Welcome, to the newly revised Fountain County Genweb Site
!!! Something New!!! To help facilitate moving between sub-sites, I have added what I call the "Get Around Links" I have placed a link at the top of all the Projects Main Page's for the "Get Around Links". I recommend opening one in a separate "TAB" and leaving them open for easier access. Also, do not forget to check the "Pull Down Menu" in each Project, for smaller items of interest. Also, on the "Get Around Links" Page, I have added a link to a more recent map of Fountain County, thanks to Jeff Bossaer.
I have tried hard to give the Genealogists of Fountain County something to be proud of. If you discover a problem, let Karen know. Everyday I am learning something new about this procedure. Please be patient, Thanks, Jim!
..............FEATURED PHOTO...........
Unidentified Church
with a 1917 Dodge automobile
Thanks to whoever sent this in.
We have had it to post for a long time sorry.
Can anyone help to identify?
We are not sure whether it is Montgomery or Fountain County
See a large view of the photo in Montgomery County "Churches"
Feel free to use the site search engine, the nice people at FreeFind have graciously indexed our website for free for several years now, and it indexes about 85% of all words- (some it skips because they may be common, or the engine runs out of time to index us.)
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Thanks to all my helpers -
I have a FANTABULOUS bunch of contributors -
it's awesome to see the site grow with their super help:
Barbara; Beth (RIP - loved that lady); Betty; Cathy; Chris; Christi; Cheryl; Debbie; Debby; Ginny; Glynnis; Jack (who is sending obits faster than I can up ‘em); Jamie; Jennie (lots of photos, too); Kelly; Kim; Lena; Melissa; Roselyn; "S"; Tom; Vickie; Walt (did a large amount) Bless you all !!!!!
KZ & all our Fountain Co INGenWeb users
Click above "What's" -- New -- to see the year review -- see bottom of page for what has been added this month :) ENJOY !!
See a range of Historical Photos collected by Jeff Bossaer and Historical Organizations he is associated with in Fountain County. This includes Fountain Trains and Railroads, Attica of Yesteryear, Attica NOW, Sesquicentennial Events, Founty County Bicentennial and AHS Alumni Slide Show ( 7-13-2019). Check back often, because this Project is "UNDER CONSTRUCTION"
Fountain County History - working on it continuously :) Should be fairly good when it's finished - my intent is NOT to make it lengthy but short, informative data :) Wish me luck - kbz
Kingman Photo Album (it's growing big-time - thanks mainly to James Patton - ya' rock, kiddo) PLEASE send me more pics :)
Reed Family Pictures - thanks Jenny A - these are soooo nifty! -- under, "Reed"
Old Kingman Cookbook - _This is sooo neat - thanks so much to the Minnicks for this one :)
GOALS for 2025 -
Add at least 5 new Who’s Who - DONE
At least 500 obituaries - DONE
Find more bibles, churches, marr, div and other info – lots of marr
Add more businesses–at least 30 – MARK DONE
Add more newspaper clippings –at least 25 – DONE
At least 500 obituaries - DONE
Find more bibles, churches, marr, div and other info – lots of marr
Add more businesses–at least 30 – MARK DONE
Add more newspaper clippings –at least 25 – DONE
Bios and/or obits for War of 1812, Black Hawk; Civil; WWI; WWII and Korean soldiers -Also added a couple from the Mexican War 1847
What's NEW In 2025
See below for what's been added so far this month,
Click here to see what has been added so far in 2025
Click here to see what has been added so far earlier in 2024
Click here to see what has been added in 2021
Click here to see what has been added in 2018
Click here to see what has been added in 2017
Click here to see what has been added in 2016
Click here to see what has been added in 2015
ADDED THIS MONTH *** AUGUST 2025**
OBITUARIES 60 this month 1,029 This year; 21,910 TOTAL
A - Alexander, Bryon S.; Abdill, Mrs. Irad; Arndt, Everett William (2); Anderson, Everett; B- Barnett, Charley;l Blakley, Oliver D.; Boston, Rebecca; Booker, Lynn; Booker, Aniel; Booher, Laura; Booher, Nina B.; Brier, Florence; Brown, Sally; Brown, Martha; Brier, Samuel; Bennett, Hershel Lorenzo Lockett; C - Canine, Keziah Montgomery; Carlin, Mathias; Cedars, John 1894; Chambers, Lulu M.Clark, Mart; Craig, Mimi; Cunnungham, Robert; Cunningham, Lorene; Cunningham, Sara J.; Crumley, Catherine Hester; D - DeHaven, William; E - Early, Rev. Jeremiah; Evans, Wm.; English, Wm. 1847; F - Ferguson, Joseph; G - Graham, Keziah; H - Hay, James (Mexican War); Harvey, Joshua; Henderson, Warren (infant son of Albert and Lorana P.); Harris, Carolyn; Henderson, Nathaniel; (Mexican War); Hinds, Moses; Hushaw, Henry; Harden, Mrs. Cecil Murray; J - Jarred, John; K - Kearns, Charles; Keller, Josie; Bells; L Lacey, Garret; Lawson, Lydia; Lang, Robert D.Lunger, Peter; Lyons, Humberson; M - McNett, Mr. 1848; McSpadden, John; Mendenhall, Absolom; Moore, Donald G.; Morehouse, Viola Zetella; Morgan, Elizabeth Cunningham; O - Olsa, Jared; R - Richmond, Henry; S - Shuler, Arthur Merle; Soverace, Mrs, Horace; W - Ward, Wm. F.Woodward, Leonard Sears; Woods, William Jack;
A - Alexander, Bryon S.; Abdill, Mrs. Irad; Arndt, Everett William (2); Anderson, Everett; B- Barnett, Charley;l Blakley, Oliver D.; Boston, Rebecca; Booker, Lynn; Booker, Aniel; Booher, Laura; Booher, Nina B.; Brier, Florence; Brown, Sally; Brown, Martha; Brier, Samuel; Bennett, Hershel Lorenzo Lockett; C - Canine, Keziah Montgomery; Carlin, Mathias; Cedars, John 1894; Chambers, Lulu M.Clark, Mart; Craig, Mimi; Cunnungham, Robert; Cunningham, Lorene; Cunningham, Sara J.; Crumley, Catherine Hester; D - DeHaven, William; E - Early, Rev. Jeremiah; Evans, Wm.; English, Wm. 1847; F - Ferguson, Joseph; G - Graham, Keziah; H - Hay, James (Mexican War); Harvey, Joshua; Henderson, Warren (infant son of Albert and Lorana P.); Harris, Carolyn; Henderson, Nathaniel; (Mexican War); Hinds, Moses; Hushaw, Henry; Harden, Mrs. Cecil Murray; J - Jarred, John; K - Kearns, Charles; Keller, Josie; Bells; L Lacey, Garret; Lawson, Lydia; Lang, Robert D.Lunger, Peter; Lyons, Humberson; M - McNett, Mr. 1848; McSpadden, John; Mendenhall, Absolom; Moore, Donald G.; Morehouse, Viola Zetella; Morgan, Elizabeth Cunningham; O - Olsa, Jared; R - Richmond, Henry; S - Shuler, Arthur Merle; Soverace, Mrs, Horace; W - Ward, Wm. F.Woodward, Leonard Sears; Woods, William Jack;
WPA BIRTHS: 5 ( 3,382 SINCE REBUILDING) Additions, corrections and/or updates: To include: Cantwell, Mary Ellen; Meyers, Bete Jane; Newton, James Edward; Glover, Robert Steven; Martin, William Claay;
NEWS __16_ = --57 this year to date - Poor Farm; PF Cemetery Records (4 pages); Covington Mail Deliveries; Wallace, Lew; Beckwith Early Poor Farm History; Early Court History from Beckwith; Fountain Poor Farm inmate disappears; Sangster, W. A. has Groung for Lease; 70 New buildings in 1847; Frazier Reunion - 1956; Navigation; Savage, Mr. = Horse Stolen; Young Ladies Seminary;
Diaries: ____ = (27 images)
Divorces _5__ - - (ytd= 30) = Martin, Hugh vs. Ida May (Lena); Rusing, Susan vs. Lewis Rusing; Richardson, Alfred vs. Maria Louisa Josephine Richardson; Hibs, Isaac vs. Margaret Hibs;; Bryant, Catherine vs. Simeon ;
- Revolutionary War= ____ - Added
- War of 1812: __1__ = Ristine, Barnett;
- Civil War - = 2 YTD -
- Mexican American -_2__
- Spanish-American War 1898 __1__ =
- WWI ___2__ 46 YTD -- October 15, 1918 Induction Photo, second from left is likely Forrest I. Mitchell; Nennett, Hershel Lorenzo Lockett-Veteran;
- WW II: _2__ (YTD 4) = Morgan, Elmer Russell - Draft Information; Morgan, Elmer Russell - KIA;
- Korean War: : _1__- 2 YTD) Names include: Lang, Robert D. KIA;
- Vietnam War 5 : (this year) - Green, George Curtis; Molen, Paul; Smith, Ronald Eugene; Warbritton, Jerry Lee; Bowman, Leslie V.;
MARRIAGES : _ 90 = -- Tooley, William B./Elizabeth D. Crawford; Potter, Capt. William/Melvina A. Masterson; Walker, Dr. Sam`l T./Hannah M. Watkins; Cox, William/Martha Ann Orr; Bowman, John/Eve SpinningMurdock, Citizen/Jane Campbell; Sharpless, Noah/Mary Dell; Woods, Supply/Sarah Kent; Rhodes, John/Elizabeth E. Graham; Vandoren, Hezehiah/Theresey Dowden; Bass, W.A./Mary Thomas; Ridge,George/Margaret; Spinning, John N./Elizabeth Ward; Donaldson, Alexander/Mary Jane Hughes; Dotson, Ray/ Lavina Erwin; Harding, Hutson, Harry/Undine Harding; Gebbard, John/Elizabeth Smith;Lewis, Beaufort Francis Arthur/Helen Louise Thompson; Morris, Isaac/Sarah H. Ward; Frazier, Joan/John Green; Caryl Champlain/Robert N. Sanford; Nebeker, Sewell/Bell Quick; McBroom, Howard/Mattie Bever; Ellis, Samuel/Minnie Riley; Carnagy, John J./Mary E. DeHaven; Carnagy, Jackson J./Ruth A. Denton; Evans, Capt. Robert M./Mary Conklin; Redden, Linton/Jane WElch; Phebus, Martin/Mary Jane; Oswalt, George William/Julie E. Ritchey; Cunningham, Nartin/Mary Yurman; Lane, J.H./Margaret A. Fuller; Brewer, Matthew/Mary Baston;
BUSINESSES _ 29 added this month (ytd 86) = Sangster, W.A. & T.E.; Jones & Morris; Grange, S -- Pictures; McManomy, John - Coal; Wallace, Irvin - Coal agent; Fields & Wilcox; Wilcox & Fields; Brier, David and S.S. "Attorneys at Law"; Clough, Jasper (Veterinary Surgeon); McComas & Sullivan; Sullivan and McComas; Millinery = Miss Fannie Cordell; Wabash Route; Harter, C.N. = Dry Goods; Citizens Bank; Sailor, J.H. = DDS; Schwin, John H./Booe, C.E. = Notary Public & Lawyers; Booe, C. E./ John H. Schwin = Notary Public & Lawyers; Duncan & Duncan; Excelsior Field Roller; McCabe, Charles M.= Attorney at Law; Thomas, George V. = Attorney at Law; Newlin, J. W. = Attorney at Law; Hillsboro Creamary; Revere Housr; Hardware News = Waynetown; Weibling, Mr. = Daguerreotypest; Weilbing Leaving Town;
Poor Farm Cemetery = See in "News" under "Fountain County Poor Farm"
Letters __1__ - "From Hazel Maruerite Smith Norman to Karen";
Fountain County History -- work in progress -- kbz -- added quite a bit lately but STILL - work in progress :)
If you've not seen the Fountain County Genealogy Society's facility, you'll want to check out their website before visiting - great place for Fountain Co. genealogy researching and the people are soooooooo helpful and nice :)
Try this Fountain County Historical Markers -- thanks to Al Wolf for this link :)
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Fountain County, a part of the INGenWeb Project
See the Fountain County History I'm working on :)
I LOVE TO WRITE !!
---- NOTICE ---
This site is dependent upon transcribing efforts by a corps of volunteers. No one person can possibly "know it all" including the site manager. If you are using this site, please be aware we try to get data up within 10 days of submission, BUT often things change our priorities, like getting food, sleep and some time for our families... SO if it takes a bit longer, be patient, it IS coming.
Volunteers are needed to transcribe data for this site. If you are interested in helping out please drop me a line: Karen Zach, County Coordinator.
PLEASE use the search engine, and compile the data on your family, be assured that there is a 99.99% possibility that every bit of data we have is UP on the website already, we try to keep caught up. IF your research in the resources available here fail to gain the information you are seeking, PLEASE do not ask us to look for it on the site. If you can't find it here, Please post a QUERY to The Mail List. You can join the Mail List by clicking this link, and just sending the email that pops up.Conversely, you may also use the Ancestry.com Message board for this county, That also gets sent to the list automatically. The PURPOSE of the list is two-fold, spread data, and connect people.
Thanks! to Ed Moyer, who, for ten years maintained the Fountain County site, for this Project. It is with great thanks that we have been honored by his trust in taking it over, and we will still be working closely with Ed. Note: Ed has recently passed - miss ya' fella' !!
Thanks Ed. We will take good care of it.
Thanks to ALL my helpers.
You might also like to check out the: Family Fact Sheets
Fountain County Genealogy Society, Inc.
405 North Mill Street
PO Box 273
Veedersburg, Indiana 47987-0273
Note: These folks are SUPER helpers :-)
About this site: Please report any link problems to Karen Zach
HELPS:
Places in Fountain County (this was here and I liked it here but it got too big & cumbersome for the opening page so enjoy). If you know of any not listed or can give me more info on one, please contact me - kz
In Memory and Honor of our past State Coordinators of INGenWeb:
1996-1998 - Betty Sellers
1998-2000 - Fred Finkbiner
2000-2002 - Patrick Hays
2003-2004 - Gene Andert
2004-2011 - Debra Behler
2011 - 2012 - Katy Hestand
2012 - 2016 - Denise Wells
2016 - 2017 -- John Peck
2017 - --Lena Harper (congrats, Lena)
NOTE: I and many others have spent 20 plus years (from its inception) on this project -- PLEASE GIVE CREDIT if you use our work! I've found hundreds of obituaries FROM THIS SITE on findagrave and many personal genealogy sites - I know the obituaries etc. came from here but I don't see any credit. PLEASE GIVE CREDIT!!!! Here is the citation you should use & thanks so much in advance :)
Citation: The Indiana (INGenWeb Project), Copyright ©1996-2021 (and beyond), Fountain County GenWeb site http://www.ingenweb.org/infountain/ - thanks soooo much - Karen Bazzani Zach
My name is Karen Bazzani Zach and my wonderful husband, Jim - we are your Coordinators for Fountain County. Your Indiana State Coordinator is Lena Harper.