Probate records are among the most valuable records available for american genealogy but can be challenging to access because originals are. The tragedy is that page after page of the index is not copied well and over half of it is simply not there. For anyone interested in the detailed history of henderson county, this is a must read. Kentucky has counties that no longer exist because they were discontinued, renamed or merged with another county a lot of these counties were established and disbanded within the 19th century. These are important for genealogy research purposes. List of cemeteries in henderson county, kentucky people.
Henderson county, kentucky government, henderson, kentucky. Title history of henderson county, kentucky, contributor names starling, edmund lyne, 1864 from old catalog. Local histories are available for henderson county, kentucky genealogy. The purpose of the society is to serve the community by preserving the past and to promote interest in. In 2004, the library began indexing obituaries that were printed in henderson s local newspaper, the gleaner. The historical encyclopedia of illinois has a henderson county edition. History of henderson county, kentucky classic reprint. This book preserves the legacy on a great many individuals who otherwise would have faded into obscurity. It is part of the evansville metropolitan area, locally known as the tristate area. Biographies contain information about the person you are researching but often contain additional information on relatives and friends. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of henderson county residents. Henderson county, kentucky genealogy genealogy familysearch. Alexandria, campbell county, kentucky, court order book 1, page 154, november 1811 fortunatus tompkins.
Brenda joyce jerome, cg, edited the outstanding quarterly western kentucky journal, which was published from winter 1994 through fall 2007, and was devoted to the western kentucky counties of caldwell, crittenden, henderson, union, webster, hopkins, lyon, livingston and trigg. It is named for richard henderson, a lawyer and judge from virginia and founder of the transylvania company. Adair county hosted at kentucky biography project green county civic officers, 1898 biography james w. Contents kentucky ancestors genealogical quarterly of the kentucky historical society listed below are the contents of kentucky ancestors from the first issue in 1965 to the current issue in a searchable pdf format. Full text of history of henderson county, kentucky. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. A pictorial history of henderson and henderson county. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Colored lodges henderson, ky the earliest colored lodges in henderson, ky, are listed on p. Henderson county ky slaves, free blacks, and free mulattoes. A pictorial history of henderson and henderson county top results of your surfing a pictorial history of henderson and henderson county start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Henderson county was established in 1798, using land taken from christian county a peninsula across the ohio from henderson, which now forms union township, vanderburgh county, indiana, was the subject of handlys lessee v. History of henderson county, kentucky internet archive. Named in honor of colonel richard henderson, one of the original founders of kentucky, the county initially encompassed all of the territory from which the present hopkins county was formed in 1806. The american history and genealogy project adjacent counties. Henderson county, kentucky genealogy and history presented. Record of wills in henderson county, kentucky for the period of years, 17991851. Two courthouse disasters, on 26 oct 1859 and on jan 1915, resulted in some record loss. Comprising history of county and city, precincts, education, churches, secret societies, leading enterprises, sketches. Apr 09 eighth positive covid19 case in henderson county. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. The county was named for colonel richard henderson who originally purchased 17,000,000 acres of land from the cherokee indians, only to have the purchase.
History of henderson county kentucky top results of your surfing history of henderson county kentucky start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. History of henderson county, kentucky 1887 edition. Charles privilege church cemetery, hopkins county, kentucky copied in may 1964 by mrs. Lockett, who was born in this county june 21st, 1832. This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in henderson county, kentucky this is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the national register of historic places in henderson county, kentucky, united states. Signs of history henderson county collins historical sketches of kentucky. History of henderson county, kentucky, library of congress. Abstract of early kentucky wills and inventories includes henderson county, books a. The young gentleman and official, whose name heads this article, was born in henderson county on the fifth day of december, 1856.
Henderson county public library 101 south main street henderson, kentucky 42420 270. Henderson county, kentucky genealogy and history presented by. The city of henderson is located in the state of ky. History of kentucky william elsey connelley, ellis merton.
History of henderson county, kentucky hardback or cased book starling, edmund lyne 1864 from old c. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Land in that grant is included in the present boundary of henderson county. Henderson county ky marriage records lds genealogy. History of henderson henderson, ky official website. The county was named for colonel richard henderson who originally purchased 17,000,000 acres of land from the cherokee indians, only to have the purchase voided by the virginia legislature. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Genealogy department of the henderson county public library in henderson, kentucky. Off henderson county closed to public if you are sick covid19 net health meeting net health presentation. What counties are adjacent to henderson county, ky. Page 276 in touching upon the life history of the subject of this sketch the writer aims to avoid fulsome encomium and extravagant praise. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Guide to henderson county, kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records. The county was formed in 1798 and named for colonel richard henderson who purchased 17,000,000 acres 69,000 km 2 of land from the cherokee indians, part of which would eventually make up the county. Apr 09 nontestbased strategy for releasing cases and contacts from home isolation and quarantin.
If you have any yearbooks from henderson county that you would be willing to donate to the library or let us borrow, please contact us. Ninth and tenth positive covid19 cases in henderson county, texas. Henderson county ky slaves, free blacks, and free mulattoes, 18501870 henderson county, established in 1798 from a portion of christian county, is located in western kentucky, bordered by the ohio river and four counties. Henderson county vital records can be found at the kentucky department of health vdh office of. The henderson county clerks office has eighteen fulltime employees. History of henderson county, kentucky by edmund lyne starling, 1887 edition, in english. Insert image below this line set the image properties to a width of 480px and height of 180px. Below is a list of online resources available to our patrons. Excerpt from history of henderson county, kentucky when at the first i took my pen in hand thus for to write, i did not understand that i at all should make a little book in such a mode nay, i had undertook to make another, which, when almost done, before i was aware, i this begun. The result being that henderson county was formed out of part christian county and was organized on june 4, 1799. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes. Henderson county was formed in 1841 from a portion of warren county. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Comprising history of county and city, precincts, education, chrches, secret societies, leading enterprises, sketches.
Henderson county, kentucky genealogy and family history linkpendium henderson county ky genealogy kentucky genealogy familysearch catalog. Christian county was formed on march 1st, 1797 from logan county. Named in honor of colonel richard henderson, one of the original founders of kentucky, the county initially encompassed all of the territory from which the present hopkins county. Henderson white pages henderson phone directory lookup. Free the familysearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche. It was named for henderson county, kentucky, which was named for richard henderson, founder of the transylvania company, an early attempt to organize what later became kentucky around 1775. Welcome to the online office for the henderson county clerk.
National register of historic places listings in henderson. Centers for disease control cdc kentucky department for public health kdph covid19 hotline 800 7225725. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. Legacy records, cemeteries in henderson county, kentucky. Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and tv shows. The area comprising kentucky, originally known as the great hunting and fishing mecca of american indians, was first seen by a group of men including thomas walker and daniel boone, who found their way into the area through the cumberland gap. Logan county was formed on september 1st, 1792 from lincoln county. History of henderson county kentucky hardcover september.
Comprising history of county and city, precincts, education, churches, secret societies, leading enterprises, sketches and recollections, and biographies of the living and dead. Includes resident biographies, county census, cemeteries, vital records, community histories, newspaper articles and lookups. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section kentucky local histories. Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. His mother is ella eakins, daughter of john eakins, an early comer to henderson county. Henderson genealogy in henderson county, ky usa 994,159 kentucky 38,920 henderson county 443 henderson 103. Kentucky tax lists for henderson county 17991840, 18371852 henderson county tax books grouped. However, only order book d and mortgage book b were lost. We are dedicated to providing you excellent customer service and information that you need.
Browse the full text of history of henderson county, kentucky search the full text of american county histories. Henderson county was formed on may 15th, 1799 from christian county. Starlings history comprises of history surrounding the county and city, precincts, education, churches, secret societies, leading enterprises, sketches, recollections, and biographies of the living and the dead at the time of 1887. The anderson county courthouse is located in lawrenceburg, kentucky. History of henderson county, kentucky by starling, edmund lyne, 1864 from old catalog. The whole county celebrated the nations bicentennial in 1976, with the publishing of a book, various programs and a play, our fathers pride performed in grayson for several nights with a cast of nearly a hundred local actors, recalling many episodes of the countys history on stage. Our hope is that your visit, whether online or in person, is a great experience. Kentucky census for henderson county 1860 us gen web archives. History of henderson county kentucky download ebook pdf. Henderson county kygenweb archives toc usgenweb archives. Henderson county courthouse in henderson, kentucky. Kentucky yearbooks online kentucky yearbook collection. Henderson white pages phone books in kentucky ky whitepages. Welcome to the facebook page of henderson county, ky.
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Bradshaw biography james breeding biography william busbridge biography. An area known as green river island is part of kentucky, even though it is on the indiana side of the ohio river. Hcpl genealogy collection henderson county public library. Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. Henderson county, kentucky government home facebook. Henderson, kentucky genealogy, henderson, kentucky. History of henderson county, kentucky, book, 1887 worldcat. Every name index to history of henderson county, kentucky source. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. History of henderson county, kentucky ebook, 1887 worldcat. Search for kentucky classmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online univeristy, college, military, and high school yearbook images and photos. Partial census for henderson county 1910 us gen web archives henderson church records.
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