Kentucky Bible Records

Online Resources and Website
Listed below are resources for Bible records specific to Kansas. To find more resources, go to the United States Bible Records page.

Databases

 * Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. II at Ancestry ($)
 * The Family Bible Index - Kentucky at Yancey Family Genealogy
 * Trigg County, Kentucky, Bible Records at MyHeritage ($)

Transcriptions, Indexes, and Images

 * Bible and cemetery, marriage records from Logan, Boone, Pike, Grant, Daviess cos. at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Bible and miscellaneous records of Kentucky families at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Bible record of various families in Kentucky, includes some family genealogies at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Genealogical collection at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Genealogical records from Fincastle Chapter, N.S.D.A.R., Louisville, Kentucky at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Kentucky Bible and cemetery records at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Kentucky Bible Archives at KYGenWeb - transcriptions
 * Kentucky Bible Archives at USGWArchives - transcriptions
 * Kentucky Bible, cemetery, court, and miscellaneous records at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Kentucky Bible Records at AccessGenealogy - transcriptions
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Root & Branch - transcriptions
 * Kentucky Bible Records on KY Genealogy – transcriptions and images
 * Kentucky Bible Records at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
 * Kentucky Bibles on KYGenWeb - transcriptions
 * Kentucky Biographies/Bibles at I Dream of Genealogy - transcriptions
 * Kentucky court records, wills, deeds, bibles, tombstones, etc. at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Kentucky inscriptions, bible and family records at FamilySearch Catalog; scroll down to Film/Digital Notes, then select the camera icon to view images.
 * Trigg County, Kentucky Bible Records at KYGenWeb Project - transcriptions
 * Wayne County, Kentucky at Kentucky Genealogy Trails - transcriptions

Digital Books

 * Ardery, Julia Spencer; Kentycky Records. (2 volumes) (Lexington, Kentucky : Daughters of the American Revolution. Kentucky Society, c1926, c1932;Lexington, Kentucky : Keystone Printery, ©1932) Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Cooley, Mrs. Frank E., Jr.; Kentucky Bible records. (3 volumes) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Walker, Emma Jane; Wilson, Virginia; Kentucky Bible records : from the files of the Genealogical Records Committee, Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American Revolution 1961-1962 (Lexington, Kentucky : Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, c1962) Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 3 online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Daughters of the American Revolution. General Samuel Hopkins Chapter, Henderson, Kentucky; Bible and other family records (Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, 2006) Online at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Other places to look for Bible Record Collections

 * Family records: Check home sources by reaching out to older members of the family asking if they know of any Family Bibles and who might have it in their possession.
 * FamilySearch Catalog: Using the keyword search, type in the surname you are looking for and the word "Bible."
 * Card Catalog at Ancestry ($)
 * Periodical Source Index (PERSI): Many periodicals publish family data from Bible records. Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is an index to many of these periodicals. Learn how to use Periodical Source Index (PERSI).

Why Search for Family Bibles
Many families have traditionally recorded births, marriages, and deaths in a family bible, family record book, or book of remembrance. A bible was often given by relatives to a bride as a wedding gift, where she recorded information about her immediate family and close relatives. Relationships were seldom stated but were often implied. Names of parents, children, and their spouses, including maiden names, were frequently given along with dates of birth, marriage, and death. Sometimes the age of a person was given at the time of death. Many families kept bible records from the 1700s (and sometimes earlier) to more recent times, although few have survived. Family bibles that are no longer in the possession of the family may be at a historical or genealogical society. They are sometimes transcribed and published in genealogical periodicals or other databases

Bible records can be used as a substitute in providing birth, marriage, and date information when vital record information was not recorded.