Virginia, Thanks so much!! Do you know if the KY State Archives has a website that might include an email address to which one can write for information? Joan --- [email protected] wrote: > Joan -- you can purchase microfilm for the personal > and land tax records for > Jefferson County from its time of inception from the > Kentucky State Archives > in Frankfort, KY. This info is very valuable for > pinpointing a lot of > things! It is about $15 per reel. If you call > them, they will be able to > tell you what years are covered in what reels. I > bought 5 reels that start > when Jeff. Co. was founded and which go into the > 1840s, to give you an idea. > I have found all my dealings with the Archives in > Frankfort to be extremely > pleasant and productive. > > Of course, you need access to a microfilm reader to > read the microfilm, but > that is another story. I have to go to a library > several miles away to do > it, whenever I have a spare day, and since I rarely > do, it is taking years > rather than months. Someday, when I am done, I will > donate the microfilm. > > Virginia Rhodes Nuta > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Flatt" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:01 AM > Subject: [KYJEFFER] Early Jefferson County records > > > > Hello, > > My handbook says that there are marriage and > probate > > records available (county clerk) from 1781. And, > it > > says that the clerk of the circuit court has > divorce > > records from 1850 and that the archivist has civil > > court records from 1780. WHICH archivist are they > > talking about. Is this an archivist on the local > > level or a state archivist? > > > > I am looking for information on my Tucker family. > My > > ancestor, Aaron Tucker was in Jefferson Co. KY in > 1801 > > when his eldest known child was born. He was > probably > > there earlier as well. > > > > Is there an 1800 census for Jefferson Co. KY? Are > tax > > lists available for this era? If so, where might > I > > obtain copies of these tax records? I would love > to > > know if there are any early biographical volumes > for > > the area as well. ANYTHING of this era would be > very > > helpful. Any ideas? I am trying to find any > other > > TUCKERS who may have been in Jefferson Co. at the > same > > time Aaron was. > > Joan > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail > SpamGuard. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > http://www.usgenweb.org > > Home of the oldest and largest volunteer > not-for-profit genealogy > > organization on the web. > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your ancestors > > at the same time. Share your tree with family and > friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > http://www.usgenweb.org > Home of the oldest and largest volunteer > not-for-profit genealogy organization on the web. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/