Hendricks County Marriage Applications Index 1907-1908 Added

An index to Hendricks County marriage application book 2 (which covers 2 February 1907 to 19 December 1908) has been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. Beginning in May 1905, Indiana law required the recording of marriage applications, which included biographical details about the bride and the groom, as well as their parents. In Hendricks County, the information from these applications was kept in a separate set of books from the marriage record until June 1950.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of some of the marriage application books. The digitizing is in progress - so far the books that cover 1905 through 1923 are online.

Historic Photos of Plainfield Book Published

A book of historic photos of Plainfield, its people and businesses has been published. The book, titled Plainfield, was published by Arcadia Publishing as part of its Images of America series. The photos were compiled by Reann Poray, who is manager of the Indiana Room at Plainfield Public Library.

An article in the Hendricks County Flyer has more information about what was included in the book.

13 More Hendricks County Probate Records Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 13 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames FOX, HAMPTON, HEDGE, HENLEY, HERBSTER, HERNDON, MADDOX, MAHAN, MAINES, MARTIN, MITCHELL and PEARCY.

There are now 706 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

17 More Hendricks County Probate Records Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 17 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames DOWNS, DRASING, DUCKWORTH, GOSSETT, GOUDY, GOWIN, GRAHAM, HADLEY, HENLEY, MERRITT, SELCH, TUCKER and VILES.

There are now 693 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Hendricks County Divorce Records Index 1912-1992 Added

An index of Hendricks County divorce cases that is in the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site has been updated. The index now covers divorce cases that were filed in Hendricks County courts from July 1912 through December 1992. It was compiled using entry docket books for the various courts.

22 More Hendricks County Probate Records Files Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 22 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames AYERS, BEREMAN, DOWNS, ESTES, FARMER, GENTRY, HARVEY, HEAVEN/HEAVIN, NEAVILLE, PHILLIPS, POUNDS, SNODDY, SNODGRASS, SOPER, SPENCER, TOWLES, TURNER and WALKER.

There are now 676 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

North Salem 1902 High School Records Added

Lists of the graduates and teachers of North Salem High School in 1902 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. These lists were extracted from a 1902 souvenir booklet, which is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

Brown Township 1900 School Records Added

Lists of the graduates and teachers of common schools in Brown Township in 1900 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. These lists were extracted from a 1900 commencement program, which is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade.

Liberty Township 1905 School Records Added

Lists of the graduates and teachers of common schools in Liberty Township in 1905 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. These lists were extracted from a 1905 commencement program, which is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade.

Hendricks County Histories Digitized

Digital versions of various books about Hendricks County history, including several county histories and directories, are available online for free.

--The People’s Guide (Cline & McHaffie, 1874)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp OR
http://books.google.com/books?id=YkbWAAAAMAAJ

--Atlas of Hendricks County, Indiana (J.H. Beers & Co., 1878)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/HistoricalMapsIndex_1878.asp

--History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1885)
http://archive.org/details/historyofhendric02inte OR
http://books.google.com/books?id=qUbWAAAAMAAJ

--A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind. (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)
http://archive.org/details/portraitbiographbch00chic

--Industrial Souvenir of Hendricks County (1904)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp

--Standard Atlas of Hendricks County (Chicago: George A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
http://archive.org/details/standardatlasofh00geoa OR
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/HistoricalMapsIndex_1904.asp

--History of Hendricks County (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914)
http://archive.org/details/historyofhendric00hadl

--Prairie Farmer’s Directory of Reliable Farmers and Breeders, Hendricks County (1920)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp

5 More Hendricks County Probate Records Files Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 5 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames TOMLINSON, TONEY, WALKER and WELLS.

There are now 654 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

More Hendricks County Probate Records Files Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 39 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames ALBERTSON, ALMOND, APPLEGATE, ARNOLD, AYERS, BANKS, CALL, HANCOCK, HARDIN, HART, McVEY, MENDENHALL, MEREDITH, MERRITT, NOLAND, PLASTER, PLUMMER, POLAND, PORTER, POTTER, RAMMEL, SELCH, SNODDY, SPARKS, SPRAY, STONE, STOUT, TOLEN and WILSON.

There are now 649 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Hendricks County Divorce Records Index Updated

An index of Hendricks County divorce cases that is in the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site has been updated. The index now covers divorce cases that were filed in Hendricks County courts from June 1953 through December 1992. It was compiled using entry docket books for the various courts.

Hendricks County Censuses Digitized

Digital versions of the Hendricks County censuses for 1830 through 1930 are available online for free at Internet Archive, thanks to their partnership with the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. The library digitized their collection of census microfilm from the National Archives.

--Hendricks County 1830 census: http://archive.org/details/populationsc18300030unit

--Hendricks County 1840 census: http://archive.org/details/populationsc18400087unit

--Hendricks County 1850 census: http://archive.org/details/7thcensus0150unit

--Hendricks County 1860 census: http://archive.org/details/populationschedu265unit

--Hendricks County 1870 census: http://archive.org/details/populationschedu0322unit

--Hendricks County 1880 census: http://archive.org/details/10thcensus0283unit

--Hendricks County 1900 census: http://archive.org/details/12thcensusofpopu376unit

--Hendricks County 1910 census: http://archive.org/details/13thcensus1910po354unit

--Hendricks County 1920 census: http://archive.org/details/14thcensusofpopu436unit

--Hendricks County 1930 census: http://archive.org/details/indianacensus00reel591

Plainfield Library To Host Family Photos Program

Photo preservation and restoration expert Joan Hostetler will present a free program, "Care and Identification of Family Photos," on Saturday, October 6 at Plainfield Public Library. The program, which begins at 11 am, will show you how to identify, date, preserve and display your heirloom photos. Participants are encouraged to bring interesting, mystery or problem photos for evaluation. Hostetler is a graduate of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and received her MFA in imaging arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the co-owner of Heritage Photo & Research Services, which specializes in local history research, photo preservation and digitization, and archives management.

This is a free program - to reserve your spot, visit www.plainfieldlibrary.net or call (317) 838-3800.

Washington Township February 1847 Voters List Added

A list of the voters in Washington Township in February 1847 has been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This voters list was compiled from photocopies found in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library and it is from an election that was held February 13, 1847 in McClain's Schoolhouse to elect a Justice of the Peace for Washington Township.

Plainfield Library Digitizes Hendricks County Historical Society Newsletters

The Indiana Room of the Plainfield Public Library has begun digitizing their collection of the newsletters of the Hendricks County Historical Society (published between 1971 and 2000) and placing them online at:

http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/localdatabases.html

So far the first 4 issues are online - the digitizing is a work in progress, and more issues will be added over time. The society no longer exists, so having these newsletters online allows researchers easier access to some of the great local information that is found in them.

NOTE: These newsletters were indexed in PERSI (Periodical Source Index), a database that is available via subscription to Heritage Quest or Ancestry.com, as well as in-person visits to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne.

Guilford Township January 1847 Voters List Added

A list of the voters in Guilford Township in January 1847 has been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This voters list was compiled from photocopies found in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library and it is from an election that was held January 23, 1847 in Plainfield to elect a Justice of the Peace for Guilford Township.

Hendricks County Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1923 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. It covers the years 1923-1963.

Oscar Clyde Shockley obituary (1962)

source: Crawfordsville Journal Review (Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana) - issue of 22 October 1962 - page 8

New Ross - Dr. Oscar Clyde Shockley, 68 year old veterinarian in this community for many years died Sunday in Robert Long Hospital, Indianapolis. He had been seriously ill since last Wednesday and hospitalized since Thursday. Dr. Shockley was a 1917 graduate of Indiana Veterinarian College and served in the US Army during WWI. He was a member of the New Ross Christian Church, Danville Masonic Lodge, Crawfordsville Knights Templar, Indianapolis Shrine, Sixth District Veterinarian Association and National Veterinarian Association. He also was past president of Indiana Veterinarian Association. He was born April 13, 1894 in Hendricks County a son of Alfred and Eldora Clark Shockley. He was twice married. He first married Geraldine Ann Leak May 1, 1915 at Danville. She died June 23, 1955. On March 2, 1957 he married Ruhama Dean at North Salem. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Quentin of Indianapolis and Oscar, Jr of Rockville; a brother, Herbert of Pittsboro; sister, Mrs. Lida Shook of San Antonio and 3 grandchildren. Body was taken to the Walker Funeral Home, Jamestown where funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in the K of P cemetery at Lizton.

NOTE: This obituary was kindly shared by Karen Zach.