“And Take Unto Themselves the Surname of ‘Isbell.’ Floyd County, 1825.” Kentucky Ancestors 22:2 (Autumn 1986). Call #: oF450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf). Manumissions of slaves belonging to William James Mayo.
Ballardo, Lewis J. (Jr.) “Frankfort, Kentucky Census of Free Blacks, 1842.” National Genealogical Society Quarterly 63:4 (December 1975). Call # CS42.N4 (2nd floor open shelf).
Bogardus, Carl R. (Sr.) “Black Marriages, Gallatin County, Kentucky, 1866 to 1913.” JAAHGS 2,3, and 4 (Fall and Winter 1981). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf).
Brown, Richard. “Free Blacks of Boyle County, Kentucky 1850-1860. A Research Note.” The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society 87:4 (Autumn 1989). Call # F883.46.
“Communication from the Commissioner of Freedmen’s Affairs Transmitting Petition of Colored People of Kentucky in Relation to Unjust Taxation by State Authority.” Serial Set 40th Congress 2nd Session (1867-1868), House Documents Vol. 9, No. 70. (Serial set designation acts as call number.) A petition from freedmen of Daviess County.
Craven, Patricia. From Out of the Dark Past their Eyes Implore Us: the Black Roots of Nelson County, Kentucky. Bardstown, KY: P. Craven, R. Pangburn, 1996. Call# F457.N2 C73 1996.
Dearing, David E. “Freedmen’s Bureau Records from Landrum’s List of Stanford Children Anxious for School – Henderson County Indentures.” JAAHGS 10:4 (Winter 1989). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf).
"Declaration of Marriage of Negroes and Mulattoes, Nelson County, Kentucky, 1866-1872." Kentucky Ancestors 30:3 (1995). Call # F450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf).
"Deed of Emancipation of James Norris." Mississippi River Routes 1:2 (Winter 1993). Call # oF347.M6M58. Bracken County indenture certified in Warren County, Mississippi in 1819.
Dunningan, Alice Allison. The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians: Their Heritage and Traditions. Washington, D.C.: Associated Poublishers, 1982. Call # fE185.93.K3D86 1982. A lengthy work containing much biographical information on relatively prominent African Americans from the early history of the state to the present day.
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Deposit Ledger Indexes. Call # Microfilm 710. Indexes for Lexington and Louisville on reel 2.
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Signature Books. Call # Microfilm 709. Records for Lexington and Louisville on reel 11. These records are indexed by Freedman's Bank Records. Call # CD-ROM E185.6 F844 2000. (Ask at Genealogy Desk for this item.)
Garrison, Gwedolyn. Black Marriage Bonds of Fayette County, Kentucky 1866-1876. Lexington, Ky.: Kentucky Tree-Search, 1985. Call # fF457.F2G27.
Hill, Margaret Lester. “Index to Black Marriages Barren County, Kentucky 1866-1875.” JAAHGS beginning 4:3 (Fall 1983). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf).
Hufft, Jane Wolf. "Jonathan Johnson." JAAHGS 15:1 (1996). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf). Emancipation era Jefferson County, Kentucky.
“Kentucky Marriage Records.” JAAHGS 1:1 (Summer 1980). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf). Records for African Americans in Todd, Daviess and McCracken Counties.
Kentucky Mortality Schedules 1850-1880. Call # Microfilm 738.
Lloyd, Emma Rouse. Clasping Hands with Generations Past. Cincinnati: Lloyd, 1932. Call # E7.R77. Contains brief section entitled “Our Colored Folk.” giving information on the slaves of the Hendersons of Crittenden, Grant County. Surnames mentioned include: Robinson, Sechrist, Smith, Williams, Harrison.
“Monument to Franklin County’s Black Civil War Soldiers.” Kentucky Ancestors 20:1 (Summer 1984). Call # F450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf).
Peters, Frank Norman R. “Free Black Residents of Logan County, Kentucky, 1850.” Kentucky Ancestors 23:3 (Winter 1988). Call # F450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf).
Robinson, Lottie Offett. The Bond-Washington Story. The Education of Black People in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Georgetown, Ky.: Kreative Grafiks [printer], 1983. Many Individuals included in the history of black education in the county seat of Hardin County.
Sanders, Carol L. Russell County, Kentucky Marriages Book I 1866-1875. Blue Ash, Ohio: Sanders, 1988. Call # F457.R8S24.
-----. Russell County, Kentucky Black Marriages Book II 1876-1914. Call # F457.R8S24.
Schmitzer, Jeanne Cannella. "Index to the 'Registers of Signatures of Depositors in the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company 1865-1874,' Lexington, Kentucky Branch -- March 21, 1870 - July 3, 1874." Kentucky Ancestors 29:4 (1993-1994); 30:1 (1994-1995). Call # oF450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf). See also JAAHGS 14: 1&2 (1995). Call # CS1.A37 (2nd floor open shelf).
-----. "Index to the 'Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company,' Louisville, Kentucky, Branch -- September 16, 1865 - July 8, 1874." Kentucky Ancestors 31: 1 (1995-1996); 31: 2 (1995-1996); 31: 3 (1995-1996). Call # oF450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf).
Schreiner-Yantis, Nettie. See Virginia listings.
Sprague, Stuart Seely. "Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records of Warren, Montgomery, and Clark Counties, Kentucky, in the National Archives." Kentucky Ancestors 30:2 (1994-1995). Call # F4750.K4 (2nd floor open shelf). From Freedmen's Bureau field office records (National Archives RG 105).
Thackery, David T. “Thomas McDougal, A Kentucky Freedman.” Origins (Newberry Library) 3:1 (November 1986). Call # oE171.073. Reprinted Genealogical Journal 15:3 (Call # E67.28).
Tippie, Gwendolyn. Afro-American Births of Adair Thru Ballard County, Kentucky 1852-1862. Call # foE185.96T56 1980.
-----. Afro-American Births of Barren thru Bath County 1852-1862. Call # fE185.96T57 1980.
-----. Afro-American Births of Boone thru Bourbon County 1852-1862. Call # fE185.96S72 1980.
-----. Afro-American Births of Boyle thru Caldwell County 1852-1862. Call # fE185.96T723 1980.
-----. Afro-American Deaths of Adair thru Bath County 1852-1862. Call # fE185.96T565 1980.
-----. Afro-American Deaths of Boone thru Boyle County 1852-1862. Call # fE185.96T575 1980.
Vanderpool, Montgomery. Colored Marriage Bonds , Logan County, Kentucky to 1900. Russellville, Kentucky: Vanderpool, 1985. Call # fF457.L8V365 1985.
Wilkinson, Doris. "The African American Napiers of Casey County." Kentucky Ancestors 31:2 (1995-1996). Call # F450.K4 (2nd floor open shelf).