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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Kentucky Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Kentucky. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Kentucky Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Kentucky

Kentucky Online Genealogy Records

How to find Kentucky Birth Records

How to find Kentucky Marriage Records

How to find Kentucky Death Records

Kentucky Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Kentucky.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Kentucky death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Kentucky Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Kentucky Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Kentucky Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Kentucky Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Kentucky Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Kentucky, including research at the county level, visit the Kentucky page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Kentucky record collections at FamilySearch.
Bettie Cummings. Genealogical Research in Kentucky. National Genealogical Society Quarterly 97 #1 (March 2009): 39-72. FS Library 973 B2ng

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-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Kentucky.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Kentucky.
-*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. &nbsp;The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
 *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1911 in Kentucky with general compliance by 1917. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Kentucky death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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+=== Kentucky Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Kentucky Record Finder]].'''
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+Birth information
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+*[[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Kentucky History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
+*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Kentucky History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Kentucky Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Kentucky Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Kentucky Online Genealogy Records|'''Kentucky Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Kentucky, including research at the county level, visit the [[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|'''Kentucky''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/36?region=United%20States%20of%20America Kentucky record collections] at FamilySearch.
+*Bettie Cummings. ''Genealogical Research in Kentucky.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 97 #1 (March 2009): 39-72. FS Library 973 B2ng
+[[Category:Kentucky Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]