Knox County INGenWeb

Births

Birth records for Knox County beginning in 1907 are available to request from Indiana State Department of Health. Births occurring within Knox County prior to 1907 are available from the Knox County Department of Health.

Online records available include:

Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1993 - on FamilySearch

Marriages

Marriage records for Indiana beginning in 1958 may be obtained from the Clerk of Court in the county where the marriage license was issued. For marriage licenses issued in Knox County, contact the Knox County Clerk of Court.

Online records available include:

Marriages in Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - on FamilySearch
Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 - on FamilySearch
Indiana Marriages through 1850 - from Indiana State Library
Indiana Marriages 1958-2017 - from Indiana State Library
Marriage License Public Lookup - contains many (not all) marriages in Indiana from 1993 to the present

Deaths

Death records for Knox County beginning in 1900 are available to request from Indiana State Department of Health. Deaths occurring within Knox County prior to 1900 are available from the Knox County Department of Health.

Online records available include:

Deaths in Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Wills in Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Knox County Death Indexes - from Knox County Public Library, sorted by first letter of surname
Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920 - on FamilySearch
Indiana Deaths pre-1882 - from Allen County Public Library
US Social Security Death Index - on FamilySearch
US Mortality Schedules - US Census Bureau has list of schedules available, sorted by state
US Executions, 1608-2002 - sorted by state

Military

Contributed information:

Black Hawk War - partial list of participating Knox County residents

Civil War - partial list of participating Knox County residents

World War I

Transcription of 1917 newspaper article about Knox County residents entering the US armed forces

Transcription of 1918 newspaper article about Knox County residents entering the US armed forces

Korean War - partial list of participating Knox County residents

Gulf War - partial list of participating Knox County residents

Iraq War

Partial list of participating Knox County residents

Alpha Company Avengers history

Online records available include:

Military Records in Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Black Hawk War (1832) - IN company rosters
Mexican War (1846-1848) - IN soldiers' service records in a flat file
Mexican War (1846-1848) - searchable database
Civil War - US Soldiers and Sailors Database - National Park Service, records available to search by state
Civil War Indiana Volunteers - lists regiments of IN volunteers
Civil War companies formed in Knox County:

1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies G, and M
10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies B, and F
14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and G
26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
33rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
51st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
80th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, G, and I
120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and G
137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G
143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and C
151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
13th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Company O
28th US Colored Troops, Company E, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Spanish-American War Indiana Volunteers - search for IN volunteers in digital book
World War I US Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - FamilySearch
World War I Indiana Deaths - from Soldiers of the Great War, volume 1, by W. M. Haulsee, F. G. Howe and A. C. Doyle
World War II - Indiana Servicemen Database - IN State Library, search by last name or first name
Vietnam War - Indiana Casualty List - search by state or city (many other options available)
Vietnam War - Indiana Deaths - search by surname or given name

Other

Bible records available from Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Census records available from Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Directory records available from Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Court records available from Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Deed records available from Knox County USGenWeb Archives

Vincennes 1732-1835 - early records (including wills) from Wabash Valley Memory Project
Indiana Orphans - individuals raised by someone with a different surname than their own
Adoption records - information available from the Indiana State Department of Health
Divorce records - contact the Clerk of Court for the county where the divorce was granted
Probate records - contact the Clerk of Court for the county where the will was probated
Land records - contact the County Recorder

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Page last modified: 3 Feb 2021