Hendricks County residents who graduated from Franklin College, Franklin (1986)

source: Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, May 29, 1986 - page 2, columns 3-4:

According to a newspaper article, the following residents of Hendricks County graduated from Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana during its May 24 commencement exercises:

--Todd Bratton Davis, Plainfield
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis
subject: Business
--Dorene Jackson, Plainfield
daughter of Wayne Jackson
subject: Journalism and Spanish
--Jonathan Wilson, R.R.1, Pittsboro
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson
subject: History

Site for new high school in Clayton purchased (1958)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 20, 1958 - page 1, column 5:

According to a newspaper article, in March 1958 Liberty Township trustee Harry Ward paid $15,000 to purchase a 27 acre piece of land on the northeast corner of US 40 and Hazelwood Road (aka County Road 0) south of Clayton. This site, which was formerly the Dorothy Walker Wilson property, was to be used to build a new Liberty Township High School.

NOTE: Cascade High School opened in the fall of 1964 on a site north of the intersection of US 40 and County Road 200 West.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette (1953)

source: Coatesville Herald (Coatesville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, June 4, 1953 - page 1, column 4:

BROWNSBURG:
Robert B. WARRICK - Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
John W. WILSON - Bachelor of Science in Forestry

COATESVILLE:
Merrill Thomas McCAMMACK - Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics

DANVILLE:
Robert L. ELSON - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

PITTSBORO:
Thomas R. McCLUNG - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Name change of Robert Dale WILSON (1976)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, February 29, 1976 - page 5, column 4:

According to a legal notice, in February 1976 Dorothy Laverne Blair filed a petition in the Hendricks County Superior Court (case # S 76-38) to change the name of her minor son, Robert Dale Wilson, to Robert Dale Blair. The petition was scheduled to be heard on April 23, 1976.

Mart WILSON dies in Danville (1929)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 5, 1929 - page 1, column 1

MART WILSON IS STRICKEN WITHIN MONTH OF MARRIAGE
Mart Wilson, age 69, died at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Nellie Kreigh, West Main Street, Saturday night, from paralysis. He was stricken shortly after he and Mrs. Wilson had come home from town. A physician was immediately called but Mr. Wilson lived only about thirty minutes. The funeral was Tuesday from Shirley Bros.' undertaking parlors, Indianapolis, with burial in Shelby County.

Mr. Wilson and Miss Josephine Kreigh were married August 11. She and Mr. Wilson's son, James Wilson, of Chicago, survive.

Mr. Wilson was a well known horse trainer. Since his youth he had been engaged in training trotting and pacing horses.

Name change of Mark David HENSLEY (1978)

As mentioned in Hendricks County Circuit Court Order Book 124 (June 1978 - August 1979), in August 1978, Mark David Hensley petitioned the court (case # C 78-169) to change his name to Mark David Wilson. The petition (which was filed on his behalf by Margaret L. Wilson) was granted.

Adoption of Shirley Ann WILSON (1941)

According to a Hendricks County Probate Court docket sheet, in April 1941 a petition was filed by Fred C. and Julia L. Fisher (case #6618) to adopt Shirley Ann Wilson, age 5. Her mother, Grace Wilson, and her grandmother, Martha Lyenberger, both gave their written consent, and her father, Nealie J. Wilson, appeared in court and gave his consent. The petition was granted, and her name was changed to Shirley Ann Fisher.

Adoption of Vera Jean OVERSTREET (1937)

According to a Hendricks County Probate Court docket sheet, in September 1937 Wilbur and Beulah S. Wilson filed a petition (case #6343) to adopt Vera Jean Overstreet, a neglected child of Putnam County. The petition was granted.

Adoption of James Ogden FERREL (1936)

According to a Hendricks County Probate Court docket sheet, in May 1936 Paul O. and Laura Ferrel filed a petition (case #6235) to adopt James Ogden Ferrel, a minor child. His mother, Barbara Wilson, filed her written consent, and Walter Mentzer was his "alleged father." The petition was granted.

Hendricks County elected officials (1898)

Hendricks County elected officials (1898)

This is a list of various elected officials in Hendricks County, who were in office as of fall 1898.

Source: Biennial report of William D. Owen, Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, for the two years ending October 31, 1898 (Indianapolis: William B. Burford, 1898)

Hendricks County Clerk - Zimri E. Dougan (term expires July 26, 1904)
Hendricks County Auditor - Charles M. Caviness (term expires November 1, 1903)
Hendricks County Treasurer - William N. Lakin (term expires January 1, 1902)
Hendricks County Recorder - William L. Wilson (term expires November 13, 1902)
Hendricks County Sheriff - Henry I. Eaton (term expires November 13, 1900)
Hendricks County Coroner - Henry S. Curtis (term expires November 18, 1900)
Hendricks County Surveyor - WilliamF. Franklin (term expires November 6, 1900)

David MATLOCK, Jr. sues for false imprisonment (1853)

As shown in Hendricks County Circuit Court Order Book 7 (September 1853 - October 1857), in September 1853 David Matlock, Jr. sued John Wilson, James McLain, William Brittain and Seth Hurin for false imprisonment. Because Matlock was under 21, the case was filed on his behalf by his next friend, Thomas Nichols. Matlock alleged that John Wilson was an unlicensed constable who, with the help of his fellow church members McLain and Brittain, had arrested Matlock at a church camp meeting for having disturbed the meeting of a religious society (men and women were segregated at the camp meeting; Matlock had seated himself with the women and allegedly refused to move). Matlock had then been brought before Seth Hurin (a justice of the peace), found guilty and fined $5. A Hendricks County jury had found for Matlock and awarded him $100 in damages.

Wilson et al. appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court and in June 1856, they overturned the decision, noting that religious societies had the power to impose their own rules for their meetings. They ordered a new trial. At the new trial, the jury found that John Wilson owed Matlock $5 in damages, and that Matlock should pay the defendants for their costs for the Supreme Court case.

Maggie WILSON paralyzed at a party (1908)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 19, 1908 - page 1, column 3:

UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT
Miss Maggie Wilson, a young lady living north of Rainstown, is suffering from a peculiarly unfortunate accident. She was at a party a few evenings ago and with other ladies was seated on the floor. Behind her was a lady in a chair. Someone playfully tilted the chair and the lady on it fell upon Miss Wilson's shoulders and the back of her neck. Her head was forced down upon her beast and the spinal cord ruptured. As a result she is totally blind and a part of each day is unconscious. Her recovery is doubtful.

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (September 1889)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of September 2, 1889 [in vacation of the May term of court]:
--George L. Roach estate - will probated
--Rachel E. Smock estate - will probated
--Hamilton Huston estate - will probated; Enoch G. Hogate appointed administrator with the will annexed and ordered to dispose of certain personal property at a private sale
--James S. Jones estate - will probated; Mary Jones appointed executor
--Jesse N. Townsend estate - will probated; William Townsend appointed executor
--William M. Wilson estate - will probated; Orville W. Lowry appointed executor
--Katy Boswell estate - Mahlon Boyd appointed administrator
--Sarah Patterson estate - James H. Burns and Thomas J. Nash appointed administrators
--Nancy J. Jeffers estate - John W. Trotter appointed administrator
--Jonathan L. Moffitt estate - Catharine E. Moffitt appointed administrator
--Nancy Rennard estate - James M. Barlow appointed administrator
--Joseph Asher estate - Benjamin G. Edmondson appointed administrator
--John D. Kelleher guardianship - Thomas B. Keller appointed guardian
--Heirs of Elizabeth Huddleston guardianship - Fielding Huddleston appointed guardian

Hazel WILSON of Marion Township Files For Divorce (1934)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 22, 1934 - page 1, column 6:

SEEKS DIVORCE, ALIMONY
Hazel Wilson filed suit for a divorce from Clay Wilson in the local clerk's office, yesterday. The plaintiff asks for alimony in the sum of $2,500 and for the custody of their minor child. Cruel and inhuman treatment is given for the grounds of divorce in the complaint. The Wilsons were married in 1910 and separated in April of last year. They are residents of Marion Township.