African American Cemeteries in Bourbon County
Individual Records
Apprenticeships
Biographies
Births
Court Orders
Deaths
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Coffin List
- List of coffins purchased in Nicholas Co., KY and
includes some listings for Bourbon Co. Some data included: name,
age, race, relationship, date and place of burial
African American Will & Estate
Records
Census - African Americans in Bourbon County
Deeds
Marriages
Military
Newspaper Articles
School Census
Slave Records
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Bill of Sale
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Will & Estate Records
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Misc. Records
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Slaves Imported Records
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Deeds of Manumission
Western High School
Bourbon
County Online Resources
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Bourbon Co. KyGenWeb
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Bourbon Co., USGenWeb Archives
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Bourbon County Message Board
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Bourbon Co. Genealogical Society - offers research services
for a fee
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Blackhorsemen.com - A History of Black Horsemen in the
Twentieth Century; Prescott Pike Cemetery News
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Newspaper Abstracts -
Bourbon County
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Funeral Homes
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Documenting the American South
- UNC at Chapel Hill Libraries
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Bourbon County Clerks Office
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301 Main Street, Suite 106, Paris, KY 40361 859-987-2142; Records from 1786: Apprenticeship Bonds; Court Records; Deeds; Estate Records; Guardianship Bonds; Marriages; School Census
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Paris-Bourbon County Library 701
High Street, Paris KY 40361, 859-987-4419
Beginning 4/17/2007, Mary Hatton will be
available on Tuesdays from 1:00-3:30 at the library to assist with genealogy
research.
Resources held: Local
interest Books;
Donated Family Records;
Records on Microfilm
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Bourbon County
Marriages and Deaths: 1808-1865
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Bourbon County
Marriages: 1794-1845
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Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890,
1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
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Death Certificates 1911 - 1956
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Deeds: up to 1890
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Local Newspapers:
1872-1882 July; 1808-1866 June (except 1827);1884-1895 Dec;1888
July-1889 Dec;1897-1940 (except 1915/16);1942 Feb - 1979 March (1977
Apr-June missing)
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Tax Assessment Books:
1787-1793; 1795-1806; 1807-1820; 1821-1833; 1835-1849
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Wills: 1786-2001
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Vital Statistics
Records: 1852-1910 for Bath, Boone, Bourbon
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John Fox Jr. Memorial Library,
Duncan Tavern Historical Center,
323 High Street, Paris, KY 40361,
(859) 987-1788; Large
collection of genealogical and historical books pertaining to
counties and states; also family
histories and family vertical files. $4.00 fee for non-members. Tuesday -
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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The Bourbon Times/The Citizen Advertiser 123 W 8th Street Paris, KY 40361 859-987-1870
Email:
citadinc@aol.com
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The Bourbon News 1900 - 1910 Online - Kentuckiana Digital
Library : type in Bourbon News in the search box
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Bourbon Photos at Kentuckiana Digital Library
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Archeological Investigations at Monterey - Monterey, An African
American Settlement in Bourbon Co., KY - Monterey was the subject of extensive
archaeological and historical investigations by the firm,
Cultural Resource Analysts. African-Americans associated
with Monterey included Franky Robison (a free woman who
purchased property there in 1834).
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Root and Branch -
Slave Captives at Ruddles Mills and Martins Fork
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Kentucky in the 1873 Cholera Epidemic - the Bourbon County
page list many African Americans. Of special note is the
mention of an African American settlement in the town of
Millersburgh.
BOURBON COUNTY, KENTUCKY GENEALOGICAL HOLDINGS
Compiled by Sandi Gorin
COUNTY:
Deeds
1786-1900; Mortgages 1861-1900; Land Entries 1786-1835;
Non-resident's land 1875; Marriage records 1786-1900; Inventories
1876-1900; Apprentice bonds 1814-1900; County Court Order Books 1812-1866;
Wills 1789-1871; Guardians Book 1807-1900; Administrator's Bonds 1822-1900;
Executors Bonds 1835-1900; County Minute Books 1806-1884; Depositions
1815-1885; Court Records (re trials, deeds, etc - used to be in basement)
1793-1784; Enrolled Militia (basement vault) 1861-1874; Settlement with
Paymaster (basement - militia records) 1814-1848; Misc. Proceedings of
County Court 1786-1889; Depositions, 1815-1885; Register of Claims
1847-1900; Deeds 1786-1900; Lein Transfers 18868-1900; Mechanics Liens
1874-1900; Slaves 1815-1865; Wills and Estates 1789-1900; Bonds 1853-1900;
Minute Book 1786-1797.
CIRCUIT:
Civil
Suits 1786-1900; Court Proceedings no date - VERY old;
Commonwealth Order Book 1870-1900; Circuit Order Books 1806-1900; Index to
same 1806-1900; Guardian Bonds 1898-1900; Lunatics & Idiot Requests
1892-1900; Master Commissioner's Report 1897-1900; Report of Commissioners
on Land Division 1898-1900.
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