Deborah, This has nothing to do with death records...but I am wondering about something else. You wrote: "Volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Utah began a processing and indexing project of Kentucky's Circuit Court Case files. Not only did they index some of them by plaintiff/defendant, but microfilmed the actual case files for several counties:" "Would this also include marriages?" I have a family Bible where it states my ancestors, Francis Marion Farris & Nettie Ree Hardman, were married in Shelby County, KY 6 JAN 1895, by Rev. Thorpe...and witnessed by W. D. McMary. I sent to Shelby County, KY because I would like to have a copy of the actual records & application....paid their fee for a search to be done.....only to be told that no record of my ancestor's marriage was found in Shelby County. I am wondering if maybe the folks in Shelby County may have it misfiled or could have lost it somehow. But, since you said the Volunteers of the Genealogical Society of Utah began processing & indexing .......this tells me that perhaps these records may have been sent to Utah years ago, and they are indexing them there. This gives me new hope! I am thinking that perhaps their marriage record could actually be located out in Utah....providing Shelby County, KY sent it to them years ago. However, I have already tried LINEAGES.....which is out in Utah.....and they have people who actually go to the vaults to retrieve information. They also said they could not locate a marriage record for my ancestors. Now, here's my concern: Did your group just recently get the Shelby County, KY records indexed? If so.....perhaps I have a chance to locate my ancestors records. Another thing I feel "might" of happened. I am wondering if maybe my ancestors were married in a town that borders Shelby County....but is actually in another county.....and they mistakenly wrote down Shelby County, KY in their family Bible. It really makes it difficult when I don't know who to contact next......because I am on disability & can not afford to keep paying for searches to be done....unless I know the records are there. I was so certain it would be found in Shelby County....I even have a copy of the Bible entry. ** But something else also intrigues me. Since they are indexing Circuit Court Case Files.....I am now in the hopes that maybe they might have some information on an Indenture Servitude that took place between 1813-1820. My other ancestor, Frederick Lincks, came from Germany & was an Indentured Servant to the former Governor James Garrard of Lexington...which is in Fayette County. I am wondering if any records would be there about the Indenture & also his release from duty. I am sure it has a proper name....only I don't know it. He worked for both the Governor & his son Daniel Garrard. What do I need to do? Thank You! Linda Farris Antal - cantal@cinci.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "DEBORAH CAMPISANO" <DJCAMPI@worldnet.att.net> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Louisville death records > Sue, > I'm a member of the Louisville Genealogical Society. A friend with whom I > correspond frequently is also a member. She is one of the volunteers who is > working on the indexing of the records. The project just got underway. > I did read an interesting article in the latest quarterly of the Kentucky > Genealogical Society, "Bluegrass Roots". Volunteers from the Genealogical > Society of Utah began a processing and indexing project of Kentucky's > Circuit Court Case files. Not only did they index some of them by > plaintiff/defendant, but microfilmed the actual case files for several > counties: Madison, Lincoln, Bourbon and Mason. While indexes to the case > files were available on microfilm, one had to access the actual case files > at the state archives. The old brittle papers would fall apart in your > hands! To have the case files available on microfilm is a great boon to > genealogists and historians everywhere as we will be able to rent the film > via LDS Family History Libraries and not have to travel to the state > archives. Libraries and societies will be able to purchase the film and > make available to their patrons. The project has been underway since 1998 > and will continue. Some of the earliests records for Woodford and Fayette > were indexed. > The article went on to say that work is progessing on records for Boone, > Christian, and Perry counies. No mention of Jefferson, yet. An electronic > database provides an index for the case files for the counties mentioned > above, plus Anderson, Breathitt, Butler, Henry, Leslie, Lyon, Magoffin, and > Shelby counties. > The index database may one day be available on the KDLA website. > I'll keep you posted on the Death Register indexing project, but it will be > a long time before it is available, I'm sure. > Deborah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SUEM600@aol.com> > To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:04 AM > Subject: [KYJEFFER] Louisville death records > > > > Deborah > > > > Thanks for letting us know about the LDS indexing project. I hope > you > > will let us know when it is completed. I well remember using the death > record > > and found it difficult because it was organized into different "books" . > > How do you find out what the LDS is working on ? I'd like to know about > their > > upcoming projects. I am hopeful that they will put other census years in > a > > searchable CD like the 1880 census which is wonderful. > > > > Sue > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genelaogy > project. See http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html for > information on how to submit. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genealogy project. See http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html for information on how to submit. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Linda, I'm sorry I don't have any answers for you concerning the Shelby Co. marriage record. The court records I was referring to are Circuit Court Case files, i.e. lawsuits. The volunteer crew from the GSU have been coming to Frankfort and working with the staff at the Kentucky State Archives where many of these old law suits are housed in the vaults. The county courts don't send anything to Utah. I do not know the folks who are doing the court case file indexing ... they are a professionally trained group working with the State Archives. According to Scweitzer's "Kentucky Genealogical Research" guide, Shelby County's marriage records begin in 1792 and are available to the present. If the marriage record wasn't found, either it was missed in the marriage register's index or it is not in the county. You may be correct that the marriage took place in another county. You might try a search in Bullitt, Spencer, Jefferson, or even Clark Co., Indiana. As far as the indenture records are concerned . . . they may be with the governor's papers, which may be housed in the state archives in Frankfort. Or some reference to your ancestor's indenture might be found in the Fayette county "court order" records. These are microfilmed and available at the state archives and at LDS. You might want to contact someone at the Kentucky State Archives. http://www.kdla.state.ky.us/ Best of luck to you, Deborah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Antal" <cantal@cinci.rr.com> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Louisville death records "Would this also include marriages?" I have a family Bible where it states my ancestors, Francis Marion Farris & Nettie Ree Hardman, were married in Shelby County, KY 6 JAN 1895, by Rev. Thorpe...and witnessed by W. D. McMary. . . . . .But, since you said the Volunteers of the Genealogical Society of Utah began processing & indexing > .......this tells me that perhaps these records may have been sent to Utah > years ago, and they are indexing them there. . . . . . I am > thinking that perhaps their marriage record could actually be located out in Utah....providing Shelby County, KY sent it to them years ago. However, I have already tried LINEAGES.....which is out in Utah.....and they have people who actually go to the vaults to retrieve information. They also said they could not locate a marriage record for my ancestors. Now, here's > my concern: Did your group just recently get the Shelby County, KY records > indexed? If so.....perhaps I have a chance to locate my ancestors records. > Another thing I feel "might" of happened. I am wondering if maybe my > ancestors were married in a town that borders Shelby County....but is > actually in another county.....and they mistakenly wrote down Shelby County, > KY in their family Bible. It really makes it difficult when I don't know > who to contact next......because I am on disability & can not afford to keep > paying for searches to be done....unless I know the records are there. I > was so certain it would be found in Shelby County....I even have a copy of > the Bible entry. > > ** But something else also intrigues me. Since they are indexing Circuit > Court Case Files.....I am now in the hopes that maybe they might have some > information on an Indenture Servitude that took place between 1813-1820. My > other ancestor, Frederick Lincks, came from Germany & was an Indentured > Servant to the former Governor James Garrard of Lexington...which is in > Fayette County. I am wondering if any records would be there about the > Indenture & also his release from duty. I am sure it has a proper > name....only I don't know it. He worked for both the Governor & his son > Daniel Garrard. > > What do I need to do? > > Thank You! > > Linda Farris Antal - cantal@cinci.rr.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DEBORAH CAMPISANO" <DJCAMPI@worldnet.att.net> > To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:01 PM > Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Louisville death records > > > > Sue, > > I'm a member of the Louisville Genealogical Society. A friend with whom I > > correspond frequently is also a member. She is one of the volunteers who > is > > working on the indexing of the records. The project just got underway. > > I did read an interesting article in the latest quarterly of the Kentucky > > Genealogical Society, "Bluegrass Roots". Volunteers from the Genealogical > > Society of Utah began a processing and indexing project of Kentucky's > > Circuit Court Case files. Not only did they index some of them by > > plaintiff/defendant, but microfilmed the actual case files for several > > counties: Madison, Lincoln, Bourbon and Mason. While indexes to the case > > files were available on microfilm, one had to access the actual case files > > at the state archives. The old brittle papers would fall apart in your > > hands! To have the case files available on microfilm is a great boon to > > genealogists and historians everywhere as we will be able to rent the film > > via LDS Family History Libraries and not have to travel to the state > > archives. Libraries and societies will be able to purchase the film and > > make available to their patrons. The project has been underway since 1998 > > and will continue. Some of the earliests records for Woodford and Fayette > > were indexed. > > The article went on to say that work is progessing on records for Boone, > > Christian, and Perry counies. No mention of Jefferson, yet. An > electronic > > database provides an index for the case files for the counties mentioned > > above, plus Anderson, Breathitt, Butler, Henry, Leslie, Lyon, Magoffin, > and > > Shelby counties. > > The index database may one day be available on the KDLA website. > > I'll keep you posted on the Death Register indexing project, but it will > be > > a long time before it is available, I'm sure. > > Deborah > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <SUEM600@aol.com> > > To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:04 AM > > Subject: [KYJEFFER] Louisville death records > > > > > > > Deborah > > > > > > Thanks for letting us know about the LDS indexing project. I hope > > you > > > will let us know when it is completed. I well remember using the death > > record > > > and found it difficult because it was organized into different "books" > . > > > How do you find out what the LDS is working on ? I'd like to know about > > their > > > upcoming projects. I am hopeful that they will put other census years > in > > a > > > searchable CD like the 1880 census which is wonderful. > > > > > > Sue > > > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genelaogy > > project. See http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html for > > information on how to submit. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > Submit your information to the Jefferson Co., KY History and Genealogy > project. 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