Irene Gossett Owens obituary (1967)

source: Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana) – issue of 24 July 1967 - page 2:

[submitted by Karen Zach; typed by Walt W]

JAMESTOWN — Mrs. Irene Owens, 56, died Saturday night at her home here after an illness of four years.

She was a member of the Jamestown Methodist Church.

A native of Hendricks County, she was born April 17, 1911, a daughter of Omer and Essie Groover Gossett. She married Glenn Owens in Indianapolis June 9, 1931.

Surviving along with Mr. Owens are four daughters, Mrs. Janet Whitaker of Plainfield, Mrs. Sue Martin of Lizton and Judith and Jean Owens, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Halcie Wilson of Plymouth and Mrs. Doris Martin of Crawfordsville, and two granddaughters.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Walker Funeral Home. Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Candidates for Election in Brown Township (October 1846)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Saturday, 3 October 1846 in Brownsburg for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace for Brown Township.

Votes received:
George Tyler (51 votes – winner)

Candidates for Election in Guilford Township (March 1847)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Monday, 8 March 1847 in Plainfield for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace for Guilford Township.

Votes received:
Joel Hodgin (60 votes – winner)
John M. Draper (7 votes)

Candidates for Election in Washington Township (February 1847)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Saturday, 13 February 1847 at McClain's Schoolhouse for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace for Washington Township to succeed the expired term of Seth Huron.

Votes received:
Seth Huron (60 votes – winner)
James Campbell (1 vote)

Guilford Township 1895 & 1907 Censuses Added

Entries from censuses taken in Guilford Township in 1895 and 1907 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. These special censuses were taken of white males and colored males over the age of 21. The censuses only asked for the male's first and last name and their age.

Candidates for Election in Guilford Township (January 1847)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Saturday, 23 January 1847 in Plainfield for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace for Guilford Township.

Votes received:
Joel Hodgen (40 votes)
John Larrence (43 votes - winner)

Verne C. Walton, Sr. obituary (1963)

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana) - issue of 20 April 1963 - page 5

NORTH SALEM
Verne C. Walton Sr., 70, a native of North Salem, died at 11:25 a.m. Friday in his home here after an illness of three weeks. He was born Oct. 26, 1892, near North Salem and his parents were John Gavin and Cora Parker Walton. On Dec. 20, 1916, her married Dorothy Faye Parker in North Salem. He was a member of the North Salem Methodist Church and worked as a contractor and carpenter all of his life. he attended North Salem schools. Survivors include the widow; four sons, John of Lapel, William and Verne Jr. of North Salem and Charles of Greenfield; two daughters, Mrs. Joann McClain of Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and Mrs. Colinette Richardson of Greenfield; three sisters, Mrs. Don Foster of Dallas, Tex., Mrs. Kenneth Baler of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Mrs. Lee Richards of Wilton, Conn., and 16 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Porter Funeral Home in North Salem with Rev. Delmar Smith officiating. Burial was in North Salem Cemetery.

FamilySearch Adds Indiana 1940 Census Index

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Hendricks County 1940 Census Index Is Complete

Entries from the Clay Township enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is now complete - it includes the 20,000+ people listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Indiana Boys' School Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Indiana Boys' School enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The Indiana Boys' School was started in Plainfield in 1867 to reform male juvenile offenders through education. Originally known as the "House of Refuge for Juvenile Offenders," its name was later changed to the Indiana Reform School for Boys and finally the Indiana Boys' School. Judges from courts across Indiana could commit boys to the school if they had been charged with a crime or with being delinquent.

This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Index to Probate Order Books Updated

Entries from Probate Order Book Volume 4.5 (10 May 1847 - 18 May 1850) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Probate Order Books (1825-1850), which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index includes the person's first and last name, the subject of their probate case (estate, guardianship, etc.), and the corresponding book and page number.

Marion Township Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Marion Township enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Candidates for Election in Center Township (October 1847)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Thursday, 21 October 1847 in Danville for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace for Center Township to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edmund Clark, Esquire.

Votes received:
James Duzan (62 votes - winner)
George L. Ellis (53 votes)

Plainfield Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Plainfield enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Candidates for Election in Hendricks County (1847)

From copies of voting records at Plainfield Library:

Election held Monday, 2 August 1847 - candidates for various offices (with votes received in parentheses):

--Hendricks County Assessor:
Harmon Brittain (1240 votes – winner)
M. Fawkner (12 votes)
Edward Strawn (625 votes)

--Hendricks County Commissioner (2nd District):
William Duzan (53 votes)
Samuel J. Ensminger (212 votes)
Simon Hornaday (1231 votes – winner)

--Hendricks County Coroner:
Lindsey Blair (2 votes)
James Collins (18 votes)
Peter Curtis (1 vote)
Jeremiah Depew (28 votes)
J. Draper (4 votes)
William Duzan (6 votes)
S.T. Hadley (1 vote)
Jonathan S. Harvey (92 votes – winner)
John C. Hogin (13 votes)
Simon Hornaday (1 vote)
Alfred Hunt (42 votes)
J. Irvin (9 votes)
Hezekiah Jessup (2 votes)
Moses Keeny (19 votes)
J.G. Lasley (2 votes)
B.M. Logan (10 votes)
J. Ludlow (2 votes)
A.P. Mendenhall (2 votes)
C.C. Nave (40 votes)
Isaac Osborn (10 votes)
James Slavens (57 votes)
William Snoddy (3 votes)
S.A. Verbrike (13 votes)
John Williams (2 votes)
James Wright (55 votes)

--Hendricks County Prosecuting Attorney:
C. Darnall ( 1 vote)
Wyatt A. George (939 votes – winner)
J.M. Gregg (10 votes)
S.T. Hadley (1 vote)
C.C. Nave (1 vote)
Richard W. Thompson (1 vote)

--Hendricks County School Commissioner:
Hezekiah McCormick (626 votes)
Jacob K. Moore (1085 votes – winner)

--Hendricks County Surveyor:
William Benbow (6 votes)
Henry Fitts (5 votes)
Job Hadley (1253 votes – winner)
Jonathan S. Harvey (1 vote)
Eldred Huff (1 vote)
C.C. Nave (1 vote)
Joseph Plummer (4 votes)

--Hendricks County Treasurer and Collector:
Edmund Clark (1084 votes – winner)
William Duzan (1 vote)
James W. Matlock (814 votes)
James S. Odell (9 votes)

--State Representative, Indiana General Assembly:
Edmund Clark (1 vote)
Jeremiah Depew (773 votes)
Jonathan S. Harvey (1028 votes – winner)
Solomon Rushton (33 votes)
Henry G. Todd (2 votes)

--Representative, United States Congress:
William Benbow (2 votes)
Richard W. Thompson (1906 votes – winner)
Joseph A. Wright (884 votes)

On Wednesday, 4 August 1847, a Board of Canvassers (made up of the judges and inspectors from each township) met at the courthouse in Danville to tally the votes and certify the results. The members of the board were:

Young Short (chairman of Board)
Preston Penington
Elias Leach
Samuel R. Cradick
John Reagan
T.F. Nickols
Abraham Harding
Zimri Hunt
Mark Hollett
Henry D. Goolman
William H. Cook
Joshua D. Parker, Clerk
N.T. Hadley, Deputy Clerk

Coatesville Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Coatesville enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Mollie Bateman Williams obituary (1963)

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana) - issue of 17 April 1963 - page 14

NORTH SALEM
Mollie Lee Williams, 87, a resident here many years, died in her home at 5:30 p.m. after an illness of three weeks. She was born in Maysville, Ky., Dec. 25, 1875, to William and Martha Carpenter Bateman, and in 1900 married William W. Williams in Kentucky. He survives with a son, Foster of West Newton; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Johnson of Greenfield, Mrs. Mabel Kisner of North Salem and Mrs. Dorothy McMullen of Indianapolis; a sister, Emma Bateman of North Salem, and 30 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. A son and daughter are deceased. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at the North Salem Methodist Church, of which the deceased was a member, with Rev. Delmar Smith and Rev. Ross Marrs officiating. Interment will be in West Newton. Friends may call at the Porter Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Danville Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Danville enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.

Danville 1883 Census Added

Entries from a census taken in the town of Danville in 1883 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This special census was taken of white males and colored males over the age of 21. The census only asked for the male's first and last name and their age.

Liberty Township - Hazelwood - Belleville Added To 1940 Census Index

Entries from the Liberty Township & towns of Hazelwood and Belleville enumeration have been added to the database Every-Name Index of 1940 Census for Hendricks County, Indiana, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This database is not complete - more entries will be added. When finished, the database will include every person listed in the 1940 Hendricks County census.