Advertisement for home demonstration of television (1949)

The July 7, 1949 issue of the Plainfield Messenger included this advertisement from the Plainfield Electric Co. offering to acquaint residents with the offerings of television by giving a demonstration of a television in your own home:

Danville businesses in 1888

Found among some of Hendricks County's probate records was this advertisement for some Danville businesses in 1888, with owner's last names being SHIRLEY, SHOWALTER, KEETER, SCEARCE, WILHITE, ACTON, DOOLEY, McCLELLAND, TOMLINSON, NICHOLS, SEARS and McPHETRIDGE:

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (March 1890)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of March 3, 1890 [in vacation of the January 1890 term of court]:
--William Graney estate - Richard Graney appointed administrator
--Fielding Null guardianship (minor heir of George Null) - Homer A. Benson appointed guardian
--Jacob T. and Malinda J. Palmer estates - petition granted to sell their interest in a drug store

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (January 1890)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of January 6, 1890 [in vacation of the November 1889 term of court]:
--Hannah H. Newman estate - Cyrus Osborn appointed administrator
--Benjamin E. Money estate - Isaac B. Waters appointed administrator
--Charles J. Lumpkin estate - Nancy A. Lumpkin appointed administrator; petition granted to continue his mercantile business
--Charlotte J. Piercy guardianship (minor heir of Reed Piercy) - John F. Keeney appointed guardian

Hendricks County 1866 Business Directory Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1866 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from The Indiana State Gazetteer and Shippers' Guide For 1866-7 (Lafayette: Rosser, Spring & Cowen, 1866). The towns included in this listing are: Cartersburg; Danville; Plainfield.

Hendricks County 1876 Business Directory Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1876 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana (Chicago: Baskin, Forster and Co., 1876). The towns included in this listing are: Amo; Brownsburg; Clayton; Coatesville; Danville; Lizton; North Salem; Pittsboro and Plainfield.

Jesse DOOLEY Seeks To Dissolve Farm Partnership (1932)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, October 27, 1932 - page 1, column 4:

ASKS RESTRAINING ORDER
A suit for the dissolution of the partnership of Jesse Dooley and Bert Dooley was filed in the circuits court during the week by Jesse Dooley. The plaintiff also asks for an accounting and restraining order against the defendant. The complaint claims that the Dooleys entered into a partnership to manage a farm in March 1931 with each sharing equal in the profits or losses. The plaintiff claims the defendant has sold produce without dividing the dividends and that she has not received any of the $750 that she gave to equip the farm. She asks for an immediate restraining order to prevent the defendant from disposing of any of the property before the court can make a settlement.

Hendricks County 1880 Business Directory Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1880 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from Polk’s Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1880-1881 Volume I (Indianapolis: R.L. Polk & Co., 1880). The towns included in this listing are: Amo; Avon; Belleville; Brownsburg; Cartersburg; Center Valley; Clayton; Coatesville; Danville; Friendswood; Hadley; Joppa; Lizton; Montclair; New Winchester; North Salem; Pecksburg; Pittsboro; Plainfield; Rainstown; Reno; Stilesville; Tilden (the Brownsburg listing is incomplete, due to missing pages in the directory).

Leachman & Seller business letterhead (1899)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1899 (shown below) containing a receipt from Leachman & Seller, a Danville business that dealt with buggies and wagons, as well as farming implements, stoves and hardware.

James Jeffers business letterhead (1898)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1898 (shown below) containing a receipt from a dry goods store in Danville owned by James M. Jeffers. This store was on the west side of the courthouse square.

Danville department store letterhead (1892)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1892 (shown below) containing a receipt from a department store in Danville called The County Fair. This store was believed to have been on the northwest side of the courthouse square.

Hendricks County Business Directory 1882 Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1882 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from Polk’s Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-1883 Volume II (Indianapolis: R.L. Polk & Co., 1882). The towns included in this listing are: Amo, Avon, Belleville, Brownsburg, Cartersburg, Center Valley, Clayton, Coatesville, Danville, Friendswood, Gale, Hadley, Joppa, La Clair, Lizton, Maplewood, Montclair, New Winchester, North Salem, Pecksburg, Pittsboro, Plainfield, Rainstown, Reno, Stilesville and Tilden.

Hendricks County Business Directory 1865 Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1865 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from the various town plats in Map of Hendricks County, Indiana (Philadelphia: Stone & Titus, 1865). It is not comprehensive - it only includes those in the towns of Amo, Belleville, Brownsburg, Clayton, Danville, New Elizabeth [later renamed to Lizton], New Winchester, North Salem, Pittsboro, Plainfield, Six Points, Stilesville and West Milton [later renamed to Coatesville].

Brownsburg law firm letterhead (1897)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1897 (shown below) containing a receipt from the law firm of Johnson & Johnson (owned by J.H. Johnson and G.A. Johnson), which was located in Tolle's block in Brownsburg.

Hendricks County Business Directory 1885 Added

An index of Hendricks County businesses in 1885 has been added to the Directories section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This listing of businesses was extracted from History of Hendricks County, Indiana (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing, 1885). It is not comprehensive - it only includes those in the towns of Amo, Brownsburg, Cartersburg, Coatesville, Danville, Lizton, New Winchester, North Salem, Pittsboro, Plainfield, Reno and Stilesville.

Clayton dry goods business letterhead (1875)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1875 (shown below) containing a receipt from the dry goods business of John Harrison, which was located at the corner of Kentucky Street and Iowa Street in Clayton.

Clayton Mills business letterhead (1875)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1875 (shown below) containing a receipt from the business of Clayton Mills, a grain mill in Clayton run by Elmore & Co. (including Amos Elmore, who signed the receipt).

Danville business letterhead (1871)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1871 (shown below) containing a receipt from the business of Christie & Hunt - with James Christie and Lee Hunt as partners.

Danville business letterhead (1870)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1870 (shown below) containing a receipt from the business of Howell & Donaldson - with H. Howell and William Donaldson as partners.

Brownsburg business letterhead (1872)

The Indiana Genealogical Society has been working on preserving and digitizing the contents of Hendricks County probate packets as part of its Records Preservation Project. Among the items they've found: letterhead from 1872 (shown below) containing a receipt from the business of Green & Dobson - with J.A.C. Dobson one of the partners.