Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy
Guide to Pendleton County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Pendleton County was named for Edmund Pendleton. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Pendleton County Courthouse
223 Main St
PO Box 112
Falmouth, KY 41040
Phone: 859-654-3347[3]
Pendleton County Website
Pendleton County, Kentucky Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1852 | 1799 | 1852 | 1799 | 1798 | 180 | 1810 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
1997 A disaster destroyed some records.
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event | Source |
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1798 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources |
1799 | County formed | Source:Red Book American State, County and Town Sources |
1799 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book American State, County and Town Sources |
1799 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book American State, County and Town Sources |
1799 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources |
1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 |
1820 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 |
1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources |
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Pendleton County Biographies
- KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following web sites have additional information on Pendleton county cemeteries.
- Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
- Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800 Pendleton County Head of Household Census, Pendleton County KYGenWeb
- 1810 Pendleton County Census Index, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- 1810 Pendleton County Census, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- 1820 Pendleton County Census Index, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- 1820 Pendleton County Census, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- 1830 Pendleton County Census Index, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- 1830 Pendleton County Census, pg 62-72, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- [http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/pendleton/census/1830/1830cen2.txt 1830 Pendleton County Census pg 73-82, Pendleton County USGenWeb Archives
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
- Census Images, USGenWeb
- KY Census Online, Links to online census records
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1800 | 1,613 | — |
1810 | 3,061 | 89.8% |
1820 | 3,086 | 0.8% |
1830 | 3,863 | 25.2% |
1840 | 4,455 | 15.3% |
1850 | 6,774 | 52.1% |
1860 | 10,443 | 54.2% |
1870 | 14,030 | 34.3% |
1880 | 16,702 | 19.0% |
1890 | 16,346 | −2.1% |
1900 | 14,947 | −8.6% |
1910 | 11,985 | −19.8% |
1920 | 11,719 | −2.2% |
1930 | 10,876 | −7.2% |
1940 | 10,392 | −4.5% |
1950 | 9,610 | −7.5% |
1960 | 9,968 | 3.7% |
1970 | 9,949 | −0.2% |
1980 | 10,989 | 10.5% |
1990 | 12,036 | 9.5% |
2000 | 14,390 | 19.6% |
2010 | 14,877 | 3.4% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Pendleton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Kentucky denominations, view the Kentucky Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the African American Resources for Kentucky and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.
- 1850 Pendleton County Slave Census
- 1860 Pendlton County Slave Census
- African American Genealogy (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
- The KY African American Griots Project
- Kentucky Cultural Groups has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
- Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- [Flournoy] Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101. Digitized by JSTOR - free.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Kentucky Land and Property for additional information about early Kentucky land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Kentucky Local Histories.
- Pendleton County : the First 200 Years. 199-. Compiled by Mildred (Bowen) Belew. [Butler, Kentucky : M.B. Belew]. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Pendleton County Kentucky History, Brief history of Pendleton County from KY.gov
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
- Pendleton County Map
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (Free)
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (Free)
- 1912-1950 - Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Regiments. Men in Pendleton County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:
- - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, B and I.
- - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Wolford's Cavalry) (Union), Companies B and C.
- - 18th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, G and K.
- - 40th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, F and G.
- - 11th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company A.
World War I[edit | edit source]
Korean War[edit | edit source]
- Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Falmouth Outlook Newspaper, Serving Pendleton County since 1907.
- USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
- World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate records are held by the Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977 for Caldwell, Henry, Hickman, Russell and Trimble counties. See the wiki page Kentucky Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.
Online Probate Records
- 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1798-1943 - Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943) FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1841–1967 Will Books 1 to 4 (1841-1967) digitized by FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1841-1871 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Bk A
- 1872-1918 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Bk B
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more background information and state-wide resources see the wiki page Kentucky Taxation.
- 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800,[7] digitized by Ancestry ($).
- Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.
Original marriage records are held at the office of the Pendleton County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Pendleton County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1852-1859 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch C517871 at FamilySearch[8]
- 1874-1875 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch C517872 at FamilySearch
- 1875-1876 - Pendleton County Birth Index 1875-1876. Batch C517873 at FamilySearch
- 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
- 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1797-1954 - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1852-1859 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch M517871 at FamilySearch
- 1875-1876 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch M517874 at FamilySearch.
- 1876-1878 - Pendleton County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch M517875 at FamilySearch
- 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
- 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection index
- 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1911-1965 - Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
- The Social Security Death Index - How to Use this Collection
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorces 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Pendleton County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
- Archives of Appalachia
East Tennessee State University
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Pendleton County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
- Pendleton County Public Library
228 Main Street
Falmouth, KY 41040
Phone: 859-654-8535
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Pendleton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.
- Pendleton County Historical Society
PO Box 130
Falmouth, KY 41040
Phone: 859-654-3225
Email: fryerhouse41006@gmail.com
Website - Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Pendleton County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Pendleton County KYGenWeb
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Pendleton County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- KYGenWeb
- USGenWeb
- USGenWeb Archives Project, Bible records, cemetery records, obituaries, military records, death notices and other information organized by state and county.
- Pendleton County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
- FamilySearch Catalog . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pendleton County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_County,_Kentucky."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pendleton County, Kentucky page 274, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Pendleton County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Pendleton County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_County,_Kentucky, accessed 7 September 2018.
- ↑ G. Glenn Clift, Second Census of Kentucky 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800 (1954; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf.