Kentucky biographies by counties my genealogy hound. The kentucky department for libraries and archives manages and provides access to digital public records by maintaining the kentucky state digital archives. At freedom, barren county, kentucky, on the 23rd of september, 1880, was solemnized the marriage of mr. Pass the word is a discovery tool for oral history collections throughout the state of kentucky.
The county was named for the barrens, a region of grassland in kentucky. History of kentucky explored in books by arcadia publishing. Hopkins, butler, caldwell, christian, crittenden, muhlenberg, union and webster counties. Biographies contain information about the person you are researching but often contain additional information on relatives and friends. Familysearch nelson county tax books 18111826 source. Local history and genealogy henry county public library. Kentucky biography africanamericans kentucky biography. Barren county was formed from green and warren counties on 20 dec 1798. Topics covered in this history include geology, settlement, pioneers, schools, wars, towns and cities, churches, local governments, and other items relating to the growth, development, and progress of these areas. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. By 1890, the collection had grown to about 100,000 volumes.
As of 2018, the population was 1,264, making it the fifthmost populous county in kentucky. History of kentucky, edition three, 1887 sold, no longer available. Bourbon, harrison, nicholas, and scott counties, kentucky history. Warren county, kentucky genealogy, books, cds, maps. Kentucky, a history of the state, 1888 warren county source. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your barren county ancestors. Kentucky tax lists for henderson county 17991840, 18371852 henderson county tax books grouped. History of green county, kentucky tucker, lanny on. Its county seat is glasgow, kentucky cities and towns cave city eighty eight glasgow hiseville lecta park city cave city is a popular lodging area for tourists visiting nearby mammoth cave national park. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 42,173. I recently found family in this part of kentucky and was looking to see their history.
Douthat 43 pages, full name index and alphabetical by childrens name, soft cover, 8. History of the kentucky department for libraries and. Lc land ownership maps, 224 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. This summer will begin our celebration of the bicentennial of daviess county, kentucky. Annals of floyd county kentucky 18001826 by charles c. History and families, anderson county, kentucky out of print try used books.
Hosted at kentucky biography project green county civic officers, 1898. To locate statewide books dedicated to biographies try the following subject searches. Jones to miss mollie bell, a native of barren county, kentucky, where her birth. This was a decent, general overview of the political events and elected officials that shaped lewis county. Scattered records are at the office of the respective county board of health or board of education. Books related to genealogy, kentucky history, kentucky biographies, ghost stories, cookbooks, etc. Familysearch nelson county tax books 17921810 source. Our countybycounty listing of kentucky has contact information and dates vital records for historic and modernday counties. A total of nine editions or book volumes were published of the history of kentucky, each covering a completely separate group of counties.
Louisvilles first families kathleen jennings, 1920. Barren county by nancy richey and the kentucky library. Edmonson county, kentucky genealogy, books, cds, maps. Researchers are encouraged to access business filings, such as articles of incorporation and license applications, estate settlements, election results, military discharge papers if available, and county minute books. The listing of resources below is by no means exhaustive, but provides a general overview of what we have. Scanned and made available here by renee bunck first american west. Kentucky infrequently enumerated public school students beginning in 1888.
Barren county, kentucky was created on december 20, 1798 from green county and warren county. George slade left his extensive research files to me, which i will place at the museum for researchers to use, as he would have wanted available to those following in his footsteps, preserving harrison countys history. The kentucky historical society offers shortterm fellowships from one to four weeks to promote scholarship on any facet of kentuckys rich history. A centralized database for oral history collections publicly accessible through kentucky libraries, museums and archives. Explore the kentucky and cincinnati post to find historical information about the area. The second was on 16 jun 1896 from which three record books were saved. Books for sale online kentucky genealogy resources.
Barren county, kentucky images of america series by nancy. This book was originally published in 1887 as the history of kentucky, edition 3 by f. Bradshaw biography james breeding biography william busbridge biography. Warren county, kentucky genealogy familysearch wiki. The county is located in the southwest area of the state. The information herein derive from a variety sources, such as books, vital records. Kygenweb project online kentucky genealogy resources. Kentucky county timeline formation of kentucky counties. Postagehandling on all orders except the history of menifee county, kentucky.
Warren county, kentucky free public records searches at black book online. Records are not limited to marriage bonds and consents, deeds, and wills. Western kentucky books published by hopkins county genealogical society for. Barren county, kentucky genealogy and history presented. Discover our in library genealogy resources lincoln county. Its county seat is glasgow, kentucky cities and towns cave city eighty eight glasgow hiseville lecta. Torn in half along vertical fold, minor losses along edges, hemmed in blue cloth at outer edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Pioneers found the land without the usual, extensive wooded areas and so it looked barren to them in comparison. Arranged by county in chronological order, tax lists are a hidden treasures for researchers studying the history, culture, and land titles of kentucky. Union county, kentucky genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Local history books on kentucky arcadia publishing. Usgenweb kentucky archives circuit court execution book, 179918 viewing restrictions may apply source. The history of menifee county, kentucky origionally published in 1986, now in reprint. Hardin county, kentucky genealogy, books, cds, maps.
Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Warren county, kentucky land ownership map,1877 family history library warren county, kentucky, deeds books, 18211825 family history library warren county, ky. Barren county, kentucky barren county education, geography, and history. A history of the county, and genealogy of its people up to the year 1927 louisville, ky. Scalf, the trail of the lonesome pine by john fox jr. Located inside the scott county public library, the kentucky room houses collections that are of interest to individuals conducting local history and genealogical research. As census information is collected decennially every ten years, data derived from the annual collection of taxes provides a better insight into the household of the taxpayer and hisher. The state of kentucky has a long history that first started as kentucky county of the state of virginia. Family biographies are available for viewing now for the following kentucky counties.
Shop arcadia publishing to find the interesting history books about kentucky and its traditions. An interesting recent trend on the cultural map, it seems, located at the intersection of environmental study and local history is the popularization of identifying and appreciating big trees. Stray book 1 18051811, stray book 2 181819, stray book 3 1820 1870 and execution book a 18011878. Page 276 in touching upon the life history of the subject of this sketch the writer aims to avoid fulsome encomium and extravagant praise.
History of the federal court in the eastern district of kentucky by william h. Warren county, kentucky deed books, 18211825 by, 1997, t. The south central kentucky cultural center sckcc offers the researcher a genealogy library with dedicated volunteers who are eager to assist. We have several books concerning state and local genealogy. Barren county, kentucky genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Kentucky historical society for kentucky researchers. History revealed through biographical and genealogical sketches of its ancestors secrist, m. Jessamine county, kentucky history and biographies complete details and surnames 74 pages, full name index, soft cover, 8. Barren county, kentucky genealogy familysearch wiki. Google books, list of barren county churches from 1799 through early 1900s. Both of the books george published are on the shelves of the kentucky history center research library.
This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on kentucky genealogy, whether they. Adair county hosted at kentucky biography project green county civic officers, 1898 biography james w. See more ideas about glasgow ky, my old kentucky home and glasgow kentucky. This database contains a history of bourbon, harrison, nicholas, and scott counties, located in the bluegrass region of kentucky. History, biology, and conservation in the bluegrass by tom kimmerer university press of kentucky. I was born in jefferson county kentucky and know that. Barren county, kentucky genealogy and history presented by. A post office called ages was established in 1892, and the post office removed to brookside, kentucky and its name changed to agesbrookside in 1975. This publication aims to serve as a valuable resource for your family history research. Barren county is a county located in the state of kentucky.
Ages is an unincorporated coal town and censusdesignated place cdp in harlan county, kentucky, united states history. A historical journey through barren county, kentucky, and the hamilton sanderson murder trial. Acclaim press is a publishing and book selling agency that publishes the works of authors of barren county, kentucky books. Barren county, kentucky deeds, 179818 patricia law hatcher not in library. Internet archive national register of historic places warren county kentucky, a history of the state, 1887 source. Barren county, located in the heart of south central kentucky, was formed in 1799 and is the commonwealths th largest county.
Barren county, kentucky deed books family history library barren county, kentucky deeds, 179818 family history library barren county, kentucky land ownership map,1879 family history library. Alexandria, campbell county, kentucky court order book 6, page 303, april 26, 1852 heirs of edward turner of campbell county, kentucky copied and contributed by margaret strebel hartman. Barren county, kentucky, 1929 sold, no longer available. Ky history and genealogy in books has 1,952 members. Kentucky state digital archives kentucky department for. To view the biographies available for a county, click on the county name in the list below. Henry county, kentucky births 18521853 complete details and surnames james l. Ky history and genealogy in books public group facebook. History of lawrence county, kentucky regina tackett, patricia lemaster jackson, janice butler thompson curtis media corporation, 1991 frontier and pioneer life 772 pages. The county is located in the south central area of the state. Find out about the grant county public librarys services. Chapman a brief history of the chapman family of frederick county, frederick findings, vol. The jessamine county public librarys special collection contains books.
Kentucky history, localindexes kentucky biographyindexes. This group is for posting books you have personally found interesting concerning kentucky history. Warren county is a county located in the south central portion of the u. County biographies may be found using either of the following search strategies. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. Fulltext articles from 19902007 from the cincinnati and ky post. It was settled by the scotchirish and the county seat is named glasgow after glasgow, scotland. Guide to barren county, kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth.
Barren county kentucky genealogy trails history group. From the foreword this family history of anderson county preserves the proud heritage of our county and communities as well as many of our churches, businesses, organizations and. Kentucky genealogy books for the counties of adair, allen. The purpose of the collection is to provide researchers access to a variety of materials, with an emphasis on central kentucky and scott county. Anderson county, kentucky, 18301850 censuses out of print. The khms knox county genealogy center has perhaps the largest collection of individual family histories in knox county, kentucky, and is a significant center for research of adjacent county. Six courthouses have served the county throughout its history, the first built of logs. Early kentucky tax records includes nelson county 1792 source. Barren county, ky courthouse and government records. Southern harm by travis casey, the patron saint of liars by ann patchett, the kentuckians by janice holt giles, hannah fowler. Kentucky county history and listings family tree magazine.
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