Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Jefferson County

Guide to Jefferson County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Kentucky Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Louisville Organized: May 1, 1780 Parent County(s): Kentucky (VA) Neighboring Counties Bullitt  • Clark (IN)  • Floyd (IN)  • Hardin  • Harrison (IN)  • Oldham  • Shelby  • Spencer See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption Adopt-a-wiki page This page adopted by: KYGenWeb Project who welcome you to contribute. Adopt a page today

County Information

Description

President Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Jefferson County Courthouse
527 W Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202-2814
Phone: 502.574.5700
Jefferson County Website

Jefferson County, Kentucky Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1852	1781	1852	1780	1783	1781	1810
Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

1905 -- Fire partially destroyed the Jefferson County Courthouse on Dec. 26.  Firemen saved the county's records. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes

1780--Jefferson County was created on 1 May 1780 as a Virginia county when Kentucky County (Virginia) was abolished to form Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln counties. See County Formations Database (Kentucky Land Office) County seat: Louisville For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places

In 2003, Jefferson County and the City of Louisville consolidated their governments into one single entity with a chief executive. Since the formation of the Louisville-Jefferson County Government (Louisville Metro), residents of cities in Jefferson county also became citizens of the newly expanded Metro. However, none of the incorporated places dissolved in the process. Therefore, several "cities within a city" exist today in Jefferson County. For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Jefferson County:

Cities
Anchorage Audubon Park Highland Park Indian Hills/Cherokee Jeffersontown	Kingsley Louisville Middletown Mockingbird Valley Shively/St Helen's	St Matthews/Gilman's Point Strathmoor Manor Strathmoor Village Two Mile House/Belknap
Towns
Crescent Hill Fairmount	Oakdale/Wyandotte	Valley Station
Unincorporated communities
Harrods Creek
Census-designated places
Albemarle Allison Blankenbakers Boston Camp Zachary Taylor Cane Run Cross Roads Deer Park Edwards Pond Fern Creek	Fisherville Hokes Jacobs/Jacob's Addition Jacob's Park Johnsontown Lakeland Lower Ponds Malott Meadowlawn	O'bannon Prestonia Robbs Seatonville Schardein Spring Garden Springdale State Fair Woods

Resources

Biographies

• KY Biographies

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Jefferson, Kentucky online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com KYGenWeb KYGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Kentucky Gravestones Billion Graves
TombstoneTranscriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Kentucky Cemeteries FamilySearch Places
See Kentucky Cemeteries for more information

The following web sites have additional information on Jefferson county cemeteries.

• Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
• Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
• Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
• 1840-1988 - Kentucky, Louisville, Cemetery Index Cards, 1840-1988 at FamilySearch — index and images

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1790	4,765	—
1800	8,754	83.7%
1810	13,399	53.1%
1820	20,768	55.0%
1830	23,979	15.5%
1840	36,346	51.6%
1850	59,831	64.6%
1860	89,404	49.4%
1870	118,953	33.1%
1880	146,010	22.7%
1890	188,598	29.2%
1900	232,549	23.3%
1910	262,920	13.1%
1920	286,369	8.9%
1930	355,350	24.1%
1940	385,392	8.5%
1950	484,615	25.7%
1960	610,947	26.1%
1970	695,055	13.8%
1980	685,004	−1.4%
1990	664,937	−2.9%
2000	693,604	4.3%
2010	741,096	6.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For tips on accessing Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

1790 - Lost, but a substitute is available, see Taxation.

1789   Tax List

1810   Index, Transcription

1859   Louisville City Directory

1911   Louisville City Directory

• Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
• Census Images, USGenWeb
• KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Kentucky denominations, view the Kentucky Church Records wiki page.

• Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel

Baptist

• Long Run. Church minutes (1803-1817) are available at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
• Louisville. Church minutes (1830-1840) are available online.
• Pleasant Grove. Church minutes (1805-1884) are available online.

Christ Church

• 1850 - Christ Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch C530001 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1885 - Christ Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch M530001 at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Louisville

Episcopal

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville

• 1839-1962 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1839-1962. Batch C530021 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1837-1960 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1837-1960. Batch M530021 at FamilySearch - free.

Evangelical

St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville

• 1850 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Birth Index 1850. Batch C530011 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1885 - St. John's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1885. Batch M530011 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville

• 1840-1859 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1840-1859. Batch C539921 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1857-1884 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1884. Batch C539922 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1874-1885 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1874-1885. Batch C539923 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1841-1890 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1841-1890. Batch M539923 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1871-1895 - St. Paul's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1871-1895. Batch M539924 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville

• 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Baptism Index 1847-1885. Batch C539931 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1847-1885 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch M539931 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1870-1895 - St. Peter's Evangelical Church, Louisville, Marriage Index 1847-1885. Batch M539932 at FamilySearch - free.

Roman Catholic

• Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
• Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

United Church of Christ

Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville

• 1891-1984 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1891-1984. Batch C396866 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1891-1987. Batch M539851 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1891-1987 - Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1891-1987. Batch B396461 at FamilySearch - free.

Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville

• 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1879-1982. Batch C539861 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1879-1982. Batch M539861 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1879-1982 - Christ Evangelical United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1879-1982. Batch B393518 at FamilySearch - free.

Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville

• 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1908-1953. Batch C396465 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1908-1953. Batch M396466 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1908-1953 - Lynnhurst United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1908-1953. Batch B396467 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville

• 1857-1885 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Baptism Index 1857-1885. Batch C539841 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1850-1895 - St. Luke's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1850-1895. Batch M539841 at FamilySearch - free.

St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville

• 1890-1895 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Marriage Index 1890-1895. Batch M539911 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1889-1939 - St. Matthew's United Church of Christ, Louisville, Death Index 1889-1939. Batch B539911 at FamilySearch - free.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records

• Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
• Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference

Directories

• Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1832 at Ancestry ($)
• Louisville City Directories 1861, 1864-1923 at Fold3 ($)
• Louisville, Kentucky Directories, 1890 at Ancestry ($)
• Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory, 1886 at Ancestry ($)
• Louisville, Kentucky Directory, 1887 at Ancestry ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the African American Resources for Kentucky and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.

• African American Genealogy (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
• The KY African American Griots Project
• Kentucky Cultural Groups has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
• Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

• [Bainbridge] Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
• [Barns] Brand, Franklin Marion. The Brand Family of Monongalia County, Virginia (Now West Virginia). Morgantown, W. Va.: F.M. Brand, 1922. FHL Film 1033725 Item 7; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Beeler] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg.
• [Booker] Booker, Charles Lee. The Bucher/Booker Family, 1686-1990 from Klein Gartach, Wurttemberg, Germany to Frederick County, Virginia to Harrison and Jefferson Counties, Kentucky to Knox and Sullivan Counties, Indiana to the Illinois Counties of Jasper, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, and Sangamon. n.p.: C.L. Booker, 1990. FHL Book 929.273 B852b
• [Brooks] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg.
• [Bucher] See Booker.
• [Byerly] Hanson, Richard E. Descendants of Paul Byerly (Born 1855, Louisville, Kentucky) and His Wife, Martha Marie Hodgman. Typescript, circa 1960. FHL Fiche 6019132
• [Cary] Harrison, Fairfax. The Virginia Carys. New York: De Vinne Press, 1919. Digital version at Internet Archive - free; FHL Film 1011836 Item 3.
• [Clark] Dorman, John Frederick. Descendants of General Jonathan Clark, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811. Louisville, Ky.: n.p., 1949. Reprinted from the Filson Club History Quarterly, Vol. 23, Nos. 1-2, 4. FHL Film 1036197 Item 4; Descendants of General Jonathan Clark : Jefferson County, Kentucky, 1750-1811 at Ancestry ($).
• [Croghan] Crouse, Randy F. McNew "The Revolutionary War Diary of Major William Croghan of the Virginia Continental Line, 1779-1780", 2012. 107 pages. ISBN 9781105675379. William Croghan, native Virginian, settled in Louisville, Kentucky where he and his wife, Lucy Clark Croghan, built "Locust Grove" mansion. His brother-in-law, Geroge Rogers Clark, famously lived out his final years there. Recounts the story, through his first hand experiences in his diary, when three detachments of Virginia soldiers were dispatched in the last months of 1779 to proceed to South Carolina to aid in the defense of Charleston. A member of the 1st Virginia Regiment, Major William Croghan belonged to this group who were, on account of the rivers being so solidly frozen that ships could not move, obliged to march the 800 miles from the Jerseys to Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. Major Croghan kept an itinerant diary which reveals the hardships, and pleasures, experienced by this group of more than 700 patriots. Extensive index. Lulu, FHL.FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 25 (1981)
• [Deneal] DeNeal, Gary. The DeNeales of Virginia. 1971. Fairfax Public Library, Fairfax, Va.
• [Deneal] Hunt, John G. "Deneal(e) or Oduneal of Fairfax County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1981):295-302. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 25 (1981).
• [Egg] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Eppler] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Fleischmann] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Gray] Amundson, Margaret R. "When was George Gray Born?" The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2006):148-151. Digital version at American Ancestors ($).
• [Johnston] Johnston, Floyd Allen. Lt. Benjamin Johnston Virginia Milita - Revolutionary War Born, Carolina County, Virginia in 1735, Died, Louisville Kentucky in 1792, Son of William Johnston and Ann Chew. Typescript, 1969. FHL Film 877505 Item 4
• [Knauer] Miller, Marguerite A. My Family Genealogy of Knauer, Egg, Fleischmann, and Eppler Families from Germany to Jefferson County, Kentucky and Other Area's. Smithfield, Ky.: M.A. Miller, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K729mm; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Krieg] Head, James H. German Origins of a Krieg Family: A Description of the Family of Jacob Krieg (1778-c1845) Who Immigrated from Beuren in Württemberg to Monroe County, Ohio in 1834: Descendants Lived in Monroe County, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Bartholomew County, Indiana. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K893h; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Another edition: FHL 929.273 K893h 2006; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Krieg] Head, James H. Krieg Family History: An Account of the Genealogy of the Krieg Family of Bartholomew County, Indiana with Comments on Kreig (Krieg) Relations in Louisville, Kentucky. Monument, Colo.: J.H. Head, 2006. FHL Book 929.273 K893hj; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Machtolff] Parrott, Edna and Carol Miller. Ancestry and Descendants of August Andreas Machtolff of Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.: E. Parrott & C. Miller, 2003. FHL Book 929.273 M185p
• [Pentecost] Pappas, Carolyn H. "Christopher Beeler, 1705-1775," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1999):243-255; Vol. 44, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2000):18-30; Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):115-125. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg.
• [Prather]Prather, William A.Captain Basil Prather, 1731-1803, of Maryland and Kentucky and His Louisville Home 'Fox Hill'. Waynesboro, Miss.: W.A. Prather, 1994. FHL Book 929.273 P887pr.
• [Rogers] Rogers, Lon B. "Colonel James Rogers (1742--1828) Nelson County Pioneer," The Kentucky Genealogist, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1961):3-6.
• [Rust] Rust, Ellsworth Marshall. Rust of Virginia: Genealogical and Biographical Sketches of the Descendants of William Rust, 1654-1940. Washington, D.C.: Rust, 1940. FHL Book 929.273 R922re.
• [Seaton] Katheder, Thomas. "Seaton of Fauquier County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2000):83-102. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg.
• [Shipp] Sanders, Walter R. The Shipp Genealogy from Essex, Caroline, Faquier Counties, Virginia, to Green, Taylor, Woodford, Jefferson, Fayette, Christian, Bourbon, Scott, Owen, Counties, Kentucky, and Johnson Counties, Indiana. Typescript. Microfilmed 1971. FHL Book 929.273 Sh64s; FHL Film 875372 Item 5
• [Shoninger] Shoninger Family of Louisville, Kentucky: Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1793-1916. MSS., American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio. Reproduction: FHL Film 1012750 Item 7.
• [Speed] Speed, Thomas. Records and Memorials of the Speed Family. Louisville, Ky.: Courier-Journal Job Printing Company, 1892. Digital version at Internet Archive - free.
• [Stafford] Stafford, Carolyn Joy. The Biography of Thomas Moore Stafford, 1841-1910 of City of Louisville, Clark, and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky and Citrus and Lee Counties, Florida: Saddler, Soldier, Settler. Brandon, Fla.: C.J. Stafford, 2007. FHL Book 921.73 St13s; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• [Stowers] Holtzclaw, B.C. "Asbury of Westmoreland County, Virginia," Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1967):55-65; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1967):77-87; Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan. 1968):10-26. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
• [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.
• [Taylor] Hall, Newman Arnold. "Allerton of Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):83-92; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):171-178; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):287-296; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):13-18; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):94-102; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):175-180. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 32 (1988)-v. 33 (1989).
• [Taylor] Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009. FHL Book 973 D2r 2009; online bookstore.
• [Thruston] Crozier, William Armstrong. The Buckners of Virginia and the Allied Families of Strother and Ashby. New York: The Genealogical Association, 1907. Digital version at Google Books - free.

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Kentucky Land and Property for additional information about early Kentucky land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• The KY Land Office

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Kentucky Local Histories.

• Middletown's days and deeds : the story of 150 years of living in an old Kentucky town at Ancestry ($)
• Stage-coach days in the bluegrass at Ancestry ($)

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
• KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
• Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

• Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War
• The 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for all of Jefferson County were destroyed except those for the Central Kentucky Lunatic Asylum in Lakeland, KY listing eight individuals. For information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
• 1912-1950 - Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments. Men in Jefferson County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:

- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.

- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company F.

- 1st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D and E.

- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, C, H, I, J, L and M.

- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, G, H, J, L and M.

- 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, H, I, K and L.

- 3rd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.

- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company H.

- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D and G.

- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I and K.

- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.

- 4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E and F.

- 5th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and K.

- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, F, G, H, I and K.

- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.

- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company E.

- 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company D.

- 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company C.

- 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies G, H and M.

- 8th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company G.

- 8th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company B.

- 9th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies D, K and L.

- 10th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.

- 11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

- 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies B, C, D, E, H, K, L and M.

- 12th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.

- 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Enrolled Militia)(Union), Company I.

- 13th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.

- 13th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B and K.

- 15th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A

- 17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L and M.

- 20th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, H, I and K.

- 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company I.

- 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies C, D, E, H and I.

- 27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.

- 28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.

- 34th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.

- 37th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company K.

- 52nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company F.

- 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E and K.

- 55th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies D, E, F, G, H and K.

World War I

• Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

• Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

• USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
• World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
• Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).

Obituaries

• Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
• Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
• Links to research and locate obituaries
• Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
• Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
• Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
• Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

• Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb
• 1866-1938 - Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Children's Home Records, 1866-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records

Probate records are held by the Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977 for Caldwell, Henry, Hickman, Russell and Trimble counties. See the wiki page Kentucky Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Probate Records

• 1784-1813 Will Book 1: 1784-1813 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Jefferson County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
• 1774-1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
• 1784-1901 - Will Books 1 to 23 (1784-1901) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
• 1805-1833 Will Book 2: 1805-1833 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Jefferson County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.
• 1833-1846 Will Book 3: 1833-1846 - The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Jefferson County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee.

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more background information and state-wide resources see the wiki page Kentucky Taxation.

• 1789-1790 - Schreiner-Yantis, Netti and Florene Speakman Love. The 1787 Census of Virginia: An Accounting of the Name of Every White Male Tithable Over 21 Years, the Number of White Males Between 16 & 21 Years, the Number of Slaves over 16 & Those Under 16 Years, Together with a Listing of Their Horses, Cattle & Carriages, and Also the Names of All Persons to Whom Ordinary Licenses and Physician's Licenses Were Issued. 3 vols. Springfield, Va.: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987. FHL. [The sources of this publication are the 1789 and 1790 [?] personal property tax lists, and substitutes for 1786 through 1788. Jefferson County is included in Vol. 2.]
• 1789 - Heinemann, Charles B. "First Census" of Kentucky 1790. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1940. Reprint. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Kentucky Kinfolks. ["6 volumes of 1789 were used, and some duplications were found." (p. 2)]
• 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
• 1790-1892 - Jefferson County Tax Books from 1790-1892 online digital images and microfilms.
• Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Vital Records

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Jefferson County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.

Birth

• 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch
• 1852-1859 - Jefferson County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch C517531 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
• 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

• 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch
• 1797-1954 - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1852-1860 - Jefferson County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch M517531 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
• 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
• 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

• 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch
• 1911-1965 - Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 at FamilySearch — index
• 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
• 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
• The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
• The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of KY Death Certificates

Divorce

• 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorce Records 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Jefferson County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

• Archives of Appalachia
  East Tennessee State University
  Website

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

• Louisville Kentucky Family History Center
• Shawnee Kentucky Family History Center

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Jefferson County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Jefferson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.

• Jeffersontown and Southeast Jefferson County Historical Society
  2432 Merriwood Drive
  Jeffersontown, KY 40299
• Louisville Genealogical Society
  PO Box 5164
  Louisville, KY 40255-0164
  E-mail: info@kylgs.org
  Website: www.kylgs.org
• The Filson Historical Society
  1310 South Third Street
  Louisville, KY 40208
  Telephone: 502-635-5083
  FAX: 502-635-5086
• Jewish Genealogical Society of Louisville
  3304 Furman Blvd
  Louisville, KY 40220
• Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

• Jefferson County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Jefferson County Metro KYGenWeb
• KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
• State of Kentucky Website
• USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
• The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Jefferson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Jefferson County Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
• FamilySearch Catalog . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

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