Storbeck's

Kentucky Genealogy Books

History Of Shelby County Kentucky by George L. Willis Sr. 288 pp., illus., index, paper. Shelby County was for a long time the geographical center of the United States and for a longer period of time its center of population. It was Squire Boone, the younger brother of Daniel Boone, who began the settlement of Shelby County Territory, around 1779. The first of Shelby's peculiarly large number of Stations was that of the Painted Stone. The book is divided into seven parts. Part One is about the county itself. The author shows the reader its geology, boundaries and topography of the county as well as a look at the first visitors and settler's and the country's first century. Part Two gives a more in-depth look into the Stations of the county and its many towns and villages. Parts Three and Four gives the reader info about the many churches, schools and other institutions of the county. Part Five explores the county's earliest pioneers the biographies include those of Squire Boone, William Shannon, Col. Charles S Todd, William Logan, John Allen, Col Abraham Owen, Gov John Pope, Capt John Simpson, Moses Hall, Dr John Knight, Nicholas Merriwether and Joseph Hornsby. Part Six contains some traditions and reminisciences of the county including the Long Run Massacre, the Silver Mine Agreement, reminisciences from John Williamson and Judge Luther Clay Willis. The books final part deals with county statistics. Some of these include first tax list, senators and representatives, Constitutitonal delegates, county judges, county clerks, postmasters, early marriages, Revoloutionary Soldiers, Shelby County Masons, and noted burial grounds. A new full name index is included as well as many photos. UKY018       $24.50

Kentuckians In Illinois by Stuart Seely Sprague. 306 pp., index, cloth. 1987. Sprague has used information in county histories and atlases to find early Illinois settlers from Kentucky. Index references 10,000 names. UKY005       $22.50

Kentuckians in Missouri by Stuart Seely Sprague. 209 pp., index, cloth. 1989. Sprague used county histories to find over 4,000 persons born in Kentucky who migrated to Missouri, some by way of Ohio, Indiana or Illinois. UKY004       $20.00

Kentucky Ancestry: A Guide To Genealogical And Historical Research by Roseann Reinemuth Hogan. 400 pp., index, paper. 1992. Dr. Hogan's experience and knowledge allow her to guide you to efficient and successful research in Kentucky, a state that played an important role in the country's western expansion and therefore in many family genealogies. UKY002       $24.95

Kentucky Court and Other Records: Early Wills and Marriages, Old Bible Records and Tombstones Inscriptions. Vol. 1 by Mrs. William B. Ardery. 206 pp., cloth. (1926) 1999. These records cover the counties of Barre, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Daviess, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby for the time period 1724 to 1875. Also included is an index to estates and inventories of Revolutionary War soldiers. UKY015       $20.00

Kentucky Genealogical Research by Dr. George K. Schweitzer. 154 pp., paper. 1987. 1,191 sources for tracing your Kentucky ancestor along with detailed instructions. UKY001       $12.00

Kentucky Marriages 1797-1865 by G. Glenn Clift. 258 pp., index, cloth. This is a compilation of abstracts of marriage notices. Each entry is listed chronologically and includes the name of the bride and groom, the date of marriage, and many include the place of residence and parents' names. Source information is included. 8,000 names are indexed. UKY003       $25.00