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Guide to '''Webster County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records | Guide to '''Webster County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | ||
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|organized= February 29, 1860 | |organized= February 29, 1860 | ||
|county seat= Dixon | |county seat= Dixon | ||
|parent county= [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]], [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | |parent county= [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]], [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
|variant spellings= | |variant spellings= | ||
|county1= [[Caldwell County, Kentucky Genealogy|Caldwell]] | |county1= [[Caldwell County, Kentucky Genealogy|Caldwell]] | ||
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|county courthouse= {{KYWebstercourthouse}} | |county courthouse= {{KYWebstercourthouse}} | ||
|county location in state= [[Image:Ky-webster.png|185x185px]] | |county location in state= [[Image:Ky-webster.png|185x185px]] | ||
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Webster County was named for Daniel Webster. The county is located in the northwestern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Webster County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky."</ref> | |||
=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
{{KY Courthouse Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Courthouse Intro|Webster}} | ||
'''Webster County Courthouse'''<br>25 Main Street<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0155<br>Phone: 270-639-7006<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | '''Webster County Courthouse'''<br>25 Main Street<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0155<br>Phone: 270-639-7006<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[http://www.webstercountyky.com/ Webster County Website] | ||
=== Webster County, Kentucky Record Dates === | === Webster County, Kentucky Record Dates === | ||
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for | | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.</ref></center> | ||
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | ||
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1810 | ||
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| colspan="7" | <center>Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center> | | colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center> | ||
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*'''1860--'''Webster County was created 29 February 1860 from [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]] and [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]Counties.<br> | *'''1860--'''Webster County was created 29 February 1860 from [[Henderson County, Kentucky Genealogy|Henderson]], [[Hopkins County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hopkins]] and [[Union County, Kentucky Genealogy|Union ]]Counties.<br> | ||
*'''County seat:''' Dixon<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *'''County seat:''' Dixon<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> | ||
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kentucky Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county | |||
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KY Kentucky Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes | |||
|} | |} | ||
==== County Pronunciation ==== | ==== County Pronunciation ==== | ||
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=== Bible Records === | === Bible Records === | ||
{{KY Bible Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Bible Intro|Webster}} | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/bibles/toc.html Kentucky Bible Archives] at USGenWeb Archives | |||
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/kentucky/kentucky-bible-records.htm Kentucky Bible Records] at Access Genealogy | |||
*[https://kentuckygenealogy.org/bible Kentucky Bible Records] at Kentucky Genealogy | |||
*[http://www.usgenwebsites.org/KYWebster/bibles.htm Webster County Bible Records] at KyGenWeb | |||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/webster/webster.html Webster County, Kentucky Bible Records] at USGenWeb Archives | |||
=== Biographies === | === Biographies === | ||
{{KY Biographies Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Biographies Intro|Webster}} | ||
*[http:// | *[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project] | ||
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | ||
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*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/webster.html Tombstone Project] | *[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/webster.html Tombstone Project] | ||
*[http://kentuckygravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=117 Kentucky Gravestones] | *[http://kentuckygravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=117 Kentucky Gravestones] | ||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# | *[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves] | ||
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>''' | | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>''' Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> | ||
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black"| | |bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black"| | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, Webster - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1761686492|disp=FamilySearch Library}} | ||
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] | *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Webster+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat] | ||
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/Webster-County?id=county_1105 Findagrave.com] | *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/Webster-County?id=county_1105 Findagrave.com] | ||
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery | *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] | ||
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/Webster-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] | *[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/Webster-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places] | |||
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center> | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center> | ||
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*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/Webster.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county. | *[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/Webster.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county. | ||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Webster County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project | *[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project | ||
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*[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:1:925068669075455::NO::P1_COUNTY,P1_COUNTY_ALONG:n%2C%7CUSGS USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky] Requires Login | *[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:1:925068669075455::NO::P1_COUNTY,P1_COUNTY_ALONG:n%2C%7CUSGS USGS GNIS search results for Webster County, Kentucky] Requires Login | ||
*[ | *[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder | ||
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington] | *[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington] | ||
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville] | *[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville] | ||
<br> | |||
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes''' | |||
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br> | |||
=== Court Records === | === Court Records === | ||
{{KY Court Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Court Intro|Webster}} | ||
*[http:// | * '''1860-1951''' {{FSC|126784|item|disp=Order Books, 1860-1951}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | ||
*[ | * '''1865-1901''' {{FSC|126718|item|disp=Civil Orders, 1865-1901}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | ||
* '''1867-1942''' {{FSC|720361|item|disp=Minutes, 1867-1874, 1931-1942}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |||
* '''1877-1902''' {{FSC|126780|item|disp=Commonwealth Orders, 1877-1902}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | |||
*'''1785-1792''' [http://www.kykinfolk.com/court/court.htm Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, 1785-1792] at KYKinFolk.com - index | |||
*[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov | |||
=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
{{KY Directories Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Directories Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary | |||
=== Emigration and Immigration === | === Emigration and Immigration === | ||
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=== Funeral Homes === | === Funeral Homes === | ||
{{KY Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Funeral Homes Intro|Webster}} | ||
* [https://www.joneskirby.com/ Jones and Kirby Funeral and Cremation Service] in Providence. | |||
* [https://www.meltonfuneralhome.com/ Melton Funeral Home] in Providence. | |||
* [https://www.tomblinsonfuneralhome.com/ Tomblinson Funeral Home] in Sebree. | |||
* [https://www.townsendfuneralhomeinc.com/ Townsend Funeral Home] in Dixon. | |||
* [https://www.vanoverfuneralhome.com/ Vanover Funeral Home] in Clay. | |||
=== Genealogies === | === Genealogies === | ||
{{KY Genealogies Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Genealogies Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''[Baker]''' Chapman, Peggy Brown. ''Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties & Jackson Purchase, Kentucky''. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995. {{ | *'''[Baker]''' Chapman, Peggy Brown. ''Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties & Jackson Purchase, Kentucky''. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995. {{FSC|751704|item|disp=FS Library Book 929.273 B171cp}} | ||
*'''[Proctor]''' "Notes on a Proctor Family of Northeastern Rutherford Co., N.C.," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 2010):102-110. {{ | *'''[Proctor]''' "Notes on a Proctor Family of Northeastern Rutherford Co., N.C.," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 2010):102-110. {{FSC|43856|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.7 B2sc v. 38}} | ||
=== Guardianship === | === Guardianship === | ||
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{{KY Land Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Land Intro|Webster}} | ||
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br> | |||
*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office] | *[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
{{KY Histories Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Histories Intro|Webster}} | ||
=== Maps and Gazetteers === | === Maps and Gazetteers === | ||
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*[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)] | *[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)] | ||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps] | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps] | ||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394319&reqParentsLabel=Webster%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]] | |||
=== Migration === | === Migration === | ||
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{{KY Civil War Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Civil War Intro|Webster}} | ||
'''Online Records | '''Online Records | ||
*'''1861-1865''' | *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932371|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*'''1861-1865''' | *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932398|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*'''1861-1865''' | *'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free) | ||
*'''1861-1865''' | *'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (free) | ||
*'''1912-1950''' | *'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
{{KY Civil War Regiments|Webster}}<br> | {{KY Civil War Regiments|Webster}}<br> | ||
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{{KY Newspapers Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Newspapers Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50042/ Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links | *[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links | ||
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links | *[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links | ||
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*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb | *[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb | ||
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb | ||
*[http://browning. | *[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning. | ||
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb | ||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function | ||
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts] | *[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts] | ||
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{{KY Probate Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Probate Intro|Webster}} | ||
''' | ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br> | ||
*'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry ($) — index & images | |||
*'''1798-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*'''1860-1916''' {{FSC|126788|item|disp=Wills, 1860-1916}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | |||
*'''1860-1979''' {{FSC|126710|item|disp=Probate Records, 1860-1979}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | |||
*'''1861-1958''' {{FSC|722469|item|disp=Processioner's Books, V. 1-2B, 1861-1958}}(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |||
*'''1865-1911''' {{FSC|720709|item|disp=Probate Records, 1865-1911}}(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | |||
*'''1867-1942''' {{FSC|720361|item|disp=Minutes, 1867-1874, 1931-1942}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search] | |||
=== School Records === | === School Records === | ||
{{KY Schools Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Schools Intro|Webster}} | ||
===Social Security Records=== | |||
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]]. | |||
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]]. | |||
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | |||
=== Tax Records === | === Tax Records === | ||
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{{KY Birth Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Birth Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''1839-1960''' | *'''1839-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1874-1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch {{IGI|C518171}} at FamilySearch | *'''1874-1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch {{IGI|C518171}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref> | ||
*'''1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C518172}} at FamilySearch | *'''1875''' - Webster County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C518172}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1911-1912''' | *'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index] | ||
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index | |||
==== Marriage ==== | ==== Marriage ==== | ||
{{KY Marriage Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Marriage Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''1609-2016''' | *'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $ | ||
*'''1785-1979''' | *'''1785-1979''' {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch- [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1797-1954''' | *'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | ||
*'''1875''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M518173}} at FamilySearch | *'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1876-1877''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1876-1877. Batch {{IGI|M518174}} at FamilySearch | *'''1875''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M518173}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1973-2000''' | *'''1876-1877''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1876-1877. Batch {{IGI|M518174}} at FamilySearch | ||
*'''1973-2000''' | *'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records] | ||
*'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000] | |||
*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index | |||
==== Death ==== | ==== Death ==== | ||
{{KY Death Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Death Intro|Webster}} | ||
*'''1843-1970''' | *'''1843-1970''' {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1911-1965''' | *'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index | ||
*'''1911-2000''' | *'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index}} - | *'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index}} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates | *[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates | ||
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{{KY Divorce Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Divorce Intro|Webster}} | ||
*''' | *'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($) | ||
== Research Facilities == | == Research Facilities == | ||
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{{KY Archives Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Archives Intro|Webster}} | ||
=== | '''Archives of Appalachia'''<br>East Tennessee State University<br>Sherrod Library, Room 422<br>344 J L Seehorn Rd<br>Johnson City, TN 37614<br>Phone: 423-439-4338<br>Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/etsuarchivesofapp/ Facebook]<br>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ Website]<br><br> | ||
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=== FamilySearch Centers === | |||
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}} | |||
*[[ | *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/in/evansville/8020-covert-avenue Evansville Indiana FamilySearch Center] | ||
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/madisonville/2355-north-main-street Madisonville Kentucky FamilySearch Center] | |||
*[https://www.dcplibrary.org/ Daviess County Public Library] - an affiliate library. | |||
*[https://www.hcpl.org/ Henderson County Kentucky Public Library] - an affiliate library. | |||
=== Libraries === | === Libraries === | ||
{{KY Libraries Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Libraries Intro|Webster}} | ||
:Maintains a genealogy section including local histories, many local newspapers on microfilm, and microfilmed copies of county vital records. A satellite library branch | '''Webster County Public Library'''<br>101 KY Route 132 E<br>Dixon, KY 42409<br>Phone: 270-639-9171<br>[http://www.youseemore.com/webster/ Website]<br> | ||
:Maintains a genealogy section including local histories, many local newspapers on microfilm, and microfilmed copies of county vital records. A satellite library branch in Providence, Kentucky maintains a smaller genealogy section, mostly focusing on historical photographs.<br><br> | |||
=== Museums === | === Museums === | ||
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{{KY Societies Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Societies Intro|Webster}} | ||
'''Webster County Historical and Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 215<br>Dixon, KY 42409-0215<br>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/wch_gs.htm Website]<br><br> | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
{{KY Websites Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Websites Intro|Webster}} | ||
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county. | *[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county. | ||
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website] | *[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website] | ||
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives] | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_County,_Kentucky Webster County, Kentucky wikipedia page] | ||
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/ Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page] | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kywebste/ Webster County Kentucky USGenWeb Project page] | ||
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Linkpendium] | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Webster/ Linkpendium] | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Webster-County.htm Webster County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy) | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Webster-County.htm Webster County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy) | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC Place IDNum|1582|Kentucky|Webster}}. Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records | ||
== Research Guides == | == Research Guides == | ||
{{KY Research Guides Intro|Webster}} | {{KY Research Guides Intro|Webster}} | ||