Sunday, March 30, 2014

List of Middle Township landowners in 1891 added

An index of the landowners in Middle Township in 1891 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index is from a Hendricks County Assessor's plat book and includes the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Hendricks County divorce index 1910 added

An index to divorce cases in Hendricks County in 1910 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from entries in the Hendricks County Circuit Court order book volume 55 (which covers 3 January 1910 through 25 October 1910).

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the order books for the years 1824-1910.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Hendricks County guardianship bonds index (1904-1921) added

An index to a Hendricks County guardianship bonds book which covers 1904 to 1921 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index includes the name of the ward, as well as the name of their guardian and the year that the bond was issued in the case.

Guardianship records are part of probate records, and additional information can be found in probate order books as well as probate "loose papers".

Monday, March 10, 2014

59 Digital Files of Hendricks County Probate Records Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 59 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover these surnames:

MONRONEY, MONTAGUE, MONTGOMERY, MOON, MOORE, MORAN, MORELAND, MORGAN, MORIARITY, MORRIS, MORROW, MOUDY, MULLINIX, MYERS, NAVE, NELSON, NEWMAN, NORTHAWAY, NORTHCUTT, O'DEA, OSBORN, OURSLER, OVERMAN, OWEN, OWENS, PALMER, PAYNE, PERKINS, PETERSON, PETTY, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PIKE and PINSON.

There are now 813 Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Dates of death from Hendricks County estate cases 1934-1938 added

An index to the dates of death from estate cases listed in the Hendricks County probate docket and fee books for the years 1934 through 1938 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

ABOUT THESE RECORDS: A docket and fee book contains a brief summary of a probate case, with notations of when the case was opened and closed as well as references to other record books. For more information on an estate case, you should consult probate order books and the probate packet itself (aka "loose papers").

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the probate docket and fee books for the years 1912-1945.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

List of Franklin Township landowners in 1895 added

An index of the landowners in Franklin Township in 1895 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index is from a Hendricks County Assessor's plat book and includes the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.