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Jefferson Co., KY book, by Alan Murray, available!
Murray's City Directory for Louisville/Jefferson County,
Kentucky, For the Year 1820
Compiled by SSG Alan D. Murray
2007
Published in various formats, this volume represents another fine book from this author in his quest to make original records available to the researching public. The large format (8.5x11”) research tool may be acquired from the publisher for public and private research libraries and collections in either:
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Softbinding ($40.00) - actual soft binding may vary
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American Library Association Certified library oversewn hard bound ($80.00-special order only) - actual soft binding may vary
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Electronic format on compact disk, digital data in Adobe Acrobat PDF/Portable Document Format (CD-$20.00)
This research tool contains 244 pages and has an every name index.
This book contains
information from over twenty different original sources. Information is
presented in a way loosely based on the style of a city directory, but includes
everything that could be collected on individuals living in Jefferson County,
Kentucky during the year of 1820. The book begins with a short historical sketch
to give readers a since of the county in that era. The directory information for
Jefferson County is followed by a small listing of persons from Bullitt, Shelby
counties in Kentucky and New Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana. These people of
surrounding areas were included due to information given through sources from
Jefferson County. The directory information includes business, church, school
and library, newspaper, bank, Militia Company, Masonic lodge, listings as well
as streets, settlements and towns. Revolutionary War veterans known to be living
in Jefferson County at the time are also included.
Additional valuable information in this volume includes further notes of interest and a partial cemetery listing. The author made an extensive search for the graves of all individuals listed in this directory. The cemetery listing includes tombstone inscriptions for all persons that were found from 1820, as well as relations to these people.
This volume combines valuable research information from twenty two quality, original sources of historical and genealogical information for Jefferson County, Kentucky in the year 1820:
Ü 1820 Census for Jefferson County Kentucky
Ü Louisville Public Advertiser (1820 Newspaper)
Ü Tombstones
Ü Jefferson County Marriage Bonds/Licenses
Ü Records of Harrods Creek Baptist Church
Ü Long Run Baptist Church Records (missing for 1820 but 1817 records and 1832 records confirm memberships)
Ü Jefferson County Court Minutes 1820
Ü Jefferson County Deed Books for 1820
Ü Jefferson County Wills
Ü Jefferson County Tax List 1820
Ü Masonic Lodge Records 1820
Ü Jefferson County Common Law Court Civil Order Book 1820
Ü Miscellaneous Documents from the Filson Historical Society
Ü Flat Rock Baptist Church Records
Ü Records of the 1820 Census of Manufacturers
Ü Revolutionary and War of 1812 Pensions
Ü Miscellaneous Death notices in Kentucky newspapers/Death Records from various years
Ü Records of Little Flock Baptist Church
Ü Records of Burks Creek Baptist Church
Ü Synod Records of the Presbyterian Church
Ü Louisville Presbytery Records
Ü Lexington Public Advertiser (1820 Newspaper)
This volume is a must for any Kentucky reference library.
Softbound ISBN: 978-0-944619-81-0
This reference resource can be purchased from the publisher by PayPal online:
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