Indiana Genealogy – Free Indiana Genealogy

Indiana Genealogy. This state page of our website provides direct links to free Indiana genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on Indiana Genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web.

Indiana Black Genealogy

• United States Slave Narratives
  Slave narratives are stories of surviving slaves told in their own words and ways. Unique, colorful, and authentic, these slave narratives provide a look at the culture of the South during slavery which heretofore had not been told.
• 1858-1877, African Americans in Indiana Directories
• 1889-1891, African Americans in Indiana Directories
• 1899, African Americans in Indiana Directories
• 1900, African Americans in Indiana Directories
• Allen Co. Births, Af. Amer. (1888-1920)
• Allen Co. Marriages, Af. Amer. (1867-1892)
• Allen Co. Deaths, Af. Amer. (1896-1920)

Indiana Cemetery Records

• Indiana Cemetery Records
• Allen County
  • Cemetery Plat Maps (sel.)
  • Church Burial Records, 1800s
  • County-Wide Cemetery Index
  • Lindenwood Cemetery
  • Monroeville Odd Fellows
  • Old Catholic Cem. History
  • Prairie Grove Cemetery Maps
• Hendricks County
  • Cartersburg, Cemetery
  • Daubenspeck Cemetery
  • Miles Family Cemetery
• Marion County
  • Huffman Cemetery
  • Old Battleground
• Sullivan County
  • Sullivan County Cemetery Books Volumes 1-5 Indexes
    All Volumes Included – Full Names, Dates, Cemetery, etc. (Dates range from late 1700’s. Options to Search by Cemetery only or Last Name. These graves were transcribed in the late 1970’s to about 1984 by the Sullivan County Historical Society. Any additional names of deceased persons after that year would not be included – however we did update death dates when the information was found by other sources. Check obituaries, findagrave, death records, etc. for deaths after 1984/1985.

Indiana Census Records

• Indiana Census Records
• Indiana 1910 Census Edition Map
• Allen County
  • 1830
    • Population Schedule
      Annotated Census Records, 1830 & 1840, Allen County, Indiana
  • 1840
    • Population Schedule
      Annotated Census Records, 1830 & 1840, Allen County, Indiana
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
  • 1850
    • Agricultural Schedule
    • Manufacturing Schedule
    • Mortality Schedule
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
    • Population Schedule, omission^†
  • 1860
    • Agricultural Schedule
    • Manufacturing Schedule
    • Mortality Schedule
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
  • 1864
    • Monroeville Local Census
  • 1866
    • New Haven Local Census
  • 1870
    • Agricultural Schedule
    • Manufacturing Schedule
    • Mortality Schedule
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
  • 1871
    • Enumeration of White Males over 21 (statistics only)
  • 1880
    • Agricultural Schedule
    • D-D-D Schedule
    • Manufacturing Schedule
    • Mortality Schedule
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
  • 1881
    • Census List of the Miami Indians (pp. 1-2)
  • 1889
    • Enumeration of White and Colored Males over 21 (statistics only)
  • 1897
    • Shirley (Woodburn) Local Census
  • 1910
    • Population Schedule
    • Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
  • 1940
    • Population Schedule
  • Tax Records
    • Delinquent Tax (1845)
    • Delinquent Tax (1849)
    • Tax Records Collection

Indiana Church Records and Histories

• History of Maria Creek Church … compiled from the records of the church and from the minutes of Wabash and Union Associations
• Allen County
  • Church Burial Records, 1800s
  • Clergy Records Collection

Indiana County Records and Histories

• Allen County
  • Allen Co. Poor Asylum Inmate Index
    Register of residents of the Allen County Home, 1853-1973, is on two rolls of microfilm, #81 and #82, found in the Allen County Public Library. The Allen County Poor Asylum became the Allen County Home about 1958. It is currently (1989 on) known as the Byron Health Care Center. The records contain a chronological register (some volumes being alphabetical) of inmates, showing name, race, age, sex, marital status, occupation, place of birth, date and reason for admittance, date of birth, health & fitness to labor, length of time in asylum, date and reason of discharge, date of death, name of undertaker, and a remarks column. Not all names have all information. Don Weber has indexed roll 81, items 2, 3, and 4, for the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana.
  • Fort Wayne Electric Corp. Payroll Ledger
    This ledger, which covers the period Aug. 1894-Sep. 1896, served as a record of time cards and monthly pay for approximately 570 factory employees of the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation. The factory was at the intersection of Broadway and the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad in Fort Wayne. The corporation was later acquired by the General Electric Company.
  • General Electric Quarter Century Club
    This database, compiled by Richard Wells, contains information about General Electric retirees whose service to the company lasted at least 25 years. The data is gleaned from General Electric records, local newspapers, the Social Security Death Index, and other sources.
  • Records of Lawless Citizens
    In this section, are featured records of Allen County’s less well-behaved citizens
  • Monroe Twp. Road Laborers (1859)
    Residents Liable to Labor on the Public Road, 1859
  • Monroe Twp. Road Sup. Petition (1915)
  • New Haven Incorporation Petition
  • School Records
    • Fort Wayne H. S. Alumni (1865-1912)
      This data was published in the 1914 Caldron yearbook in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Fort Wayne High School.
    • Miner School Histories (1882-1962)
      This web page contains two different manuscripts, “On Common Ground, 1886-1952, A History of Miner School”, and “A School to Remember: a revised history of Miner School, 1886-1962,” both by Elva Jackson Gaskill.
    • Monroe Twp. School Elections (1859-60)
    • One-Room School Records (1858-1958)
      The Allen County, Indiana One-Room School Records dated 1858-1958 were collected and compiled during the period of 2006-2009 by Deborah Eidson of Monroeville, Indiana. These records were transcribed “as is” from school directories, teachers’ attendance records, 8th grade graduation programs, souvenir booklets, photographs, newspaper clippings, and trustees’ ledgers.
    • School Souvenir Collection (1895-1928)
      School Souvenir Booklet Collection of Deborah Eidson
    • Tri State College Alumni (pre-1952)
      Tri State College Alumni from Allen County, Indiana, pre-1952. Records are organized by residence and then by name.
  • Voting Records
    • Allen Co. Deceased Voters (1934-1975)
      View Voter Registration Cards by Name
    • Monroe Township Poll Books (1859-64)
      Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana, Voting Records and Expense Accounts November 27, 1858 to October 16, 1872
    • School Land Election Poll Lists (1838-42, 1875)
      The Land Ordinance of 1785, adopted by the U.S. Congress (under the Articles of Confederation), set aside one square-mile section of each township (Section #16) for the maintenance of public schools in that township. These poll records, filmed from the files of the Allen County Auditor, were created during special township elections on the question of selling the school lands. The proceeds were used to fund the township schools.
• Boone County
  • Boone County Indiana Genealogy
  • Teacher Record of Visits in the County Record of Superintendence and Statistics
  • Boone County Teachers: 1883–1885
    This index is under construction and will be added to as the records become available.
  • Truant Officer’s Record of Students of Compulsory Age, Center Township
    Record of all children between the ages of 7 and 14 compiled for the truant officer.  The title page says 1915, but based on the dates of birth and ages at time of compilation, it was probably created in 1905, 1906, or 1907.  Transcribed by Karen Richards, 2014.
  • Boone County Lodge: Roster of Sojourning Members 1917–1925
  • Thorntown Centurial issued for the Thorntown Centennial, Sept. 24-25-26, 1930
  • Thorntown Sesquicentenneal 1830-1980
• History of Hancock County, Indiana
  “From its earliest settlement by the “Pale Face” in 1818, down to 1882. Illustrated with Views, Maps, Charts, Plats, Portraits, Sketches and Diagrams. First edition.”
• History of Jay County, Indiana
  History of Jay County, Indiana mainly focusing on its Early Settlement and the War against the Rebellion.
• History of Johnson County, Indiana
  Indiana history, information on cities and towns, county buildings, journalism, etc.
• History of Madison County Indiana
  The book presently being added is volume 2 of John Forkner’s “History of Madison County, Indiana.” This volume contains the biographies submitted by “subscribers” to the manuscript prior to its publication. Generally, most county biographical volumes of history provide a rich view of the life of inhabitants in said county.
• History of Perry County, Indiana
  Also referred to as “Perry County: a history (1916)” contains information on war, Indiana Centennial, mining, Cannelton, famous steamboats, etc
• Decatur County Indiana History
  • A History of Sheridan Indiana
    In June of 1960, the Sheridan Indiana Centennial celebration took place and in the commemorative fashion of the day, a book was published about the history of the town of Sheridan up to that day. Sheridan started out as Millwood in 1866, a part of the township of Adams, but had to be renamed when they applied for a Post Office and found that the name of Millwood Indiana had already been taken. They then chose Sheridan after the Civil war general Phil Sheridan in about 1881 to 1885. This manuscript takes you on the journey of forming the town of Sheridan from George Boxley’s 1827 settlement in what was to become Adams township up until 1960. This review of the history is replete with photographs of the village and its people, in and of themselves, an enjoyable view.
• Posey County
  • 1882 History and Directory of Posey County, Indiana
    History and directory of Posey County [Indiana] : containing an account of the early settlement and organization of the county … : also a complete list of the tax-payers, their post-office addresses and places of residence, together with a business directory of Mt. Vernon and New Harmony … also biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the county
  • 1913 History of Posey County, Indiana
    General history of Posey County, Indiana with illustrations.
  • Posey County, Indiana inventory (tax) records, 1815-1827
• Steuben County
  • 1923 Historical and Pictorial Directory of Angola Indiana
    Luedders’ historical and pictorial city directory of Angola, Indiana for the year 1923, containing an historical compilation of items of local interest, a complete canvass of names in the city, which includes every member of the family, college students, families on rural lines, directory of officers of county, city, lodges, churches, societies, a directory of streets, and a classified business directory.
• Sullivan County
  • A history of Sullivan County, Indiana, closing of the first century’s history of the county, and showing the growth of its people, institutions, industries and wealth
    • Vol 1
    • Vol 2
  • Sullivan High School Graduating Class (1882-Present) (Inclusive)
    • Dugger High School Graduates (Inclusive)
    • North Central High School Graduates (Inclusive)
  • Index of Persons and Firms of Sullivan County, Indiana
  • Sullivan County Home Record of Admission and Deaths 1884-1995 (downloadable & printable images)
  • The history of Jackson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
• Vanderburgh County
  • Evansville High School Senior Pictures
    High school senior pictures taken from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s at Koch’s Studio, 118 S.E. First Street, Evansville, Indiana, were donated to Willard Library and are contained in the library’s High School Photos Database. Photos are indexed alphabetically by the name of the graduate, the school, and the year of graduation. Copies of the photos listed in this index are available to the public in Willard Library’s Special Collections Department.
  • Vanderburgh County IN Biography Annotated Index
    The Biography Annotated Index contains the names of many individuals associated with Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana, is the county seat) from the mid-1850s to the 1990s. Through the index, researchers can access miscellaneous information about individuals.
  • Vanderburgh County IN Churches Index
    The Churches Index is designed to lead researchers to genealogical information found in church records, such as baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This is a valuable alternative source for information, since the state of Indiana did not officially begin keeping birth and death records until 1882, and there are no marriage applications for Vanderburgh County before 1882. The index includes church names and minister names, and includes the churches of the Catholic Diocese. Discovering a church address could lead to knowledge of a family’s church affiliation.
  • Vanderburgh County Companies
    The Companies Annotated Index contains the names of many companies and businesses associated with Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana, is the county seat). Through this index, researchers can access miscellaneous information about individual companies in the area, past and present. The earliest references date back to the mid 1800s.
  • 1920 – 1979 Vanderburgh County IN Marriage Index
    The Marriage Index, provided free of charge, contains book and page numbers for all marriages occurring in Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana is the county seat) between 1920 and 1979. Names are cross-indexed by both bride and groom names.
  • Vanderburgh County IN Ministers Index
    The Ministers Index is designed to lead researchers to genealogical information found in church records, such as baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This is a valuable alternative source for information, since the state of Indiana did not officially begin keeping birth and death records until 1882, and there are no marriage applications for Vanderburgh County before 1882. The index includes minister names and church names, and includes the churches of the Catholic Diocese. Discovering a minister’s name could lead to knowledge of a family’s church affiliation.
  • Vanderburgh County IN Newspaper Index
    The Newspaper Index includes microfilmed articles from Evansville, Indiana, newspapers published from 1821 to 1860. Newspaper Indexed include: Evansville Enquirer, Evansville Gazette, Evansville Weekly Journal, Evansville Tri-Weekly Journal, and the Evansville Daily Journal.
    • Evansville Press
      The Local History Database contains articles from 1850 – 2012 from the following sources:
      1. Evansville Press clipping archive
         Browning People Study
         People of Evansville in World War II
         Some indexed magazine titles available in the Indiana Room.

Indiana Court Records

• Allen County
  • Coroner’s Inquests (1839-1861, 1892-1900)
  • Court Records Collection
  • Divorces (1820s-1920s)
  • Insanity Papers Index (1852-1861)
  • Naturalizations (1840-1930)
  • Probate Records
    • Estate Index
• Boone County
  • Appearance Docket of Guardianships 1862-1889
    Indexes Appearance Docket of Guardianships & Estates, 1862-1884, and Appearance Docket of Guardianships, 1884-1889
  • Applications for Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses (1920-1930)
  • Boone Cir. Court Insanity Records Index 1881-1963
  • Docket of Letters of Guardianship 1847-1894
    Indexes Docket of Letters of Guardianship, No. 1, 1847-1853, and Estate Docket/Guardianship Docket, 1866-1894
  • Probate Order Book A 1830-1843
  • Truant Officers Record of Students of Compulsory Age, Center Township
• Posey County
  • Posey County Indiana Estate Records Index 1815-1831
  • Posey County Indiana will record A & B, 1816-1852
  • Posey County, Indiana order book, Probate, Jan 1815 – Apr 1827, Book A
  • Posey County, Indiana probate docket 1840-1845
  • Posey County, Indiana order book, circuit court, 1819-1842, Book B
  • Posey County, Indiana order book, circuit court, 1825-1826, Book C
  • Civil index “B”, Posey County, Ind., Office of the County Clerk
• Sullivan County
  • Sullivan County Wills: (1850-1939 Books 1-7) (with downloadable images)
  • Sullivan County Inventory Records 1853-1936 (downloadable & printable images)

Indiana Directories

• Fort Wayne Indiana Directories
  These directories represent a large collection of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana directories covering the years of 1858-1923 (not inclusive). These 15 volumes may provide the researcher with valuable data on their Fort Wayne ancestors such as specific address, occupation, business name. These directories are most valuable during the years of 1881-1899 as they can serve to supplement the missing 1890 census. 8 of the 24 directories listed cover that specific period, with 6 of those in the 1890-1899 time span. One of the listings is a Bell Telephone Directory for Fort Wayne. As such, it will only contain a listing for those residences and business which had a telephone at the time.
• 1896 Art souvenir of leading citizens and farmers’ directory of Sullivan County, Indiana
• 1920 Boone County, Indiana, Farm Directory

Indiana Genealogy

• Descendants of Isaac Patten, Sr., and his wife, Jane Norris : an early pioneer family in Sullivan County, Indiana.
• Allen County
  • Certificate Programs Ancestor Index (1994-2013)
  • Certificate Programs Applicant Index (1994-2013)
  • First Families and Homesteaders of Allen County Application Index
• Posey County
  • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cox, Pioneers, and Their Descendants
    A brief history of the family of “General Joe” Cox of Posey County, Indiana. Transcribed from a handwritten original found on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (see article for citation). Updated with transcription and citations by Steve Malone.
  • Descendants of John L. Cox and Nancy Price
    This book is a compilation of the descendants of John L. Cox and his wife Nancy Price of Posey County, Indiana and Saline County, Illinois. It includes information from multiple sources, i.e., vital records, censuses and family records. The stories are from two books written by Rev. John E. Cox in 1926 and 1931. These stories are located after page 59, just before the index which begins on page 60. I have also included a pedigree chart for Nancy Price showing her ancestors for 4 generations. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate any information on John Cox’s parentage.
  • Charles Monroe of Posey, Vanderburgh, & Gibson County, Indiana: His Ancestors & Descendants
    Allied families: Aldridge, Aydolotte, Baker, Bauer, Biel, Black, Chappel, Clinton, Cox, Crofts, Elwyn, Fairchild, Feltch, Gillet, Hall, Ham, Hancock, Hogan, Howard, Layer, Lee, MacGregor, Manchette, Maples, Marret, Martin, Mathews, McCann, McFadden, Mclllrea, Mills, Montgomery, Moore, Moye, North, Plumbe, Quinzer, Robert (aka Ruber), Royster, Schisler, Skinner, Stroud, Trible, Trousdale, Walter, Weaver, Wier, William.
  • Joshua Monroe of Posey County, Indiana & his Descendants
    Allied families: Aldridge, Black, Clinton, Feltch, Fairchild, Ham, Matthews, McFadden, Mills, Robert, Royster, Stroud, Trible.
  • Taylors of Gibson and Posey Counties, Indiana
  • The Pioneer Williams Families of Smith Township, Posey County, Indiana
    and their Allen, Cater, Davis, Harmon, Johnson/Johnston, Journey, Lowe, Martin, Prewitt/Pruitt & Rook Connections. The family history of Simon Williams: his life, his children and grandchildren,and the families that his children married into.
    • The Pioneer Williams Families Of Smith Township, Volume 2 Addenda
      Addenda related to the family history of Simon Williams of Cynthiana, Indiana, his children and grandchildren, and the families that his children married into. The addenda include: John Clark Williams and his wife, Henrietta or “Ritter” Johnson; the two Simon Williams of Bute and Warren County, North Carolina; others who have researched the family history of Simon Williams; some flawed ancestries of Moses Pruitt; an analysis of what is known about when Simon Williams died; and a review of other early Williams families that settled in and around the area where Simon Williams settled.
  • The Wilsons of Posey County, Indiana and Allied Families

Indiana Genealogy Websites

United States Genealogy

• Indiana Genealogy
• Boone County Indiana Genealogy

United States GenWeb Project

• Indiana USGenWeb

Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaPorte, LaGrange, Lake, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Porter, Posey, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, St. Joseph, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells, White, Whitley

Indiana’s Gore – Genealogy Resources

Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne

American History and Genealogy Project

• Indiana AHGP

Boone, Posey.