Hendricks County 1880 Business Directory Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1880 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from Polk’s Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1880-1881 Volume I (Indianapolis: R.L. Polk & Co., 1880). The towns included in this listing are: Amo; Avon; Belleville; Brownsburg; Cartersburg; Center Valley; Clayton; Coatesville; Danville; Friendswood; Hadley; Joppa; Lizton; Montclair; New Winchester; North Salem; Pecksburg; Pittsboro; Plainfield; Rainstown; Reno; Stilesville; Tilden (the Brownsburg listing is incomplete, due to missing pages in the directory).

Frank STONE Shot By Brother-In-Law (1927)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 3, 1927 - page 4, column 3:

FRANK STONE MAY DIE FROM BULLET WOUNDS
Frank Stone, age 21, son of Leslie Stone, formerly living southwest of town, is in an Indianapolis hospital, possibly dying from the effects of five bullets fired into his body by John Raridan, Stone's brother-in-law.

Raridan and his wife had been having trouble and Raridan had been gone from home for several days. Tuesday, Stone accompanied his sister downtown and then returned with her to her home. As they reached the home, Raridan came out and saying, "Let's not have any argument," began to shoot. Some of his shots took effect in Stone's mouth, one in an arm and one in a shoulder. Mark Stone was in the house and pacified his brother-in-law. The officers took Raridan to jail where he was charged with assault and battery and intent to kill.

Sarah (GRIMES) DILLON dies in Cincinnati (1927)

from the Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of March 2, 1927 - page 6, column 5:

GOOD WOMAN GONE
Many in this county were saddened to learn of the death on Feb. 20, of Sarah Grimes Dillon, at her home in Cincinnati. Funeral and interment at that place on the 22nd. She was the daughter of Elias and Sarah Phillips Grimes, and was born near Coatesville, May 14, 1858. All the younger years of her life were spent in that community. She was of a kind and lovable nature, and all with whom she came in contact felt the influence of a sweet Christian character. To know her was to love her. Besides her husband, John Dillon, she is survived by three brothers, John W. Grimes, of Long Beach, Cal.; Nelson Grimes, of Newton, Iowa, and Samuel B. Grimes, of Zionsville, and one sister, Susannah Kendall, of Indianapolis, and a number of other relatives. Surely a good woman has claimed her reward.

Elwood STANTON Dies in California (1926)

from the Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, February 25, 1926 - page 8, column 2:

[Plainfield news]
Mr. Calvin received a message Sunday that Elwood Stanton, formerly of the Sugar Grove community, had passed away at his home in California, last Saturday. Mr. Stanton is well known by the older residents of this community. He was a son-in-law of Addison Hadley, of Plainfield.

PHOTO: 1930 Hazelwood School Boys Basketball Team

This is a photo of the 1930 Hazelwood Grade School boys basketball team in Liberty Township, courtesy of Bill Mynatt (colbill@msn.com).

From left to right: Sylvan Mynatt, Delbert Simmons, Robert Walls, Glenn Thompson, John Mynatt, Ross Mitchell, Lowell Reeves, Wayne Mynatt and Mr. Canary (Coach).

Earl McMURRAY discharged from military service (1925)

from the Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of February 28, 1925 - page 5, column 1:

[Plainfield news]
Earl H. McMurray, son of Rev. A.D. McMurray and wife, who has been in the United States Navy for the past three years, will be mustered out of service on the receiving ship, at Goat Island, San Francisco, Calif., on March 1st, and is expected to be at home some time next week.

Brownsburg High School 1912 graduates list added

A list of the graduates of Brownsburg High School for 1912 has been added to the School Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This list was extracted from a commencement program that is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

Leachman & Seller business letterhead (1899)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1899 (shown below) containing a receipt from Leachman & Seller, a Danville business that dealt with buggies and wagons, as well as farming implements, stoves and hardware.

James Jeffers business letterhead (1898)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1898 (shown below) containing a receipt from a dry goods store in Danville owned by James M. Jeffers. This store was on the west side of the courthouse square.

Danville department store letterhead (1892)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1892 (shown below) containing a receipt from a department store in Danville called The County Fair. This store was believed to have been on the northwest side of the courthouse square.

Hendricks County Business Directory 1882 Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1882 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from Polk’s Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-1883 Volume II (Indianapolis: R.L. Polk & Co., 1882). The towns included in this listing are: Amo, Avon, Belleville, Brownsburg, Cartersburg, Center Valley, Clayton, Coatesville, Danville, Friendswood, Gale, Hadley, Joppa, La Clair, Lizton, Maplewood, Montclair, New Winchester, North Salem, Pecksburg, Pittsboro, Plainfield, Rainstown, Reno, Stilesville and Tilden.

Hendricks County Elected Officials 1865

Map of Hendricks County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Stone & Titus, 1865) lists these elected officials for Hendricks County who were in office as of 1865:

Harlen Carter – County Commissioner
Martin Gregg – County Commissioner
John Robbins – County Commissioner

O.W. Hill - County Treasurer
Levi Ritter - County Clerk of the Court
J.S. Ogden - County Recorder
L.S. Shuler - County Auditor
E.H. Straughan - County Sheriff

Hendricks County Elected Officials 1902

Business and Professional Directory of Central Indiana 1902 (Indianapolis: Union Directory Co., 1902) lists these elected officials for Hendricks County who were in office as of 1902:

Charles M. Caviness - County Auditor
T.J. Cofer - Circuit Court Judge
Zim E. Dougan - County Clerk
A.A. Figg - County Sheriff
Oscar Hadley - County Treasurer
J.D. Hostetter - County Superintendent of Schools
Joseph E. Pratt - County Assessor
W.L. Wilson - County Recorder

Cascade High School Graduates List 1965-1967 Added

A list of the graduates of Cascade High School in Clayton for 1965 through 1967 have been added to the School Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This list was extracted from commencement programs that are in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 as the result of the consolidation of the high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

FamilySearch Adds Indiana World War I Draft Registration Cards

FamilySearch has added Indiana's records to its database, United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. After the United States officially entered the war in April 1917, there were 3 drafts held for men ages 18-45. Local draft boards created registration cards on residents who were in this age range and thus could potentially be called up to serve in the military. These draft registration cards have a lot of genealogical information on them, including their birthdate, street address and occupation, as well as a physical description. PICTURED ABOVE: A draft registration card for Raymond Ether Fisher of Stilesville.

NOTE: FamilySearch's database is in progress - currently the digital images for Indiana can only be browsed; eventually they will be indexed.

These cards are also available on Ancestry.com with a subscription.

Hendricks County Elected Officials 1880

Indiana State Gazeteer and Business Directory 1880-1881 (Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck, 1880) lists these elected officials for Hendricks County in 1880:

William T. Haynes - County Clerk
James M. Emmons - County Sheriff
Wyatt Osborn - County Treasurer
William H. Nichols - County Auditor
John A. Osborn - County Recorder
Benjamin Hayden - County Coroner
Joseph A. Clark - County Surveyor

Hendricks County Veterans Receiving Military Pensions 1883 Added

An index of Hendricks County veterans (or their widows or minor children) who were receiving a federal pension in 1883 for military service has been added to the Military Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing was extracted from a compilation made by the Secretary of the Interior.