List of Clay Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1940 has been added to the Land Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists 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.

Ground broken for Cascade High School (1963)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 19, 1963 - page 1, columns 4-5:

According to a newspaper article, on Saturday, September 14, 1963 a groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Mill Creek Community School Corporation (which represented Liberty Township, Clay Township and Franklin Township) for the new Cascade High School in Clayton. The building was to cost $1.5 million and when completed would serve the students from the former high schools of Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

The site of the new school was described in the article as being on Jacktown Road (aka County Road 200 West), north of US 40.

List of Amo High School graduates in 1959 added

An index of the students who graduated from Amo High School in 1959 has been added to the school records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from a May 22, 1959 commencement program, which is in the collection of the Plainfield library.

List of Cascade High School students in 1991 added

An index of the students in grades 9 through 12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1991 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1991 yearbook, Colossus. This yearbook is in the collection of the Plainfield library.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in Clayton in the fall of 1964 as the consolidation of 3 school districts - Clayton, Amo and Stilesville.

Joseph CARTER dies of polio (1954)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, October 21, 1954 - page 1, column 3:

COATESVILLE MAN DIES FROM POLIO
Joseph O. Carter, a farmer of the Coatesville community, died Thursday afternoon in the Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis, from bulbar polio. Mr. Carter became ill Monday morning and was taken to the hospital Wednesday where he was put in an iron lung.

Born in 1916 in Clay Township, he was the son of Arthur Lee Carter and Maude Carter Darnell. He was married to Marion McClure in 1940. He was a member of the Amo Baptist Church and a deacon in the church. He was a graduate of the Amo High School after which he began his farming career.

Funeral services were Sunday afternoon from the Amo Baptist Church in charge of the Rev. A.E. Chastain. Burial was in the Amo Cemetery.

Survivors are the widow, Marian; two sons, Roger Lee and Dale Allen; his mother, Mrs. Maude Carter Darnell, and a sister, Mrs. Hugh Isenberg, all of Coatesville.

Teacher Edward BRINEGAR charged with assaulting a student (1949)

source: Danville Gazette (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, April 7, 1949 - page 1, columns 1-2:

According to an April 1949 article, Edward Brinegar, who taught 5th and 6th grades at the Amo school, was charged with assault and battery in Hendricks County Circuit Court. The charge, which was brought on behalf of Ray O'Dell, Sr., stemmed from a March 18 incident with O'Dell's son, 12-year-old Ray A. O'Dell, Jr. Brinegar's lengthy statement (published in the article) referred to the paddling he had done of his student for violating school rules. He waived arraignment and pleaded not guilty.

NOTE: According to Hendricks County Circuit Court Order Book 98 (1 April 1949 - 6 March 1950), the State of Indiana vs. Edward Brinegar was case #8920. On May 16, 1949, the prosecutor asked to dismiss the case, and the court granted the motion.

Clay Township landowners in 1932 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1932 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists 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.

List of Cascade High School students in 1968 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1968 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1968 yearbook, Colossus, which is 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.

Clay Township landowners in 1928 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1928 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists 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.

List of Cascade High School students in 1984 added

An index of the students in grades 9-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1984 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1984 yearbook, Colossus, which has been digitized by the Hendricks County Government Center.

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.

List of Cascade High School students in 1979 added

An index of the students in grades 9-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1979 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1979 yearbook, Colossus.

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.

List of Cascade High School students in 1973 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1973 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1973 yearbook, Colossus.

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.

List of Cascade High School students in 1972 added

An index of the students in grades 7-12 at Cascade High School in Clayton in 1972 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Cascade High School 1972 yearbook, Colossus.

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.

List of Clay Township landowners in 1922 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1922 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists 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.

List of Clay Township landowners in 1919 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1919 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists 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.

Lists of Clay Township landowners in 1895, 1899 and 1915 added

Indexes of the landowners in Clay Township in 1895, 1899 and 1915 have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

These indexes are from Hendricks County Assessor's plat books and include 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.

List of Clay Township landowners in 1891 added

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

This index is from the 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.

Incorporation of town of Amo legalized (1915)

In March 1915 the Indiana General Assembly passed a law (House Bill 333) legalizing the incorporation of the town of Amo in Hendricks County. The election of town officials was also rendered valid.

Source: Laws of the State of Indiana passed at the sixty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly begun on the seventh day of January A.D. 1915 (Indianapolis: William B. Burford, 1915).

Election results for town of Coatesville (1872)

According to an entry in Hendricks County Circuit Court Book volume 11 (which covers November 1869 to May 1871), on Monday, May 6, 1872, the town of Coatesville held its election. The following residents were elected:

Town Council, 1st Ward - J.W. McCarty
Town Council, 2nd Ward - E.R. Ellis
Town Council, 3rd Ward - C.W. Elrod
Town Clerk - J.T. Tinder
Town Treasurer - Joseph Williams
Town Assessor - John Roberts
Town Marshal - William Newkirk

Clay Township 1886 Landowners Index Added

An index to landowners in Clay Township in 1886 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The index is of the Hendricks County Assessor's plat book, which was used to determine how much property tax the landowner owed each year.