Kentucky, Military Discharge Records, ca.1865- ca.1997
Military discharge records for various counties in the state of Kentucky ranging approximately from 1865 to 1997. More records may be added as they become available. Counties represented in the records are Ballard, Boyle, Caldwell, Casey, Christian, Estill, Floyd, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hancock, Harlan, Henderson, Madison, Marshall, Metcalfe, Monroe, Ohio, Pike, Pulaski, and Scott.
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Kentucky, Military Discharge Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains military discharge records for the following counties in Kentucky. Most of the discharges are for the twentieth century. More records may be added as they become available. Counties represented in the records are:
- Anderson,1918-67
- Ballard,1919-70
- Bath,1917-76
- Bell,1917-62
- Boyle,1918-88
- Bracken,1865-85
- Breathitt,1919-80
- Breckinridge,1918-73
- Butler,1918-73
- Caldwell,1923-50
- Carlisle,1919-88
- Carroll,1920-87
- Casey,1914-51
- Christian,1919-61
- Clay,1943-77
- Clinton,1912-1990
- Crittenden,1919-70
- Edmonson,1941-68
- Elliott,1918-89
- Estill,1922-62
- Floyd,1918-60
- Fulton,1919-45
- Gallatin,1918-60
- Garrard,1919-81
- Graves,1946-60
- Grayson,1919-53
- Green,1919-61
- Greenup,1906-60
- Hancock,1934-61
- Harlan,1919-57
- Hart,1928-81
- Henderson,1918-46
- Knott,1914-1987
- LaRue,1917-66
- Lee,1923-97
- Leslie,1944-87
- Lewis,1942-1975
- Lincoln,1918-61
- Logan,1919-73
- Lyon,1918-55
- Madison,1918-54
- Marion,1943-84
- Marshall,1919-94
- Martin,1944-91
- McCreary,1943-90
- Metcalfe,1919-72
- Monroe,1919-65
- Morgan,1889-1989
- Nelson,1923-61
- Nicholas,1919-70
- Ohio,1919-46
- Owen,1924-92
- Pendleton,1919-77
- Pike,1918-46
- Powell,1943-85
- Pulaski,1943-51
- Robertson,1919-90
- Rockcastle,1918-72
- Scott,1917-78
- Simpson,1927-90
- Spencer,1919-86
- Todd,1918-72
- Trigg,1919-68
- Trimble,1944-90
- Washington,1919-60
- Wolfe,1919-86
- Woodford,1922-68
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name
- Born
- Age
- Occupation
- Date and place of discharge
- Date and place of enlistment
- Rank
- Military Unit
- Marital Status
Collection Content
Sample Images
1948 Discharge Record
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
County Clerk
"Kentucky, Military Discharge Records, ca.1865- ca.1997", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 24 April 2026.
