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*'''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]] | *'''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]]. | *'''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]]. | ||
=== Kentucky Record Finder === | |||
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type D | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]] (pension) | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death Records]], [[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[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]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]], [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Kentucky Census|Census]], [[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[Kentucky Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]], [[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[Kentucky Biography|Biography]], [[Kentucky History|History]] | |||
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To look for more Kentucky records, go here | |||
[[Category:Kentucky]] | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||