Thanks Sid.. Jeannie <>< -----Original Message----- From: Sid Schuman [mailto:sschuman@mail.win.org] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 9:03 PM To: KYNICHOL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYNICHOL-L] Vital Records Index for Kentucy Not sure if all of you realize this but it has been of great use for me: The University of Kentucky has much of the Kentucky Vital Records Indexed and online. They have indexed the following: * Deaths 1911-1986 * Deaths 1987-1992 * Marriages 1973-1993 * Divorces 1973-1993 I have found this is great for verifying information. If you don't have the information to begin with it is hard to be sure you have the correct match. It is also very good to find the county of death and then you request copies of the Original Document. The address is http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/ Search by Name. * Females are generally found under their married name. * If you don't find a match then try initials instead of given names. * notice many times the Middle Initial shown on the Index is actually the First letter of their Maiden name. If you find a match, you can not be sure until you match on something besides the name. I frequently find multiples of the same name (even unusual names), so the name is not enough! Use a Birth or Death date to verify a match. The Index has the Death date, and the Age at death, so you can calculate an approximate Birth date. If you are not sure of a match you can always order a copy of the original document from the corresponding County. Thanks Sid Schuman sschuman@mail.win.org