Eel River Township Common Schools Graduates 1896

From a commencement program of Eel River Township common schools 1896 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Annual Commencement of the Eel River Township schools at the Christian Church, North Salem, Ind., Wednesday evening, June 17, ’96.

Class of ’96:
Joseph Proctor
Maud martin
Dora Mount
Earnest Gentry
Jasper Hypes
Clarence Trotter
Alden Davis
Retta Hocker
Dona Thompson
Daisy Page
Dumpie Bales
Dora A. Landers
Bessie Waters
Blanch Pennington
Mertie Robbins

Faculty:
School No. 1: Lula Wamsley
School No. 3: John W. Hauk
School No. 7: J.F. Evans
School No. 8: Arthusa Lamb

School Officers:
E.M. Murphy, Trustee
J.D. Hostetter, County Superintendent

[NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade]

Plainfield High School Graduates 1918

From a commencement program of Plainfield High School 1918 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Class Roll:
Arline Lambert
Hildreth Garriott
LaRue Symons
Agnes Campbelel
Flora Stephens
Geneva Edwards
Forrest Caldwell
Ethelene Hadley
Frank Tucker
Mary Stephens
Norman Jared
Randolph Cox
Maurice Price
Howard Osborn
Walter Mercer
Earl Almond
Ruth Hatton
Esther Vestal
Philip Hagee
Orrell Negus
Louise Beeler
Reagan Lewis
Lois Brown
Guy Winsted
Guy Krebs
Earl Pike

Stilesville Voters List Added

A list of voters in Stilesville in 1874 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This voters list was found in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library and it is from an election that was held in April 1874 about whether to continue or dissolve the corporation of the town of Stilesville.

Danville Library To Host Daughters of the American Revolution Workshop

Members of the Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be in the Danville Public Library's Indiana Room on Saturday, March 24 from 9 am to 1 pm for a DAR membership research workshop. They will be there to answer your questions and assist you with the research needed to become a DAR member. They will also assist you with your Revolutionary War research.

Founded in 1890, the DAR has 170,000 members in 3,000 chapters. Any woman age 18 or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership. If you would like to know more about the DAR or about the membership research workshop, please contact Tammy Snider (317-858-9321) or Ruth Sims (317-852-2365).

Plainfield Library To Show Plainfield in Photos

Wonder what Plainfield looked like in the late 1800's and early 1900's? Reann Poray, manager of the Indiana Room at Plainfield Public Library, will show some early photos of the town in a program at Plainfield library on Monday, March 17 from 7 to 8 pm. In the program, entitled "Plainfield's Past in Pictures," you'll learn about the history of Plainfield, including its schools and churches.

This is a free program - register online or call (317) 838-3800.

Lizton High School Graduates 1922

From a commencement program of Lizton High School 1922 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty-two
Lizton High School
Commencement Exercises
Tuesday evening, May ninth at seven thirty o’clock

Class Roll:
Dorothy Lois Reeves
Roger Grant Foster
Mable Lorene Robertson
Marie Dowden Kennedy
Ruth Ione Dowden
Percy Albert Ratliff
Kathleen Maxine Gibson
Lyman H. Ellis
Opal Armstrong
Nellie Blanche Gossett

W.F. Collins, Superintendent

North Salem High School Graduates 1902

From a souvenir program of North Salem High School – class of 1902 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Graduates:
Edna Coral Clay
Frank Edmund Davis
Harry Clay Durham
Taylor Owen
Edgar Camden Thompson
Victor Hugo Wiseheart
Bessie May Waters

Alumni:
Nellie Cook
Grace Hadley
Alma Hackley
Jasper Hypes
Arthur Waters
Una Adams
Mortie Hadley-Wiseheart
Bert M. Pace
Retta Hocker
Dona Thompson
Daisy Page-Sellers
Fred Radford

Teachers and Officers connected with the North Salem schools:
Nellie Cook
Retta Hocker
Maud Moudy
Flora Williams
Una Adams
G.M. Wilson, Principal
S.R. Davis, Township Trustee
J.D. Hostetter, County Superintendent
F.L. Jones, State Superintendent
Dr. W.T. Harris, U.S. Com. of Education
J.S. Duckworth, Truant Officer

Washington Township Common Schools Graduates 1914

Source: Annual Commencement Exercises of the Common Schools of Washington Township held Friday evening, June 5th, 1914 at Wesley Chapel, Avon, Ind. (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library)

Graduates:
Blair, Gladys
Caldwell, Forrest
Freeland, Ernest E.
Garrison, Eugene
Jenkins, Della
Jenkins, Mabel
Mercer, Walter
McClarnon, Paul
McCormack, Minnie L.
McCormick, Mary
McCalment, Helen
Price, Maurice
Robison, Arthur
Robison, Ida M.
Shipman, Walter
Tharp, Vestal
Patterson, Nellie
Thompson, Gladys
Yohler, Paul

[NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade]

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1926 school year have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1926-1963.

Digital Files of Tax Records Added

The Hendricks County Government's Archives has added digital files of tax duplicate books from the Hendricks County Treasurer for 1841 through 1867. These books contain the names of taxpayers and are listed by the congressional township (e.g. Section 14 North, Range 1 East) that the property was located in, not the name of the civil township (e.g. Brown Township).

Lizton High School Graduates 1920

From a commencement program of Lizton High School 1920 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty
Lizton High School
Commencement Exercises
Friday evening, April twenty-third at eight o’clock K. of P. Hall

Class Roll:
Ruth Lemon, President
Beuford Shook, Secretary Treasurer
Dessie Davis
Harry Wheat
Pearl Vorhies
Clarence Montgomery
Robert Ratliff
Bernice Hall
Mabel Ritz
E. Virl Kennedy
Nora Parman
Oscar Swain
Gladys Long
Elsie Pritchett
Curtis Kennedy
Lorna Eggers
Pearl Scott
Ebert Moon

Eva Swanson, Principal
R.W. Peck, Superintendent

Genealogy Group to Meet at Danville Library

The Danville Public Library will host a meeting of the Genealogy Nuts group on Monday, March 12th at 1:30 pm in the library's program room. The Genealogy Nuts group is a support group for those who are interested in genealogy, and they regularly meet on the second Monday of the month to discuss genealogy and library news.

The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome - no registration is necesssary. For more information, please contact the library's Indiana Room - phone (317) 745-2604 ext. 140; e-mail dplind@dplindiana.org.

Liberty Township Schools Graduates 1905

Source: Annual Commencement of Liberty Township Public Schools at the Presbyterian Church, Clayton, Ind. June 17, 1905, 8:00 p.m. (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library)

Graduates - Clayton:
Frank Parsons
Kate Worrell
Mary Pruitt
Maude Hutcheson
Daisy Richardson
Ralph Wills
Lena Gilbert
George Edgar Cox
Mabel Farquer
Ruth Farquer
Ernest Kenworthy
Amy West
Eva Wills
Charles Candy
Lindley Hadley
Alice Cox

Graduates – Hazelwood:
Jennie Johnson
Goldine Clark
Nora Cox
Pearl Craven
Iva Hite

Graduates – Cartersburg & Belleville:
Chase R. Fletcher
Lucinda Bybee
Vira Tharp
Lillian Hadley

Teachers:
Charles R. Mays
Orville G. Swindler
Otis Kennedy
Grant W. Stone

Dr. A.K. Gilbert, Trustee
G.M. Wilson, County Superintendent

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 51 (20 May 1989 - 5 March 1990) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1990, as well as 1824-1848.

Brown Township Common Schools Graduates 1900

From a commencement program of Brown Township common schools 1900 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Annual Commencement of the Brown Township schools to be held at Corinth Church Thursday evening, June 28, 1900 beginning at eight o’clock

Graduates:
School No. 2 – Roy Everett
School No. 3 – Ivy J. Phillips
School No. 3 – Hannah Smith
School No. 7 – Mary Hopkins
School No. 7 – Mary McCaslin

Teachers:
John F. Everett
John P. Tarpy
George H. Reitzel

School Officers:
John F. Everett, Township Principal
Thomas J. Sandusky, Township Trustee
J.D. Hostetter, County Superintendent

[NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade]

Eel River Township Common Schools Graduates 1897

From a commencement program of Eel River Township common schools 1897 (in the collection of Plainfield Public Library):

Annual Commencement Exercises, to be held at the Town Hall in North Salem, June 9th, 1897, at 7:30 p.m.

Class of ’97:
Edna Clay
Edgar Thompson
Nettie West
Alma Hackley
Ora Gill
Stella Ford
Fred Horner
Emma Graves
Carl Gossett
Grace Hadley
Dicy Williams
Moda Case
Orpheus Case
Fred Robbins
Edgar Scotten
James Gibson
George Moody
Maud West
Grace Thompson
Leroy H. Higgins
Pearl Rawlings

Teachers:
School No. 1: Arthursa Lamb
School No. 2: Pearl Page
School No. 3: J.H. Houk
School No. 4: G.W. Robbins
School No. 5: T.A. Gossett
School No. 7: J.F. Evans, Principal; C.M. Trotter; Cora B. Jacks; Nora Walsh; Kate Walsh
School No. 8: Minnie Davidson
School No. 9: Eva Harper
School No. 10: H.T. Storm
School No. 11: Walter Wynn

E.M. Murphy, Trustee
J.D. Hostetter, County Superintendent

[NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade]

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1963 school year have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name and hometown, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1924-1963.

HEDGE 1897 Marriage Found in Virginia Records

Thanks to Renee, who passed on this marriage record from Pulaski County, Virginia which includes a Hendricks County, Indiana connection:

Grayson J. Hedge born 1879 Hendricks County, Indiana
son of Jno. and M. J. Hedge

married 26 June 1897 Pulaski County, Virginia to:

Marnie Meredith
daughter of Sarah Meredith

According to Renee, Grayson J. Hedge was the son of John V. Hedge and Martha Lasley. His wife Marnie married again and lived in North Carolina. She had a daughter Eugenia Hedge.

Danville Library To Discuss 1940 Census

The Danville Public Library will hold a workshop, "Get Ready for the 1940 Census!", on Saturday, March 10 at 10 am in the library's program room. On April 2, 2012, the 1940 federal population census will be released to the public on the internet (though there will not be an index available at first). Indiana Room Manager Cindy Rutledge will discuss how the 1940 census will be released, what information it will contain and strategies to find your ancestors.

This is a free workshop but size is limited and registration is required. For more information, please contact the library's Indiana Room - phone (317) 745-2604 ext. 140; e-mail dplind@dplindiana.org.

Probate Records Files Put Online Feb. 9

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames JESSUP, NELSON, POLK, SCOTT, VESTAL and WILSON.

There are now 610 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Genealogy Group To Meet at Danville Library

The Danville Public Library will host a meeting of the Genealogy Nuts group on Monday, February 13th at 1:30 pm in the library's program room. The Genealogy Nuts group is a support group for those who are interested in genealogy, and they regularly meet on the second Monday of the month to discuss genealogy and library news.

The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome - no registration is necesssary. For more information, please contact the library's Indiana Room - phone (317) 745-2604 ext. 140; e-mail dplind@dplindiana.org.

Surname Index to Probate Order Books Updated

Entries from the surname index included at the front of Hendricks County Probate Order Book Volume 3 (21 January 1861 - 26 January 1865) have been added to the database Surname Index to Hendricks County Probate Order Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The surname index was compiled by the clerk at the time they were writing the entries. It includes the subject of the probate case, the type of case (estate, guardianship, etc.), and the corresponding book and page number.

This is an ongoing project - currently the surname index covers the years 1861-1891.

Danville Library Adds Digital Microfilm Viewer/Scanner

The Danville Public Library's Indiana Room is now the home of a ST ViewScan Digital Film Viewer/Scanner (pictured at left with Adult Department Manager Janet Woodrum). This state-of-the-art equipment allows you to view images from microfilm and print them on either letter or legal size paper. You can also digitize these images and save them to your flash drive. A 23-inch monitor makes viewing much easier and there are also options to allow you to adjust the size and quality of the image before printing it.

The Danville Public Library received an $8,545 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to purchase the viewer. The project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act and administered by the Indiana State Library. Additional funds to cover the new computer and printer came from donations to the Indiana Room's gift fund.

The library's previous microfilm reader is going to a new home — the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD). There it will be used by Indiana Deaf Heritage, Inc., which collaborates with ISD to preserve the school's archives and the Indiana Deaf History Museum. They will use the microfilm reader to research the school's history and the history of the Deaf Community in Indiana for the development of future museum exhibits.

If you would like to learn more about the Danville Public Library's new microfilm viewer/scanner, please contact the Indiana Room for an appointment. For more information or to make an appointment, call the library at (317) 745-2604 or e-mail them at dplind@dplindiana.org.

PRESNELL/MOON 1898 Photo Found

The Family Photo Reunion blog has a post about a photo they found of William Calvin Presnell and Claudie Ethel Moon (who were married in Hendricks County in 1898) that was taken by a Danville photographer. The blog post also notes that acccording to the 1906 Canada census for Manitoba, William C. and Claudie Presnell moved to Saskatchewan in 1905 and lived in the town of Humboldt.

If you are related to this family, please contact the blog owner.

Probate Records Files Put Online Feb. 5

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames EATON, JESSUP, LEACH, LEAK, LEITZMAN, LEMAN, NEWMAN, SCOTT, THOMPSON, WILLIAMS and WILSON.

There are now 603 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Probate Records Files Put Online Feb. 3

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames ERGANBRIGHT, FOX, FREE, GLADDEN, HADLEY, HULTS, JACKSON, KISE, MASTEN, MOBERLY, MOODY, NEFF, OURSLER, PARNELL, PRATHER, SCOTT, SCOTTEN and WILLIAMS.

There are now 591 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Probate Records Files Put Online Feb. 2

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames DARNALL, DEARMON, DE HAPPART, DEVAN, MATLOCK, SACRE, SALMON, SCAMAHORN and WILLIAMS.

There are now 571 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Probate Records Files Put Online Feb. 1

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames DARNALL, FOSTER, LAWSON, SHUEY, SHULTZ, SIMPSON, VAUGHAN and WILLIAMS.

There are now 560 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1927 school year have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1927-1963.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 50 (11 June 1988 - 6 May 1989) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1989, as well as 1824-1848.

Obituary Index Updated

Entries from 2011 have been added to the database Deaths from The Republican's Year in Review, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The Republican is a weekly newspaper published in Danville, Indiana. Once a year it publishes a special "Year in Review" issue, which includes a listing of the deaths that were mentioned in each issue of that year.

This database includes the person's name and the issue of the newspaper their obituary appeared in. It currently covers 1892-2011.

Amo High School Databases Added

Listings of students and teachers of Amo High School for 1918 have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The lists were compiled from the school's 1918 yearbook, Blue and White.

Washington Township constables election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held at McClains School House in Washington Township, Hendricks County Indiana on Monday the 7th day of April 1845, do certify that Commodore P. Williams and Eli Watson were duly elected Constables in and for said Township for the ensuing year.

Witness our hand and seals this 7th day of April 1845

B.A. Huron (Inspector)
O.H. Payne (Judge)
Aaron Johnson (Judge)

Attest:
Gilbert Palmer (Clerk)
Jacob Malone (Clerk)

Note: The above return made to the Clerk of the Circuit Court

Marion Township constables election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held in New Winchester in Marion Township, Hendricks County Indiana, on Monday the 7th day of April 1845, do certify that Michael Higgins and Jeremiah Culbertson were duly elected to the office of Constable, in and for said Township, County and State aforesaid, for the ensuing year.

Witness our hands and seals this 7th day of April 1845.

Job Turner (Seal) Inspector
I.B. Hughes (Seal) Judge
Levi Armstrong (Seal)

Note: This above return made to the Clerk of the Circuit Court

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1924 school year have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name and hometown, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1924-1962.

Center Township constables election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held in Danville, Center Township Hendricks County Indiana, on Monday the 7th day of April 1845 do certify that Zachariah R. Clark, Larence Louden, P.S. Dicken and George P. Ellis were duly elected Constables in and for said Township, for the ensuing year.

Witness our hands and seals this 7th day of April 1845
Jesse Coffin (Seal) Inspector
James H. Hagy (Seal) Judge
James Logan (Seal) Judge

Note: The above return made to the Clerk of the Circuit Court

Middle Township Justice of the Peace election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held in Pittsborough, Middle Township, Hendricks County Indiana on Monday the 7th day of April 1845 do certify that William Mcbee and William A. Long were duly elected Constables in and for said Township for the ensuing year, and for the office of Justice of the Peace Boaz W. Williams had twelve (12) votes, and Alexander Pollick had forty (40).

Witness our hands and seals this 7th day of April 1845.

William Crabb (Seal) Inspector
David Roy (Seal) Judge
Thomas J. Weaver (Seal) Judge

Note: The above return made to the Clerk of the Circuit Court

Guilford Township Justice of the Peace election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held in Plainfield in Guilford Township Hendricks County Indiana on Monday the 7th day of April 1845 do certify that Eli McCaslin received sixty two votes and John C. Johnson received sixty (60) votes [and] were duly elected Constable in and for said Township for the ensuing year, and for the office of Justice of the Peace John Reagan received sixty three (63) votes John Lorrain received one vote and were duly elected.

Witness our hands and seals this 7th day of April 1845.

John Lorrain (Seal) Inspector
Zim Chandler (Seal) Judge
William Walton (Seal) Judge

Clay Township Justice of the Peace Election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned, Inspector and Judges of an Election held in Springfield in Clay Township Hendricks County Indiana on Monday the 7th of April 1845 – Do certify that William Moore and Alfred Hunt were duly elected Constables, in and for said Township, and for the office of the Justice of Peace Robert Harvey received forty three votes, Thomas Parker received thirty nine votes and Asael Mann received seven votes.

Witness our hands and seals this the 7th day of April 1845.

Francis Hutchings (Seal) Inspector
James Kersey (Seal) Judge
Henry D. Goolman (Seal) Judge

Brown Township Justice of the Peace election (1845)

from Hendricks County election records (copies available at Plainfield Public Library):

We the undersigned Inspector and Judges of an Election held in Brownsburg in Brown Township Hendricks County Indiana Monday the 7th day of April 1845, do certify that John Bristow, Noah Harding and Thomas Newham were duly elected Constable in and for said Township for the ensuing year, and for the office of Justice of the Peace William Worrel received seventy three votes (73) and Samuel Betts received two (2) votes.

Witness our hands and seals this 7th day of April 1845
Whitson Nelson (seal) Inspector
Thomas Hollett (seal) Judge
James H. Templin (seal) Judge

Attest:
R.C. Moore
E.S. Watson

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 49 (19 June 1987 - 11 July 1988) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1988, as well as 1824-1848.

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1928 school year have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1928-1963.

Clayton High School Databases Added

Listings of students and teachers of Clayton High School for 1921 have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The lists were compiled from the school's 1921 yearbook, Claytonian.

Hendricks County Elected Officials 1902

from: Biennial Report of Union B. Hunt, Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, For the Two Years Ending October 31, 1902 (Indianapolis: William B. Burford, 1902):

Hendricks County elected officials in office as of October 31, 1902:
--Circuit Court Judge: Thomas J. Cofer (term expires November 17, 1906)
--County Assessor: James D. Pratt (term expires January 1, 1905)
--County Auditor: Charles M. Caviness (term expires January 1, 1904)
--County Clerk: Zimri F. Dougan (term expires January 1, 1905)
--County Coroner: Henry S. Curtis (term expires January 1, 1903)
--County Prosecuting Attorney: Everett Cooper (term expires November 17, 1902)
--County Recorder: William L. Wilson (term expires January 1, 1903)
--County Sheriff: Archibald A. Figg (term expires January 1, 1903)
--County Surveyor: William F. Franklin (term expires January 1, 1903)
--County Treasurer: Oscar Hadley (term expires January 1, 1904)

Hendricks County officials elected in November 1902:
--County Auditor: David D. Mills (term expires January 1, 1908)
--County Clerk: John C. Taylor (term expires January 1, 1909)
--County Coroner: Henry S. Curtis (term expires January 1, 1905)
--County Recorder: Ellis M. Weaver (term expires January 1, 1907)
--County Sheriff: Archibald A. Figg (term expires January 1, 1905)
--County Surveyor: William F. Franklin (term expires January 1, 1905)
--County Treasurer: John E. Vestal (term expires January 1, 1906)

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 48 (28 June 1986 - 4 July 1987) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1987, as well as 1824-1848.

Probate Records Transactions - January 1889

Volunteers with the Indiana Genealogical Society's records preservation project for Hendricks County probate records found a document listing transactions that had been recorded in the probate court in January 1889, while the court was on vacation from its September term. The transactions were as follows:

Letters of Administration issued to the following estates:
--Curtis King, deceased – William R. McClelland, administrator
--Marshall Robards, deceased – Mary Robards, administrator

Wills Probated and Letters Testamentary issued as follows:
--Last Will and Testament of Margaret Reeve, deceased – Mordeci Carter, executor

Letters of Guardianship issued to the following persons:
--Frederick Neiger, upon the persons and estates of Etta May Stutsman and John F. Stutsman, minor heirs of John Stutsman, deceased
--Oliver P. Phillips, upon the person and estate of Estella M. Phillips, a minor
--George P. Sherrard, upon the persons and estates of Alonzo, Izzie, Millie and Thomas Armstrong, minor heirs of Eppa H. Armstrong, deceased
--Marion Bailey, upon the person and estate of Lial Leak, minor heir of Ethan A. Leak, deceased

Submitted 7th day of January 1889 by Enoch G. Hogate, Clerk

Probate Court Docket - 1880's

Volunteers with the Indiana Genealogical Society's Records Preservation Project for Hendricks County probate records found a document listing the docket of cases to be heard in the Hendricks County probate court. The exact date of the docket is unknown - it is sometime in the 1880's. These were the cases on the docket:

Jonathan H. Johnson vs. Estate of Thomas S. Bray, deceased

Joseph Firkins vs. Estate of Ezekiel Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

James M. McClain vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

Dorman & Dillon vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

George W. Wells vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

David M. Watts vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

James M. Wills vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

Henry Hoak (et al) vs. Estate of Elizabeth A. Clark, deceased (Hadley & Parker, attorneys)

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1962 school year have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name and hometown, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1925-1962.

Probate Records Transactions - September 1888

Volunteers with the Indiana Genealogical Society's records preservation project for Hendricks County probate records found a document listing transactions that had been recorded in the probate court in September 1888, while the court was on vacation from its June term. The transactions were as follows:

Letters of Administration issued to the following estates:
--Mary Carter, deceased; John W. Keeney, administrator
--Sarah Bell, deceased; Thad S. Adams, administrator
--Ira Carter, deceased; Asael H. Carter, administrator
--Jesse C. Hodson, deceased; Ruth Hodson, administrator
--Allie B. Sandusky, deceased; Thad S. Adams, administrator
--Mary Marshall, deceased; William R. McClelland, administrator

Wills Probated and Letters Testamentary issued as follows:
--Last will and testament of James Padgett, deceased
--Last will and testament of Julia A. Lawson, deceased
--Last will and testament of Malachi Haley, deceased; Michael J. Power, administrator with will annexed
--Last will and testament of Robert R. Downard, deceased; George T. Pattison, administrator with will annexed
--Last will and testament of Ralph Barton, deceased; Angalina Barton, administrator
--Last will and testament of Alfred H. Richardson, deceased; George W. Millhon, executor

Letters of Guardianship issued to the following persons:
--James M. Emmons, guardian of Cora Bateman, Theodore Bateman, Nelly Bateman and James H. Bateman, minor heirs Noah Bateman, deceased
--Patrick Walsh, guardian of William Walsh, minor heir of Thomas Casserly, deceased
--William R. McClelland, guardian of James C. Hamrick, an habitual intoxicant
--Bridget Corkern, guardian of Timothy Corkern, a minor
--George W. Millhon, guardian of D. Voorhees Richardson, Frank E. Richardson, Earl H. Richardson and Von E. Richardson, minor heirs of Alfred H. Richardson, deceased
--George W. Millhon, guardian of William B. Craven, minor heir of Alfred H. Richardson, deceased

Submitted 24th day of September, 1888 by Enoch G. Hogate, Clerk

Amo High School 1909 Seniors Database Added

A listing of students of Amo High School for 1909 (senior class only) has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The list was compiled from the school's 1909 yearbook, The Blue and White.

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1929 school year have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1929-1963.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 47 (27 July 1985 - 28 June 1986) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1986, as well as 1824-1848.

Clayton High School Alumni Database Added

A listing of alumni of Clayton High School for 1899-1920 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The list was compiled from the school's 1921 yearbook, Claytonian.

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929 school years have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name and hometown, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1925-1961.

Stilesville High School Alumni Database Added

A listing of alumni of Stilesville High School for 1913-1920 has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The list was compiled from the school's 1921 yearbook, Memories.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 46 (11 August 1984 - 29 June 1985) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1985, as well as 1824-1848.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 45 (27 August 1983 - 4 August 1984) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1984, as well as 1824-1848.

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1930-1939 school years have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1930-1963.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 44 (18 September 1982 - 21 August 1983) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1983, as well as 1824-1848.

Probate Records Work Session in Plainfield

The Indiana Genealogical Society is holding a work session on Saturday, October 15 from 9:30 am to 4 pm for all those who would like to help with their project to preserve and digitize Hendricks County's earliest probate records. The work session will be held at the Plainfield Public Library and you can stop by at any time during the day to help unfold the papers and place them in folders.

Please register for this work session - you may register online through the library's Events Calendar or by calling the library's Indiana Room - (317) 838-3800.

Since this project was started in 2009, over 2,000 probate records have been worked on.

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935 school years have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name, hometown and class, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1930-1961.

Index to Divorce Cases Added

A database consisting of divorce case filings listed in Hendricks County Entry Docket Book 11 (which covers June 1953 to March 1965) and Book 12 (which covers March 1965 to August 1975) have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The database includes the names of the two parties, the date the divorce case was filed, and the case number.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 43 (24 October 1981 - 18 September 1982) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1982, as well as 1824-1848.

Surname Index to Probate Order Books Updated

Entries from the surname index included at the front of Hendricks County Probate Order Book Volume 4 (15 May 1865 - 30 May 1868) have been added to the database Surname Index to Hendricks County Probate Order Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The surname index was compiled by the clerk at the time they were writing the entries. It includes the subject of the probate case, the type of case (estate, guardianship, etc.), and the corresponding book and page number.

This is an ongoing project - currently the surname index covers the years 1865-1891.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Students Attending College (1919)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 11, 1919 – page 1, column 4:

YOUNG PEOPLE HEAR CALL OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS
Large Number Leaving to Attend College

With the opening of colleges and universities, young people of Danville are preparing for another year at higher institutions of learning.

The number planning to go away to school is unusually large this year.

Mary Agnes Showalter leaves Tuesday. She will continue her work at Butler this year.

Robert Hollowell, Jr. will leave Sunday to attend Indiana University. Bruce and Bratcher DeMarcus will also re-enter Indiana.

The Misses Helen Parker, Jeanette Wilson and Anna Martha Osborn will leave within the week to enter Earlham College at Richmond.

Miss Unity Thomas, Darvin Thomas, Estie Hunt and Donald Hogate leave the last of the week to enter DePauw at Greencastle.

Miss Josephine Hornaday will attend Wisconsin University again this year. She leaves the last of the month.

Miss Mary Edwards, Myrle Vogel, and Glendon Scearce have left for Lafayette to take up their work at Purdue.

James Bridges left Friday for Pittsburgh, Pa., to enter a technical school in that city. Orin Shutts left Monday for Chicago University to enter the School of Mechanical Drawing.

Otis Gulley, Jr. left Wednesday for Lafayette to enter the Civil Engineering department of Purdue University.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Couple Marries in Civil and Quaker Ceremonies (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 26, 1920 – page 1, column 5:

MARRIED TWO TIMES AND NEVER SEPARATED
First by Rites of Friends Church, Then by ‘Squire

Roy L. Nelson and Lenia Peacock Nelson have been married twice, both times legally and without any separation intervening. They were married some two weeks ago according to the rites of the Friends. Saturday, they were married according to the civil law, ‘Squire Kennedy officiating.

Saturday afternoon in company with the bride’s father, Galileo Peacock, a well known citizen of Guilford township, they appeared at the clerk’s office. Miss Ethel Clark, the deputy, waited on them when they said they wished a marriage license. All was going well until the question, on the application blank, whether either of the parties had been married before, was reached. And they said they had, were in fact then husband and wife.

This was a new problem for Miss Clark and she called Clerk Woodward who decided he had struck something absolutely new early in his official life. Mr. Peacock explained that the lady is his daughter, that she was married but they had all decided as law-abiding citizens that they wished a civil wedding. Mr. Woodward then issued the license and they asked for a brief ceremony, the less formality the better. So ‘Squire Kennedy was called.


from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 16, 1920 – page 1, column 3:

R.L. NELSON DEFENDS HIS MARRIAGE CEREMONY
I, the undersigned, wish to correct the misleading inferences set forth in these columns of August 26, in the article headed “Married Two Times but Never Separated,” which so inferred that I and Miss Peacock had disrespected the Quaker ceremony or “rites” of the Quaker church which we were said to have accepted some time previous to our engaging the ‘Squire under the civil law for our second marriage or, a more lawful union as the article infers.

Correction – The fact is I deny being married twice or by the civil law at all so far as the marrying goes. I contend that we were married but once and that by the so-called Quaker manner. But the fact is that tho [sic] married after the “Quaker manner” we were not married in or by the Quaker church. Hence further steps were necessary in order to provide the civil law a “record” of our intent and action.

The reason we were not married in the Quaker church was because that I myself am not a registered member with any denomination but since I as a Christian heavily indorse [sic] Quaker principles and especially their simple, informal, Divine manner of uniting man and wife, we, Miss Peacock and myself, married under this self-same method without the church. That is, on August 20, we and her parents arranged for the spending of a part of the day in a nice woods just outside Danville where, after having a few hours in prayer and meditation, Miss Peacock and I, long having known our union God’s will, united in holy matrimony, there beneath the skies, with God as witness Who is the only rightful official to such a matter. After our dinner, we went to Danville, secured a license and “Mr. ‘Squire” and proceeded to satisfy “Caesar, the law” whereupon I made known the fact that were already husband and wife by ordinance of God and hence desired only enough ceremony to make a record of our intentions possible and pleasing in the eyes of the law and all was accomplished very nicely. We were married in the woods by the Lord. The action or contract was recorded thru another action at the court house by the kindness of the clerk and the ‘Squire.

I, myself, deny that the power of either uniting or of separating man and wife lies within the power of man or earthly law. And hence I fully agree with the Quaker principles that such is a matter belonging wholly to God Himself as “Liscensor” and officiating minister. I invite any person who desires to slur the Quaker view and practice on this point to note the almost entire absence of separation among those united in marriage under the Quaker or Friends manner of marriage as against the daily divorces among unions made thru the courts or civil law which are too often by the mere hand of man (I pronounce you man and wife) preceded by a moonlight, prayerless courtship.

R.L. Nelson,
Plainfield, Ind.

Work Session for Probate Records Project in Plainfield

The Indiana Genealogical Society is holding a Saturday work session in October for all those who would like to help with their project to preserve and digitize Hendricks County's earliest probate records. The work session will be held on Saturday, October 15 from 9:30 am to 4 pm at the Plainfield Public Library and you can stop by at any time during the day to help unfold the papers and place them in folders.

Please register for this work session - you may register online through the library's Events Calendar or by calling the library's Indiana Room - (317) 838-3800.

Since this project was started in 2009, almost 2,000 records have been worked on.

8th Grade Graduates List Added To Website

Entries from a 1922 list of the 8th grade graduates of Hendricks County's common schools have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The list consists of the student's name and the township.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Stilesville Teachers Egged By Students (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, April 29, 1920 – page 1, column 4:

UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR IN STILESVILLE SCHOOL
Roy Cox, superintendent of the Stilesville schools, with Cleo Casserly, Lloyd McClellan, Howard McClellan, Kathleen Ousler and Mary Warmoth, all pupils in the Stilesville schools, are in Squire Kennedy’s court with various charges against them of rout, assault and battery and assault. The parties against whom the alleged offenses were committed are Josephine Lewis, Marcena Kendall, Katie Coble and Helen Coble, teachers in the Stilesville school. It is alleged that a few nights ago Cox bought two dozen eggs and he induced his pupils, named above, to throw them at the four ladies as they were passing along the street. Some of the eggs took effect and some did not. The story goes, according to Prosecutor Owens, that Stilesville has not had much of a school this winter, that Cox is lax is discipline and there was friction between him and other teachers. It is alleged that Cox told pupils that the orders of other teachers were not to be obeyed. The defendants have their hearing May 16.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville School Teachers Named (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 2, 1920 – page 7, column 4:

CONCERNING SCHOOL YEAR IN DANVILLE CORPORATION
Supt. D.T. Cushman, of the city schools, authorizes the following:

Danville schools will open Monday, Sept. 13 with the following teachers:

High school
--L.C. Winternheimer, principal, science
--Leroy Cook, mathematics, manual training, athletics
--Mattie A. Keeney, English
--Latin and history, to be filled
--Ruth Boyd, domestic science
--Mildred Christie, music

Mattie A. Keeney building
--C.C. Bosstick, principal, arithmetic
--Bertha Watts, English
--Ruth Pattison, geography and history
--Helen Hadley, 5th
--Eula Lawson, 4th
--Mae Comer, 3rd
--2nd, to be supplied
--Edith Peyton, primary

Miss Boyd, of Richmond, a graduate of Earlham, taught last year in the Richmond high school. Miss Christie, of Amo, taught music and art in the Clayton high school the past year.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Resident Marries in Boone County (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, July 8, 1920 – page 1, column 5:

KINDER – GRIFFEN
Russell Kinder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kinder, slipped away to Lebanon, Saturday, where by previous arrangement he met Miss Edith Griffen, daughter of Attorney Griffen, of Sheridan, and they were married at the parsonage of the Christian church. The groom was an overseas soldier and the romance of the young people began while he was in camp in Indianapolis. He is now employed in Indianapolis but their home for the present will be with the groom’s parents here.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Students Attending College (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 2, 1920 – page 5, column 3:

COLLEGE LADS AND LASSIES PREPARING FOR YEAR’S WORK
The exodus of Danville young people for colleges throughout the middle west has begun, and from all indications the number going this year will far exceed any other previous year. The greatest number are going to Purdue, Indiana and DePauw.

Otis Gulley, Jr., Mary Edwards and May Masten have already left for Purdue to take up their work. Mildred Harrison, Irene Thompson, Margaret Scearce, Bernice O’Brien and Glendon Scearce will leave for Lafayette the latter part of the week to enter Purdue.

Robert Hollowell, Jr. leaves Wednesday to take up his work at Indiana. Benjamin Harrison will continue his studies at the I.U. medical school. Darwin Thomas, Estie Hunt and Milburn Easley are planning to leave the latter part of next week to enter I.U.

Unity Thomas will return to DePauw this year to complete her college course, and Donald Hogate will also take up work at DePauw. John Harvey and Harold Cook of the D.H.S. 1920 class will enter DePauw as freshmen. Harvey is one of the 100 honor students of the state and will receive a Rector scholarship.

Jeannette Wilson and Ann Martha Osborn will re-enter Earlham College at Richmond the latter part of next week.

Lucile Nichols will leave the last of the month for Ann Arbor to enter Michigan University. Mary Agnes Showalter will resume her studies at Butler College next week. Lorine Brill will return to St. Marys-of-the-Woods for another year, and Maurice Kirk will enter a chiropractic school in Davenport, Ia., the middle of September.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Infant Dies From Burns and Fall (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 9, 1920 – page 1, column 4:

LOVABLE CHILD DIES FROM BURNS AND FALL
Heart-Rendering Accident at Home of Wendell Hadley

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hadley, living southwest of town, died Monday evening from the effects of burns and falling from a high chair that morning.

The child was only thirteen months old. He was seated in a high chair near a stove where the mother was making jelly. In some manner the child rocked the chair until it toppled over. In falling, the child struck the long handle of the stew-kettle and the boiling contents fell upon the child, badly burning it about the head, face, neck and shoulders.

The parents hurried with it to Dr. Armstrong where the burns were dressed and the child returned home. The burns were not considered necessarily fatal but about 7 in the evening, the little life went out before a physician could be called.

There is some question whether the death was caused by the burns or concussion of the brain caused by the fall. The funeral was Tuesday afternoon. The parents have the sympathy of the entire community.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Danville Resident Marries in Detroit (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, June 3, 1920 – page 1, column 4:

MARRIED AT DETROIT
Saturday, at Detroit, occurred the marriage of Miss Bessie F. Tinder and Mr. Percy L. Mott in the presence of a few friends. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Mott left to spend their honeymoon with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Mott, of Whittmore Lake, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Mott will live in Detroit where the groom is in business. Mrs. Mott will be remembered as a former Danville girl, a daughter of the late Simon Tinder. Her twin sister, Miss Bernice, was married two years ago to Mr. Arthur Converse, of Indianapolis.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Danville Resident Dies in Bloomington (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, October 14, 1920 – page 4, column 2:

FORMER CITIZEN CALLED
Thomas J. Clark, formerly a business man of Danville, died suddenly on his farm, west of Bloomington, Sunday. The body was brought to Danville for burial in the East cemetery yesterday, there being a brief service at the grave conducted by Rev. C.C. Ford. Mr. Clark was a member of the 148th Indiana regiment. He was twice married, his first wife being buried in the East cemetery. Their daughter, Ada, died some months ago in the west. Some years ago Mr. Clark moved to Bloomington where he was elected county treasurer. Saturday he was taken ill with indigestion and his physician ordered him to remain in bed. Sunday while Mrs. Clark was out of the room, he arose from the bed and fell dead. Mr. and Mrs. John Hampton and their daughter, Mrs. Retta Adams were among those who came from Bloomington with the body.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Farmer Eaten By His Hogs (1920)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, February 12, 1920 – page 1, column 6:

HIS UNCONSCIOUS BODY ATTACKED BY HIS HOGS
Mrs. Frank Snodgrass found the unconscious body of her husband in the hot log of their farm near Coatesville, Sunday evening. Hogs had chewed off one hand, part of an arm, an ear and [a] portion of his neck. Mrs. Snodgrass was unable to drive the hogs away and she called help by telephone. Mr. Snodgrass had gone out to feed his hogs and fell from a stroke of paralysis. When removed to the house he regained consciousness to tell of what had befallen him. He soon passed away. Mrs. Snodgrass and a son survive.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 42 (22 November 1980 - 10 October 1981) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1981, as well as 1824-1848.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Avon High School Graduates (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, May 12, 1921 – page 2, columns 5-6:

[AVON]
The high school commencement exercises Thursday evening were well attended and greatly appreciated. The address by Rev. Wayne G. Miller was especially strong and helpful. The entire program was enjoyed by all present. The class: Harold Smith, Norene Franklin, Mary Riggan, Rosalie Worrell, Easter Wear, Mary Wear and Fred Walls.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Residents Attending College (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 8, 1921 – page 1, column 4:

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LEAVING FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
With September here, young people of Danville are leaving almost every day to take up school work in colleges and universities. By the end of the week, the exodus will be complete. Indiana, Purdue and DePauw claim most of the students. Mary Edwards, Irene Thompson and Margaret Scearce have left for Lafayette to continue their work at Purdue. Lawrence Franklin, Glendon Scearce, Ben Barnett, Herman Pevler and Karroll Sallust will leave this week to take up work at Purdue. Estie Hunt, Darwin Thomas and Paul Pierson are planning to take up work at Bloomington at Indiana university. Professor Louis Winternheimer will leave to enter graduate work at the university this week. Donald HOgate and Harold Cook have left for DePauw and John Harvey and Kreigh Miles will leave next week for DePauw. Jeannette Wilson and Ann Martha Osborn will return to Earlham to take up their work. Lucile Nichols and Robert Hollowell, Jr., will go to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Mary Agnes Showalter left Tuesday to resume her studies at the University of Illinois, at Champaign. Ben Harrison, who graduated from Indiana last year, will continue his study of medicine at the Indianapolis department of I.U. Mabel Crawley will soon leave for Oxford to enter school. Mary Marguerite Dougan leaves October 4, for Washington, D.C., to enter National Park seminary near that city.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Teacher's Secret Marriage Revealed At Death (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, February 17, 1921 – page 1, column 2:

DEATH OF SCHOOL TEACHER REVEALS THAT SHE WAS WIFE
Mrs. Clifford Handy Known Here As Miss Iris Velma Johnston

Mrs. Clifford Handy or, as she was known in Danville, where she was a teacher in the Mattie A. Keeney building, Miss Iris Velma Johnston, died at the home of her husband’s parents in Indianapolis, Thursday night at 8:30. The cause of death was septicemia with acute myocarditis as a contributing factor. The funeral was Saturday morning from an undertaking parlor in Indianapolis. The body was taken to Kentland for burial. Teachers of the Danville schools attended the services, bearing an appropriate floral offering.

Mrs. Handy was 22 years ten months and eighteen days old. In that brief span of life was encompassed the hope, the ambition, the love of many years.

Her charming personality had deeply impressed those whom she had met since coming to Danville last fall to take a place in the schools. No one suspected that she was married – and indeed it is not known here when she was married. It was noted that she did not mingle in social circles as other young people and that she did not enter fully into the life of the community. On Friday, February 4, she went to Indianapolis to spend the weekend. The first of the week, word came that she was too ill to return to her school work. Thursday night she died.

She would soon have become a mother. And thus the radiance of a bright life went out. She will be kindly remembered in Danville.

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 and 1940 school years have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name, hometown and class, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1936-1961.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Lizton Resident Marries in Scott County (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, April 7, 1921 – page 5, column 6:

MONROE – GROOVER
Thursday afternoon, March 24, at the Scottsburg Methodist Episcopal parsonage the marriage of Mr. Louise Monroe and Miss Dorothy Groover was solemnized, the Rev. J.H. Allen officiating. The bride is a charming young lady of eighteen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Groover, well known former residents of Union township, now living in Scott county, near Austin. She graduated from the grades in the Lizton school and attended high school at Scottsburg. Their marriage is the culmination of a war romance. Mr. Monroe is 20 years old, and enlisted in the army at the age of sixteen, serving with the 168th regiment, Rainbow Division, during the world war. He was in France, England, Belgium, [and] Luxemburg, having been overseas eighteen months. He was wounded in action, May 18, 1918. He was on the following fronts: Lorraine, Champagne, the Marn [sic] offensive, St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest. In May, 1919, he came home on a furlough and the romance began. Their engagement was announced in November, 1920. Many friends extend best wishes for a long and happy life.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville Marriage Was Bigamous (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 29, 1921 – page 1, column 6:

BIGAMY INTIMATED
James C.S. Nightingale and Goldie Fay Cummins were married in Danville, April 5. When he secured the license he said he had never been married. Authorities in Cleveland seem to have another opinion and Nightingale is serving a term in the work-house at Cleveland on a charge of child desertion, the child being seven months old. Prosecutor Hume is making arrangements to have the man brought to Danville to answer to the charge of bigamy. When he secured the license, Nightingale said he was a railroad man. His bride gave her residence as on a rural route of Indianapolis and her occupation as a bookkeeper.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former North Salem Resident Murdered in Oregon (1921)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, December 22, 1921 – page 1, column 6:

FORMER NORTH SALEM MAN FOUND MURDERED IN OREGON
Everett E. Davis, born at North Salem, was murdered in his cabin on his claim seven miles from Matalla, Ore. Robbery is believed to have been the motive for the crime, which was committed in November, but discovered only a few days ago. The coroner’s inquest showed t hat Mr. Davis had been struck from behind with an ax. He is survived by his father, Granville Davis, and several brothers living in Indianapolis. He was 37 years old, a graduate of Wabash college, then in the Federal forestry service and teacher in Montana. He resigned his school duties to enter the army and was overseas. Returning to America, he became a traveling salesman, but the condition of his health was such that he had to give up this employment. Then he entered the claim which was the scene of his death. The body is to be brought to North Salem for burial.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Danville Resident Dies in Texas (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, November 30, 1922 – page 3, column 4:

OBITUARY
Harriet Armstrong, whose body was recently brought to this county from San Antonio, Tex., was born in Somerset, Ky., July 29, 1836. She came to Indiana with her parents when but a child and Nov. 2, 1854, she and Levi Armstrong were married. Five children were born to them, Mary Armstrong Bailey, Samantha Eva Armstrong, John S., Thomas A. and William A., the latter surviving. With him Mrs. Armstrong had made her home for thirteen years.

Until she went to Texas in 1909, Mrs. Armstrong had spent practically all her life in New Winchester and Danville. She was a member of the Christian church here and of the South Side Christian church in San Antonio. She was an invalid for many years and suffered greatly at times. Yet when the end came, she went away peacefully, aged 86 years, three months and five days. Her remains were accompanied to Indiana by her granddaughter, Mrs. Eva Bailey Hughes. Another granddaughter is Mrs. Rose Bailey Lewis, of Amboy, Ind., and a great grandson is Allen Bailey Lewis, of Amboy. Mrs. Armstrong was the last member of her father’s family. She was the widow of a civil war veteran and a beautiful silk flag was placed on her casket by Danville Auxiliary, Sons of Veterans.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Avon/Washington Township Schools Information (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 24, 1922 – page 3, column 3:

AVON SCHOOLS
F.M. Sageser, principal of the Avon schools, has announced his teaching force for the coming year: school opens Sept. 11. Those on the high school faculty are George K. Jackson, science and manual training; Beulah Owens, foreign languages and mathematics; Mary Edwards, household art and English.

The grade teachers are Leslie Boicourt, seventh and eighth grades; Madge Herringlake, fifth and sixth grades; Mary Pritchett, third and fourth grades, and Beula Jones, first and second grades. The new teachers include Mr. Boicourt, of Monon; Mr. Jackson, of Jamestown, and Miss Mary Edwards, of Danville.

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 21, 1922 – page 7, column 4:

SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON ARE STARTING VERY NICELY
Schools of Washington township started in a very satisfactory manner with one one-room school, one two-room school and the Avon schools.

Shiloh is the one-room school with Miss Ruby Bradford teaching 25 pupils. Six Points has two rooms, with Miss Geraldine Jones and John F. Everett the teachers. The enrollment for the first week was 67.

Avon has more pupils than last year. The high school has an enrollment of 55 and the grades 132. The high school is steadily growing and in a few years should be able to take care of all the boys and girls in the township.

Mr. Cox, trustee, has employed a splendid faculty. There are four new teachers. Mr. Jackson, who taught in the Jamestown schools for four years, has physics, botany, physical geography and manual training. He has had two years’ work at the State Normal and is a graduate of Central Normal college. He comes very highly recommended.

Miss Mary Edwards, of Danville, who has charge of domestic science and English, is a graduate of Purdue. She comes direct from the university and is entering upon her work as if she were an experienced teacher.

Leslie Boicourt, the new teacher for the seventh and eighth grades, comes from Monon, where he taught successfully last year. He is the basketball coach and has been long interested in athletics.

Miss Mildred Christie, of Danville, is the music supervisor in the high school. She taught music and art most successfully in Danville last year.

It is hoped that each parent will feel the necessity of perfect co-operation and that every effort will be made to have the children in school promptly each day.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Brown Township Resident Dies in Clark County (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, September 28, 1922 – page 8, column 3:

OBITUARY
The body of Mrs. Rosanna Hendricks Case was laid to rest, Tuesday, in the Arbuckle cemetery in Brown township. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Petty, in Clark county, Friday. She was born near Belleville, Feb. 8, 1844. She was left an orphan at the age of 12 and made her home with her brother and sister until April 7, 1861, when she and Peter Case were married. He died Dec. 31, 1912. To them were born nine children, five of whom have died. The surviving children are Murattie, of White county; Lo M., of Clark county; Mrs. Lora Martha Petty, of Clark county, and Mrs. Ruth Sparks, of Pittsboro. She united with the Bethesda Baptist church when a girl and lived a consistent Christian. She had been an invalid for eight years and had been cared for by her children. She was a kind and loving wife and mother and a good and obliging neighbor. She was a sister of the late Milton Hendricks, of Danville.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Hendricks County Resident Dies in Henry County (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 31, 1922 – page 4, column 3:

DEATH OF SIMEON MORGASON
Simeon Morgason, several years ago a well-known farmer and stock raiser in this county, died at his home in Knightstown, Friday afternoon, from hardening of the arteries and complications. He was a Kentuckian by birth, but spent the greater part of his life in Indiana. He was in his eighty-second year, and leaves, beside the widow, who was Miss Nannie Stuart, a sister of Thomas Stuart, of this place, two grown sons, Thad, of Knightstown, and Walter, of Noblesville, and three grandchildren.

The funeral was Sunday afternoon from the late home of the deceased, with burial in the Knightstown cemetery. The funeral was largely attended by relatives, neighbors and friends, among whom were W.T. Stuart and daughter, Miss Leona; Mrs. Ann Miles and the Misses Elizabeth Anderson and Ella Arnold, of this place.

Surname Index to Probate Order Books Updated

Entries from the surname index included at the front of Hendricks County Probate Order Book Volume 15 (6 January 1890 - 28 March 1891) have been added to the database Surname Index to Hendricks County Probate Order Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The surname index was compiled by the clerk at the time they were writing the entries. It includes the subject of the probate case, the type of case (estate, guardianship, etc.), and the corresponding book and page number.

This is an ongoing project - currently the surname index covers the years 1868-1891.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former Danville Resident Dies in Detroit (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 31, 1922 – page 4, column 3:

FORMER DANVILLE RESIDENT DIES AT HOME IN DETROIT
Fred Bonswer, age 41, who came here 15 years ago from Detroit as foreman of the construction crew building the traction line, died at his home in Detroit last week after a long illness. After the completion of the Danville traction, Bonswer continued to make his home here and was a rural route carrier from the Danville office under Postmaster Charles P. Hornaday. He was married to Miss Florence Curtis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis, but his wife died a few months after their marriage. After a residence of several years here, Bonswer went to Detroit, where he married an old schoolmate, and they returned to Danville to live. Two years later they moved to Detroit, Mr. Bonswer having accepted a position with the Street Railway Company, where he since had been employed.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Danville High School Graduates Attending College (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 24, 1922 – page 8, column 4:

YOUNG PEOPLE HEAR CALL OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS
Exodus From Danville Starts Soon For Many Points

With vacation nearing a close, Danville’s young people will soon start an exodus for colleges and schools which carries them to many distant points as students and teachers. Most of those going will leave during the first and second weeks of September. Paul Pierson, Darwin Thomas and Estie Hunt will resume their work at Indiana university. Ben Barnett and Lawrence Franklin again will take up work at Purdue. Lorine Brill, Harold Cook and John Harvey will return to DePauw, and Homer Clark enters that institution as a Rector scholar.

James Francis, Claude Walls and Robert Armstrong, all graduates last May from Danville high school, will enter Wabash college. Miss Mary Agnes Showalter has a scholarship in romance languages, and will study in the East this fall. Charles Newman and Frank Christie will enter Indiana Dental college at Indianapolis. Robert Hollowell, Jr. will leave to complete his law course at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Robert Pickard will enter as a freshman in the school of journalism. Ben Harrison will be an advanced student in medicine at the Indiana Medical college at Indianapolis. Miss Anne Martha Osborne will complete her work at Earlham college. Miss Mary Marguerite Dougan leaves the first of October to resume her work at National Park Seminary, Washington, D.C.

Others are planning to teach this fall, and leave soon for their schools. Miss Mary Edwards will teach at Avon, and Miss Jeanette Wilson at Lizton. Richard Prentice will teach at Batesville. Miss Kate DePew will be in the East Chicago schools this fall, and Miss Dorothy Hamrick will return as a teacher in the Noblesville high school.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Coatesville Resident Killed in Missouri Train Wreck (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 10, 1922 – page 1, column 6:

DARIUS MASTEN KILLED IN WRECK IN MISSOURI
Darius Masten, of Coatesville, timber inspector for the Pennsylvania company, was killed in the wreck at Sulphur Springs, Mo., on the Missouri Pacific road, Saturday night.

Mr. Masten was on his way home and was on the local train which was run into by the fast Texas express. The local train was composed of wooden cars. The express was an all-steel train. Mr. Masten was one of the thirty-eight killed.

Word reached Coatesville about 4 o’clock, Sunday morning, that Mr. Masten was one of the victims. His body arrived at Coatesville, Monday evening. The funeral was from his home, Tuesday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. John Cordrey. The Masons officiated at the grave. Interment was in the I.O.O. F. cemetery, Mr. Masten also being a member of that order.

He is survived by Mrs. Masten and two sisters and four brothers, one of the latter being John Masten, trustee of Clay township.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Eel River Township Resident Dies in Los Angeles (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, October 12, 1922 – page 5, column 4:

DIES IN CALIFORNIA
John C. Trotter, a former citizen of Eel River township, died, Sept. 1, at the home of his son, Oliver, in Los Angeles, at the age of 88 years. He moved from this county many years ago to Missouri. In later years he lived in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City, Mo., until three years ago, when he went to Los Angeles. He was a brother of the late W.W. Trotter, James M. Trotter and Elizabeth Emmons, of Eel River township and Katharine Gardner, of Kansas City, Mo., all of whom have preceded him in death.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Clayton High School Graduates Attending College (1962)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, August 9, 1962 – page 1, column 4:

CLAYTON STUDENTS GO TO COLLEGE
Many students of Clayton High School are enrolled in the universities and colleges listed below for the 1962-63 school year.

Indiana State [University] – Pam Burns, Nancy Phillips, Maurice Wells, James Bryant, Earlden Chowning.

Fort Wayne College – Ronnie Cottongim.

Purdue University – Dennis Bowman, Barbara DeHaven, John DeLong, Bob Dickey, Don Duncan, Tronie Lawrence, Gene Nickels, Steve Thompson.

Olivet College – Jewell Ralph.

Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1940-1944 school years have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1940-1963.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Former County Clerk Dies in Washington State (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, March 30, 1922 – page 1, column 6:

WILLIAM F. HAYNES DIES IN HIS NORTHWESTERN HOME
Once One of Best Known Men in County

William T. Haynes, at one time one of the best known men in Hendricks county, but for many years a citizen of the state of Washington, died last week in his Washington home of pneumonia in his 85th year. He is survived by five children and by Mrs. Haynes, his third wife.

Mr. Haynes was born in Clinton county, Ohio, Oct. 24, 1837, and came to Hendricks county with his parents in 1855. In 1860 he and Harriet A. Cash were married and four children were born to them – Harry, Charles, Agnes (now Mrs. Sissons) and Frank. Mrs. Haynes died April 6, 1875. In 1879, he and Eva Ferguson were married. To them was born one child, William.

In company with William T. Davis, Mr. Haynes built the first roller process mill in Hendricks county, the property which is now known as the Klondike mill. He served four years as clerk of the court. Of generous disposition and pleasing manners, he had a host of friends and is most kindly remembered in the county.

In 1888, in reduced circumstances because of unfortunate investments, he went to the far northwest in the hope of building up his fortune, and he succeeded in a satisfactory degree. He was elected county commissioner and served several terms, and he was then appointed to have charge of the government land office, a position which he held for several years. His second wife died there and he married a third time, his wife being a lady living in Washington.

The death of Mr. Haynes breaks a long list of those who have been clerk of the local court. The line is as follows: William F. Haynes, William R. McClelland, Enoch G. Hogate, David Hadley, Mel C. Masten, Zimri E. Dougan, John C. Taylor, James M. Adams, Charles E. Edwards, A.P.W. Bridges, and the present official, Alvin Woodward.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: Irish Immigrant Denied Right To Vote (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, April 27, 1922 – page 1, column 2:

HE HAS VOTED OFTEN, BUT HE CAN NOT NOW
For over fifty years, Miles Hessian has been an industrious citizen of Middle township, amassing considerable property and rearing a family. For probably as long, he has been a voter. He was born in Ireland, but, having filed his intention of becoming a citizen, he was a voter although he never completed his naturalization. Monday, he appeared at the clerk’s office to take out his final papers and learned that under the new immigration laws he had to start the process of naturalization again. His first papers were of no value. Under the amendment to the constitution of Indiana, lately adopted, he can no longer vote in Indiana until he is a citizen of the United States. Consequently, after voting for half a century, Mr. Hessian will not vote again until he complies with the new laws, and this requires some time.

NEWSPAPER TIDBIT: World War I Soldier's Body Brought Home (1922)

from The Republican (Danville, Indiana) – issue of Thursday, March 9, 1922 – page 1, column 2:

SOLDIER’S BODY ARRIVES
Friday, the body of Corporal Burchard McClain arrived from France and was received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fielding McClain, friends, neighbors and former service men, who placed the body in the vault in the [Danville] South Cemetery to remain until arrangements are made for the funeral at Old Union in Boone county. An unauthenticated story is to the effect that Corporal McClain and a detail of five men on scout duty took refuge in a shell hole when being pressed by the Germans and all [were] killed but one who escaped. At any rate, the body of McClain and four other Americans were found in the shell hole, all having been shot to death.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 41 (2 November 1979 - 25 November 1980) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1980, as well as 1824-1848.

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1941, 1942 and 1943 school years have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name, hometown and class, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1941-1961.