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KENTUCKY
Links to records you can use for most any county in Kentucky...

Kentucky State Records Resources

Bell County - Did you know that Bell County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Harlan and Knox Counties and was originally known as Josh Bell County?

Bourbon County - Bourbon County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from portions of Fayette County, Virginia?

Boyd County - Did you know that Boyd County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Carter, Greenup, and Lawrence Counties?

Breathitt County - Did you know that Breathitt County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Clay, Estill, and Perry Counties?

Clay County - Did you know that Clay County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd, Knox and Madison Counties?

Estill County - Did you know that Estill County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Clark and Madison Counties?

Floyd County - Did you know that Floyd County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Fleming, Mason and Montgomery Counties?

Harlan County - Did you know that Harlan County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Knox County?

Jefferson County - Did you know that Jefferson County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Kentucky County, Virginia in June of 1780?

Johnson County - Did you know that Johnson County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd, Lawrence, and Morgan Counties?

Knott County - Did you know that Knott County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Breathitt, Fletcher, Floyd, and Perry Counties?

Knox County - Did you know that Knox County, Kentucky was formed from portions of  Lincoln County?

Lawrence County - Did you know that Lawrence County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd and Greenup Counties?

Lee County - Did you know that Lee County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Breathitt, Estill, Owsley, and Wolfe Counties?

Letcher County - Did you know that Letcher County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Harlan and Perry  Counties?

Lincoln County - Did you know that Lincoln County, Virginia (later Kentucky) was formed from Kentucky County, Virginia?

Magoffin County - Did you know that Magoffin County was formed in 1860 from portions of Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan counties?

Martin County - Did you know that Martin County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, and Pike Counties?

Montgomery County - Did you know that Montgomery County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Clark County?

Morgan County - Did you know that Morgan County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd and Bath Counties?

Owsley County - Did you know that Owsley County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Breathitt, Clay, and Estill Counties?

Pendleton County - Did you know that Pendleton County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Bracken and Campbell Counties?

Perry County - Did you know that Perry County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Clay and Floyd Counties?

Pike County - Did you know that Pike County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Floyd County?

Pulaski County - Did you know that Pulaski County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Green and Lincoln Counties?

Rowan County - Did you know that Rowan County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Fleming and Morgan Counties?

Whitley County - Did you know that Whitley County was formed from portions of Knox County?

Wolfe County - Did you know that Wolfe County, Kentucky was formed from portions of Breathitt, Morgan, Owsley, and Powell Counties?

MISCELLANEOUS
1851 Census of Cherokee's east of the Misssissippi

VIRGINIA - Many of our Eastern Kentucky ancestors once lived in Virginia.  We think you'll find these links to free records very useful in your Kentucky related research as well.
Virginia State Records Resources Things you can use for most any county.
Augusta County
Lee County
Rusell County

SOUTH CAROLINA
Early South Carolina Marriages taken from bible records, church records, court records, personal files.
South Carolina Marriages beginning 1641

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Vital Research Records This free database consists of millions of West Virginia births, deaths, and marriages. Visitors can now search and view scanned images of original birth, death, and marriage records from six counties, as well as most statewide death certificates from 1917-54. The database has over 3.5 million names linked to 1.4 million original images of birth, marriage, and death records from Calhoun, Gilmer, Hardy, Harrison, Mineral and Pendleton counties. The record dates vary by county and type of record, but typically range from 1816 to 1929. Birth records are for the period 1853-1930, county death records for 1853-1969/1970, and county marriage records from the creation of the county until the late 1960s. West Virginia plans to add records from additional counties in the future.
 

 

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