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Hardin Co., Ky Tax Records 1815-1820
$20.00
Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2024). This book contains tax records of Hardin County for the years 1815-1820, excluding the year 1818 which could not be found. Information includes taxpayer's name, number of acres owned if any, the county the land is located in if not Hardin County, water course the land was on or near (if near a water course), and number of Blacks, if any. Refer to Table of Contents to locate pages with taxpayer's surname. 128 pages. Mylar cover and coil bound.
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Larue Co., Ky Circuit Court Order Book 1850-1851
$25.00
Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2023). References cases involving chancery, larceny, guardian appointments, assault & battery, divorce, citizenshhip, drunkenness and more. A glossary of law terms used in the book is included. Every name index. 160 pages, soft cover and spiral bound.
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Centennial History of Radcliff Including the communites of Red Hill, Rogersville, Longview , Stithton and New Stithton
$25.00
By Paul Urban (2024). Radcliff is a city located at the northern end of Hardin County adjacent to Fort Knox. This book covers Radcliff's beginning during stagecoach times, the building of the railroad, the establishment of Fort Knox, and the invention of the automobile. 179 pages Subject and topical index only.
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Hardin Co., Ky Newspaper Abstracts 1919
$27.00
Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2022). Contains newspaper items from The Elizabethtown News for the year 1919.This year continued with the Spanish flu and World War 1. The usual topics of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, school teachers hired etc. are included in this book. There are many stories on shootings and murders in the county. Businesses in the county that had ads or stories are included, too. Much of this information cannot be found elsewhere Every name index, 166 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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MEADE CO., KY COURT ORDER BOOK B, 1827-1833
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Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2021). This is the second book of court orders for Meade County. Among items found in this book are Revolutionary War veterans, guardian appointments, road overseers and the names of people who lived along the roads, administrators of estates, runaway Negroes, and other topics of interest. A glossary of law terms used in the book is included. Actual case files referenced are located at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives in Frankfort, KY. Every name index. 183 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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Hardin Co., KY NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS 1918
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Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2021). Contains newspaper items from The Elizabethtown News for the year 1918. This was a very eventful year. Among the big events of the year were: World War 1, the beginning of Camp Knox and the Spanish flu pandemic. Men who were called from Hardin County to serve in WWI are listed as are those who were rejected for military service. Men who served and died during the war are named. Names of Spanish flu victims are included Among the many other topics found are births, marriages, murders, deaths, divorces, visits among relatives, etc. Much of this information cannot be found elsewhere. Every name index. 183 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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HARDIN CO., KY TAX RECORDS 1808-1814
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Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2021). This book contains tax records of Hardin County for the years 1808-1814. Information includes the following: taxpayer’s name; number of acres owned, if any; name of county if in a county other than Hardin; water course the land is on or near; and number of Blacks, if any. Several counties had been carved from Hardin County at this date, but Meade and LaRue Counties were still part of Hardin until 1823 and 1843, respectively. Tax records provide a way to determine when a person moved into the county, when they came of age (21) or when they moved out of the county or died. In some cases, the record states “the son of” or gives an occupation. Every name index. 154 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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MEMORIES OF SUE VIERS ROCK AND LIFE ON CEDAR CREEK
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Compiled by Gary Kempf and Sue Viers Rock (2020). The Cedar Creek community is now part of the Fort Knox Reservation in KY. It started in the southern part of Cedar Creek Valley and ended several miles north where Cedar Creek empties into the Rolling Fork River. Its families had deep ancestral roots with most dating from 1800. This book contains Sue Viers Rock’s recollections of the people and places that once comprised the area called “Cedar Creek” by its inhabitants. Contains photos and selective 1850 – 1940 U. S. Federal Census data. Every name indexed. 81 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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A TOWN DIVIDED! THE SHOWERS & MOORE FEUD? IN ELIZABETHTOWN, KY
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Compiled by Steve Rafferty (2019). The morning of June 1st, 1889, two shots rang out from the Showers’ House Hotel. The event and subsequent investigation and actions divided the town into two camps, was it Murder or was it Suicide? Includes the newspaper coverage of the subsequent trial as well as witness testimonies in the death of Mrs. Will Showers (formerly Lena Moore). Not indexed . 40 pages, Stock paper cover with center staples
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MEADE Co., KY EARLY TAX RECORDS 1824-1840
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Compiled by Carolyn Wimp (2019). Compilation includes the taxpayer’s name, acres, water course, total number of Blacks and total value of property owned. Tax records can be important to establish when a family moved into an area or when the male became of age (21). Disappearing from a tax list could mean that the person was transferred to a newly established county, but never physically moved. Disappearing from a tax list could also mean the family physically moved out of the county or the taxpayer died. Every name index. 153 pages, Mylar cover and coil bound.
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