19 Hendricks County probate packets from 1839 through 1884 digitized

The Indiana Genealogical Society recently added 19 Hendricks County probate packets to their website for free viewing.

This batch of probate packets spans from 1839 through 1884. They were sorted and digitized by volunteers - if you would like to help with this project, please contact volunteer coordinator Darlene Anderson (mdagenealogy@gmail.com).

The 19 digitized probate packets are:

Almond, James (1872) - estate
Alred, Martitia (1881) - estate
Anderson, Lucinda, Benjamin W. & Eli H. (1876) - guardianship of minors
Appleby, Milton (1859) - estate
Applegate, Mary M. & William F. (1875) - guardianship of minors
Arbuckle, Francis M. (1879) - estate
Arbuckle, Mary (1883) - guardianship of unsound mind
Arbuckle, Mary (1884) - estate
Arbuckle, Washington M., Hester Emeline & Matthew Howard (1872) - guardianship of minors
Archer, Lillie May & Laura Etta (1882) - guardianship of minors
Armstrong, Benjamin (1855) - estate
Armstrong, Eli & William (1839) - guardianship of minors
Armstrong, Sarah (1855) - estate
Armstrong, Susan (1882) - trusteeship
Arnold, Eliza C. (1875) - estate
Arnold, John F. (1880) - estate
Arnold, John W. & George W. (1858) - guardianship of minors
Arnold, Richard (1856) - estate
Ayers, Mary (1879) - estate

Adoption of Michael Shane ANDERSON (1985)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 20, 1985 - page 7, column 6:

According to a legal notice, in June 1985 a petition was filed in the Hendricks County Superior Court (case # A 6 85-14) to adopt minor child Michael Shane Anderson. His biological father was listed as Michael Anderson, who was said to have abandoned and deserted him and could not be found. The petition was scheduled to be heard in court 30 days after the legal notice had been published.

Adoption of Jennifer Ann MINNICK (1984)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, December 6, 1984 - page 7, column 5:

According to a legal notice, in November 1984 Frank P. Anderson filed a petition in the Hendricks County Superior Court (case # A 11 84-35) to adopt minor child Jennifer Ann Minnick. Her biological father was listed as Ralph Dean Minnick, who was said to have abandoned and deserted her and could not be found. The petition was scheduled to be heard in court 30 days after the legal notice had been published.

Alice BREWER delivers illegitimate child (1915)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Civil Order Book Volume 61 (March 1915 - November 1915), in May 1915 Alice Brewer filed a bastardy suit against Urben Pope (case #9331) for the birth of her illegitimate child. Because Urben was under the age of 21, William P. Reagan was appointed as his guardian ad litem for the court proceedings. The court ruled that Urben was the father and ordered him to pay $425 to B.W. Anderson for the support of the child, and that B.W. Anderson was to act as the trustee for the money and make a report to the court every 3 years.