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*'''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 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 [[ | 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 | Birth information | ||
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*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|Birth records]] | ||
*[[How to Find | *[[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]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information | | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information | ||
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*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible records]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Military Records|Military records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information | | style="padding:10px"|Death information | ||
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*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]] | ||
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents | | style="padding:10px"|Parents | ||
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*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Birth Records|Birth records]] | ||
*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Death Records|Death records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Church Records|Church records]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]] | ||
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Maiden name | Maiden name | ||
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*[[How to Find | *[[How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records|Marriage Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate records]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | ||
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Immigration date | Immigration date | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky History|History]] | ||
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Naturalization | Naturalization | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Census|Census]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]] | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Voting Records|Voting Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]] | ||
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Physical description | Physical description | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | ||
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*[[ | *[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kentucky History|History]] | ||
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=== Further | === Further Kentucky Research === | ||
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[ | *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Kentucky Record Finder]].''' | ||
*For online record collections, go to [[ | *For online record collections, go to [[Kentucky Online Genealogy Records|'''Kentucky Online Genealogy Records.''']] | ||
*For more research on | *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://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/36?region=United%20States%20of%20America Kentucky record collections] at FamilySearch. | *Search all of the [https://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. FHL 973 B2ng | *Bettie Cummings. ''Genealogical Research in Kentucky.'' National Genealogical Society Quarterly 97 #1 (March 2009): 39-72. FHL 973 B2ng | ||