Kentucky Books

Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research (Paperback)

by Roseann Reinemuth, Ph.D. Hogan

Kentucky Ancestry is the most extensive available guide for Kentucky genealogical and historical research! This genealogical gem outlines the holdings of the Kentucky State Archives and Kentucky's libraries, courthouses, universities, and historical organizations!

Author Hogan's experience and knowledge will help you achieve efficient and successful research in Kentucky - a state that played an key role in the United States' western expansion! If your research has led you to Kentucky, don't miss out on this essential resource!

Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Ancestry.com (March 1997)
Language: English
ISBN: 0916489493
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.0 inches

Kentucky 1860 Agricultural Census, Volume 1: for Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hancock, Hardin, and Harlin Counties

by Linda L. Green

This census names only the head of the household. Often times when an individual was missed on the regular U.S. Census, he would appear on this agricultural census. So you might try checking this census for your missing relatives.

Unfortunately, many of the Agricultural Census records have not survived. But they do yield unique information about how people lived.

There are 46 columns of information, six of which are transcribed here: name of the owner, improved acreage, unimproved acreage, cash value of the farm, value of farm implements and machinery, and value of livestock. 2003, 8½ x 11, index, paper, 220 pp.

Publisher: Heritage Books Inc. (December 2003)
ISBN: 1585498890

Kentucky 1860 Agricultural Census, Volume 2: Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Morgan, Muhlenburg, Nelson, and Nicholas Counties

by Linda L. Green

This census names only the head of the household. Often times when an individual was missed on the regular U.S. Census, he would appear on this agricultural census. So you might try checking this census for your missing relatives. Unfortunately, many of the Agricultural Census records have not survived. But they do yield unique information about how people lived. There are 46 columns of information, six of which are transcribed here: name of the owner, improved acreage, unimproved acreage, cash value of the farm, value of farm implements and machinery, and value of livestock. 2003, 8½ x 11, index, paper, 270 pp.

Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Heritage Books Inc. (November 2003)
ISBN: 1585498904

Nicholas County, Kentucky, Property Tax Lists, 1800-1811, with indexes to Deed Books A&B(2), and C 

by Carrie Eldridge

Tax lists are an excellent resource often overlooked by researchers. Tax lists provide researchers with the names of persons present in the county at the time the tax was assessed along with a comparison of name spelling.

The first section of this valuable research aid covers four tax years (1800, 1801, 1809, and 1811) and includes: the location of properties, the name of the person who first claimed or provided surety, which type of land was taxed, and property value. Entries include year, person, location and water course, and entered/surveyed, as well as number of voters, white males, slaves and horses. The second section compares tax records for eleven years that fall within two census periods. The third section shows an expanded census for 1810, and the fourth section offers the deed book indices of the period for name comparison. An index to tax payers and a map of Nicholas County add to the value of this work.