Indiana

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See also these surnames: Byrum, Gillam, Harris, Jarboe, Overmyer, Randolph.

"History of the 37th Regiment of Indiana Infantry Volunteers." George H. Puntenney; Jacksonian Book Dept; 1896. A 210 page account of the action seen by the 37th IN Reg. Vol. during the Civil War with a roster. TDF

"An Index to Records of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home in the Indiana State Archives." Edited by Ruth Dorrel and compiled by Paula Corpuz, Ruth Dorrel and Dale Drake, Morgan County History and Genealogy Association Volunteers. Staff of the Indiana State Archives, Indiana Historical Society, 1999. The Home was founded in 1865 to care for orphaned and destitute children of Civil War Union Army veterans. This mission was later expanded to include children of Indiana veterans who served in any war. C37

"Indiana Source Books 1,2 & 3." Indiana Historical Society 1977, 1979 & 1982. Genealogical Material from The Hoosier Genealogist 1961-1966. DO1

"Indiana Source Book Five & Index, Material from 'The Hoosier Genealogist,' 1982-1984." Compiled by Rebah M. Fraustein, Indiana Historical Society, 1990. C37

"Indiana Source Book Six & Index, Material from 'The Hoosier Genealogist,' 1985-1988." Compiled by Ruth Dorrell, Indiana Historical Society, 1992. C37

"More Marylanders to Ohio and Indiana; Migrations Prior to 1835." Henry C. Peden, Jr., Colonial Roots, 2006. KC4

"Report of the Adhutant General of the State of Indiana." AGO; State of Indiana, State Printer, 1865. Complete rosters of the 17th, 37th and 83rd Indiana Vol. Reg's and other units from Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley & Switzerland Counties, IN. TDF

"The Social Register of Indiana." The Social Register of Indiana, Inc., 1927. Social Directory of prominent citizens of the state of Indiana in the year 1927. Includes information about membership in various social organizations. CC

"Stationary Engineers Directory of Indianapolis and Vicinity." F. S. Partie. Published by Stationary Engineers Gazetteer Association, 1901. The primary focus of this book is Marion County, but entries are included for the counties of Bartholomew, Delaware, Hancock, Grant, Johnson, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby, and Wabash. Directory of Stationary Engineers in Indianapolis and Vicinity. It would appear that a Stationary Engineer is an engineer in charge of steam and other mechanical equipment that is not a part of the railroad, including fire department engineers. This directory covers Indianapolis, Anderson, Columbus, Crawfordsville, Daleville, Edenburg (Edinburgh?), Fordville (Fortville?), Frankton, Juliett (?), Marion, Muncie, Shelbyville, Wabash, and Yorktown. Most entries for Indianapolis, Anderson, and Muncie show the person's name, address, employer, and employer's address. Most other entries just have name, city, and employer. A classified section of relevant businesses is also included. CC

Allen Co.

"Polk's Fort Wayne City Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1992. City directory for Fort Wayne. CC

Benton Co.

"Indiana Book: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical." 1883 F.A. Battery and Co., Publishers Provides history of counties named. Also has biographical sketches of prominent individuals from each county. A8

"Memories of Union Township, Benton County, Indiana." George Mitten, (Fowler, Indiana: The Benton Review Shop, 1931). Contains biographies and photos of many Union Township pioneers. While there is a general index, there is not an every-name index. AL

Brown Co.

See under Hamblen surname.

Cass Co.

"History of Cass County IN." Helm, Brandt and Fuller, 1970 Reprint of 1886 Extensive County History - Not indexed for Surnames. MH3

"History of Cass County Indiana Vol 2." Powell, Lewish Publishing, 1913. Not indexed for Surnames. MH3

Clark Co.

"Baird's History of Clark County, Indiana." published 1909, a thoroughly and generally comprehensive biographical discourse on the citizens of this county at the turn of the century and their predecessors. [This book is now freely available from the Internet Archive: Volume 1 and Volume 2.]

"Polk's New Albany/Jeffersonville Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for New Albany & Jeffersonvillle, including Clarksville, Charlestown, Sellersburg, Floyd County Rural Routes, and Clark County Rural Routes. CC

Clinton Co.

"Frankfort City Directory." Published by R. L. Polk & Co., 1975. Directory of residences and businesses in Frankfort, Indiana and surrounding areas in Clinton County for 1975. CC

Daviess Co.

"Daviess County, Indiana History." L. Rex Myers, Turner Publishing, 1988. Family histories as well as a detailed history of the County. WMH

"History of Daviess County Indiana." A.O. Fulkerson, Heritage Books 1915. These two books cover many names and information about Daviess County. Originally published in 1915. Just republished in 2001. PC6

DeKalb Co.

"So Grows A City." Official Publication of the Greater Garrett Centennial Corp., 1975. Historical review of Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana and its citizens. Has extensive lists of organizations and activities in this town,and photos. Garrett was a railroad town, serving the B&O railroad for their link to Chicago. BB7

Delaware Co.

"Our County by townships, entry of public lands, reminiscences of pioneer life, etc with original poems by John Ellis." Neely Print Co., 1899. This book is not indexed (I plan to make an index of my own soon, though). In order for me to find your ancestor, I would need to know which township in Delaware Co, they resided. This book lists all parcels of land, who bought them and for how much. If the land was later sold to someone else before publication of this book, that name is listed as well. There are old plat maps of each township with many pioneer stories about how the towns were formed and the men that did it. In each chapter is an original poem about each township. The land mass is described i.e. hilly, farmland, flat, etc., with the names and dates of each pioneer family and how they came to settle in Delaware Co, IN. Very interesting for historical value and understanding what our ancestors had to go through to settle on their land. N6

Dubois Co.

"Dubois County, Indiana Wills." Index to Will Record A-6: November 1840 to May 7, 1924. Lillian Doane. Index entries show name, book and page number: no date of death. This look-up will tell you if the county has a will record and the range of years it falls within. The book and page number can then be used in your request to the county for a copy of the record they have. TSW

"Polk's Jasper Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for Jasper, including rural residents. CC

Elkhart Co.

"Polk's Elkhart Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for Elkhart, including part of Dunlap. CC

"Polk's Goshen Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for Goshen. CC

Fayette Co.

"Polk's Connersville Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993/1994. City directory for Connersville, including rural residents. CC

Floyd Co.

Fountain Co.

"Fountain County, Indiana Early Marriages" 1826-1840. Colleen Alice Ridlen, no copyright or pub.-paperback, records from court house. These are early marriage records for Fountain Co, In. from 1826-1840.I can search by either grooms or brides names. BR

Gibson Co.

"1850 Federal Census, Gibson County, Indiana." Terry L. Nolcox, 1991. Complete transcription of 1850 Census for Gibson County, Indiana, indexed for surnames. P9

Grant Co.

"Polk's Marion City Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1961. City Directory for the City of Marion. Also includes Fairmount, Gas City, and Jonesboro. CC

"Polk's Marion Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1992. City directory for Marion, including Gas City, Jonesboro, & Upland. CC

"Polk's Marion Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for Marion, including Gas City, Jonesboro, & Upland. CC

Hamilton Co.

"R. L. Polk & Co's Hamilton County Directory." Published by R. L. Polk & Co., 2000. Directory for Hamilton County, Indiana. CC

Harrison Co.

"Cedar Hill Cemetery." Harrison County Historical Society. Listing of burials in Cedar Hill Cemetery with birth and death dates. JC9

Howard Co.

See Cass Co..

Huntington Co.

"1879 Atlas of Huntington County, Indiana." Kingman Brothers Publishers, 1879. Includes names of county pioneers and property locations of larger landholders. LEE

"Huntington Co. Indiana Histories 1887." Huntington Co. Historial Society June 1887. History of the County and its people. DO1

"Huntington Co. Indiana Histories 1834-1993." Huntington Co. Historial Society, 1993. History of the County and its people. DO1

"Polk's Huntington Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for Huntington. CC

Jasper Co.

"Funeral Home Records Jasper Co. IN." Funeral Home Records of Rensselaer and Surrounding Areas Nov 1917-15. May 1990. Compiled by Joyce I. (Dunn) Lane, published by Selby Publishing 1994. Information from obituaries, and records of Jackson Funeral Home and Steinke Funeral Home, both of Rensselaer, Jasper Co., IN. Includes Name, date of birth, place of birth if known, sometimes Marriage, date of death,place of death, parents (if known), siblings (if known), children (if known), and place of burial.Does NOT include cause of death or exact address. LM11

"1989-1994 Supplement to Jasper County Funeral Home Records." Joyce I. Lane, Selby Publishing 1996. LM11

"Jasper County, Indiana Supplement to Funeral Home Records of Rensselaer and Surrounding Areas 1994-1998." Joyce I. Lane, Selby Publishing, 1999. LM11

"Jasper County, Indiana Cemetery Records thru 1945." Compiled by Margaret B. Paulus, Published by Selby Publishing 1994. A listing of tombstones found in a 1945. Compilation of all known cemeteries in Jasper County, IN. Some tombstone inscriptions, mostly just names and dates. Also there are maps for all known cemeteries in this book. From the first known burial (1819) thru early 1945. LM11

"Jasper County Indiana Deaths 1882-1920." Indiana WPA, reprint by Selby Publishing, 1994. LM11

"Jasper County Indiana Marriage Records 1865-1920." Indiana WPA, reprinted by Selby Publishing, 1994. LM11

"Weston Cemetery Records." Joyce I. Lane, Selby Publishing, 1996. Alphabetical listing of persons buried at Weston Cemetery, Jasper County, Indiana. LM11

Jefferson Co.

"Polk's Madison Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for Madison. CC

Johnson Co.

"Making A Neighborhood." David D. Banta, Republican Print, 1887. History of the Shiloh Presbyterian Church, formed near Union Township in Johnson Co., Indiana. Mostly narrative about when families moved into and out of the neighborhood, but also includes church membership and baptism rosters. Most of the information is from the time period between 1825 and 1870, but there is some information earlier and the baptism records go clear up to 1887. This book has been transcribed and indexed by Doni Wright. The complete transcription is available on the internet at http://www.twsgraphics.com/genealogy/mkgnbhd1.htm. [Editor's note: a copy of the original book is also available on Google Books]. DW4

LaGrange Co.

"Cemeteries of Lagrange County, Indiana 1832-1982." Prepared by Robert & Leonore Current, Published by Lagrange County Historical Society, 1984. Listing of marked graves in all cemeteries in Lagrange County, Indiana. Cemetery name, location, and birth/death dates are generally available on most listings. Some of the markers have a little more detailed information such as son of or daughter of. RM5

Lake Co.

"Counties of Porter and Lake Indiana." Published by F.A. Battery & Co. of Chicago, 1882. Describes early township and county formation and lists many firsts such as doctors, lawyers, and other professions and businesses. the families profiled are rarely Indiana natives, but most often first families to migrate into these counties from other eastern states and foreign countries. Usually the parents of the subject in a individual biograpy are identified including maiden names and places of birth. There are 800 pages with thousands of names and hundreds of individual biographies. JM5

La Porte Co.

"History of La Porte County, Indiana." Author - Jasper Packard. Date - 1876. This book has an index of names of prominent people of La Porte, Indiana prior to 1876. Some biographical sketches. AMH

"Polk's La Porte Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for La Porte, including La Porte County taxpayers. CC

"Polk's Michigan City Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for Michgian City, including La Porte County taxpayers. CC

Madison Co.

"Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Ind." John L. Forkner and Byron H. Dyson, Wilson , Humphries & Co., 1897. From the author: "A detailed history of the early events of the pioneer settlement of the county, and many of the happenings of recent years, as well as a complete history of each township, to which is added numerous incidents of a pleasant nature in the way of reminiscences, and laughable occurrences." S10

"History of Madison County, Indiana: from 1820-1874." Samuel Harden, Unigraphic, Inc., 1874. [This book is now freely available to download from the Internet Archive,]

Marion Co.

"Howard's Indianapolis Directory." A. C. Howard, 1857. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Logan's Annual Indianapolis City Directory." Logan & Co., 1868. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Green Book: Greater Indianapolis Area." R. L. Polk & Co., 1988-89. Directory of businesses and professionals for the Greater Indianapolis Area. CC

"Swartz & Tedrowe's Indianapolis Directory." Swartz & Tedrowe, 1874. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1878. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1886. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1889. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1898. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1905. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1908. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1912. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1918. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1919. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1923. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1924. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"R. L. Polk & Co's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1927. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1928. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1934. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1937. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1939. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1940. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1941. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1942. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1943. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1947. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1952. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1956. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1969. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1972. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1980. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1983. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1989. City Directory for Indianapolis. CC

"Indianapolis Telephone Directory." Indiana Bell Telephone Company, July 1922. Telephone Book for Indianapolis, Acton, Antrim, Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Canby, Clermont, Friendswood, Landersville, New Augusta, Southport, Valley Mills, and West Newton. Also includes the Classified Business Directory (what we call the Yellow Pages nowadays). CC

"Indianapolis Telephone Directory." Indiana Bell Telephone Company, January 1925. Telephone Book for Indianapolis, Antrim, Beech Grove, Camby, Friendswood, Landersdale, New Augusta, Southport, Valley Mills, and West Newton. Also includes the Classified Business Directory (what we call the Yellow Pages nowadays). CC

"Indianapolis Blue Book." The Blue Books Company, 1929. Social Directory of prominent citizens of Indianapolis. Includes information about membership in various social organizations. Contains a variety of handwritten notations for several entries. CC

"Indianapolis Telephone Directory." Indiana Bell Telephone Company, November 1945. Telephone Book for Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Clermont, Cumberland, Lawrence, Millersville, New Augusta, Southport, and other localities near and served from the Indianapolis and Cumberland offices. Also includes the Classified Business Directory (what we call the Yellow Pages nowadays). CC

"Indianapolis Telephone Directory." Indiana Bell Telephone Company, October 1950. Telephone Book for Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Clermont, Cumberland, Lawrence, Millersville, New Augusta, Southport, Speedway City and other localities near and served from the Indianapolis and Cumberland offices. Also includes the Classified Business Directory (what we call the Yellow Pages nowadays). CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1966. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1968. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1969. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1976. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1979. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1983. Directory for all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's Indianapolis Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1984. Directory for all parts of Marion County, Indiana excluding the city of Indianapolis. CC

"Polk's City Directory: Marion County Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 2001. Directory of all parts of Marion County, Indiana INCLUDING the city of Indianapolis (2 Volumes). CC

"Stationary Engineers Directory of Indianapolis and Vicinity." F. S. Partie. Published by Stationary Engineers Gazetteer Association, 1901. The primary focus of this book is Marion County, but entries are included for the counties of Bartholomew, Delaware, Hancock, Grant, Johnson, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby, and Wabash. Directory of Stationary Engineers in Indianapolis and Vicinity. It would appear that a Stationary Engineer is an engineer in charge of steam and other mechanical equipment that is not a part of the railroad, including fire department engineers. This directory covers Indianapolis, Anderson, Columbus, Crawfordsville, Daleville, Edenburg (Edinburgh?), Fordville (Fortville?), Frankton, Juliett (Joliet?), Marion, Muncie, Shelbyville, Wabash, and Yorktown. Most entries for Indianapolis, Anderson, and Muncie show the person's name, address, employer, and employer's address. Most other entries just have name, city, and employer. A classified section of relevant businesses is also included. CC

Miami Co.

Monroe Co.

"Polk's Bloomington Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1992. City directory for Bloomington. CC

Newton Co.

Porter Co.

"Polk's Valparaiso Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1993. City directory for Valparaiso, including Chesterton, South Haven and a part of Porter. CC

Pulaski Co.

"Counties of White and Pulaski, Indiana. Historical and Biographical." F. A. Battey & Co., Publisher. Chicago 1883. Includes history of the first fifty years of White and Pulaski counties. Organized in three main sections: General history of the county, with political officers and some history of military companies; Histories of the specific townships; and biographies organized by township. The book is not indexed. If you want information on a specific individual, it will help if I know which township they lived in. MS

Randolph Co.

"History of Randolph County Indiana." E. Tucker, Reproduction by Unigraphic 1977, originally published 1882. History and Biographies of Randolph County Indiana. VW2

Ripley Co.

"'Builders of a City' A History of Batesville." Minnie E. Wycoff, Batesville Area Historical Society, 2003. The story of Batesville, Indiana and it's inhabitants from its founding to 1933. J32

Rush Co.

"Polk's Rushville Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for Rushville, including rural residents. CC

St. Joseph Co.

"Polk's Mishawaka/South Bend Suburban Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1992. Suburban directory for Mishawaka & South Bend, including Ardmore, Osceola, Roseland, Clay Township and portions of Centre, German, Harris, Penn, Portage, and Warren Townships. CC

"St. Joseph Co., Ind. Cemeteries." Vol. 5. South Bend Area Genealogical Society 1999. Harris, Clay, German Townships. SD1

Shelby Co.

"Shelby County, Indiana: History and Families." Shelby County Historical Society, 1992. JB9

Starke Co.

"Starke County (Indiana) Cemetery Indexing Project, Volume II of III." Starke County Genealogical Society of Indiana, 2004. California Township-Fivecoates Family, Round Lake, Slight Family Davis Township-Fancher North Bend Township-Alexander Heinamann, Bass Lake, Hartz Lake, North Bend Twp., North Union, Saint John Lutheran Oregon Township-Fletcher, Grovertown, Oregon Township, Washington Township-Eagle Creek, Holy Cross, Lerch, Swartzell, Washington Twp. A16

Tipton Co.

Vanderburgh Co.

"Evansville and Its Men of Mark." Edited by Edward White, Evansville Journal Company, 1873. Biographical sketches of Evansville's community leaders and business men circa 1873. Contains 120 subjects and quite a few engraved portraits. [This book is now freely available to download from the Internet Archives.

"Sons of Men - Evansville's War Record." Compiled by Heiman Blatt, Published by Abe P. Madison, Copyright 1920. 84 Short Biographies and Photos of Evansville's Gold Stars. Includes an Honor Roll chapter - a list of names and addresses of the Vanderburgh County men and women who served during the First World War. [This book is now freely available to download from the Internet Archives.

Warren Co.

"Warren Co. Cemetery Inscriptions Volumes 1, 2 and 3." Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, & Newton. c1883. MP

Washington Co.

"1900-1910 Marriage Records for Washington County, Indiana." Washington Co. Historical Society; self published; no date. V4

"1910-1919 Marriage Records for Washington County, Indiana." Washington Co. Historical Society; self-published; no date. V4

"Centennial History of Washington County, Indiana." Warder W. Stevens, B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1916. "Centennial History of Washington County Indiana - It's People, Industries and Institutions - with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families." M3

"Death Records, Washington County, Indiana 1882-1950." Washington County Historical Society 1989. Information taken from death certificates. Do not have actual certificate. JC9

"Death Records, Washington County Indiana 1951-1999." Washington County Historical Society 2000. Information taken from death certificates. Do not have actual certificate. JC9

"Franklin Township Cemeteries." Washington County Historical Society; 2000. Compiliation of cemetery records from death records, old church records, newspaper items, obituaries, etc. V4

"Marriage Records 1900-1909, 1910-1919, 1920-1929, 1930-1939, 1940-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999." Washington County Historical Society. These are separate books in the increments listed. In most cases, gives bride and groom, date of marriage, their birthdates and parents. I will need either the name of the bride or groom and approximate year of marriage for efficient lookuups. JC9

"Pioneer Pickings." Horace Heffren, Copied by Clara Marie Burns, Retyped and Indexed by James E. Bolding, 1993 - Evansville Bindery, Inc. 1998. Articles written by Horace Heffren for the newspaper "The Salem Democrat" from 1876 to 1881. According to tradition, Mr. Heffren interviewed pioneer settlers and wrote articles about the facts he was told. Much of the material in this book was used in "Centennial History of Washington County, Indiana" by Warder Stevens. M3

"Washington County, Indiana, Jefferson Township Cemeteries." Washington County Historical Society, Evansville Bindery, Inc., 1988. Listing of cemeteries and burials in Jefferson Township, Washington County, Indiana. M3

Wells Co.

"Polk's Bluffton Directory." R. L. Polk & Co., 1994. City directory for Bluffton, including Wells County rural routes. CC

"Wells County, Indiana, Family History 1837-1992." Wells County, Indiana Historical Society 1991. History of Wells County with many names and events indexed. PC6

White Co.

"A Standard History of White County Indiana," 2 Volumes. by W. H. Hamelle; The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1915. The first volume includes histories of White County in general, the townships, and the towns. The second volume includes biographies. There are 1029 pages with a good index. MS