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From: "Kathrine Hines" <>
Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Location of KY Birth Records (Bracken & Mason Co) ca. 1869
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 13:56:42 -0500
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Knowing that death records are scarce in KY pre-1911, I have long meant to
acquire through ILL the newspaper microfilm for Mason Co. I have hoped to find
many death notices that way. But I've been busy with the marriage record
reformatting for the archives and doing other research as well.

Someday I hope to get a hold of these newspapers as I'm sure they have a lot of
good info for us on the times and lives of our ancestors in Mason Co.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/ukfilm/mason.txt

Kathy

Barbara O'Nan wrote:

> Bette,
>
> Kentucky started registering births and deaths on 1 Jan 1911. They are
> stored at the Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, Ky. Records prior to
> 1960 are on microfilm and can be ordered from the Kentucky Dept. of
> Libraries and Archives on Coffeetree Rd. in Frankfort, Ky.
>
> Some cities have records prior to 1911:
>
> Louisville: birth from 1898, death from 1866
> Lexington: birth from 1906, death from 1898
> Covington: birth from 1896, death from 1880
> Newport: birth from 1890, death from 1880
>
> There are some births and deaths from some counties as early as 1851. The
> Kentucky Historical Society in the new Kentucky History Center in Frankfort
> has these records in a card file at the Ky Historical Society Library.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bette McIntosh" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:28 PM
> Subject: [KYMASON-L] Location of KY Birth Records (Bracken & Mason Co) ca.
> 1869
>
> >
> >
> > Hello All.... Can anyone provide further insight into whether KY birth
> records exist at the county level for the period before 1910?
> >
> > I have called long distance to two separate counties in KY and had two
> different responses regarding birth certificates. When asked about the
> existence of birth records for 1869 in Mason County, the response was that
> there were NO records in KY for births that predated 1910. When the same
> question was asked of Bracken County the reply was that the records for 1869
> could be found in Frankfort, the State Capital.
> >
> > I am confused and would appreciate some information and direction.
> >
> > Bette
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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