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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
From Ancestry.com, "this database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources. Compiled over thirty-four years by professional genealogist Bill Yates, these marriage records are unique because they were taken from a wide array of sources and stand to provide a great deal of information about entire families."
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
From Ancestry.com, "part of the U.S. Federal Censuses from 1850-1880 included a mortality schedule enumerating the individuals who had died in the previous year. Because each of the censuses from 1850-1880 began on June 1, 'previous year' refers to the 12 months preceding June 1, or June 1 (of the previous year) to May 31 (of the census year). This database contains an index to individuals enumerated in these mortality schedules. "
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Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
From Ancestry.com, "this database of Kentucky marriages from 1802-1850 contains over 145,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked."
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule, Boone County, KY 1860
From Ancestry.com, "This database contains the following mortality schedules: Alabama 1850, Alabama 1860, Arkansas 1850, Arkansas 1860, Arkansas 1870, Arizona 1860, Arizona 1880, California 1850, Colorado 1870, Colorado 1880, Connecticut 1850, Connecticut 1860, Connecticut 1870, District of Columbia 1860, District of Columbia 1870, District of Columbia 1880, Delaware 1850, Delaware 1860, Delaware 1870, Delaware 1880, Dakota Territory 1860, Dakota Territory 1880, Florida 1850, Florida 1860, Florida 1870, Florida 1880, Georgia 1850, Georgia 1860, Iowa 1850, Idaho 1870, Idaho 1880, Illinois 1850, Indiana 1850, Indiana 1860, Kansas 1860, Kansas 1870, Kansas 1880, Kentucky 1850, Kentucky 1860, Louisiana 1850, Louisiana 1860, Michigan 1850, Minnesota 1850, Minnesota 1870, Missouri 1860, Mississippi 1850, Mississippi 1860, Mississippi 1870, Mississippi 1880, Montana 1870, Montana 1880, North Carolina 1850, North Dakota 1870, North Dakota 1880, Nebraska 1860, Nebraska 1870, Nebraska 1880, New Hampshire 1850, New Jersey 1850, Nevada 1860, Nevada 1870, Nevada 1880, Ohio 1850, Oregon 1850, Oregon 1860, Oregon 1870, Oregon 1880, Pennsylvania 1850, Pennsylvania 1860, Pennsylvania 1870, Pennsylvania 1880, South Carolina 1850, South Carolina 1860, South Dakota 1860, South Dakota 1870, South Dakota 1880, South Dakota 1885, Tennessee 1850, Tennessee 1860, Texas 1850, Texas 1860, Texas 1870, Utah 1850, Utah 1860, Utah 1870, Utah 1880, Virginia 1850, Vermont 1850, Vermont 1860, Vermont 1870, Washington 1850, Washington 1860, Washington 1870, Washington 1880, Wisconsin 1850, West Virginia 1850, West Virginia 1860, West Virginia 1870, West Virginia 1880, Wyoming 1870, Wyoming 1880. Included in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses were questions regarding those who died in the twelve months prior to the enumeration. They list persons who died between 1 June and 31 May of the year prior to the census. Even though these lists of deaths are widely believed to underreport actual numbers of deceased, this is still a valuable source of information. In many states where vital records were not kept it provides a nation-wide death register for five years between 1849 and 1880. The schedule lists the deceased name, sex, age, color, widowed or not, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. In 1870 the parents' birthplace was added."
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Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000
From Ancestry.com, "This important database contains an index to more than 2.6 million death records of individuals living in Kentucky from 1911 on. All records contain the following information: name of the individual, date of death, county of death, county of residence, age at death, and volume and certificate number."
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Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954
From Familysearch.org, "Index and images of marriage records created by Kentucky counties. Records include bonds, licenses, certificates, and returns."
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U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
From Ancestry.com, "A premier collection of Revolutionary War records, the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files contain an estimated 80,000 application files from officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War in all branches of the American military: army, navy, and marines.
The files that make up these records consist of 10" x 14" cards or 10" x 14" envelopes that can contain up to 200 or more pages of documents relating to an application for a pension or bounty-land warrant by a Revolutionary War veteran, his widow, or his heirs. (Typically, files contain around 30 pages, and some relate to post-Revolutionary War service.) While the files may contain names of several applicants—in the case of multiple heirs, for instance—they will relate to the service of one soldier, so far as this could be determined by the evaluators who assembled the files.
Pensions
In the years of and following the Revolutionary War, the federal government provided three main types of pensions for servicemen: Disability or invalid pensions for soldiers physically disabled in the line of duty, Service pensions awarded on the basis of time served, Widows’ pensions for women who lost husbands during the war or whose husbands met specific service requirements.
The first pension legislation for the Colonies provided for disability benefits and was enacted on 26 August 1776. Service pensions were approved in 1778, and 1780 saw the first pensions for widows and dependents. Subsequent legislation altered terms of eligibility and benefits up until 1878, when widows of soldiers who had served in the Revolutionary War for at least 14 days or in any engagement became eligible for lifetime pensions.
While application procedures varied depending on the law’s requirements, they usually involved the applicant appearing before a court of record and describing his service. A widow would need information about the date and place of marriage. These “declarations” could include supporting documents related to property or marriage and affidavits from witnesses.
Bounty-Land Warrants
The Colonial and U.S. governments also awarded bounty-land warrants to soldiers as an inducement to or reward for service. Bounty-land warrants assigned rights to land in the public domain to soldiers who met eligibility requirements related to their service. For example, a September 1776 resolution provided the following land grants to men who served until the end of the war: noncommissioned officers and soldiers, 100 acres; ensigns, 150; lieutenants, 200; other officers, amounts up to 500 acres for a colonel. (Generals were added in 1780.) Again, later acts of Congress increased the scope of benefits, and applications can include supporting documents and affidavits from witnesses.
A November 1800 fire apparently destroyed Revolutionary War pensions and bounty-land-warrant applications and papers related to them submitted before that date. Some files thus contain cards noting that further papers are not available.
Using the Records
The files can contain multiple applicants. You can search the following categories for each applicant:
State
Applicant’s name
Pension year
Application year
The files can contain a wide variety of records submitted to support an application. Information of genealogical interest includes the application itself, which can provide the soldier’s name, rank, unit, time of service, age, date of birth, residence, and sometimes birthplace. A widow’s application may also include her maiden name and date and place of her husband’s death. Applications by heirs will typically indicate ages and residences. Additionally, files might contain affidavits, service records, records of commissions and discharges, wills, receipts, diaries or pages from family Bible records, military orders or muster rolls, newspaper clippings, letters, marriage certificates, account books, and even one book of contemporary lyrics. Some files contain both pension and bounty-land-warrant applications.'"
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Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850
Situated across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio, the three Kentucky counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton boasted a total population of over 40,000 in 1850. This database seeks to illuminate a few of those residents by listing marriages in the three counties between 1795 and 1850. Information provided includes the names of bride and groom, marriage date and location. This collection represents every publicly available bit of information on marriages in the area before 1850.
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Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Kentucky. Details vary, but may include the following information for both the bride and groom: name, age at marriage, marriage date, marriage place and parents' names
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Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
From Ancestry.com, "Throughout the eighteenth and well into the nineteenth century, Virginia was one of the most populous states in the Union, being home to as many as 1.2 million persons at any one time. This collection of marriage records includes the names of over 300,000 men and women married in the state between 1740 and 1850. In addition to providing the names of bride and groom, researchers will find the date of marriage and county in which the ceremony was performed. For those seeking married ancestors from Virginia, this database can be a valuable source of information."
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Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Name index to marriage records from the state of Kentucky. Marriage license information is compiled from county records.
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Order Books of the Court Held in Independence, Kentucky, 1848-1889
Microfilm of original records at the Kenton County courthouse. Indexes are at front of each volume. Includes some naturalization records.
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Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001
From FamilySearch.org, "Index and images of death records from county courthouses. Includes death registers created before statewide death certificates in 1908."
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Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1965
From Ancestry.com, "This database contains the following Kentucky death records: death certificates (1911-1965), mortuary records, registers of deaths, and death certificates for Newport, Louisville, Lexington, Covington, and Jefferson County (up to 1911) and returns of death (1852-1910). Not all years are extant for each county. The information available for an individual will depend upon the record type listed above. Generally, the information available includes: name of deceased, race, age at time of death, gender, death date, death place, birthplace, birth date, residence, parents’ names and parents’ birthplaces."
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Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900
From Ancestry.,com, "This database is an index to all individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration microfilm, T623, 1854 rolls [...] Enumerators of the 1900 census were instructed to record the names of every person in the household. Enumerators were asked to include the following categories in the census: name; address; relationship to the head of household; color or race; sex; month and year of birth; age at last birthday; marital status; number of years married; the total number of children born of the mother; the number of those children living; places of birth of each individual and the parents of each individual; if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States; the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one; occupation; whether the person could read, write, and speak English; whether the home was owned or rented; whether the home was on a farm; and whether the home was mortgaged. The categories allowed Congress to determine persons residing in the United States for collection of taxes and the appropriation of seats in the House of Representatives."
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Ohio County Deed Books
Deed books for Ohio County, Indiana from 1844 until 1903. From Indiana's Gore, "Ohio County was a part of Dearborn County, Indiana prior to 1844."
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Greenup County, Kentucky Will Records: 1822-1843
From Ancestry.com, "This collection of wills adds to the growing number of databases in the Ellsberry Collection. The database was compiled by long-time researcher, school teacher, and professional genealogist Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. These will records contain the names of people involved in Greenup County wills between 1822 and 1843 and the dates of their proceedings. The records also often include comments about family relationships."
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Ferry and Guardians Bonds
Bonds filed with the Boone County Court System in the interest of ensuring that the will of the slaveholder in the interest of their emancipated slaves will be adhered to in the event of their death or incapacitation.
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Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990
Records of deaths and burials from Iowa from the time span of the year
1850 till 1990.
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Indiana Marriage Index, 1800-1941
From Ancestry.com, "This database is a collection of Indiana marriage indexes covering various years and counties. This collection is comprised of indexes created by two agencies - the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research (who extracted information from records on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah)."
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Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920
From Ancestry.com, "Prior to January 1900 when statewide registration of deaths began in Indiana, deaths were recorded at the local level by each county's health office. The WPA began to index vital records, county-by-county, for the entire state, but the agency was abolished before the project was completed. Only sixty-seven of the ninety-two counties had their birth and death records (1882-1920) and marriages (generally 1850-1920) collected. The completed county indexes are available in print at the Indiana State Library and Allen County Public Library, among others (Indiana, Ancestry's Red Book by Carol L. Maki, edited by Alice Eichholz. (Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1992)).This data set contains the WPA's indexes to the death records of most of the counties that they completed. "
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Ohio County, Indiana Sexton's Records
"This is an index of Rising Sun Sexton’s Records from 1858 to 1940. Many of the entries are for gravestones that no longer exist or graves that were never marked. "
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Ohio County Marriage Records 1774-1993
"This collection consists of county marriage records from various counties in Ohio. Details vary, but may include the following information for both the bride and groom: name, age at marriage, marriage date, marriage place and parents' names."
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Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998
"This collection includes images of probate records from the state of Ohio. Probate records are among the most valuable records available for American genealogy but can be challenging to access because originals are kept in courthouses across the country. This collection includes images of probate records for approximately 97 percent of Ohio counties. The records come from a collection of microfilm that took years to compile. They have been brought together from multiple courthouses over time to give you a single source to search. "
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Summit County, Ohio, Death Records, 1866-1908
"In 1867 a law requiring county registration of births and deaths was enacted in Ohio. Later, in 1908, another law went into effect shifting the responsibility of birth and death registration over from the county to the state. This is when certificates began being issued. Pre-1908 records are held by county probate courts, while post-1908 records are held by the Office of Vital Statistics. This database contains death records for Summit County, Ohio from 1866-1908. The originals are located in the Summit County Probate courthouse in Akron, Ohio."