Sunday, February 22, 2015

List of Franklin Township landowners in 1911 added

An index of the landowners in Franklin Township in 1911 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books 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.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

3 Hendricks County residents graduate from Purdue University (1949)

Source: Friday Caller (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 23, 1949 - page 1, column 4:

There were 3 Hendricks County residents among the graduates of Purdue University at the school's June 19th commencement, according to the newspaper:

--Priscilla Beth Curtis , Stilesville - Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
--Gordon A. Hobbs, Plainfield - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (he planned to continue his studies to receive a master's degree)
--David M. Hoban, Danville - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Former slave Lewis McCulley buried at Plainfield (1920)

Source: Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, May 20, 1920 - page 1, column 6:

LEWIS McCULLEY
Lewis McCulley, colored, aged one hundred and seven years, the oldest resident of the county, died at the home of his son, Lewis, Jr., Sunday, from an illness of chicken pox, and general debility.

There is some uncertainty about the age of the aged man, but research has verified the belief that he was one hundred seven years old at the time of his death, as an approximated age at the time of his emancipation from slavery, during the Civil War, was more than fifty.

He was a slave in Randolph County, North Carolina, his old master being Joseph McCulley and his young master Robert McCulley, from whom he took the name, McCulley.

He is survived by two sons, Alexandria and Lewis, and a step-son, Frank Jackson of Indianapolis.

Funeral services were held from the home Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Williamson, pastor of the A.M.E. Church, followed by burial at Sugar Grove.

Monday, February 16, 2015

World War II Soldier Raymond Dellen Buried in Stilesville (1949)

Source: Friday Caller (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, July 7, 1949 - page 1, column 5:

GRAVESIDE SERVICE FOR RAYMOND DELLEN TO BE SATURDAY
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, at Stilesville for Staff Sergeant Raymond H. Dellen, who lost his life July 20, 1944 when he was in the U.S. Army with the 86th squadron, 47th Bombardment Air Corps, in Corsica Isles in the Mediterranean area.

Veterans of Foreign Wars of Greencastle will conduct the services. Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dellen; a brother, Kenneth of Indianapolis; two sisters, Lois Kersey of Indianapolis and Jean Boswell of Greencastle.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Hendricks County divorce index 1952-1953 added

An index to divorce cases settled in Hendricks County during 1952-1953 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. Entries were added from Hendricks County Circuit Court Order Book 101 (27 June 1952 - 26 September 1953).

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the circuit court order books for the years 1824-1959.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

List of New Winchester students 1956 added

An index of the New Winchester students in grades 1-12 in 1956 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the New Winchester High School 1956 yearbook, The Warrior, which has been digitized and is available online in the Hendricks County Government's Archive.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

List of Center Township landowners in 1911 added

An index of the landowners in Center Township in 1911 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books 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.