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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
*'''1787-1854''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48036 Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854] ($)
*'''1787-1854''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48036 Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854] at Ancestry — index ($)  
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images<br>
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images<br>
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitsindex/obits_ky_01.htm Rootsweb Kentucky Counties Obituary Index]
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitsindex/obits_ky_01.htm Rootsweb Kentucky Counties Obituary Index]
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/ Genealogy Buff Obituary Files] Scroll down to databases
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/ Genealogy Buff Obituary Files] Scroll down to databases
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==Overview==
==Overview==
{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries have been published in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] since the late-1700s. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. For a publication on early Kentucky obituaries, see:  
Obituaries provide such information as the deceased’s name; age; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; and parents’ names. They also contain the names and residences of living children, relatives, or other family members; maiden name; and occupation. Previously deceased family members are frequently mentioned. Obituaries have been published in [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Kentucky]] since the late-1700s. They may also indicate previous places of residence, immigration information, religion, and any social organizations or activities the deceased was involved in. For a publication on early Kentucky obituaries, see:  


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==
*Clift, Garrett Glenn. ''Kentucky Obituaries, 1787–1854''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Pub., 1977. {{FSC|1990|item|disp=FS Library book 976.9 V28c}}. This includes obituaries from several newspapers reprinted in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volumes 39 to 40. It is indexed.
*Clift, Garrett Glenn. ''Kentucky Obituaries, 1787–1854''. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Pub., 1977. {{FSC|1990|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.9 V28c}}. This includes obituaries from several newspapers reprinted in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, volumes 39 to 40. It is indexed.


Eastern Kentucky University Library Special Collections and Archives has compiled an index to obituaries and death notices from Madison County newspapers, beginning with 1823.  
Eastern Kentucky University Library Special Collections and Archives has compiled an index to obituaries and death notices from Madison County newspapers, beginning with 1823.  
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