List of Liberty Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Liberty 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.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1955

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1955. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1954-1955; 1983 through 1986

This index currently covers 1945 through 1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1954

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1954. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1954; 1983 through 1986

This index currently covers 1945 through 1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1983

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1983. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1983 through 1986

This index currently covers 1945 through 1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1984

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1984. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1984-1986

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1986

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1986. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1985-1986

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church opens in Plainfield (1955)

source: Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, October 27, 1955 - page 1, column 2:

According to a newspaper article, in October 1955 a Lutheran congregation (part of the Missouri Synod) organized in Plainfield. They met in the basement of the Plainfield library and called their congregation St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. The congregation was to serve the need of Lutherans not only in Plainfield, but also Danville, Mooresville, Brownsburg and Clayton. Dr. M.F. Kretzmann of Danville was to serve as the temporary pastor.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1985

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Plainfield Messenger for 1985. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952; 1985

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

List of Liberty Township landowners in 1918 added

An index of the landowners in Liberty Township in 1918 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.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1948-1952

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Clayton Commercial for 1948-1952. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1945

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Clayton Commercial for 1945. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute (1961)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 1, 1961 - page 1, column 4:

NOTE: Indiana State Teachers College later changed its name to Indiana State University.

CLAYTON:
--Alice Sue Barry - Master of Arts in Departmental Music
--Nancy Edmondson Edgerton - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

COATESVILLE:
--Ruth Ellen Stewart - Bachelor of Arts in Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and Latin
--Marylee McCammack - Bachelor of Science in Vocational Home Economics

DANVILLE:
--Hubert Ray Hanes - Master of Arts in Supervisor of Guidance
--David Clyde Jones - Master of Arts in Departmental and Industrial Education
--Phyllis M. Jones - Master of Arts in Elementary Teacher
--Mrs. Louise Dollen - Master of Science in Elementary Teacher
--Floy Walton Spencer - Master of Science in Elementary Teacher
--Gary Lee Myers - Bachelor of Science in Music
--Frances Arlene Pritchett - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

PLAINFIELD:
--Luther R. Manus - Master of Science in Elementary Teacher
--Robert Lyle Lee - Master of Arts in Supervisor of Guidance
--Leland Maurice Stevenson - Master of Science in Departmental and Social Studies
--Harold B. Thomas - Bachelor of Science in Business and Social Studies
--Eileen McGrady Routh - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Sharon Brading Shew - Diploma in Nursing, Union Hospital School of Nursing

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Ball State Teachers College, Muncie (1961)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 1, 1961 - page 1, column 4:

NOTE: Ball State Teachers College later changed its name to Ball State University.

CLAYTON:
--Larry Donn Beadle - Bachelor's degree

DANVILLE:
--Shirley Lucille Marquess - Bachelor's degree

PLAINFIELD:
--Ernest H. Holmes - Master's degree
--Karen Diane Holdcroft - Bachelor's degree and Nurse's Certificate
--Shirley Ann Ross McCoy - Bachelor's degree
--Janet Sue Nestel - Bachelor's degree

List of Liberty Township landowners in 1928 added

An index of the landowners in Liberty Township in 1928 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.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington (1960)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 2, 1960 - page 1, column 6:

BROWNSBURG:
--Walter Hassel - Doctor of Medicine
--Paul T. Maloney - Bachelor of Science in Optometry
--Marcia Martin - Master of Arts in Library Science
--Mary O'Neal - Bachelor of Science in Education
--Robert K. White - Master of Science in Education

CLAYTON:
--Raymond L. Oursler - Bachelor of Science in Business

DANVILLE:
--Deanna Gilham - Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
--Mrs. Roberta Ann Ratliff Graham - Bachelor of Music
--Larry Hanley - Doctor of Medicine
--John Harvey - Doctor of Medicine
--Clayton Hathaway, Jr. - Doctor of Medicine
--George H. Hufford - Bachelor of Science in Business

LIZTON:
--Don A. Hall - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

PLAINFIELD:
--J. Lee Aiken - Bachelor of Arts in Medical Science
--Richard O'Brien - Bachelor of Science in Education
--Gordon L. Sims - Bachelor of Science in Business
--Mrs. Carolyn Van Demark - Bachelor of Science in Education
--Mrs. Edna Wootten - Bachelor of Science in Education

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Haute (1959)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 11, 1959 - page 1, column 4:

NOTE: Indiana State Teachers College later changed its name to Indiana State University.

BROWNSBURG:
--Eugene R. Karsner - Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education; Biological Science

CLAYTON:
--Kathleen W. Hudson - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Elizabeth Ann West - Diploma in Nursing, St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing

COATESVILLE:
--Ralph Stewart - Bachelor of Science in Music

DANVILLE:
--Wilma Furr Mann - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
--Mildred T. Higgins - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

NORTH SALEM:
--Richard L. Davidson - Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education and Mathematics

PLAINFIELD:
--Ruth B. O'Brien - Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education

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.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington (1951)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 14, 1951 - page 1, column 3:

BROWNSBURG:
--Carol E. Ottinger - Graduate Nurse

CLAYTON:
--George B. Edmonson - Bachelor of Arts in Bacteriology

DANVILLE:
--Richard E. Cannon - Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
--Andrew M. McHaffie - Bachelor of Arts in Bacteriology
--Frederick M. Myers - Bachelor of Arts in English

LIZTON:
--Mary Jane Leake - Master of Science in Education
--Clara M. Ratliff - Bachelor of Arts in Home Economics

NORTH SALEM:
--Harriet J. Nichols - Bachelor of Science in Business

PITTSBORO:
--Richard J. Groover - Bachelor of Laws

PLAINFIELD:
--Martin H. Lease - Bachelor of Arts in Government
--Helen C. Young - Bachelor of Science in Education

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington (1958)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 5, 1958 - page 1, column 6:

BROWNSBURG:
--Floyd W. Hufford - Bachelor of Science in Business
--Jane E. Newcom - Graduate Nurse
--Norma K. Sering - Bachelor of Science in Education
--Phyllis K. Smith - Bachelor of Science in Business
--Robert R. Taylor - Bachelor of Science in Business
--Jonelle A. White - Graduate Nurse and Bachelor of Science in Nursing

CLAYTON:
--Sara L. Stienecker - Bachelor of Science in Education

COATESVILLE:
--Richard A. Sutton - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

DANVILLE:
--Robert H. Bales - Bachelor of Science in Business
--John E. Black - Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
--Maurice J. Black - Doctor of Medicine
--John W. Collings - Bachelor of Science in Business
--Patricia A. Phelps - Bachelor of Science in Education

LIZTON:
--Loretta L. Bowman - Bachelor of Science in Medical Record Librarianship
--Stuart A. McConnaha - Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
--Robert J. Warren - Doctor of Medicine

NORTH SALEM:
--Mrs. Carolyn Bond Cassity - Graduate Nurse and Bachelor of Science in Nursing
--Thomas E. Ragland - Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry

PLAINFIELD:
--Richard E. Hall - Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette (1958)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, May 29, 1958 - page 1, column 2:

BROWNSBURG:
--David R. Heitman - Bachelor of Science

CLAYTON:
--Ralph W. Williams - Bachelor of Science in Air Transportation

COATESVILLE:
--Richard D. Allee - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

DANVILLE:
--John P. Christie - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

LIZTON:
--Carlton E. Curry - Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering

PLAINFIELD:
--Nancy Koho Draffen - Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
--John E. Thomas Masten - Master of Science