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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. | |||
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== Record Finder Table for Kentucky == | |||
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for. | |||
=== Order of Records === | |||
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information. | |||
== List of Topics == | |||
This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records. | |||
===Vital Events === | |||
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| | | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | ||
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| | | align="left" | Birth date and place | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
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*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
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| | | align="left" | Marriage place and date | ||
| [[Kentucky Census|Census]] | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | |||
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial | ||
| [[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===Maiden Names and Family Members=== | |||
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| | | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | ||
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| | | align="left" | Maiden name | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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| | | align="left" | Living relatives | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
=== Immigration and Country of Origin === | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | ||
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| | | align="left" | Immigration date | ||
| | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| | *[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky | *[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
|} | |||
=== Residences and Locations === | |||
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Residence | ||
| | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
| [[Kentucky | *[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | ||
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Taxation|Taxation]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
|} | |||
=== Personal Details and Affiliations === | |||
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:''' | ||
| | | style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[African American Record Finder]] | |||
*[[African American Resources for Kentucky|African Americans]] | |||
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Kentucky|Indigenous Peoples]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
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| | | align="left" | Occupation | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Religion | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Social activities | ||
| [[Kentucky | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]] | |||
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | |||
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | align="left" | Physical description | ||
| | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | |||
|- | *[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | ||
| | | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"| | ||
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) | |||
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]] | |||
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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=== Adoption === | |||
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 15 April 2024
Kentucky Wiki Topics |
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Beginning Research |
Record Types |
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Kentucky Background |
Cultural Groups |
Local Research Resources |
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
Record Finder Table for Kentucky
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
Order of Records
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
List of Topics
This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Vital Events
Searching for: | Best Records to Search: | Alternative Records: |
Birth date and place | ||
Marriage place and date | ||
Death date, place, and burial |
Maiden Names and Family Members
Searching for: | Best Records to Search: | Alternative Records: |
Maiden name | ||
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members | ||
Living relatives |
Immigration and Country of Origin
Searching for: | Best Records to Search: | Alternative Records: |
Immigration date | ||
City or Country of foreign birth |
Residences and Locations
Searching for: | Best Records to Search: | Alternative Records: |
Residence |
Personal Details and Affiliations
Searching for: | Best Records to Search: | Alternative Records: |
Nationality or ethnicity | ||
Occupation | ||
Religion | ||
Social activities | ||
Physical description |
Adoption
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.