History of Shelby County, Kentucky. Compiled Under the Auspices of the Shelby County Genealogical-Historical Society's Committee on Printing

Geo L Willis

ISBN 10: 0806346469 / ISBN 13: 9780806346465

Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, 2012

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is still the best source on the founding and founders of this pivotal Kentucky county. Roughly half of the book is devoted to the county's geology and geography, first settlers and settlements, churches and schools, courts and jails, newspapers, cemeteries, and other county institutions. Another valuable section of the book is the collection of reminiscences assembled by the author, including an account of the 1781 Long Run Massacre attributed to the grandson of Squire Boone, a younger brother of Daniel and one of the county's founders. Two other sections hold the greater interest for genealogists. One of them consists of a group of source records, including the first Shelby County tax list, 1792-1795; lists of Shelby County judges, county clerks, and postmasters; Shelby County marriages, 1792-1800; an index to the first will book of Shelby County; a list of Shelby County Revolutionary soldiers and pensioners; and various other listings of Shelby County pioneers. Of equal importance is the section of biographical sketches of Shelby County personages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of Shelby County, Kentucky. Compiled Under the Auspices of the Shelby County Genealogical-Historical Society's Committee on Printing
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806346469
• ISBN 13: 9780806346465
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 16D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 368 grams

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This is still the best source on the founding and founders of this pivotal Kentucky county. Roughly half of the book is devoted to the county's geology and geography, first settlers and settlements, churches and schools, courts and jails, newspapers, cemeteries, and other county institutions. Another valuable section of the book is the collection of reminiscences assembled by the author, including an account of the 1781 Long Run Massacre attributed to the grandson of Squire Boone, a younger brother of Daniel and one of the county's founders. Two other sections hold the greater interest for genealogists. One of them consists of a group of source records, including the first Shelby County tax list, 1792-1795; lists of Shelby County judges, county clerks, and postmasters; Shelby County marriages, 1792-1800; an index to the first will book of Shelby County; a list of Shelby County Revolutionary soldiers and pensioners; and various other listings of Shelby County pioneers. Of equal importance is the section of biographical sketches of Shelby County personages.