Kentucky Vital Records: Difference between revisions

*'''1852–1914''' ''Kentucky Vital Records: 1852–1914''. <ref>Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Division of Archives and Records, 1975. ({{FHL|40960|item|disp=FS Library film 1533971-1533979}}</ref>The records are arranged alphabetically by county.

*'''1874–1910''' ''Kentucky Vital Records''. <ref>Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958. ({{FHL|342402|item|disp=FS Library film 174932-43}}</ref>This includes Kentucky Births 1874-1878, 1907–1910; Marriages 1874–1878, 1906–1914; Deaths 1874–1876, 1905–1910.

*'''1852–1878''' The Kentucky Historical Society has an incomplete index to the 1852-1878 records. This index is printed in ''The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society ''{{FHL|44086|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 B2k}} in volumes 38-41 and 43-63. To find a descripton of the time periods and records covered by this index consult [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|PERSI]].

*'''1911–1995''' - Birth Index <ref>Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. ''Birth Index, 1911–1995''. [Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics], 1997. ({{FHL|740438|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118873, first of 1038 fiche}} </ref>The index lists the child’s name, birth date and county, and mother’s maiden name.  

Before 1911, several major cities kept separate records of births and deaths. The most complete collection of pre-1911 city births is at the Office of Vital Statistics. It has records for the following cities. Records for Louisville {{FHL|436879|item|disp=FS Library Film 209687 (first of 23)}} and Newport {{FHL|745445|item|disp=FS Library Film 1844128}} are also at the Family History Library.  

*'''Early to 1800''' ''Kentucky Marriages, Early to 1800: A Research Tool''. <ref>Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1990. ({{FHL|627577|item|disp=FHL|CD-ROM no. 186}}</ref>The names are arranged in alphabetical order.

*'''1797-1865''' ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. <ref>Clift, Garrett Glenn. ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub., 1966, 1940. {{FHL|88200|item|disp= FS Library film 1320550 item 11, 1966 edition}} </ref>

*''Kentucky Marriage Records''. <ref>The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub., 1983. ({{FHL|346136|titleno}} )</ref>An index is included with this record.

*''Kentucky Records: Early Wills and Marriages Copied from Court House Records by Regents, Historians and the State Historian, Old Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions, Records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby Counties. 1926, 1932''. <ref>Ardery, Julia Hoge Spencer. ''Kentucky Records: Early Wills and Marriages Copied from Court House Records by Regents, Historians and the State Historian, Old Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions, Records from Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby Counties. 1926, 1932''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1969, 1972. ( {{FHL|86046|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6049306}}</ref>An index is included with this record.

*'''1973–1995 '''''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. <ref>Office of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1997. ({{FHL|725423|titleno}} Set of 173 fiche beginning with 6118875) </ref>This record has separate bride and groom indexes.

*'''1852–1859, 1874–1878'''  The Kentucky Historical Society has an incomplete index to the 1852 to 1859 and 1874 to 1878 death records. An index to these recordes is found in the {{FHL|44086|item|disp=FS Library film 169079 (first of 28 films)}} ''Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, ''volumes 39-41 and 43-63''. To see an index to the titles in these volumes consult [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|PERSI]]. ''  

*'''1911–1947'''  Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911–1947. <ref>Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. ''Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911–1947''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1993–1998. {{FHL|760045|item|disp=FS Library film 1904664 (first of 357 films)}}  </ref>The death certificates are arranged by year, by month, and then alphabetically by county. The certificate numbers are continuous for each year. <br>  

*'''1911-1995'''  Kentucky Death Index, 1911–1995. <ref>Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. ''Kentucky Death Index, 1911–1995''. [Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics], 1997. ({{FHL|740629|item|FS Library fiche 6118879 (first of  188)}} </ref>The index contains the deceased’s name, death date and place, age, and place of residence as well as the volume and certificate number.  

*''A Guide to Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1852–1910'' <ref>Duff, Jeffrey Michael. ''A Guide to Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1852–1910''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Public Records Division, 1988. ({{FHL|728826|titleno}} Book) </ref>This book shows the birth, marriage, and death records available for each county and the years they were recorded.