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Kentucky Death Records Available

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Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and InventoriesBookAbstracts of the earliest wills of 38 Kentucky counties formed between the years 1780 and 1842 (with the exception of Crittenden County) and representing the state as a whole. The information given includes dates of instrument and probate, names of wife and children, and names of witnesses. The arrangement is county by county, each with its own index, with a general index at the rear of the book containing all the names mentioned in the text.
Early Kentucky Settlers, 1700s-1800sCDContains the records of approximately 225,000 individuals in a unique collection of court, marriage, military, probate, and obituary records. Made up of images of the pages of twelve Kentucky reference works published by the Genealogical Publishing Company, and accessed by a single electronic index, this CD combines many of the most important books ever published on Kentucky. Probably no other resource available can match the range of sources on this CD, which is available at only a fraction of the cost of the original books. Included are two important miscellanies of Kentucky court records containing wills and abstracts of estates and administrations, as well as a volume devoted solely to wills and inventories. Another book included is Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854.
Find A GraveFree database-
Henry County [Kentucky] Cemeteries: Parts I, II, and IIIBookThe work identifies Henry County inhabitants buried in 83 different cemeteries, including the large South Pleasureville Public Cemetery.
Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States ArmyBookThis is a complete list of commissioned officers of the U.S. from the organization of the Army, September 29, 1789, to the year of the list's original publication in 1903, giving the officers' full names and showing their services as cadets and all services as officers or enlisted men, either in the regular or volunteer service. The heart of the work, Part II, an alphabetical listing of the officers, runs to some 60,000 entries. Each entry contains a brief paragraph on the officer giving his state or country where born, state from which originally appointed, date of induction, rank, date of discharge, promotions, medals, battles participated in, and, in about a fifth of the entries, date of death after leaving the Army. Save 50% off Original Price through December 29th
Interactive Vietnam Veterans MemorialFree database-
Kentucky Pioneers and Their DescendantsBook Reprint -- This compilation of Kentucky records contains data on upwards of 15,000 persons (all indexed) taken from Bibles, tombstones, obituaries, birth certificates, vital statistics, tax books, deeds, wills, and marriage and census records.
Known Military Dead During the War of 1812BookThe compiler surveyed the records of the National Archives, as well as many of the archives of the eighteen states in which fatalities were recorded. The end result is an authoritative list of some 3,500 known military dead of the War of 1812. The entries, which are alphabetically arranged, give the name of the deceased, his rank, the name of his company or branch of service, his date of death, and an indication as to whether the individual died in battle or as a prisoner of war.
Lynching Victims in AmericaFree database-
Navy Widows' Certificates$ (7 day Free trial); databaseCase Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War and Later Navy Veterans, 1861-1910
Roll of Honor: Civil War Union SoldiersCDImages of the pages of all 27 volumes of the Roll of Honor as well as The Unpublished Roll of Honor. These books reference the names of over 200,000 Union soldiers who were buried in national cemeteries, soldiers' lots, and garrison cemeteries. The Roll of Honor is the only official memorial to the Union dead ever published, and it remains the most comprehensive source of information on Civil War fatalities. Originally compiled by the U.S. Quartermaster's Department, it was published volume by volume as battlefield sites were surveyed, graves exhumed, and bodies identified and reburied. Information given includes the soldier's name, rank, regiment, company, date of death, and place of burial. For convenience, a name index to all 27 volumes and The Unpublished Roll of Honor is included.
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