Pre-1850 Indiana Resources for Family History … Indiana Resources for Family History Research By Irene Hansen, Reference Librarian Indiana State Library Genealogy Division: (317)

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Pre-1850 Indiana Resources for Family History Research By Irene Hansen, Reference Librarian

Indiana State Library Genealogy Division: (317) 232-3689

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/

Why is it difficult? Indiana births and deaths were not recorded until 1882. U.S. Federal Census listed only the head of household before 1850. Sources such as city directories, newspaper obituaries, and funeral home records were not common in Indiana before 1850. Where to begin? Think about Indiana’s history before 1850, and your ancestor’s life during that time period. Remember that a record was created when your ancestor interacted with the government or conducted business. Think about major life events, such as birth, marriage, death, buying and selling property, or legal disputes. Think about your ancestor’s religion, ethnicity, occupation, community activities, and lifestyle; records were created when your ancestor interacted with others. Read local and county histories for clues to local churches, temples, organizations, local social life and customs. Examine local newspapers, as well as genealogical and historical periodicals, for articles pertaining to your ancestor, or your ancestor’s community. In addition to county records, be sure to look at statewide and territorial records. Be sure to look at surrounding counties and even surrounding states’ records. Use topographical maps to locate nearby rivers and where they led; most people traveled via river valleys. Work Backwards, step by step, from what you know, to what you don’t know. Be Creative! If you cannot find your ancestor, look for his/her family members. Think of reasons why your ancestor may not be where you expect him/her to be. Consult the Genealogy Reference Librarians on the 1st floor of the Indiana State Library. Don’t forget other institutions, such as the Indiana State Archives.

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Some general Indiana information: Knox County: formed in 1790. Clark County: formed in 1801. Dearborn County: formed in 1803. In 1807, two Illinois counties, St. Clair (formed 1790) and Randolph (formed in 1795) also were in Indiana Territory, whose capitol was Vincennes. KINDS OF SOURCES FOR PRE-1850 INDIANA FAMILY HISTORY: Bible Records Biographies Cemetery Records and Tombstone Inscriptions Census Records Church or Temple Records and Histories County, Local, and Ethnic Histories Court Records Divorce Records Genealogies/Family Histories Government Documents Guardianship Records Immigration Records and Passenger Lists Land Records Manuscripts Maps and Atlases Marriage Records Military Service and Pension Records Naturalization Records Newspapers Periodical Articles Pioneer and Hereditary Societies (DAR) School Records Tax Lists Territorial Records Utopian Communities (New Harmony) Voting Lists Wills and Probate Records

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EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC SOURCES: Bible Records Bible and Family Records. Publisher: Indiana DAR. (Genealogy 977.2 B581f). Bible and Family Records of Families in Indiana. 14 volumes. (Genealogy 977.2 B582). Bible Records, Obituaries / Cornelia Cole Fairbanks Chapter NSDAR. Bible Records / Miriam Benedict Chapter NSDAR. Obituaries / General Francis Marion Chapter NSDAR. (Genealogy 977.2 B5823). Bible Records of the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 977.2 B5827). Allen County. Miscellaneous Bible Records. (Genealogy 977.2 M678bre). Bible of the Branch, Cleaveland, Fransisco, Holliday, Pugh, Hennegin, Wooley, Scherer/Shutt, Vosburgh, Reid, Neidig, Swadley, Morris, Barnes families. Miscellaneous Bible Records of Indiana. (Genealogy 977.2 M678bra). Vanderburgh County, Indiana Bible Records, Biography, and Family History. Contributed by DAR Vanderburgh Chapter, Evansville, Indiana. (Microfiche LH13714). Biographies A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly. Compiled and edited by Rebecca A. Shepherd ... [et al.]. (Indiana 920 B615g). Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. By Benjamin Franklin Bowen. (Microfilm, Indiana REEL 14 NO. 53 IND. CO. HIST.). Biographical Record of Bartholomew and Jackson Counties, Indiana, Including Biographies of the Governors and Other Representative Citizens of Indiana. By Benjamin Franklin Bowen. (Microfilm, Indiana REEL 14 NO. 55 IND. CO. HIST.). Biographical Record of Bartholomew County, Indiana, Including Biographies of the Governors and Other Representative Citizens of Indiana. By Benjamin Franklin Bowen. (Microfilm, Indiana REEL 14 NO. 54 IND. CO. HIST.). Biography and Genealogy Master Index. (Reference Z5305.U5 B56).

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Indiana Biography Index. Card File which indexes select books and periodicals published before1990, with information about people with strong connections to Indiana. Over 200,000 entries. (Great Hall, 2nd Floor). Indiana Biography Index. Database which indexes select books and periodicals published in or after 1990, with information about people with strong connections to Indiana. Almost 40,000 entries: http://199.8.200.90:591/ibioverview.html John Jacob Hays: The First Known Jewish Resident of Fort Wayne. By Joseph Levine. Indiana Jewish Historical Society, Publication No. 1, 1973, pp. 1-12. (Indiana 296 P976). Cemetery Records and Tombstone Inscriptions Crown Hill Cemetery Burial Locator Database: http://www.crownhill.org/cgi-local/db_search.cgi Early Cemetery Records, Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana. By Thomas D. Hamm. (Genealogy 977.201 H525h). Indiana Cemetery Locator File Database (lists the call numbers of our relevant books): http://199.8.200.90:591/cemetery.html

Indiana Veteran’s Grave Registrations By Participating Counties (on file with Indiana State Archives) (Microfilm)

Marion County, Indiana Cemetery Records (Genealogy p.f. 977.201 M341, no. 1, pt. 1-19; & pt. 20-26 + Index) Census Records: U.S./State/Territorial/Ethnic AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1830 Federal Census of Indiana. AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1840 Federal Census of Indiana. NOTE: The 1840 U.S. Census names “Pensioners for revolutionary or military services.” AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1850 Federal Census of Indiana. Blank Census Forms, 1790-1930: http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/census.htm Census of Indiana Territory for 1807. (Genealogy 977.2 C396).

Census Roll, 1835, of the Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi & Index. (Microfilm).

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1832 Census of Creek Indians. Taken by Parsons & Abbott. (Microfilm).

First Census of the United States, 1790, Ohio North West Territorial Census Index. (Genealogy 977 F522). Free Negro Heads of Families in the United States in 1830, Together with a Brief Treatment of the Free Negro. By Carter G. Woodson. (Genealogy f. 929.11 N393woo, Ask Librarian Shelf). HeritageQuest Database Index to the 1820 Federal Census of Indiana. Index to Indiana Mortality Schedules, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880. (Genealogy 977.2 I377). Indiana 1830 Census Index. Edited by Ronald Vern Jackson, Gary Ronald Teeples, David Schaefermeyer. (Genealogy 977.2 J13in). Indiana 1850 Census Index. Edited by Ronald Vern Jackson, Gary Ronald Teeples. (Genealogy 977.2 J137ind).

Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses. By William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. Volume 4: Indiana. (Genealogy 912.73 T496ma). Atlas: (Genealogy 91.273 T496map).

Church or Temple Records and Histories: Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana . Edited by Willard Heiss. (Genealogy 929.102 F911h v. 7). Quakers. The Catholic Church in Indiana, 1789-1834. By Thomas T. McAvoy. (Genealogy 977.2 M116c). A Chronology of Jewish History in Richmond, Indiana, 1816-1980. By Lance Jonathan Sussman. Fort Wayne: Indiana Jewish Historical Society, 1981. A Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Indiana... v. 1. Marion County. 1940- v. 2. Calumet Region (Lake, Porter, and LaPorte counties) 1941.-v. 3, pt. 1. Northern Indiana. Adventist Bodies-Mennonite Bodies. 1941.-v. 3, Pt, 2. Northern Indiana. Methodist Bodies-Young Women's Christian Association. (Indiana 280 U58d). From the Past Will Come the Future: Trinity United Methodist Church. By William E. Bartelet. (Indiana 287.6 B283f). “Glory is “A-Comin’ Soon.” A History of Mormonism in Indiana. By Martha Peterson Taysom. (Indiana 289.3 T247g).

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Indiana Huguenot Society. Application of Members of the Indiana Huguenot Society. (Microfiche). French Protestants. Indiana Quaker Records. Catalog. (Indiana 289.6 no. 49). The Jewish Community of Indianapolis, 1849 to the Present. By Judith E. Endelman. (Indiana 977.2 E56j). A List of All the Friends Meetings that Exist or Ever Have Existed in Indiana, 1807-1955. (Indiana 289.6 H473; Microfiche LH12221). Memories of Yesterday in Indiana: A Brief history of the Early Days of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indiana. By Ellen Cox Clayton. (Indiana 289.3 C619m). Mormon Church.

Hoosier Faiths: A History of Indiana Churches & Religious Groups. By L. C. Rudolph. (Indiana 280 R917h).

St. Francis Xavier Church, Vincennes, Indiana. Registers of Baptisms, Marriages, etc., 1749-1838. (Microfilm). Knox County.

Vincennes, Indiana, St. Francis Xavier Parish Records. Translated by Father Frederick Burget. (Genealogy 977.202 V767sa). Knox County. Listings rearranged in translation. Xerox copies of originals from Indianapolis Archdiocese's Archives.

William Wade Hinshaw Index to Quaker Meeting Records. (Microfilm) Includes Indiana.

County, Local, and Ethnic Histories African Americans in Fort Wayne: The First 200 Years. By Dodie Marie Miller. (Indiana 977.201 A425Zfmi). Baird’s History of Clark County, Indiana. By Captain Lewis C. Baird. (Indiana 977.201 C592b 1972; Microfilm REEL 2 NO. 11 IND. CO. HIST; AGLL Microfiche F-2228). Centennial Farms of Indiana. Edited by M. Teresa Baer, Kathleen M. Breen, Judith Q. McMullen. (Genealogy Q. 630 C397). Clark County, Indiana, Index of Names of Persons and of Firms. By U.S. Works Progress Administration--Indiana. (Indiana 977.201 C592z). Index to county histories.

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A Consolidated Index to Thirty-Two Histories of Indianapolis and Indiana. (Indiana Reference 977.201 M341Ico). Counties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. By Charles Blanchard. (Indiana 977.201 H848b; Microfilm, REEL 15 NO. 57 IND. CO. HIST; AGLL MICROFICHE F-2390). Encyclopedia of Indiana Indians: Tribes, Nations and People of the Woodlands Areas. Vol. 1: A to Z. Vol. 2: Treaties. (Genealogy 977.2 E56i). History of Dearborn County, Indiana Her People, Industries and Institutions; with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. By Archibald Shaw. (Indiana 977.201 D285s). History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. By Berry R. Sulgrove. (Indiana 977.201 M341Isu; Indiana Reference 977.201 M341Isu, 1974). History of Old Vincennes and Knox County, Indiana. By George E. Greene. (Microfilm, Indiana 977.201 K74Vg; Microfilm REEL 26 NO. 91 IND. CO. HIST.; AGLL Microfiche-2426). History of the Lake and Calumet Region of Indiana Embracing the Counties of Lake, Porter, and La Porte. An Historical Account of Its People and its Progress from the Earliest Times to the Present .… By Thomas Harvey Cannon. (Indiana 977.201 L192ca). Indiana County Histories on Microfilm and Microfiche. Compiled by Barney Thompson, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library. (Reference Desks). The Miami Indians of Indiana: A Persistent People, 1654-1994. By Stewart Rafert. (Indiana 970.3 R136m). Trail of Death, 1838 Diary. Condensed & Editey by Shirley Willard & Judy Cecrle. (Indiana 970.3 T766w). The forced removal of the Potawatomi Indians from Northern Indiana to Kansas, 1838. Court Records: Court Orders, Deeds, Petitions (especially name changes) Kentucky Federal Court Records: District and 6th Circuit Order Books, 1789-1804. By Michael L. Cook and Bettie Cummings Cook. Evansville, Ind.: Cook Publications, 1993. Court Records, Hancock County, Indiana, 1828 to 1859. By Maurice Holmes. (Genealogy 977.201 H235hol).

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Delaware County Circuit Court Civil Order Book, 1832-1894. Civil Complete Order Books, 1828-1929. (Microfilm). A Digested Index of All the Reported Decisions in Law and Equity of the Supreme Courts of the States of Ohio [1821-33] Indiana [1817-26] and Illinois [1819-30]…. (Indiana 345.4 C753). DuBois County Record of Testimony, May 1840-June 1847. (Microfilm).

Early Records of Harrison County, Indiana, Copied from the Originals Found in the Court House at Corydon. By Walter S. Beanblossom. Includes an 1810 census of the county.

Franklin County Issue Docket, 1811. Appearance Docket, 1811-1817. Common Law Appearance Docket, 1811-1817. Execution Docket, 1812-1825. Common Pleas Court Minute Book, 1811-1814. Circuit Court Minute Book, 1815-1817. Circuit Court Complete Record, 1814-1815. Circuit Court Order Book (Civil), 1814-1818. (Microfilm). Hancock County, Indiana, Court Records: Will Indexes, 1828-1950; Probate Indexes, 1828-1948; Births - Court Recorded, 1867-1919. By Sue Baker. (Genealogy 977.201 H235ba). Divorce Records Divorces Granted by the Indiana General Assembly Prior to 1852. By Malinda E. E. Newhard. (Genealogy 977.2 N548d).

Divorces of Boone Co., IN, 1830-1879. By Marilyn S. Walker. (Genealogy 977.201 B724wm).

Divorces, Madison County, Indiana, 1849-1880. Compiled by Haroldyne Schultz Zook. (Genealogy 977.201 M182zo).

Supplement of Administrations, Deaths, Divorces, and Marriages of Madison County, Indiana, 1825-1899. Compiled by Haroldyne Schultz Zook. (Genealogy 977.201 M182zs).

Vanderburgh County Divorce Index, 1818-1942. (Microfilm).

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Genealogies/Family Histories The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln. By J. Henry Lea and J.R. Hutchinson. (Genealogy 929.2 L736Lh). Family-Histories and Genealogies. A Series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of MacCurdy, Mitchell, Lord, Lynde, Digby, Newdigate, Hoo, Willoughby, Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, Johnson, Diodati, Lee and Marvin, and Notes on the Families of Buchanan, Parmelee, Boardman, Lay, Locke, Cole, De Wolf, Drake, Bond and Swayne, Dunbar and Clarke, and a Notice of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite. With Twenty-Nine Pedigree-Charts and Two Charts of Combined Descents .... By Edward Elbridge Salisbury. (Genealogy. Q. 929.11 S167f). Genealogies and Family Histories of Jaus, Gunser, Roos, Ohnrath. Researched and Compiled by Gertrude Schuller Appel. (Genealogy Q. 929.2 J41a). Our Heritage: A Record of Information about the Hynes, Wait, Powers, Chenault, Maxey, Brewster, Starr, and McIntosh Families: Gathered from Published Genealogies, Family Histories, Old Bibles, Letters, Written Records and Memoirs of Many Persons, Confirmed and Supplemented by the Examination of Deeds, Wills, Marriage, Death, and Other Official Records of Many States and Communities. By Lee Powers Lee. (Microfiche G4259). Pitt Families and Related Lines. By Norman E. Pitt. (Genealogy 929.2 P688p). Government Documents Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1970: Indexes. Compiled by Daniel W. Lester and Marilyn A. Lester. Vol. 1. Superintendent of Documents classification number index of U.S. Government author-organizations. Table of contents of microfilm reels. Vol. 2. U.S. Government author-organization index. Vol. 3. Departmental keyword indexes to U.S. Government author-organizations. Vol. 4. U.S. Government serial titles, 1789-1970. Vol. 5. Master keyword index to the publication-issuing offices of the U.S. Government, 1789-1970. (Reference Z1223.Z7 U52). CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. Part 1. American State Papers and the 15th-34th Congresses, 1789-1857. By Congressional Information Service. (Reference Z1223.Z9 C65 1975 pt. 1). Also: CIS U.S. Serial Set. By Congressional Information Service. (Microfiche). A Descriptive Catalogue of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881. Compiled by Order of Congress by Benjamin Perley Poore. (Indiana Reference 15.73 Un58d).

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Executive Journal of Indiana Territory, 1800-1816. (Indiana Historical Society. Publications. Vol. 3, no. 3). Edited by William Wesley Woollen, Daniel Wait Howe, and Jacob Piatt Dunn. (Genealogy 977.2 I39i 1985; 1900 ed.: Indiana Reference 977.2 I385e; UMI Microfiche LH 8213). Includes a Name Index. Executive Proceedings of the State of Indiana, 1816-1836. (Indiana Historical Collections Vol. 29). Edited by Dorothy Riker. (Indiana 353 R572e). Includes a Name Index. Lists Appointed County Officials such as Militia, Justices of the Peace, Coroners, Sheriffs, Notary Publics, Clerks, and People who had Sentences Commuted by the Governor. Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899: A Project of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law. By Steven L. Johnson. (General KF8201.A1 J63). The History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Volume One, 1778-1939. By United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel. (General 359.34 U58h). Guardianship Records. Even if the mother was alive DeKalb County Guardianship Reports, 1848-1902. (Microfilm). LaPorte County General Index of Guardianships, 1834-1881. Guardianship Index, 1830s-1979. (Microfilm). Pike County Guardianship Index, 1831-1920. (Microfilm). St. Joseph County Guardian Docket, 1837-1850. (Microfilm). Vigo County Index to Settled Estates and Guardianships, Probate Court and Court of Common Pleas, 1819-1927. (Microfilm). Wells County Guardianship Records Index (Probate), 1837-1960. (Microfilm). Immigration Records and Passenger Lists The Atlantic Bridge to Germany. Vol. 1. Baden-Wuerttemberg. Vol. 2. Hessen. Rheinland-Pfalz (The Palatinate). Vol. 3. Bavaria (Bayern). Vol. 4. Saarland. Alsace-Lorraine, Switzerland. Vol. 5. Schleswig-Holstein. Hamburg. Vol. 6. Bremen. v. 7. Nordrhein-Westfalen (Northrhine-Westphalia). Vol. 8. Brandenburg. East Prussia. West Prussia. Pommerania. Posen . Vol. 9. Saxony/Sachsen. Vol. 10. Hannover. (Genealogy 929.13 H174a).

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Famine Immigrants 1846 – 1851. (Genealogy 929.121 F198f ). Irish. Family Tree Maker CD #257: Passenger and Immigration Lists: Irish Immigrants to North America, 1803-1871 Family Tree Maker CD #264: Irish to America and Passenger and Immigration Lists, Vol. 2, 1846-1886 Family Tree Maker CD #357: Passenger and Immigration Lists: Irish to American, 1846-1865. Germans to America 1850 - [June 1897]. (Genealogy 929.13 G373t). Germans to America Series II. Jan. 1840 - [Dec. 1845]. (Genealogy 929.13 G373ta).

The Wuerttemberg Emigration Index. (Genealogy 929.13 S324W). German. Often lists date of birth.

Indentures/Apprentice Records. Even orphans Abstract of Public Records of Hendricks Co., Indiana. [Record of Indentures, Apprentices and Poor Children, Bk. 1]. By Scott Foye Hosier. (Genealogy 977.201 H498ho). Crawford County Indenture Deeds, 1832-1873. (Microfilm). Floyd County Indenture Records, Sept. 1847-Jan. 1915. (Microfilm). Franklin County Apprenticeship Indentures, 1831-1932. (Microfilm). Records of Indentures, Hancock County, Indiana, Book 1. (Indiana Microfilm 1-030B35). Wayne County Apprentice Indentures, 1828-1849. (Microfilm). Land Records. Follow the Land! Indiana had 7 Land Offices: Brookville-Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Crawfordsville, Fort Wayne, Jeffersonville, LaPorte –Winnemac, Vincennes.

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Federal Land Sales in Indiana Adams (formed 1835)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Allen (formed 1824)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Bartholomew (formed 1821)

1808 - 1818 in Cowen, Janet C. Jeffersonville Land Entries 1808 - 1818 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 1) 1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Benton (formed 1840)

1820 - 1830 in Cowen, Janet C. Crawfordsville Indiana Land Entries 1820-1830 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 2) 1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office

Blackford (formed 1838)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Boone (formed 1831)

1820 - 1830 in Cowen, Janet C. Crawfordsville Indiana Land Entries 1820-1830 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 2) 1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Brown (formed 1836)


Carroll (formed 1828)


Cass (formed 1829)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office

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Clark (formed 1801)

1808 - 1818 in Cowen, Janet C. Jeffersonville Land Entries 1808 - 1818 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 1)

Clay (formed 1825)

1820 - 1830 in Cowen, Janet C. Crawfordsville Indiana Land Entries 1820-1830 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 2)

Clinton (formed 1830)


Crawford (formed 1818)


Daviess (formed 1807)

1807-1877 in Waters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries Volume 2, Part 1: Vincennes District 1807-1877 (Genealogy 977.2 W331i 1977 vol. 2 part 1)

Dearborn (formed 1803)

1801-1840 in Waters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries Volume 1: Cincinnati District, 1801-1840 (Genealogy 977.2 W331i 1977 vol. 1)

Decatur (formed 1821)


Dekalb (formed 1835)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Delaware (formed 1827)

1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Dubois (formed 1818) Vincennes? Elkhart (formed 1830)

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1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office 1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office

Fayette (formed 1818)


1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries

Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Floyd (formed 1819)


Fountain (formed 1826)


Franklin (formed 1810)


1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries

Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Fulton (formed 1835)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Gibson (formed 1813)


Grant (formed 1831)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Greene (formed 1821) Vincennes? Hamilton (formed 1823)


Hancock (formed 1827)

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Crawfordsville/Indianapolis? Harrison (formed 1809)


Hendricks (formed 1824)


Henry (formed 1822)


Howard (formed 1844)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Huntington (formed 1832)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Jackson (formed 1815)


Jasper (formed 1835)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Jay (formed 1835)


1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office

Jefferson (formed 1810)


Jennings (formed 1816)


Johnson (formed 1822)

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Knox (formed 1790) 1807-1877 in Waters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries Volume 2, Part 1: Vincennes District 1807-1877 (Genealogy 977.2 W331i 1977 vol. 2 part 1)

Koskiusko (formed 1835)


LaGrange (formed 1832)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Lake (formed 1836)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office La Porte (formed 1832)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Lawrence (formed 1818)



Madison (formed 1823)


Marion (formed 1821)

1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Call Number Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3) Where are the records of or indexes to Indianapolis after 1831? Indiana State Archives has the receipt books, but there are no indexes. Indiana State Archives has an index to the tract books, by town, range, and section.

Marshall (formed 1835) 1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office

Martin (formed 1820)


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Land Records of Indiana (Recorded in the District Land Offices) Martin County, compiled by Mrs. Immogene B. Brown (Genealogy 977.2 B878L, vol. 3). Prepared using the land records (tract books?) from the Vincennes Land District, now found in the Indiana State Archives. Arranged in town and range order. Gives legal land description, number of acres, date, purchaser, and residence of purchaser. Includes a surname index.

Miami (formed 1832)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Monroe (formed 1818)




Montgomery (formed 1822)


Morgan (formed 1821)


Newton (formed 1859)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Noble (formed 1835)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Ohio (formed 1844)


Orange (formed 1816)


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Owen (formed 1818)


Parke (formed 1821)


Perry (formed 1814) Vincennes? Pike (formed 1817)


Porter (formed 1835)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Posey (formed 1814) Vincennes? Pulaski (formed 1835)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Putnam (formed 1821)


Randolph (formed 1818)

1801-1840 in Waters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries Volume 1: Cincinnati District, 1801-1840 (Genealogy 977.2 W331i 1977 vol. 1) 1820-1831 in Mary Bryan Chapter, D. A. R. Indiana Original Land Entries Volume 3: Brookville-Indianapolis 1820-1831 (Genealogy 977.2 I39o vol. 3)

Ripley (formed 1817)


Rush (formed 1821)

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Saint Joseph (formed 1830)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Scott (formed 1820)


Shelby (formed 1822)


Spencer (formed 1818) Vincennes? Starke (formed 1835)

1833-1855 see Indiana State Archives database of LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Steuben (formed 1837)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office Sullivan (formed 1817) Vincennes? Switzerland (formed 1813)



Tippecanoe (formed 1826) Crawfordsville/Indianapolis? Tipton (formed 1844) Crawfordsville/Indianapolis? Union (formed 1821)


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Vanderburg (formed 1818) Vincennes? Vermillion (formed 1824)


Vigo (formed 1818) Vincennes? Wabash (formed 1832)


Warren (formed 1827)


Warrick (formed 1813) Vincennes? Washington (formed 1813)


Wayne (formed 1811)


Wells (formed 1835)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office White (formed 1834)


Whitley (formed1835)

1823-1852 see Indiana State Archives database of Fort Wayne Land Office

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American State Papers. By U.S. Congress. Vol. 1. 1789-1809. Vol. 2. 1809-1815. Vol. 3. 1815-1824. Vol. 4. 1823-1827. Vol. 5. 1827-1829. Vol. 6. 1828-1834. Vol. 7. 1834. Vol. 8. 1835-1837. Vol. 9. Claims, 1870-1823. (Genealogy 929.11 A512as). Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Database for Federal Land Sales: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. States of the Old Northwest, some Southern and Western states, as result of Act of 1820.

Claims in Vincennes District. Locations Entered at Vincennes, Under the Act of Congress the 3rd. of March, 1807. Transcribed by June B. Barekman and Reta Hannah Oakes. (Genealogy p.f. 977.202 V767 no.1). Taken from the American State Papers, this transcript lists the numbers drawn, the name of the claimant, and the location of the claim.

Crawford County Deeds, 1818-1886. Deed Indexes, Grantee and Grantor, 1818-1878. Tract Book, 1804-1853. (Microfilm). Directory Land Record Information in Genealogy Department Indiana State Library, Compiled by Vera Mae (Ginder) Moudy (Genealogy 977.2 M924dL). Arranged by county. Identifies tract books, deed, manuscript collections, surveyors’ books, land entry books, and other materials relating to land, in printed format, and on microfilm. It is especially helpful for non-deed records. Many microfilmed deed books and indexes have been added since the book was compiled in 1981. Early Settlers of Indiana's "Gore", 1803 to 1820 [Dearborn County, Franklin County, Randolph County, Switzerland County, Union County, Wayne County]. (Genealogy 977.2 M636e). Federal Land Series: A Calendar of Archival Materials on the Land Patents Issued by the United States Government, With Subject, Tract, and Name Indexes. 4 vols. By Clifford Neal Smith. Volume 1: 1788-1810; Volume 2: 1799-1835, Federal Bounty- Land Warrants of the American Revolution (Military District of Ohio, plus warrants later exchanged for scrip); Volume 3: 1818-1814; Volume 4, Part I: Grants in the Virginia Military District of Ohio. (Genealogy 16.973 S644f). “Emphasis is place on the land patents--the first transfers of title from governmental (mainly federal) entities to private persons--for land in states other than the thirteen original ones.” Many of the patents were for military service in the Revolution and the War of 1812. Also included are “records of land companies, because speculators, many of them prominent in governmental affairs, played a major role in the first states of the development of federal land distribution…. Patents were rarely recorded in county land records. The reason is simply that the patents antedate the organization of most counties and little attempt was made, upon establishing county land records, to begin these records by registering first ownership of land within the newly formed counties.”

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Fort Wayne Land Office Entries, 1823 – 1852: http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/databases/land/fwintro.html French and British Land Grants in the Post Vincennes (Indiana) District, 1750-1784. By Clifford Neal Smith. McNeal, AZ: Westland Publications, 1996. Description: i, 46 p; 28 cm. ISBN: 0915162644. Selections from The American State Papers, Monograph Number 1. Includes index. From A to B: Migration Research: Birds of a Feather. By Richard A. Enochs. Fort Wayne, IN: Indiana Genealogical Society, 1994 (Genealogy 929 E59f). Indiana. General Land Office Database: http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/databases/land/general_.html Grassroots of America; A Computerized Index to the American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims (1789-1837) with Other Aids to Research. McMullin, Phillip W. (Genealogy 929.11 A512asi 1994; Indiana 336.1 U58pa). Henry County Mortgage Records, 1841-1873. Mortgage Records General Index, 1832-1876. (Microfilm). Howard County Combined Database of Canal Land Entries (Wabash & Erie Canal): http://www.kokomo.lib.in.us/genealogy/canallands.html Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County. By George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong. (Genealogy 16.9772 P397i; Indiana 977.2 P397i). Indiana Land Entries. By Margaret Ruth Waters. Vol. 1. Cincinnati District, 1801-1840. 1948. Vol. 2. Vincennes District, pt. 1, 1807-1877. (Genealogy 977.2 W331i). Indiana Original Land Entries. Vol. 1. Jeffersonville Land Entries, 1808-1818. Vol.. 2. Crawfordsville, Indiana Land Entries, 1820-1830. Vol. 3. Brookville-Indianapolis, 1820-1831. (Genealogy 977.2 I39o).

Indiana State Archives Databases: http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/databases/

Jeffersonville Land Entries 1808-1818. Compiled by Janet C. Cowen. (Genealogy 977.2 I39o, Vol. 1). This is a compilation of the receipt books of the Jeffersonville Land Office, which was established to handle sales of federal lands to individuals. The compilation has a name index, which gives the receipt number. Arrangement of the body of the book is in numerical order of the receipt number. In the receipt list, the name of the purchaser, his place of residence (county or city and state), the description of the property (section, town, range), the amount of land in acres, and the date of the receipt. Prior to 1815, land could be purchased on credit, so there can be several receipts for payments on the same property.

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Kosciusko County Swamp Land Deed Record, 1838-1858. (Microfilm). Land Records of Indiana (Recorded in the District Land Offices). By Mrs. Immogene B. Brown. (Genealogy 977.2 B878L). Vol. 1. Madison County. Vol. 2. Delaware County. Vol. 3. Martin County. Vol. 4. Brown County. Vol. 5. Jackson County. (Genealogy 977.2 B878L). LaPorte-Winamac Land Office Entries, 1833-1855: http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives/databases/land/landindx.html

Some Early Items Concerning Vincennes, Indiana From the Year of 1783 Through 1790. Grants of Land to the Early Settlers, and Donations of Land to the Militiamen. Transcribed by June B. and Ruth Berekman. (Genealogy p.f. 977.202 V767 no. 2). This transcript lists the names of the original heads of household who received 400 acre plots, given as a result of Acts of Congress on August 29, 1788 and March 3, 1791. These donations were due to families resident in Vincennes on or before the year 1783. The number of each tract is given, as is the name of the claimant . The claims of militiamen for 100 acres are listed, as are the reasons for approving or rejecting the claims.

The Vincennes Donation Lands. By Leonard Lux. (Indiana Historical Society Publications Vol. 15, no. 4). (Indiana 977.2 I385i). Shortly after the American Revolution, thousands of acres of public lands were given away in the vicinity of Vincennes, Indiana. These lands became known as the “Donation Lands.” This 70-page publication is devoted to the donation lands. It explains why the donations were made, the process by which they were made, who benefited from the donations, and the economic and social effects the donations had on the surrounding community.

Wayne County Land Entry Patent Deeds, 1805-1838. (Microfilm). Manuscripts: Diaries, Letters, Scrapbooks, Photographs, etc. [Content List ]. George Rogers Clark Bicentennial Celebration Papers, 1978-1979, Descendants of George Rogers Clark, His Family, and the Men who Served with Him During the American Revolution. (Genealogy p.f. 973.34 I uncat., no. 12). Original papers at the Indiana State Museum. The Diary of John M'Coy of Clark County, Indiana. Copy was made from diary in possession of Mrs. Ivan Hesler of Hillsboro, Ill., by Elizabeth Hayward. [Vol. 1.] Jan. 1, 1842-Dec. 31, 1844. [Vol. 2] Jan. 1, 1856-Sept. 3, 1859. (Genealogy 929.2 M1312m, Ask Librarian Shelf). Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States. By United States National Historical Publications and Records Commission. (Manuscripts Reference 16.091 D598d).

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Draper Manuscript Collection. Papers, diaries, notes, transcriptions, correspondence, military papers, muster rolls, maps, land surveys, business records, etc., concerning the history of the Trans-Allegheny West, 1740s to the War of 1812. Includes Indiana. (Microfilm). A Guide to Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library. By Eric Pumroy and Paul Brockman. (Genealogy 16.9772 P9835g; Indiana Reference 16.9772 P9835g). Isaac and Benjamin Beeson Papers. Beeson Family Genealogy. L354. Box 1, Folder 1. Papers, 1816-1819, 1822-1829. L354. Box 1, Folder 2. (Manuscript Section, Indiana). Julia Ainsworth Letter. April 4, 1838. S9. (Manuscript Section, Indiana). Letter written by a woman in Porter County in 1838, detailing the trials of living in northwestern Indiana after years in New England. (Manuscript Section, Indiana). Preliminary Checklist of Archives and Manuscripts in Indiana repositories. Compiled by Donald Eugene Thompson. (Indiana Reference 25.171 T469p). Richard W. Thompson Papers. Diary of Harriet Thompson (Mrs. Richard W.). January-February 1838. L158. (Manuscript Section, Indiana). Maps and Atlases Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Edited by Hon H. Long. Vol. 6: Indiana. (Genealogy 970 A881).

Genealogical Atlas of Indiana. By Charles M. Franklin. (Genealogy 977.2 F831g; Indiana 977.2 F831g).

Indiana Boundaries: Territory, State, and County. By George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong. (Indiana Reference 977.2 P397i; Genealogy 16.9772 P397i; ). Indiana Place Names. By Ronald L. Baker and Marvin Carmony. (Indiana Reference 977.2 B168i; Genealogy 977.2 B168i).

Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses. By William Thorndale and William Dollarhide. Volume 4: Indiana. (Genealogy 912.73 T496ma). Atlas: (Genealogy 91.273 T496map).

Noble County Township Plat Book, 1835-1878. (Microfilm).

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Ohio and Indiana. By Henry Schenck Tanner. c1819. Improved to 1825. Colored Map. 26 1/2 in. X 20 1/2 in. (Indiana 912.772 I25t (1825), Map Room - S).

Official Plat Book of Clark's Grant in Clark County, Indiana. By William Clark. Published 1789-1810. (Genealogy 977.201 C593c). Also: Index. (Genealogy 977.201C593c Index).

Outline Maps of Indiana Boundaries ... . By George Pence. (Indiana Reference 912.772 I385p). Reprinted from Indiana Boundaries, by George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong. (Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 19, 1933.

United States Surveys and Growth of Timber. General Instruction of the Surveyor General to Deputy Surveyors. Indiana in 1836. Blue Print of hand-lettered transcript. Material collected for use of surveyors, including maps of Indiana, 1790-1836. (Indiana 912.772 I90c (1790), Map Room - S).

Marriage Records. Beginning the Year the County was Formed

Affidavits and Consents for Persons Making Application for Marriage Licenses in Washington County, Indiana, 1844 [1843] – 1877. Compiled by Mrs. Clara Marie Burns and Miss Lulie Davis. (Genealogy 977.201 W317af). Clark County, Indiana Abstracts of Wills and Executors' Records, 1801-1833 and Marriage Records, 1807-1824. By Dorothy Lois Riker. (Genealogy 977.201 C592r). Database of Indiana Marriages Through 1850: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html First Marriage Records of Orange County, Indiana, 1816-1826. By N. B. Mavity. (Genealogy p.f. 977.201 063 no. 2). Hancock County, Indiana, Early Marriage Returns, 1828-1847. Compiled by Colleen Alice Ridlen. (Genealogy 977.201 H235r). Marriage Register for Harrison County, Indiana. Part 1: 1809-1817; Part 2: 1817-1832. (Genealogy 977.201 H323h).

Record of Certificates of Marriage Issued in Knox County, Indiana, 1807-1832. (Genealogy 977.201 K74rc). Records of Marriage Licenses in Knox County, Indiana 1807-1820. Vol. 1, 1807-1820; Vol. 2, 1820-1839. (Genealogy 977.201 K74r). Switzerland County Marriages, 1814-1925. (Microfilm).

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Military Service and Pension Records: Unique Personal Information Black Courage, 1775-1783: Documentation of Black Participation in the American Revolution. By Robert Ewell Greene. (Genealogy 973.34 A11gb). A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services… [1840]. Prepared by The Genealogical Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Genealogy 973.34 A11uc 1989). Index to Pension List 1835 and 1840 Census of Pensioners. By Indiana State Library Genealogy Division. (Genealogy 973.34 A11uci). General Index to Compiled Military Service Records of Revolutionary War Soldiers. (Microfilm). Heritage Quest Database Index to Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrants. Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications. (Gen. 973.34 A11n 1966). Index to the War of 1812 Pension Application Files. (Microfilm). Indiana Soldiers, Revolutionary, 1812, Civil Wars. By Indiana DAR. (Genealogy 977.2 I385s). Indiana War of 1812 Soldiers, Militia by Charles M. Franklin. (Genealogy 973.5 I39fr). Muster, Pay and Receipt Rolls of Indiana Territory Volunteers or Militia of the Period of the War of 1812, Deposited in the Office of the U.S. Adjutant General. (Genealogy Q. 973.5 I39u, Ask Librarian Shelf).

The Negro in the Military Service of the U.S., 1639-1886. (Microfilm).

[Pension List of 1818.] By the Secretary of War. (Genealogy 973.34 A11u 1818). Also: Index. (Genealogy 973.34 a11u 1818 index). The Pension List of 1820. Prepared by Secretary of War. (Genealogy 973.34 A11u 1818a). The Pension Lists of 1792-1795, With Other Revolutionary ward Pension Records. (Genealogy 973.34 A11u1792). The Pension Roll of 1835. Prepared by Secretary of War. Vol. 4: Mid-Western States and Index Volume. (Genealogy 973.34 A11u 1992 v. 4). Revolutionary Pensioners of 1818. By Secretary of War. (Genealogy 973.34 A11up).

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Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana, with Supplement. Compiled by Margaret R. Waters. (Genealogy 973.34 I385w 1970). Naturalization Records Abstracts of Some Naturalization Papers Filed in Marion County, Indiana, 1832-1903. Compiled by Jane Eaglesfield Darlington. (Genealogy 977.201 M341dra). An Index to Naturalization Records in Pre-1907 Order Books of Indiana County Courts. (Genealogy 977.2 I3773 2001). Declarations of Intentions of Becoming Citizens, Decatur County, Indiana, 1824-1890. By Maurice Holmes. (Genealogy 977.201 D291hd). Naturalization Applications, 1835-1904 on File in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Compiled by Anne Laurie (Austin) Smith & Douglas Mayer. (Genealogy 977.201 K86sL). Naturalization Records, 1839-1954, Dubois County, Indiana. (Genealogy 977.201 D815n). Shelby County, Indiana, Naturalization Records, 1822-1908. By Maurice Holmes. (Genealogy 977.201 S544hn). Newspapers: Articles, Some Death Notices, Legal Notices, Tax Lists, Vital Records Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate, 1834-1850. Compiled by Margaret R. Waters, Dorothy Riker, and Doris Leistner, in observance of the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. (Genealogy 920 A164; Indiana 920 A164). Adams County, Indiana Newspaper Clippings. Compiled by Peggy Davidson Dick. (Genealogy 977.201 A219n). Genealogy Newspaper Columns of Robert E. Turman: Early Family Histories from Gibson, Harrison, Knox, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Washington, Vanderburgh and Surrounding Counties in Indiana, and Including Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee and Paths of Migration to These General Areas. Edited by Bettie Anne Cummings Cook. (Genealogy 977.2 T941g). American Newspapers 1821-1936, a Union List of Files Available in the United States and Canada. Edited by Winifred Gregory. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1937. (Indiana Reference 16.07 A512; General Q. Z6945 .A53).

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Indexes of Indiana Newspapers at Indiana State Library. (Indiana Reference Desk; Genealogy Reference Desk). Indiana Newspaper Bibliography: Historical Accounts of all Indiana Newspapers Published from 1804 to 1980 and Locational Information for all Available Copies, both Original and Microfilm. By John W. Miller. (Gen. 977.2 M648i; Indiana 16 M648i; Indiana Reference 16 M648i). Locations not up to date.

Indianapolis Newspaper Index, 1848-1888: Database to locate select articles from 1848-1888 from Indianapolis daily newspapers; heavily focused on deaths and marriages. http://199.8.200.90:591/newsindex.html.

[Newspaper Section Looseleaf Holdings Guide.] Compiled by Darrol Pierson, Indiana State Library. (Indiana Reading Room).

Obituaries from Wabash Weekly Gazette, 1848-1856. Compiled by Ronald Woodward. (Genealogy 977.201 W112w). Vincennes Newspaper Index, 1804-1827: Database to locate select articles from 1804-1827 from the Vincennes newspapers: http://199.8.200.90:591/vincennes.html Western Christian Advocate. (Microfilm, Cataloged IND. Microfilm 287.6 W527). Library has: Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 2, 1834) - v. 66, no. 52 (Dec. 26, 1900). Methodist Episcopal Church. * NOTE: See Pre-1850 Indiana Newspaper List at the end of this handout. Periodical Articles. Indexed in PERSI (Periodical Source Index): By Title, State, Region, Subject, Surname, Genealogical and Historical Societies Abstracts of Obituaries in the Western Christian Advocate, 1834-1850. Compiled by Margaret R. Waters, Dorothy Riker, and Doris Leistner, in observance of the Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. (Genealogy 977 A164; Indiana 920 A164).

"Bounty Land Entries in Indiana: Gibson, Daviess, Knox, Lawrence, Martin & Monroe" By Eleanor Glenn Tenbarge. The Tri-State Packet of the Tri-State Genealogical Society. Vol. 23, no. 3, March 2000, p. 16 (Genealogy 929.11 T819). Extracted from Margaret Waters' Indiana Land Entries, Volume 2: Vincennes District 1807-1877.

The Christian Record. (Genealogy 977.2 C555; Indiana 286.6 C555r). Disciples of Christ.

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Genealogical Sources: Reprinted from the Genealogy Section, Indiana Magazine of History. Compiled by Dorothy L. Riker. [before The Hoosier Genealogist] (Genealogy 977.2 R572g).

“Heritage: Maria Creek Baptist Church, Knox County, Indiana.” By Darrell Reedy. Northwest Trail Tracer. Vol. 20, no. 4, p. 11. (Genealogy 977.201 K74no). Reprinted from Reedy’s publication, Threesixteen. Maria Creek Baptist Church organized in 1809.

“Indiana Land Records.” By John D. Beatty. Indiana Genealogist, Vol. 7, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 51-62. (Genealogy 977.2 I388g). Discusses early land grant records, Federal Land Office Records, and deeds. Indiana Source Book. Edited by Willard Heiss. (Genealogy 977.2 I39ind). 9 volumes. Genealogical material from The Hoosier Genealogist, 1961-1994. Also: Index, Indiana Source Books. By the Indiana Historical Society. (Genealogy 977.2 I39ind v.1-3 Index). Index to Vol. 1-3. “LaGrange County, Indiana Will Abstracts, 1842-49.” By Ruth Dorrel. The Hoosier Genealogist. Vol. 32, no. 2, March 1992, pp. 28-33. (Indiana 977.2 H789i; Genealogy 977.2 H789). "Land Evidences at the Indiana State Archives." By Richard A. Enochs. Indiana Genealogist, Vol. 10, no. 4, December 1999, pp. 151-158. (Genealogy 977.2 I388g). Includes bibliography. “List of Children Between 5 and Twenty One years of Age … Johnson County, January 30, 1845.” The Hoosier Genealogist. Vol. 33, no. 1, March 1993, pp. 47-49. (Indiana 977.2 H789i; Genealogy 977.2 H789). “Moore Family Bible.” Submitted by David L. Lottes. The Hoosier Genealogist. Vol. 33, no. 1, March 1993, p. 33. (Indiana 977.2 H789i; Genealogy 977.2 H789). Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Fort Wayne, IN: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987- . (Genealogy 16.929 P441). Available on HeritageQuest Database in 2004. PERSI is the largest subject index to genealogy and local history periodicals in the world, created and maintained by the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “Slave Days in Old Vincennes: Records Uncovered in Court House Basement Showing Forty-Six Slaves held in This Territory.” The Hoosier Genealogist. Vol. 32, no. 1, March 1992, pp. 39-40. (Indiana 977.2 H789i; Genealogy 977.2 H789). “The Vincennes Land Donations.” By Leonard Lux. Indiana Historical Society Publications. Vol. 15, no.4, 1949, pp. 421-497. Also a folded map. (Indiana 977.2 I385i).

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Western Christian Advocate Obituaries and Marriages. Abstracted by Margaret R. Waters and Mabel W. Millikan. (Genealogy 929.11 D238wa 1966). Pioneer and Hereditary Societies: DAR, Society of Indiana Pioneers Indiana Pioneer Stories: A Collection of Historical Articles Printed in the 1918-1959 Year Books of the Society of Indiana Pioneers. (Genealogy 977.2 I385p v. 1). DAR Patriot Index. By Daughters of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 973.346 D2adp 1994). Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor’s Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution [Volumes 1-160]. (Genealogy 973.346 D2aL Index 1972). Lineage Book. By National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 973.346 D2aL). Membership Directory. By Sons of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 973.346 S6amd 1993). Ancestor Listing: pp. 432-565. Pioneer Ancestors of Members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers, 1983-1999. Compiled by Ruth Dorrel. (Genealogy 977.2 D716p). Report of … Annual Conference of the Indiana Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 973.346 D2i2r). Reports. Daughters of the American Revolution. (Genealogy 973.346 D2ar). School Records District School Records, Lawrence County, Indiana, 1835-1851; also, Records of Church of Christ at Port William, Lawrence Co., from 1864. (Genealogy 977.201 L419). Genealogy and the 3 R’s: Using Indiana School Records. By Ronald L. Darrah. (Genealogy 977.2 D225g).

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Tax Lists: If someone owned land in more than one county, the person is taxed in the county of residence. Use Tax Lists to identify a Township, which is helpful when using Land Records Franklin County, Indiana, Tax Lists. By Mrs. Estalla (Armstrong) O’Bryne. (Genealogy 977.201 F831o). [Vol. 1] 1812-1849; [Vol. 2] 1813-1831; [Vol. 3] 1834-1843. Indiana Tax Lists. Compiled by Jane Eaglesfield Darlington. (Genealogy 977.2 D221i). Vol. 1: Bartholomew County, 1843. Dearborn County, 1842 Delinquent . Fayette County, 1842. Greene County, 1843 Delinquent. Harrison County, 1844. Marshall County, 1843 (with Starke County). Morgan County, 1840. Noble County, 1847 Delinquent. Perry Co., 1835, Delinquent 1824-1826, 1828-1829, 1832, 1836-1837, 1840-1843, 1845. Scott County, 1839. Vol. 2: Posey County, 1842. Putnam County, 1845. Spencer County, 1846. Tippecanoe County, 1848. Switzerland County, 1843 Delinquent. Vigo County, 1828, Delinquent 1824-1827. Whitley County, 1841. Miscellaneous Births, Deaths & Tax Lists. (Genealogy 977.2 M678b). Records from Knox, Daviess, Martin, Grant, Cass, Harrison and Floyd counties and South Whitley. Perry County, Indiana, Assessors Book, 1835. Transcribed by Jane Eaglesfield Darlington. (Genealogy 977.201 P465dar). Perry County, Indiana, Delinquent Tax Lists for 1824, 1825, 1826, 1828, 1829, 1832, 1836, 1837, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, and 1845; Hands for Road District No. 70, 1846. Abstracted by Jane Eaglesfield Darlington. (Genealogy 977.201 P465da). Shelby County, Indiana Tax Lists, 1840. (Genealogy Q. 977.201 S544si).

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Territorial Records: See Also the Indiana State Archives Census of Indiana Territory for 1807. (Genealogy 977.2 C396). Executive Journal of Indiana Territory, 1800-1816. (Indiana Historical Society. Publications. Vol. 3, no. 3). Edited by William Wesley Woollen, Daniel Wait Howe, and Jacob Piatt Dunn. (Genealogy 977.2 I39i 1985; 1900 ed.: Indiana Reference 977.2 I385e; UMI Microfiche LH 8213). Includes a Name Index. Executive Proceedings of the State of Indiana, 1816-1836. (Indiana Historical Collections Vol. 29). Edited by Dorothy Riker. (Indiana 353 R572e). Includes a Name Index. Lists Appointed County Officials such as Militia, Justices of the Peace, Coroners, Sheriffs, Notary Publics, Clerks, and People who had Sentences Commuted by the Governor. Indiana Territorial Pioneer Records, 1801-1820. Compiled by Charles M. Franklin. (Genealogy 977.2 F831i).

Voters in Indiana Territory, 1809; Taken from Issues of The Hoosier Genealogist. (Genealogy 977.2 V971).

Utopian Communities: Harmonists/Rappites in New Harmony, Posey County Diary of William Owen from November 10, 1824 to April 20, 1825. (Indiana 335.97 O978d 1973). The Free Enquirer, or The New-Harmony and Nashoba Gazette. (Newspaper Microfilm). Library has: v. 1-3 Oct. 1, 1825-Oct. 22, 1828; 2d ser., v. 1-5 Oct. 29, 1828-Oct. 19, 1833; 3d ser., v. 1-2 Oct. 27, 1833-June 28, 1835. George Rapp's Disciples, Pioneers and Heirs: A Register of the Harmonists in America. Compiled by Karl John Richard Arndt; Edited by Donald E. Pitzer and Leigh Ann Chamness. (Genealogy 929.102 H288ar). George Rapp's Harmony Society, 1785-1847. By Karl J. R. Arndt. (Genealogy 929.102 H288a; Indiana 335.97 A747g 1972). George Rapp's Successors and Material Heirs, 1847-1916. By Karl John Richard Arndt. (Indiana 335.97 A747ga). The New Harmony Movement. By George Browning Lockwood. (Indiana 335.97 L8172 1971).

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Voting Lists 1820 Voters List, Washington County, Indiana. Transcribed by Claude E. Cook and Violet W. Cook. (Genealogy 977.201 W317ei). Indiana Enumeration of the White Male Inhabitants Above the Age of Twenty-One Years, 1820. Schedules herein: Crawford, Gibson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Knox, Monroe, Orange, Perry, Posey, Ripley, Vanderburg, Washington & Wayne. (Genealogy F. 977.2 I388e). Washington County, Indiana, Poll Lists, 1844-73. Copied by Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Cook. (Genealogy 977.201 W317wp). Wills and Probate Records Abstracts of Probate Records Monroe County, Indiana, 1818-1873 [i.e. 1872]. Compiled by Ronald Burkhart and Kay Harrell. (Genealogy 977.201 M753ab). Clark County, Indiana Abstracts of Wills and Executors' Records, 1801-1833, and Marriage Records, 1807-1824. By Dorothy Lois Riker. (Genealogy 977.201 C592r). Crawford County Wills, 1818-1946. (Microfilm). Elkhart County Index to Minor Heirs, ca. 1833-1930. (Microfilm). Fulton County General Index of Estates, 1837-1986. (Microfilm). Hancock County, Indiana, Court Records: Will Indexes, 1828-1950; Probate Indexes, 1828-1948; Births - Court Recorded, 1867-191. By Sue Baker. (Genealogy 977.201 H235ba). Index of Significant Names Before 1850. Compiled by Roger A. Peterson. (Genealogy 977.201 O97in). Subject Headings: Probate records--Indiana--Owen County Indexes. Index to Estates from the Probate Records St. Joseph Co., Indiana, 1830-1849: Index to All Names Listed in These Records. Abstracted by the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. (Genealogy 977.201 S143in). Index to Indiana Wills. By Charles M. Franklin. Phase 1. Through 1850. Phase II. 1850 through 1880. (Genealogy 977.2 F831in ). An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Owen County, Indiana, 1819-1871. Prepared by Roger A. Peterson. (Genealogy 977.201 O97pe).

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Vermillion County Will Records, 1829-1929. (Microfilm). Will Records of Allen County, Indiana, 1831 to 1869. By Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. (Microfiche LH7230). Wills of Carroll County, Indiana, 1830-1897. By D.A.R., Charles Carroll Chapter, Delphi, Indiana. (Genealogy 977.201 C319dw). *Note that the above list of sources is just a sample of the vast collection of materials available for Family Historians at the Indiana State Library. WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE SOURCES? Indiana State Library, of Course! Genealogy Division. 1st Floor. Genealogy Books, Periodicals, CD-ROMs, and

Databases, Genealogy Reference Desk. Indiana Division. 2nd Floor. County Histories, Indiana Histories, Manuscripts. Microfilm/Microfiche. 2nd Floor. Indiana Newspapers, County Records, City

Directories, Census Microfilm. History Reference Room. 2nd Floor. Military Histories, Historical Biographies,

Historical Periodical Indexes (America, History and Life; Historical Abstracts). HOW DO YOU FIND THESE SOURCES? Indiana State Library’s homepage: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us. Click on “What We Have” and then Click on “Genealogy Collection,” “Databases,” “Microforms,” etc. Indiana State Library’s Online Catalog. 1976 and later. From the Indiana State Library’s homepage: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us. Click on “Catalog.” Card Catalogs. Genealogy Card Catalog, Pre-1976; by Subject (County; Surname). Also, special Genealogy card catalogs (Indiana DAR Bible Records; Heraldry File). (Genealogy, 1st Floor). Also, Indiana Biography Index. Card File which indexes select books and periodicals published before1990, with information about people with strong connections to Indiana. Over 200,000 entries. (Great Hall, 2nd Floor). Partially online. Pamphlet File. Unique and uncataloged items, often a few pages in length. Includes cemetery listings, compiled genealogies. Designed “p.f.” or “pam” before the Call Number in Genealogy Card Catalog. In the Indiana State Library.

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Databases. “AncestryPlus and “Heritage Quest Online.” In the Indiana State Library. Brochures and Handouts. Includes: “Beginning Your Genealogical Research,” African American Sources in the Genealogy Division,” and Native American Sources in the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division.” In the Indiana State Library. Genealogy Reference Desk. Staffed by a Reference Librarian every hour the Library is open. Ask us questions! We are here to help you! INDIANA STATE ARCHIVES: Indiana State Archives 6440 East 30th Street Indianapolis, IN 46219 Telephone: (317) 591-5222 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.in.gov/icpr/archives Frequently Accessed Records: Civil War Military service records Aerial Photographs State hospitals Correctional facilities State schools and homes Naturalizations Land sale and survey records Sate Agencies General Assembly Governors’ papers Supreme and appellate Courts County Records Hoosier Homestead Awards Incorporations State Fair Databases:

• Ft. Wayne Database • General Land Office Database • Gov. Oliver P. Morton Telegraph Books

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• Hoosier Homestead Awards Database • Index to Life Prisoner's Statements • Indian Lands Database • Indiana Soldier's and Sailor's Children'sHome • Indianapolis Donation Database • Indianapolis-Marion County Employees • Laporte-Winamac Database • Naturalization Records Databases • Posey County Circuit Court Records Database • Registry of Negroes and Mulattos, 1853-54, Vigo County, Indiana • Retention Schedule Database

SAMPLE QUESTION: “My ancestors were Samuel Chandler and Martha Weaver who were married in Orange County, IN on April 12, 1838. I need to know if either Samuel Chandler or Martha Weaver listed who their parents were….” MAP OUT WHAT YOU KNOW: SAMUEL CHANDLER -------------------------------------------------- MARTHA WEAVER

MARRIED APRIL 12, 1838 ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA

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STRATEGIES: 1. Indiana Genealogy Book: Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library. By

Carolynne L. Wendel Miller. (Genealogy 16.9772 M647i; Updated copy at Genealogy Reference Desk). Orange County: Formed 1816 from Knox, Gibson, Washington. County Seat – Paoli. Specific sources were listed under the categories: Births, Deaths, Deeds, Marriages, Probates, Wills, Cemetery, Church, Miscellaneous (DAR Genealogical Records, Naturalizations, Land Records).

2. Marriage Records: Indiana State Library’s Database of Indiana Marriages Through 1850:

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html Verified that Samuel Chandler married Martha Weaver on April 12, 1838. WPA Index to Orange County Marriage Records, 1826-1902. (Genealogy 977.201 O63u v. 4-5). This index did not list either Samuel or Martha. Orange County Marriages, 1816-1902. (Microfilm). Original marriage record of Samuel Chandler and Martha Weaver, April 12, 1838. * Note that early Indiana marriage records did not have parents’ names on them. Check to see who performed the marriage ceremony. If the person who performed the marriage was a minister or other religious figure rather than a justice of the peace, you may be able to find a church or temple record, which may have more information than the civil record.

3. Census Records: Blank Census Forms, 1790-1930, may be found at: http://www.ancestry.com/save/charts/census.htm AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1880 Federal Census of Indiana.

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LDS Family Search Every-Name Database Index to the 1880 Federal Census of Indiana: www.familysearch.org. Samuel Chandler, age 82 (born ca. 1798), born in North Carolina, father and mother born in Virginia, living in Owen County, Spencer Township, p. 300D. Same man? LDS FamilySearch CD-Rom index to the 1880 U.S. Census of Indiana. Generations Archives CD-ROM Index to the 1870 Federal Census of Indiana. Heritage Quest Database Index to the 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Indiana. No Samuel or Martha in Orange County. David Chandler, age 28, (born ca. 1852), born in Indiana, living in Orange County, Paoli Township, p. 30. Related? Indiana 1870 Census Index. (Genealogy 977.2 I385e).

Family Tree Maker CD-Rom #204: Every-Name Index to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Indiana.

Heritage Quest Database Index to the 1860 U.S. Federal Census of Indiana. Yes. Samuel Chandler, age 66 (born ca. 1794), born in North Carolina, his wife Martha, age 57 (born ca. 1803), born in North Carolina, with Nancy, age 37 (born ca. 1823), born in North Carolina, Martha, age 17 (born ca. 1843), Izzy? A., age 16, ??? female, age 14, Mary A., age 8, Samuel A., age 4, and Mariah M. A. age 8 months, all born in Indiana, living in Orange County, Paoli Township, p. 750. Same man. AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1850 Federal Census of Indiana. Nothing.

Indiana 1850 Census Index. (Genealogy 977.2 J137ind). Nothing.

AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1840 Federal Census of Indiana. No Chandlers or Weavers in Orange County, although yes in other counties. AncestryPlus Database Index to the 1830 Federal Census of Indiana. No Chandlers or Weavers in Orange County, although yes in other counties.

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Index 1830 Federal Population Census of Indiana. (Genealogy 977.2 J13in). No Chandlers or Weavers in Orange County, although yes in other counties.

Heritage Quest Database Index to the 1820 Federal Census of Indiana. Michael Weaver in Orange County, Southeast, p. 189. Martha Weaver would have been approximately 17 in 1820. Michael Weaver lists one female, age 17-26 in his household. Martha’s father?

Census of Indiana Territory for 1807. (Genealogy 977.2 C396). No Chandlers or Weavers in Orange County, although yes in other counties.

4. County and Local Histories: County Histories for Orange County, Indiana. County Histories often list local

ministers and churches, and you could use this information to try to locate a baptismal record. It is likely that they were baptized in the same church, or by the same minister, that married their parents. Orange County, Indiana History, Families: 175th Anniversary, 1816-1991. (Indiana 977.201 O63oc). pp. 191-192: “Elmer Weaver, son of John Weaver and Mary Jane Bledsoe Weaver, was born Jan. 20, 1889 in Orange County, IN.” Related? p. 192: “Wiley Weaver, son of Joshua weaver, was born April 1, 1815 in North Carolina. Wiley and Thomas Tyree and his children came to Indiana about 1833, settling in Marion Township, Lawrence County, IN…. moved to Orange County about 1860, where he bought and sold several tracts of land.” Related? History of Orange County, Indiana. (Indiana 977.201 O63 1965). p. 457: “On the 10th of August, 1833, Daniel Weaver and Peter Lindley, colored men, residents of the county, became involved in a fight during which the former stabbed the latter in the back between the shoulder blades with a knife to the depth of four inches, causing this death…. Weaver was found guilty of manslaughter, his punishment being three years in the penitentiary and a fine of $5 and costs.” Related?

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History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties Indiana; From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, etc. (Indiana 977.201 L419hi; Microfilm REEL 39 NO. 141 IND. CO. HIST.). Reprinted as History of Orange County, Indiana. (Indiana 977.201 O63 1965). Historical Souvenir Program: Our First 100 Years, “French Lick on the Wings of Time1857-1957. By French Lick Centennial Corporation. (Indiana Pamphlet 977.201 063 no. 3). Not indexed. Historical Notes of Orange County. Prepared by Teachers of Orange County. (Indiana 977.201 O63h). Not indexed. Orange County Heritage. By Arthur Lingle Dillard. (Indiana 977.201 O63d). Includes biographical sketches, marriage records (1813-1838), and record of wills (1816-1852). p. 231: William Chandler. Abstract of Will – April 23, 1837 – Probated May 8, 1837. Related? Orange County, Indiana: Index of Names of Persons and of Firms. Compiled by Maurice Holmes, Paula Corpuz, Dorothy Riker. (Indiana 977.201 O63z). Index to various county histories. p. 14: Several Chandlers on p. 231 of Orange County Heritage. By Arthur Lingle Dillard. (Indiana 977.201 O63d). Related? p. 96: Daniel Weaver on p. 457 of History of Orange County, Indiana. (Indiana 977.201 O63 1965). Related? 5. Wills and Probate Records: Orange County Wills, 1816-1943. Most indexed. (Microfilm). William Chandler, Will, April 23, 1837, Probated May 8, 1837. Related? Orange County Probates, 1817-1842, 1847-1874. Indexed. (Microfilm). Checked 1859-1874. No Chandlers.

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6. Land Records: Orange County Deed Indexes, 1816-1902. (Microfilm). William Chandler selling land to John Moore, February 22, 1836, Book E, p. 432. Related? Samuel Chandler selling land to David Lindley, March 21, 1841, Book H, p. 219. Orange County Deeds, 1816-1886. (Microfilm). Book E, p. 432: William Chandler selling land to John Moore, February 22, 1836. Related? Book H, pp. 219-220: Samuel Chandler selling land to David Lindley, March 21, 1841. 7. Cemetery Records and Tombstone Inscriptions: Genealogical Records of Orange County, Indiana. By Daughters of the American Revolution. Lost River Chapter. (Genealogy 977.201 O63d). Neither Samuel nor Martha listed here. Orange County Cemeteries. Copied by the Stalker School Little Hoosiers and Members of the Bedford North Lawrence History Hunters. (Genealogy 977.201 O63o). Neither Samuel nor Martha listed here.

RESULTS:

SAMUEL CHANDLER -------------------------------------------------- MARTHA WEAVER

MARRIED APRIL 12, 1838 ORANGE COUNTY, INDIANA

BORN ~ 1794 BORN ~ 1803 NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA MARRIAGE IN 1838: MARRIAGE IN 1838:

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AGE: 44 AGE: 35 1ST MARRIAGE? 1ST MARRIAGE? 1860: SAMUEL CHANDLER 1860: MARTHA CHANDLER AGE: 66 AGE: 57 ORANGE COUNTY, IND. ORANGE COUNTY, IND. 1880: SAMUEL CHANDLER? AGE: 82? MOTHER AND FATHER BORN IN VIRGINIA? SAMUEL CHANDLER SOLD LAND IN ORANGE COUNTY IN 1841. MUST HAVE BOUGHT THAT LAND PRIOR TO 1841. ANY RELATION TO: WILLIAM CHANDLER, AND HIS WIFE MARY CHANDLER? DAVID CHANDER? MICHAEL WEAVER? ELMER WEAVER, SON OF JOHN WEAVER AND MARY JANE

BLEDSOE? WILEY WEAVER, SON OF JOSHUA WEAVER. DANIEL WEAVER? NEXT STEPS IN THIS RESEARCH:

1. Newspapers: Samuel and Martha probably died sometime after the census was taken in 1860. In the 1860 U.S. Census, they were living in Orange County, Paoli Township. The major Paoli newspapers were: True American, 1839-1846. American Eagle, 1848-1874. Paoli Weekly News, 1873- 1893. Paoli News, 1893 - present. Paoli Republican, 1879 - present.

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2. Church or Temple Records and Histories: Were Samuel and Martha Quakers? Many Quakers from North Carolina settled in Orange County. Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. Edited by Willard Heiss. (Genealogy 929.102 F911h v. 7). Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. By William Wade Hinshaw. 6 v. v. 1. North Carolina. v. 2. Philadelphia. v. 3. New York City and Long Island. v. 4-5. Ohio. v. 6. Virginia. (Genealogy 929.102 F911h). Also: Index. (Genealogy 929.102 F911h index). Guide to Research in Quaker Records in the Midwest. By Willard C. Heiss. (Indiana 289.6 no. 115). Index to Quaker Meeting Records. By William Wade Hinshaw. (Microfilm).

A List of All the Friends Meetings that Exist or Ever Have Existed in Indiana, 1807-1955. By Willard C. Heiss. (Indiana 289.6 H473; Microfiche LH12221).

Our Quaker Ancestors: Finding Them in Quaker Records. By Ellen T. Berry. (Genealogy 929.102 F911be ).

Quaker Genealogies: A Selected List of Books. By Willard C. Heiss. (Genealogy 16.929102 H473qu). 3. Local Genealogy Society, Historical Society, and Public Library: Orange County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 344 Paoli, IN 47454 Orange County Historian 311 West Main Street Paoli, IN 47452 Wilma Davis Paoli Public Library 10 East Court

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Paoli, IN 47452 (812) 723-3841 Carol Vance, Librarian Etc., etc., etc…. New clues, new questions, the possibilities are endless! That is the fun of genealogy!

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BOOKS FOR FURTHER READING: Indiana Genealogy: Finding Indiana Ancestors. 4th edition. Revised and edited by M. Teresa Baer and Kathleen M. Breen. Indianapolis, Ind.: Indiana Historical Society, 2000. ISBN: 087195057X. The Genealogist's Address Book. By Elizabeth Petty Bentley. (Genealogy 929.11 G326a). Indiana Genealogical Research. By George K. Schweitzer. (Genealogy 977.2 S413i). Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library. By Carolynne L. Wendel Miller. (Genealogy 16.9772 M647i; Indiana 16.9772 M647i; Updated copy at Genealogy Reference Desk).

Pre-1882 Indiana Births from Secondary Sources. Compiled by Dawne Slater-Putt. (Genealogy 977.2 S631p).

Research in Indiana. By John D. Beatty (Genealogy 977.2 B369r). Who's Your Hoosier Ancestor? Genealogy for Beginners. By Mona Robinson. (Genealogy 929 R663w). Indiana History: The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Edited by David J. Bodenhamer and Robert G. Barrows. (Indiana 977.201 M341Ien).

The Hoosier State: Readings in Indiana History. Edited by Ralph D. Gray. Vol. 1. Indian Prehistory to 1880. Chapter IV: “Life on the Indiana Frontier,” pp. 149-242. (Indiana Reference 977.2 H789st).

Indiana as Seen by Early Travelers: A Collection of Reprints from Books of Travel, Letters and Diaries Prior to 1830. By Indiana Historical Commission. (Indiana Historical Collections, Vol. 3, 1916). (Indiana Reference 917.72 L746i).

“Indiana Archives: Indiana before Statehood.” Indiana Magazine of History. Vol. 99, No. 3, (September 2003), pp. 263-279. (Indiana Reference 977.2 I385q).

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Indiana, 1816-1850: The Pioneer Era. By Donald F. Carmony. Indiana Historical Bureau & Indiana Historical Society. (Indiana 977.2 C287in). Indiana to 1816; The Colonial Period. By John D. Barnhart. (Indiana 977.2 I385hi v.1). The Indiana Way: A State History. By James H. Madison. (Indiana 977.2 M182in).

New Purchase Or, Seven and a Half Years in the Far West. By Baynard Rush Hall. (Indiana Author’s Room 813 H174n 1916). Fiction.

The Old Northwest Pioneer Period, 1815-1840. By Roscoe Carlyle Buley. Indiana Historical Society. (Indiana 977 B933o). Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience. Edited by Robert M. Taylor, Jr. and Connie A. McBirney. (Indiana 305.8 P419i). General Genealogy:

Ethnic Genealogy: A Research Guide. Edited by Jessie Carney Smith. Foreword by Alex Haley. (Genealogy 929 E84e).

The Genealogist's Handbook: Modern Methods for Researching Family Fistory. By Raymond S. Wright. (Genealogy 929 W953g). The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America. By George B. Everton. (Genealogy 929 E93h10).

In Search of Your European Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in Every Country in Europe. By Angus Baxter. (Genealogy 929 B355in 2001).

Land & Property Research in the United States. By E. Wade Hone. (Genealogy 929.11 H772L). Migration, Emigration, Immigration: Principally to the United States and in the United States. By Olga Katzin Miller. (Genealogy 16.929 M649m). Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records. Edited by Kory L. Meyerink. (Genealogy 16.929 P957s). The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy. By Val D. Greenwood. (Genealogy 929 G816r 2000).

Searching for Your Ancestors: The How and Why of Genealogy. By Gilbert Harry Doane. (Genealogy 929 D631s 1980).

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Shaking Your Family Tree: A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy. By Ralph J. Crandall. (Genealogy 929 C891sh).

The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. (Genealogy 929 S7248 1997). Unpuzzling your Past: A Basic Guide to Genealogy. By Emily Anne Croom. (Genealogy 929 C948u 1995). Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Nashville : Abingdon Press, c1973- present (General Reference BR513 .Y4). Annual.