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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 seperate "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; Tom; Vickie; Walt (did a large amount) Bless you all !!!!!
KZ & all our Fountain Co INGenWeb users


Note: The current additions for the month are on the bottom of this page -- If you click on the word, "What's" above, it will show you what we have put on the Fountain GenWeb site this year :)
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 nifty - thanks so much to the Minnicks for this one :)

GOALS for 2023 - oh oh oh - love those DONES :)

Add at least 500 Obituaries  -- DONE but expect some more :) This (because of the generosity of a couple of gals this ended-up being LOTS LOTS MORE and more to come for next year :)  Love it !
Work more on finding Bibles, Churches, Marriages, divorces and other info - DONE but always use more :)
Add at least 5  Who's Who folks - DONE
Add more newspaper clippings  - lots added but hopefully more coming your way - DONE
1850 & 60 Mortality Schedules - DONE


What's NEW In 2023

See below for what's been added so  this month, in 2023

Click here to see what has been added in 2022

Click here to see what has been added in 2021

Click here to see what has been added in 2020

Click here to see what has been added in 2019

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 **  ** DECEMBER 2023 **

OBITUARIES    65__
see below for November  
Added:- 612 this month ( obits this year to date _1625__  & Total obits on the site:  17,107
Names: Note some have multiple obits -- Names are: A-- B - C -     D -D  E -  F      G - Glascock (Allen B); Geisert (Kathy Lynn); Gilmore (John -- WWI); Gill (Joseph - WWII); Glaze (Estella Henning x 2); Goode (Kathleen x3)  H -Hershberger, Clark; Hill (Philco); Holden (Noah); Higbee (Clifford; Joann; Lora); Hightower (John); Hunnings (Mary Margaret); Holstine (John C); Howard (Verna); Howell (*Harry Charles); Holman (Robert E)   I -Ingersoll (Herschel - WWII; Lloyd - WWII; Paul Guy - WWII; Ralph - WWII)  J - Jackson (Dottie Gertrude; Miss Grace); Jennings (Alice M); Jones (Frank R; Russell A - WWII)    K - Keller (Robert - interesting story - should would like to know what happened); Kiger (Carrie Stout); Keeling (Vivian); Kinneer (Cedric - Ted); Knight (Joseph); Kline (Charles M - WWII)  L - ; Mc - - M -  -  N -   O -  P - . S -

BIBLE -    ( YTD): added cleared up an entry -

Biographies  _1__ Added   (8040 to date)  Sunday, Evangeline Billings

WPA BIRTHS:           ( 3,373 SINCE REBUILDING)  Additions, corrections and/or updates:   To include:

WPA Deaths:        ( 11 SINCE REBUILDING) Additions, corrections and/or updates:  To include:  

TOWNS -      - - ( 112 to date ) - LOVE MORE :)  -

PHOTOS :     Names include: --Year to date added _22___  (989  photos to date) =

PHOTOGRAPHERS - ___ =-


Diaries:  ____    =  (27 images)

Divorces ____ - - (ytd=   )

  • Revolutionary War= ____ - Added
  • War of 1812:  ____
  • Civil War - -  =
  • Mexican American -____
  • WWI : __1__ -- - Names include:  Gilmore, John
  • WW II _8_  Names Include: Added: Kline, Charles M. Ingersoll (Herschel; Lloyd; Paul Guy; Ralph); Jones Russell A; Gill (Joseph); Gradu )Samuel Max);
  • Korean War: _  :  
  • Vietnam War       :

MARRIAGES : _ _ = --(23,508 to date): Cottrell; Billings; Robbins; Sunday

Alumni (Schools)  _  _  - (ytd = 5  ):

NEWS ITEMS       --  (946) Names:

BLOG -- added

BUSINESSES     (ytd= 6 )=

BRICK WALL ____ ==  

DEATH RECORDS:      = (YTD  =  ) :

Family Fact Sheets -- Clagett; Foster

Family Recipes       = (YTD = 62  ) :

SURNAMES:    = ( YTD ) :
                
Churches = _2   = YTD=    

Census -

Cemeteries      =  Added:  

Poor Farm Cemetery

Miscellaneous Items        = (ytd - ) >

Letters ____ -  

Links       = (YTD =  ) =  

Family Bibles      = (YTD  =  ) =

Wills      = (YTD =   )  

Blog and Facebook Pages:      :  (Total = X ) :   

Town / Township Information      :  (YTD = 2 )

Who's Who ____ (YTD =  - TD 55 ) -


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 :)




-- MEET OUR PALS --

Barbara

Beth (RIP - loved that lady)

Betty

Cathy

Chris

Christi

Cheryl

Debbie

Debby

Ginny

Glynnis

Jack

Jennie

Kelly

Kim

Lena

Melissa

Roselyn

"S"

Sara Mc

Tom

Vickie

Walt

Bless you all !!!!! KZ & all our Fountain Co INGenWeb users

Fountain County, a part of the INGenWeb Project

See the Fountain County History I'm working on :)
I LOVE TO WRITE !!

Register your SURNAMES of interest in Fountain County, Indiana

---- 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.

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. Her assistant state coordinator is: Jim Cox
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