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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ||
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | ||
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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ||
Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Kentucky statewide beginning in | Government records, known as civil registration or vital records, were kept in Kentucky effectively statewide beginning in 1910. Kentucky law required counties to record births, marriages, and deaths as early as 1852. Unfortunately, this law was repealed in 1862. Registration was again attempted from 1874 to 1879 and sporadically from 1892 to 1910. Although compliance with the early registration laws was inconsistent, the records which do exist are a good resource for genealogists. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. In some states, church records were gathered to provide earlier certificates.<br> | ||
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<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | |||
*'''1839-1960''': {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1847-1911''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1213 Kentucky Birth Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1911-1999''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index] at Ancestry; index only ($); ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span> | |||
*'''17thc-20thc''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky US Marriages - Kentucky] at Findmypast; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1700-1909''': [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/kentucky-wills-deeds-and-marriages-1700-1909-published-1929 Kentucky Wills, Deeds, and Marriages] at Findmypast; index only ($) | |||
*'''1783-1965''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61372 Kentucky County Marriages Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1785-1979''': {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1795-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3455 Northern Kentucky Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1797-1865''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48582 Kentucky Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1797-1954''': {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1802-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2089 Kentucky Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1851-1900''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4428 Kentucky Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1852-1914''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1117 Kentucky Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1960-1993''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage; index only ($) | |||
*'''1973-1999''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8787 Kentucky Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48035 Kentucky Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span> | |||
*'''1787-1854''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48036 Kentucky Obituaries] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1843-1970''': {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1852-1965''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images, ($) | |||
*'''1900-1999''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths] at MyHeritage; index only ($) | |||
*'''1911-1965''': {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images | |||
*'''1911-2000''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only ($) | |||
*[http://db.thebookplace.org/search/kydeaths.asp Kentucky Death Index] at Boyd County Library | |||
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==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ==Step 3: '''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ||
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before | These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1910. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | ||
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'''Obituaries'''<br> | '''Obituaries'''<br> | ||