“The Hoosier Genealogist first appeared in 1962. Its editorial policy was an still is ‘to publish transcripts of original county records (such as marriage, land, will, and probate records), also church, Bible, and cemetery records.’
In this volume I have attempted to cull everything of permanent genealogical value from the first six years of The Hoosier Genealogist.”
This excerpt comes from the preface to Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966. The publication in question is from the early sixties, but the records copied within date back to the early 1800s. These records contain everything from simple date entry for marriage to more detailed abstract from will. In all, there are thousands of names for early Hoosiers.
Perhaps one of the more surprisingly useful bits of information found in this book comes from the inside cover. The author took the time to list, by county, all known courthouse fires with information on what records were lost. Sad, but nice to know when searching for records which simply won’t be there.
In addition to the records listed above, this book includes items like cemetery inscriptions and enumerations of children. While not the easiest book to find family in, there is no index, the volume of information more than makes up for it. A little leg work to search these pages for those who know, or think, they may have an early Indiana ancestry may yield some exciting results. These thousands of names must belong to someone. See where they come form in the contents listed below.
Get your own copy of Indiana Source Book Vol. 1; Genealogical Material From “the Hoosier Genealogist” 1961-1966 from Family Roots Publishing for only $15.00.
Contents
County Records
Allen
Marriage, 1824-1837
Blackford
Tract book (1836)
Cass
Unclaimed letters, 1832
Kirklin Cemetery
Daviess
Marriages, 1817-1829
Marriages, 1830-1840
Delaware
Marriages, 1827-1837
Marriages, 1838-1841
First Presbyterian Church records
Studebaker Cemetery
Elkhart
Temperance Society, 1843
Floyd
Wills, 1818-1829
Probate, 1830-1837
Index to estates, 1819-1829
Hopewell Cemetery
Fulton
Marriages, 1836-1845
Greene
Marriages, 1821-1827
Lund Cemetery
Harrison
Wills, 1809-1820
Hendricks
Old Shiloh Cemetery
Gentry Cemetery
Henry
Marriages, 1823-1834
Marriages, 1834-1838
Jasper
Tract book (1838)
Kosciusko
Marriages, 1836-1841
LaGrange
Senior Citizens, 1895
La Porte
School Census, 1844
Lawrence
Lowder Cemetery
Madison
Marriages, 1853-1858
Friends Marriages, 1840-1964
Morgan
Cemetery
Marion
Marriages, 1822-1830
Marshall
Marriages, 1836-1850
Miami
Cemetery
Montgomery
Wills, 1822-1832
Noble
Shove-Harper Cemetery
Orange
Cemeteries
Posey
Calvin Cemetery
Putnam
Hebron Cemeterky
Poplar Spring Church
Rush
Marriages, 1822-1826
Marriages, 1826-1829
Scott
Marriages, 1820-1830
Marriages, 1831-1840
Shelby
Marriages, 1822-1829
Center Cemetery
Cemetery
Spurlin Cemetery
Sand Hill Cemetery
Steuben
Marriages, 1837-1846
Tippecanoe
Index Wills, 1825-1844
Conarroe Cemetery
Vigo
Marriages, 1818-1830
Warren
Marriages, 1828-1830
Marriages, 1831-1836
Washington
Newby Cemetery
Intestates, 1814-1830
Wills, 1821-1830
Wells
Marriages, 1837-1861
Whitley
Tax duplicates, 1838
Indiana Territory
Voters’ lists
Family Records
Bland
Buchanan
Collett
Dixon
Ellis
Gates
Hass
Hopkins
James
Jordan
Justice
McCammon
Morrison
Nearon
Patterson
Prather
Sites
Smith
Stapp
Straugh
Ward
Wright