Kentucky Vital Records - Revision history

Wesexon at 03:46, 10 April 2013

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	Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.		Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.

-	Kentucky marriage records usually begin about the time of the respective county’s establishment or within a few years of that date. Some counties have marriage records for dates prior to organization. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have marriage records as early as 1785. The respective county clerk has jurisdiction over marriage records. Beginning in 1958 statewide registration was required. Originals are filed in the counties and duplicates are available at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains an index to marriage records from 1958. Licenses and bonds may be filed separately from certificates. An index to Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records is online at [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/].	+	Kentucky marriage records usually begin about the time of the respective county’s establishment or within a few years of that date. Some counties have marriage records for dates prior to organization. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have marriage records as early as 1785. The respective county clerk has jurisdiction over marriage records. Beginning in 1958 statewide registration was required. Originals are filed in the counties and duplicates are available at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains an index to marriage records from 1958. Licenses and bonds may be filed separately from certificates. An index to Kentucky marriage, divorce, and [http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=34 death records] is online at [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/].

	Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:		Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:

Murphynw1 at 20:55, 19 November 2012

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	Ancestry.com has a number of vital record collections for Kentucky including:		Ancestry.com has a number of vital record collections for Kentucky including:
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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1213 Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1213 Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910]
	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999]

Murphynw1: FSlinks

Murphynw1 — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:18:11 GMT

FSlinks

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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953]
	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000]
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		+	FamilySearch.org has a variety of collections available for free online:
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		+	*{{FS\|1674843\|Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}}
		+	*{{FS\|1674849\|Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979}}
		+	*{{FS\|1804888\|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}}
		+	*{{FS\|1674848\|Kentucky, Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}}
		+	*{{FS\|1417491\|Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955}}

	= External Links =		= External Links =

	*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.		*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.

Murphynw1: External Links

Murphynw1 — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:11:34 GMT

External Links

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	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953]
	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000]		*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000]
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		+	= External Links =
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		+	*[http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] - free up-to-date guide to accessing Kentucky birth, marriage, and death records (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Includes links to FamilySearch vital record databases.

Diesman: Corrected link to online Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records

Diesman — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:35:21 GMT

Corrected link to online Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records

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	Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.		Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.

-	Kentucky marriage records usually begin about the time of the respective county’s establishment or within a few years of that date. Some counties have marriage records for dates prior to organization. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have marriage records as early as 1785. The respective county clerk has jurisdiction over marriage records. Beginning in 1958 statewide registration was required. Originals are filed in the counties and duplicates are available at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains an index to marriage records from 1958. Licenses and bonds may be filed separately from certificates. An index to Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records is online at [http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec].	+	Kentucky marriage records usually begin about the time of the respective county’s establishment or within a few years of that date. Some counties have marriage records for dates prior to organization. Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties have marriage records as early as 1785. The respective county clerk has jurisdiction over marriage records. Beginning in 1958 statewide registration was required. Originals are filed in the counties and duplicates are available at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains an index to marriage records from 1958. Licenses and bonds may be filed separately from certificates. An index to Kentucky marriage, divorce, and death records is online at [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/].

	Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:		Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:

Jutley: Added Ancestry.com links.

Jutley — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:42:39 GMT

Added Ancestry.com links.

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	Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.		Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.
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		+	Ancestry.com has a number of vital record collections for Kentucky including:
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1213 Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=8788 Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=48582 Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=2089 Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=4428 Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1117 Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=8787 Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=48035 Kentucky Marriage Records]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=1222 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953]
		+	*[http://www.ancestry.com/s44364/CONTENT/rd.ashx?htx=list&dbid=3077 Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000]

Emiller at 16:30, 17 June 2010

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	''This entry was originally written by [[Wendy Bebout Elliott]], Ph.D., [[FUGA]], for [[Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources]].''		''This entry was originally written by [[Wendy Bebout Elliott]], Ph.D., [[FUGA]], for [[Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources]].''
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	Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:		Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:

-	*Antoniak, Eleanor, indexer. ''Kentucky Marriage Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Lists all marriages published in the ''Register of Kentucky'' but does not include records for all counties. It includes marriages from the following counties: Barren 1799-1817, Bourbon 1786-1800, Christian 1797-1825, Floyd 1803-1860, Franklin 1795-1810, Grant 1820-1854, Greenup 1804-1820, Hardin 1792-1825, Lawrence 1822-1859, Lincoln 1781-1792, Madison, Mercer 1786-1800, Montgomery 1852-1859, Muhlenburg 1799-1836, Nelson 1785-1815, Pike 1822-1865, Shelby 1792-1830, Union, and Woodford 1789-1799 ~~and also~~ some Culpeper County, Virginia marriages.	+	*Antoniak, Eleanor, indexer. ''Kentucky Marriage Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Lists all marriages published in the ''Register of Kentucky'' but does not include records for all counties. It includes marriages from the following counties: Barren 1799-1817, Bourbon 1786-1800, Christian 1797-1825, Floyd 1803-1860, Franklin 1795-1810, Grant 1820-1854, Greenup 1804-1820, Hardin 1792-1825, Lawrence 1822-1859, Lincoln 1781-1792, Madison, Mercer 1786-1800, Montgomery 1852-1859, Muhlenburg 1799-1836, Nelson 1785-1815, Pike 1822-1865, Shelby 1792-1830, Union, and Woodford 1789-1799, with the addition of some Culpeper County, Virginia marriages.

	*Clift, G. Glenn, comp. ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. 1974. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Newspaper marriage notices previously published in ''The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society''. Alphabetical by county and alphabetical within each county by groom’s surname.		*Clift, G. Glenn, comp. ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. 1974. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Newspaper marriage notices previously published in ''The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society''. Alphabetical by county and alphabetical within each county by groom’s surname.

	Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.		Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.

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	Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:		Published marriage records for Kentucky include the following:

-	*Antoniak, Eleanor, indexer. ''Kentucky Marriage Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Lists all marriages published in the ''Register of Kentucky'' but does not include records for all counties.	+	*Antoniak, Eleanor, indexer. ''Kentucky Marriage Records''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Lists all marriages published in the ''Register of Kentucky'' but does not include records for all counties. It includes marriages from the following counties: Barren 1799-1817, Bourbon 1786-1800, Christian 1797-1825, Floyd 1803-1860, Franklin 1795-1810, Grant 1820-1854, Greenup 1804-1820, Hardin 1792-1825, Lawrence 1822-1859, Lincoln 1781-1792, Madison, Mercer 1786-1800, Montgomery 1852-1859, Muhlenburg 1799-1836, Nelson 1785-1815, Pike 1822-1865, Shelby 1792-1830, Union, and Woodford 1789-1799 and also some Culpeper County, Virginia marriages.

	*Clift, G. Glenn, comp. ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. 1974. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Newspaper marriage notices previously published in ''The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society''. Alphabetical by county and alphabetical within each county by groom’s surname.		*Clift, G. Glenn, comp. ''Kentucky Marriages, 1797–1865''. 1974. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. Newspaper marriage notices previously published in ''The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society''. Alphabetical by county and alphabetical within each county by groom’s surname.

	Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.		Kentucky’s state legislature granted divorces from 1792 through 1849. Between 1849 and 1958, divorces were usually recorded by the circuit courts in the respective counties. Some early original circuit court records are available at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. The records of early divorces are included in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These volumes, and a few microfilm copies of circuit court records, are available at the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Statewide registration commenced in 1958. Divorces granted after statewide registration are available through the Office of Vital Statistics at the above address.

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	A few larger cities maintained separate birth and death records prior to 1911, but these too are incomplete. Louisville (1898–1911), Covington (1890–1911), Newport (1890–1911), and Lexington (1906–11) are four cities with registered births in their respective city health departments.		A few larger cities maintained separate birth and death records prior to 1911, but these too are incomplete. Louisville (1898–1911), Covington (1890–1911), Newport (1890–1911), and Lexington (1906–11) are four cities with registered births in their respective city health departments.

-	The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society (see [[Kentucky Archives, Libraries and Societies]]) have early records for 1852 to 1910, arranged by counties. Jeffery M. Duff’s ''Inventory of Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1852–1910'', rev. ed. (Frankfort, Ky.: Department for Libraries and Archives, 1988), lists what is available by year and county at both of the repositories. Other repositories, including the Filson Library (see [[Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies]]) and the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, have some copies. No statewide index has been compiled for these early records, although the Kentucky Historical Society has a card index of both births and deaths for 1852 to 1862. Some early records, which have been indexed by county, appear in various issues of the Kentucky Historical Society’s Register.	+	The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society (see [[Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies]]) have early records for 1852 to 1910, arranged by counties. Jeffery M. Duff’s ''Inventory of Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1852–1910'', rev. ed. (Frankfort, Ky.: Department for Libraries and Archives, 1988), lists what is available by year and county at both of the repositories. Other repositories, including the Filson Library (see [[Kentucky Archives, Libraries, and Societies]]) and the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, have some copies. No statewide index has been compiled for these early records, although the Kentucky Historical Society has a card index of both births and deaths for 1852 to 1862. Some early records, which have been indexed by county, appear in various issues of the Kentucky Historical Society’s Register.

	Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.		Birth and death registration was enacted statewide on 1 January 1911 and generally adhered to by 1920. Indexes to births and deaths after 1911 are microfilmed; however, the actual records are not. Certificates of births and deaths after 1911 are only available at the Office of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Services, 275 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601. The microfilmed index can be used at the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky Library, the Filson Library, and the FHL. Delayed registrations of birth are maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics.