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

44 Hendricks County probate packets from 1850-1912 digitized

A 1908 petition for the adoption of Beulah A. Baker

The Indiana Genealogical Society's website recently added 44 digitized probate packets for Hendricks County for free viewing.

This batch of probate packets spans 1850 through 1912 (as well as one stray packet from 1923). They were digitized by volunteers at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne.

The 44 digitized probate packets are:

Applegate, Milton B. (1874) - estate
Appleton, James (1850) - estate
Arbuckle, Bertie, Mary V. & Nora B. (1891) - guardianship of minors
Arbuckle, Elizabeth (1891) - estate
Arbuckle, John M. (1871) - estate
Archer, Isaiah (1912) - estate
Armstrong, Alonzo, Izzie, Millie & Thomas (1888) - guardianship of minors
Armstrong, Eppa H. (1888) - estate
Armstrong, Fernando W. (1877) - guardianship of minor
Armstrong, Izzie (1895) - estate
Armstrong, Thomas (1898) - estate
Asher, Catharine (1892) - estate
Asher, Joseph (1889) - estate
Atkinson, Benajah (1871) - estate
Atkinson, Osborn (1867) - estate
Ayers, Balinda J., Ida Viola & Jesse Oran (1878) - guardianship of minors
Ayers, Corbina Bernice (1880) - guardianship of minor
Ayers, Gertrude (1880) - guardianship of minor
Ayers, Jesse W. (1880) - guardianship of minor [see also Christian, Jesse W.]
Baker, Beulah A. (1908) - adoption
Baker, John (1868) - estate
Baldock, William H. (1889) - estate
Bales, Esther C. (1894) - estate
Ballard, Amos W. (1869) - estate
Ballard, Charles S., Nathan T., Nancy Jane & Cora (1870) - guardianship of minors
Ballard, David (1877) - estate
Ballard, Grandison (1893) - estate
Ballard, James (1892) - estate
Ballard, Jane (1868) - estate
Ballard, Louisa Alice & Alfred H. (1869) - guardianship of minors
Ballenger, Data/Datee and Bainey, John S. & Edward (1869) - guardianship of minors
Barber, Samuel (1923) - estate
Barbour, Clement (1870) - estate
Barker, Almira (1856) - guardianship of minor
Barker, Elihu F., Cora & Dora (1885) - guardianship of minors
Barker, John C. (1871) - estate
Barker, Joshua F. (1885) - estate
Barker, Polly L., Daniel L., Elizabeth E., William Jasper, James Newton & Joshua Hadley (1850) - guardianship of minors
Barker, Sabina (1886) - estate
Barker, Sarah Ann (1871) - estate
Barnes, William H. (1891) - estate
Barnett, James B. (1865) - estate
Barnett, John (1871) - estate
Barnett, Melevia (1870) - estate

Brownsburg purchases land for new park (1958)

source: Danville Gazette (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, May 8, 1958 - page 10, column 3:

According to a newspaper article, in May 1958 the Brownsburg town council arranged to buy a 39 acre piece of land from Mrs. Ivory Tolle, at a cost of $25,000, in order to build a park. The land was described as being "immediately north of the railroad" and "at the northwest edge of the town."

NOTE: Today this park is known as Arbuckle Acres (address 200 North Green Street).