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T
hese entries are told more in story form some are
quite old others more recent
Kennett Papers
on Jones, Tobias & Boyd Families
Part two of
Kennett Papers
History of Marion
Township
The
Villiage of Paris Indiana
Paris Crossing in Early
Times
Early Jennings County
History of Paris Crossing High
School
A Sad Story-The Crime of George
Washington Sage
Stewart Memories
Biography of Robert Miller
James H.C. Rodgers
Sporleder
Family History
Dixon Family
Benjamin Robbins Family
Story
Biography of William
J. Howlett born in Jennings county, settled in
Oregon
Maupin
Family
Grinstead
Family
John B.
New
Biographical
Sketches
of early settlers
Politically Prominant Biographical
Sketches of Jennings County, written in 1889
Anti-Slavery and African
Americans in Jennings County (including names in the local negro registry from the
1850's)
westport.html Westport
Indiana - Jennings Counties neighbor to the north - including Jennings
County families *New*
The Family of Alban Housely Adams
Conner Family Data
revwilltstott.html
William T. Stott as written by his grandson Rev. Dr. William T. Stott whose
biography is below
The following Biographies are from Indiana and
Indianans published in 1919
Biography of Burtis Paul Thomas
Biography of Harrington Boyd
Biography of William Taylor Stott
Gen. Robert S. Foster
Contributed by Researchers-pictures included with
some
Decendants of Joseph
Ayers
Decendants of William Cloud Blasdel
Decendants of Jacob Reinhart
Decendants of
Newton John Graham
Decendants of Ellis Elias Thomas
Decendants of Caleb
Hays
Decendants of John
Mills
Decendants of
Peter Riplinger
Decendants of Mathias
Zener
Family of William N. O.
Prather
Decendants of
William Gaston Humphrey Pictures of the Humphry family & Paris
Crossing
Family of Abraham Walton
Griffith and Moncrief Families
I am including here
anything to do with Cemetery Records and Searches including off site links
to find those records-some of these include pictures of either the Cemetery or
individual tombstones.
Cemetery Locations This page has local Cemetery locations and links to
transcriptions in some cases it takes you to Cemeteries listed separately
below
Stones Of
Honor Link to Excellent photos of Military Headstones in
Jennings County taken by Dave Westfall
Dodd Funeral Home Records Dodd Funeral Home was located in Montgomery Township but
took care of many Jennings County burials
Deputy Farm Cemetery aka "Old"
Deputy Cemetery - by Kathleen Deputy Collier
Cana Cemetery -Marion Township
Bennett Cemetery Vernon Township
Graham Baptist Church
& Cemetery (Bigger Township)
Pictures
Bethel Cemetery (Bigger
Townsip)
Bland Cemetery Bigger Township
Rush Branch Cemetery Bigger Township
Pictures
Otter Creek Cemetery
-Campbell Township
Hopewell Quaker Cemetery Campbell
Township
Brush Creek
Cemetery Campbell Township
Willey Family
Graveyard Montgomery Township
Coffee Creek Christian
Chruch Cemetery Montgomery
Township *New*
Graham Presbyterian Cemetery Lovett Township-beside Graham Presbyterian
Church-pictures
Lewellen Cemetery Geneva Township
Old Scipio
Cemetery Geneva Township
Scipio
Cemetery Geneva Township
*New*
Wilsons Mill Cemetery Vernon Township
Ebenezer
Methodist Church Cemetery Vernon Township
Baldwin
Cemetery A few
pictures taken 2007 and a link to an excellent Find a Grave listing
Ebenezer
Methodist Church Cemetery Vernon Township
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Cemetery Marion
Township-Deputy
Family-Pictures
Old German Methodist Church Cemetery Marion
Township *New*
Tea Creek
Baptist Church & Cemetery Lovett
Township
Freedom Baptist Church &
Cemetery Vernon Township
Gaddy/Wykoff & Cave/Dixon
Cemeteries -early transcription,
Montgomery Township
Gaddy/Wykoff Cemetery
-recent transcription and
pictures, Montgomery Township
Poor Farm
Cemetery Vernon Township
St Anne's Catholic
Cemetery
Lovett Township
Cemeteries Cemeteries listed include, Centerville
Baptist, Green, Marsh, Meek, Weston Baptist, &
Hopewell
Cemeteries in Various
Townships Cemeteries listed include,
Bear Creek (Montgomery Township), Summerfield Vawter (Center Township), St.
James & St. Joseph (Spencer Township), St. Denis (Columbia Township), Green
(Center Township), Coryell (Marion Township), Kline & Ice Creek (Center
Township), Kysar (Marion Township), Bland (Bigger Township), Henry (Geneva
Township), St. Bridget (Campbell Township), Corbin (Columbia
Township), Eastman Farm (Spencer Township), Lewellen (second time
listed-Geneva Township), Hulse (Geneva Township), Old Rock Creek (Geneva
Township), Queensville 1 & 2 (Geneva Township).
Nelson Cemetery-Just
over the County line in Jefferson County, Jennings County families
buried here.
Pisgah
Cemetery Another Jefferson County Cemetery with Jennings
County Connections-located in Graham Township-this is a link to
Jefferson County, INGenWeb site so will take you there.
Jennings County Records-Transcriptions & Notes
These are either old records transcribed
by me from photos of old documents & books at the Courthouse in
Vernon or Pictures of old records also in my possession. I want to Thank those
who have sent information included in this section
Letters-Written by Rachel
Wilkins-transcriptions of actual letters written from 1859-1861- a real
look at early pioneer life in Jennings County
Oldest Record
Book July 8, 1817 to June
1829
Probate Record Book One -July 1830
to November 1836
Court Record Book C Nov. 1836-May 1843 - work in progress
Will Record Book One
-1843 to
1862
Bible
Records Robbins, Dixon & James family Bibles
Evan
Thomas Family Bible A link to Roy Hutchinson's
site actual pictures of the
Thomas Family Bible
Jennings County Poor Farm
various dates
Mortality Schedule 1850
County Bond
Book
1866-1868
Patients of Dr. Thomas
Selman
Jennings
County Marriage Index -1830 thru April 1837
Jennings County Marriage
Records 1818-1837--actual photos of
pages from book-will not show in search
Memorial Record
of Geneva Ayers Stewart-example of a
funeral record from 1940-handled by Dodds Funeral Home-Paris Crossing Indiana,
names of those who attended the funeral (names on these
will not show in search since they are pictures not text).
Old Citizens From the Plain Dealer 1861
Prominent Citizens of Jennings County
Jennings County Poor
Farm
various dates
Newspaper Clippings of Pioneer
Birthdays Solomon Deputy, Charlie
Murphy & Mrs. Susan Alley
Revolutionary Soldiers -Buried in Jennings County
*Updated*
List of some Civil War Soldiers
Marion Township
Clarkson & Pool tidbits contributed by Donna
Paris Crossing Alumni
Book History and pictures of Paris Crossing
High School & students.
Lett Family
Facts & Questions on Lett Research
Coffee Creek
Baptist Association Book by J. C.
Tibbets, Published in 1883
Vernon 1858 & 1876 An account of professions & trades in Vernon
Paris Methodist Circuit Baptism
Records 1892 to 1906 *New*
Paris Methodist
Circuit Marriage Records 1891 to 1902 *New*
History of "Old" Paris The
best and most comprehensive information I have seen on "Old" Paris
*New*
Jefferson Proving
Ground Information on both Jennings &
Jefferson County
Harlan Family
Referances in the book History & Genealogy of the Harlan Family," by
Alpheus H. Harlan
Bigger Township Memories From
the book Memories of Bigger Township
Paris
Guards Muster Rolls of
the Paris Guards a Regiment of the 9th Indiana Legion
*New*
Indiana Legion Information on the Indiana Legion at the
time of "Morgans Raid"
*New*
Old
Jennings County
Queries
JenningsCounty
Photos
Jennings County Photo
Gallery
Historic Structures of Vernon
Unknown Photos -DO YOU KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE-Probably Lee Family
members
Photo of Unknown men
-Possible Maupin family
connection can you help identify?
Property Near Dupont
Do you know where it
is located? *New*
Coffee Creek
School House Commiskey
*New*
Research Jennings
County
Links, and Resources for your Jennings County Family
Research
Jennings County Indiana
Genealogy
Great
Web Site by Jonathan Lopnow
Jennings County Local Resources Who to
contact for Jennings County Records-also Look ups
Surname Researchers for Jennings County
Contact others researching Jennings County
Families
Local
History -Jennings County
Early History of
Catholicity
in Jennings County
St.
Joseph's Catholic Church Records of both St.
Joseph's and St. Anne's kept here *New Link*
Lattimore Family
Research Good information with local connections
McCaslin & Related
Families Excellent
research on McCaslin & Related families
Vawter Family
Website , Including-Branham, Crawford,Wise,
Lewis, Stribling, Glover and Moncrief.
Geneva Stewarts
Legacy My family web site on Rootsweb (Sheila Kell)
Yesteryears in Southeastern Indiana
Another web site of mine more personal about me and my move
to southern IN.
Maupin Family Website
Maupin Family
Research
Harlan Family in America
Harlan Family
Research
Michael Sheppard's Genealogical
Database - Most Common Surnames - Pulliam
(34), Osborne (34), Hale (37), Shepherd (40), Powell (40), Perkins (41), Stapp
(42), Culp (43), Pugh (44), McCormick (62), Moncrief (64)
Griffith & Moncrief Family Genealogy Years of research on the Griffin and Moncrief families.
Town of Vernon
Web site-current information & town
history
Histopolis a collarbrative Genealogy &
History Website for Jennings County - Cemetery locations & Community
names
Indiana & National Research Links
& Hints
InGenWeb State Links
Indiana USGenWeb Archives
Historic Eleutherian
College , -In
Lancaster, Jefferson County, Jennings County families also involved in the
Anti-Slavery Society which was connected to the College.
Historic
Facts, Terms and Items of Interest
Excellent information by Michael Graves - answers "what does that
mean"
I am always talking about you need to check out County
boundry changes here is a really neat site that shows those changes so you can
see what has happened over the years. http://www.familyhistory101.com/maps/in_cf.html
Indiana Baptist History,
1798-1908
written 1908 by William T.
Stott
AfriGeneas For those searching for their African American
Roots
African
American Cemeteries online Useful Definitions Old time
Disease definitions, Cemetery Inscription Meanings,Kinship,
Occupations.
People of Color South
POC
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Department of
Indiana
Indiana Magazine of History-on
Line-very interesting
27th Indiana
Volunteer Regiment Excellent information - Jennings County
Members!
Cemetery
Restoration Repair of
broken or damaged tombstones
Revolutionary War Pensioners
1840 census of
Pensioners-searchable-all states
The Primitive Baptist Library of
Carthage Illinois
Early Baptist Church History
Kentuckiana Digital Library
Army Medical Department
All Counties in Indiana Local History
& Genealogy
Online Collection at BYU
Genealogy Books from
Brigham Young University- digital format you can look up and read on
line.
Wonderful Genealogy Web Site for Pendleton
County Kentucky by Bonnie Snow, some local connections. Pendleton County Kentucky The search engine is back up on the
Pendleton County Pages it is now the Pendleton County Historical Society
site.
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