African American Griots Project]  | ||
*[http://www.  | *[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.  | ||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips], Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900  | |||
=== Funeral Homes  ===  | |||
{{KY Funeral Homes Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
* [https://www.cremationsocietyofpaducah.com/ Cremation Society of Paducah] in Paducah.  | |||
* [https://www.hughesfuneral.com/ Hughes Funeral Home] in Paducah.  | |||
* [https://www.kgfuneral.com/ Keeling and Goodman Funeral Home] in Paducah.  | |||
* [https://www.lindseyfuneral.com/ Lindsey Funeral Home] in Paducah.  | |||
* [https://www.milnerandorr.com/ Milner and Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Paducah.  | |||
* [https://www.pettusrowlandfh.com/ Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home, LLC] in Paducah.  | |||
=== Genealogies  ===  | |||
{{KY Genealogies Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*'''[Flournoy]''' Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241797 Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241809 Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241823 Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241854 Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241867 Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241923 Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241942 Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101]. Digitized by JSTOR - free.  | |||
=== Guardianship ===  | |||
{{KY Guardianship Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Land and Property Records ===  | |||
{{KY Land Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>  | |||
*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office]  | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]  | |||
=== Local Histories ===  | |||
{{KY Histories Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ The Archives of Appalachia]  | |||
*''The Story of Paducah.'' 1920. By Fred G. Neuman. Paducah, Ky.: Young Printing Company. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392540-the-story-of-paducah?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].  | |||
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===  | |||
{{KY Maps Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
{{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY McCracken County}}}}  | |||
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)]  | |||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]  | |||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]  | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]  | |||
=== Migration ===  | |||
{{KY Migration Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Military Records ===  | |||
{{KY Military Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War  | |||
==== Civil War ====  | |||
{{KY Civil War Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
'''Online Records  | |||
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932371|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  | |||
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932398|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  | |||
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (Free)  | |||
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (Free)  | |||
*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch  - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images  | |||
{{KY Civil War Regiments|McCracken}}<br>  | |||
:- [[4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)|4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)]], Company C.  | |||
:- [[12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies I, K, L and M.  | |||
:- [[15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies A, B, C, D, E and F.  | |||
'''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>  | |||
The following Civil War battle was fought in McCracken County:<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles.htm Civil War Battles]. Filter by state or battle name.</ref>  | |||
*March 25, 1864 - Paducah.  | |||
*[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.  | |||
==== World War I ====  | |||
{{KY World War I Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]  | |||
==== Korean War ====  | |||
{{KY Korean War Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb  | |||
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===  | |||
{{KY Naturalization Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Newspapers ===  | |||
{{KY Newspapers Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50042/ Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)  | |||
*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links  | |||
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links  | |||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]  | |||
{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}  | |||
=== Obituaries ===  | |||
{{KY Obituaries Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb  | |||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb  | |||
*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.  | |||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb  | |||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function  | |||
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]  | |||
=== Other Records ===  | |||
{{KY Other Records Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb   | |||
=== Periodicals ===  | |||
{{KY Periodicals Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Probate Records ===  | |||
{{KY Probate Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
===  | ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>  | ||
*'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry  ($) — index & images  | |||
*'''1825-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to H (1825-1947)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]  | |||
*'''1825-1947''' {{FSC|423499|item|disp=Wills, 1825-1947}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images  | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]  | |||
===  | === School Records ===  | ||
{{KY Schools Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[  | ===Social Security Records===  | ||
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].  | |||
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].  | |||
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  | |||
===  | === Tax Records ===  | ||
{{KY Tax Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://  | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records],  Ancestry ($)  | ||
===  | === Vital Records ===  | ||
{{KY Vital Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
==== Birth ====  | |||
{{KY Birth Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=  | *'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  | ||
*'''1852-1862''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch {{IGI|C517671}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref>  | |||
*'''1874''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517672}} at FamilySearch   | |||
*'''1875''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517673}} at FamilySearch  | |||
*'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]  | |||
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index  | |||
*[  | ==== Marriage ====  | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/  | {{KY Marriage Intro|McCracken}}  | ||
*[  | *'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $  | ||
*'''1785-1979''' – {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  | |||
*'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)  | |||
*'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images  | |||
*'''1852-1860''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|M517671}} at FamilySearch   | |||
*'''1875-1876''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch {{IGI|M517674}} at FamilySearch   | |||
*'''1876-1879''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch {{IGI|M517675}} at FamilySearch  | |||
*'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]  | |||
*'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]  | |||
*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index  | |||
====   | ==== Death ====  | ||
{{KY Death Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[  | *'''1843-1970''' – {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  | ||
*[http://  | *'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index  | ||
*'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index  | |||
*'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]  | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  | |||
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates  | |||
====   | ==== Divorce ====  | ||
{{KY Divorce Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[  | *'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)  | ||
====   | == Research Facilities ==  | ||
{{KY Research Facilities Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Archives ===  | |||
{{KY Archives Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
===  | === FamilySearch Centers ===  | ||
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}  | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/fulton/501-wells-avenue Fulton Kentucky FamilySearch Center]  | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/murray/602-south-16th-street Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center]  | |||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/paducah/320-birch-street Paducah Kentucky FamilySearch Center]  | |||
*[https://www.gravescountypubliclibrary.org/ Graves County Public Library] - an affiliate library.  | |||
*[https://www.mclib.net/ McCracken County Public Library] - an affiliate library.  | |||
===  | === Libraries ===  | ||
{{KY Libraries Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
=== Museums ===  | |||
{{KY Museums Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
==== Societies   | == Societies ==  | ||
{{KY Societies Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
'''McCracken County Genealogical and Historical Society'''<br>PO Box 7651<br>Paducah, KY 42002-7651<br>[http://www.kykinfolk.com/mccracken/genealogy/genealogical.society.html Website]<br><br>  | |||
====   | == Websites ==  | ||
{{KY Websites Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]    | *[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]  | ||
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select  | *[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.  | ||
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of   | *[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]  | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]   | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]  | ||
*[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.    | *[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  | ||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/McCracken/ McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)  | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/McCracken/ McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)  | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/McCracken-County.htm McCracken County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy)  | |||
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1544|Kentucky|McCracken}}. Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records  | |||
==   | == Research Guides ==  | ||
{{KY Research Guides Intro|McCracken}}  | |||
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