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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: |
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| ==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. |
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| 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. |