Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories


Book Description

Mrs. King has here abstracted the earliest wills of 38 Kentucky counties formed between the years 1780 and 1842 (with the exception of Crittenden County) and representing the state as a whole. The information given includes dates of instrument and probate, names of wife and children, and names of witnesses. The arrangement is county by county, each with its own index, with a general index at the rear of the book containing all the names mentioned in the text. The following Kentucky counties are within the scope of the work: Barren, Bourbon, Bullitt, Caldwell, Christian, Clark, Crittenden, Daviess, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Garrard, Greene, Hardin, Harrison, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Knox, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Madison, McCracken, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Todd, Warren, Washington, and Woodford..







A History of Muhlenberg County [Kentucky]


Book Description

This volume pertains principally to the history of Muhlenberg County from its beginning in 1798 to the year 1875, but is extended briefly in some practical aspects to 1910. Mr. Rothert relied heavily on numerous interviews with every "oldest citizen" in the area, and from them and some of their children and grandchildren he gathered materials from which much of this work was produced. Woven into this narrative is information discovered from existing records regarding landmarks; county boundaries; education, participants in the War of 1812; the Mexican War; Muhlenberg in the Civil War; various industries, etc. In addition to the biographical sketches, there are more than 200 photographs and illustrations contained in the book. Paperback, (1913), 2014, 200 Illus., Index, 520 pp.