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Welcome, to the newly revised
Montgomery County, Indiana Genweb Site
!!! Something New!!! To help facilitate moving between projects, I have added what I call the "Get Around Links" You will find their menu tab, just below the "Home Page ~ Tab", in the pull down menu by clicking the three bars in the left column. There is also a link to them at the top of each sections main page. I suggest that you open them in their own browser tab for easier access. These links will make it easier to move more directly between the sub-sites. I hope you enjoy them and have FUN, Happy Genealogy Days!!! Have Fun, Jim
I have tried hard to give the Genealogists of Montgomery 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!
NOTE: I and many others have spent about 25 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 ©1996-2019 (and beyond), Montgomery County GenWeb site http://www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ - thanks soooo much - Karen Bazzani Zach
My name is Karen Bazzani Zach and I am your Coordinator for Montgomery County. My hubby is constantly helping me as well - thanks, Jim Z :) . Your Indiana State Coordinator is Lena Harper . Her assistant state coordinator is: Jim Cox
Below we have a self playing slide show. By placing the cursor below the "Control Bar" you will see a description of the photo. There is an icon "[ ]" on the right side of the "Control Bar" that by clicking on it the slide show will enlarge to "Full Screen". You can then move forward or backward, at your own pace, by clicking on the right or left arrows. Then there are full screen controls in the upper right hand corner. Please enjoy!
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Montgomery County, Indiana is rich with history and owns many interesting sites, including the Old Jail Museum (with one of the only workable rotating cells); the Lane Place (home of Henry S. Lane, Senator and personal friend to President Lincoln); Lew Wallace Study (author of the book, Ben Hur); DAR house (owned by the Elston family until the Dorothy Q Chapter, DAR purchased it); and Wabash College (an all-male Liberal Arts School with less than 1,000 students dating back to 1832).
Townships include Brown (with towns of Browns Valley and Waveland); Clark (Ladoga); Coal Creek (New Richmond, Wingate and Elmdale); Franklin (Darlington, Shannondale); Madison (Linden and Kirkpatrick); Ripley (Alamo, Yountsville); Scott (Parkersburg, New Market); Sugar Creek (Bowers); Union (Crawfordsville; Whitesville); Walnut (New Ross, Mace); Wayne (Waynetown). Crawfordsville, the County seat, is a third-class city with a full time mayor, a seven-member council and a clerk-treasurer. The city is located just off Interstate 74, about 45 miles West of Indianapolis.
Note: There has been a group of folks who have found (can you believe this?) over 500 towns to date (7-1-2023 ) - click on towns on the left column to read about not only those above but many, many more.Thanks so much to Suzie, Dellie & Jerry for the majority of them -- It's truly amazing!
In Honor and Memory of our past INGenWeb State Coordinators : Thanks for your dedication - here are Betty's remembrances of how Indiana began :) Loved that lady!
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 Carlson Harper
(and thanks to Judi Burns (Greene Co Coordinator) for the INGenWeb history lesson :) I've seen 'em all come/go. Some were great (like Betty, & Fred), others good, a couple not so much :) Current one, Lena is awesome so hopefully, we're back on a great road again! Overall, though, they tried and kept us going as one of the ONLY FREE genealogy sites. ENJOY
Destination Indiana (Montgomery County link)
***Submission notification*** -
Effective November 21, 2012 -- Anyone submitting an obituary, picture, letter, biography ... for this site SHOULD note that the person being submitted (the obituary is about that person, in other words) SHOULD have been born, lived, or died in Montgomery County (sorry, but the site is getting sooo huge, I think this is necessary - THANKS MUCHES)- kbz
I want to take this space to THANK MY WONDERFUL TYPISTS
*****
Barbara
Beth
Betty
Cathy
Chris -
Christi
Cheryl
Debbie
Debby M.
Dellie
Gayla
Ginny
Glynnis
Jack * (Jack has been absolutely amazing)
Jerry
John - John did much work on the WWI Vets
Kelly
Kim H. - Current typist - super help
Lena
Melissa
Roselyn
S. (thanks sooo sooo much)
Sara Mc
Teresa
Tom H.
Vickie
Walt * (Walt typed a humongous bunch)
*****
** PLEASE let me know if I left anyone out because these guys & gals are
SUPER and I want to make sure they get a BIG THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!! ***
T H I S - W E E K' S - F E A T U R E D - P H O T O -

Max Dee Burnam
One of a set of LOST photos found along the road in Browns Valley by Angie Pitman. Thanks to Angie for letting us help her find them a home. See the rest of the collection at the link below.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PICS OF ANY OF THE TOWNS / BUILDINGS / AREAS / CHURCHES/ BUSINESSES/PEOPLE, please send them my way :) for this page and to archive in the photos section !! Love to share our history! kbz
ADDITIONS
CHECK - Check out the 2023 additions
2023 Goals -- wish us luck :)
1 – 800-1000 obituaries - DONE
1 – 800-1000 obituaries - DONE
2 – At least 25 photos -- DONE
3 – Add more bibles, marriages, military, churches, schools … quite a bit of school (over 800 items) & military - DONE
4 – Add more newspaper clippings ... added 50 so guess I can count this one :) DONE
5 – Add at least 5 Who’s Who ...
SEPTEMBER 2023 --Additions to Montgomery County INGenWeb
Obituaries: 105_ Added - [ytd=1000; Total 29,502 = (note some of these have several obits to their names) - Names: Bell, Gerald; Wallace, Edd; Ellis (Boaz, Boaz T; Clint); Eastman (Anna, James, Nancy). Ferguson (William Kenneth); Fix (Dr EW); Foley (Andre N); Fox (Manetta Wolfe); Galloway (James - 1915); Gillen (Benjamin); Gebhard (Mrs. - anyone know her); Gineris (Gus); Good (Jesse); Goble (Thomas); Goodin (Cordelia). McKinney (Margaret); McIntire (Ann); McIntyre (William). Meadows (Basil); Merrill (Daniel); Mitchell (Elliott; Isaac; William); Mineier (Eva, Margaret); Mitton (Billy). Newlin (William); Nixon, Freeman; Nicholson (EW); Nofsinger (Phebe Lafollette); Noble (IH). Patterson (Thomas M); Patton (Joel; Thomas); Phillips (Jane); Pittman (Jessie); Potter (James); Proctor (NPH).. Quinley (John). Reeder ()Macajah); Reichard (John); Rice (Julia Crips; Luther V); Ridlen (Cumberland); Riley (John B; Ring (Julia); Rhoads (Wm Francis); Richardson (Zebulin); Rivers (Raymond Daniel). Roach (Thomas); Rumble (Alice). Scott (Louise); Sandlin (Maude); Schreiner (Peter - CW); Servies (Larry Dean); Schumacher (Henry); Seawright (Martha); Sherrill (Marion); Shelley (Elizabeth); Sidner (Geroge B); Shuey (Thomas J); Shoemaker (David M); Shriver (Mary Waugh); Snodgrass (child of CR); Sperry (Rose); Spruhan (Josie). Waugh (Frank W); Ward (Jerry M); Westfall (Job - CW; Robert J); White (child of John; Isaac B); Wilcox (Howard); Wilhite (Andrew F); Wilson (Rosa; WC Col. - CW)'Young (Charles; Alfred Dudley); Yount (Arthur; Dan; Irene); Youell (Albert); Zimmerman (Harriet Morrison); Zachery (inf 1893); Zellers (Ellen); Yarger, Susanne "Suzy"
Added 40 more making our 1000th so Goal #1 complete but don't worry have lots more to add before the end of the year - lol
B - Blaine (Laura Cowan); Bible (inf of Irwin; Harriet Baker; Elizabeth Thompson); Brandenburg (Daisy Mitchell - added); Britton (Benj F. - Spanish American War soldier); Brockman (Clara, Eleanor); Brown (Hubert E); Burns (George); Butler (Mary); Busenbark (Emma Graham - added). C - Cox (inf of Henry; Lynn; Rosa); Coutts (Catherine Maxwell); Cowan (John Maxwell - added); Coyle (Ann; Robert F); Cord (Curry Smith - added); Corey (Nathan); Corbin (John - added); Cory (Empson); Cornell (Jennie Boots); Coyner (Lloyd); Cunningham (Robert - War of 1812; Loren - added; Robert J - added 3); Crockett (Wm P - added + photo); Craig (Mima); Cronin (John T); Custer (Harvey); Crowe (Howard).
B - Blaine (Laura Cowan); Bible (inf of Irwin; Harriet Baker; Elizabeth Thompson); Brandenburg (Daisy Mitchell - added); Britton (Benj F. - Spanish American War soldier); Brockman (Clara, Eleanor); Brown (Hubert E); Burns (George); Butler (Mary); Busenbark (Emma Graham - added). C - Cox (inf of Henry; Lynn; Rosa); Coutts (Catherine Maxwell); Cowan (John Maxwell - added); Coyle (Ann; Robert F); Cord (Curry Smith - added); Corey (Nathan); Corbin (John - added); Cory (Empson); Cornell (Jennie Boots); Coyner (Lloyd); Cunningham (Robert - War of 1812; Loren - added; Robert J - added 3); Crockett (Wm P - added + photo); Craig (Mima); Cronin (John T); Custer (Harvey); Crowe (Howard).
Crawfordsville Alumni:
North Montgomery: Waynetown 1947 Musical Program; 4 Elmdale newspaper clippings;
Southmont: 49 Images of the 1957 Alamo Annual; 49 Images of the 1958 Alamo Annual; 49 Images of the 1959 Alamo Annual; 49 Images of the 1960 Alamo Annual; 47 Images of the 1961 Alamo Annual; 53 Images of the 1962 Alamo Annual; 54 Images of the 1963 Alamo Annual; 75 Images of the 1964 Alamo Annual; 72 Images of the 1965 Alamo Annual; Waveland School annual reports for 99-1900; Added article on Alamo Academy and Waveland Academy
North - Sugar Creek #8 - article
Bibles ____ - Total of 82 Bibles - (LOVE more):
Biographies -- _ 34__ Added _ Year to date -- 142 - added (34 images of a pamphlet) Deere, Joel Garnett - The Life Story of - wriiten by one of his sons;
Births -- added :
Blog -- ____ -- YTD ___:
Cemeteries -- __ - ADDED
COURT RECORDS = TO INCLUDE:
Court Proceedings _ Added: __ Names :Deaths ___ Added: _3_ to date_ Names :Deeds___ Added: __ Names :Divorces _7 _Added: YTD_7_ Names : Tomlinson; Ellis; Stewart; Shrader; Paxton; Page; WoodsInquests _ Added: __ Names :Land _ Added: __ Names :Law Suits - ____ Added -Marriages (includes announcements in newspapers) _32__ Added: (YTD 92) - names are: Anderson; Baker; Bonsall; Brown; Bunnel; Crist; Davidson; Endean; Burgess; Foley; Jones; Humphreys; Hammons; Moody; Moore; McCay; Vancleave; Loyd; Lytle; Bonsall; Neuhardt; Newton; Hahn; Newton; Goben; Davidson; Laymon; Grabman; Humphreys; Palmer; Posthauer; Rosenbarger; Taylor; Thomas;Miscellaneous ____Naturalizations ___ Added: __ Names :Wills __ Added: __ Names :
Census ____ Updated:
Diaries --___ -
Digging Up Bones Mysteries _____ =
Letters ___ - (YTD = 6) Added:
Links -- __ Added -
Misc -- ____
MILITARY - (Causalities and Other Data)___Added - (ytd =130 )
War of 1812 -_1_ - Robert CunninghamCivil War _10___ Harvey Custer obit; Vanarsdall, JH - Bloody 10th Co B; Wm H Morgan; James E Copner - KIA; Amos Misner - KIA; 10th Reunion; 86th Reunion; Death in Indiana `11th; Burials - Mace Cemetery; stones ready for burialsSpanish American War: _1___Benj F Britton d feverWorld War I = items added --World War II =Items added Photo_+Korean -Viet Nam - ____ -
NEWS 20_ -- Added - YTD - _82_ Total? -BUNCHES :) - Crime: (some multiple articles) - Jim Harke assaulted John Linkenhiker - whoops - may have those names a bit off - sorry); Holloway (Ed - was he responsible for Big 4 wreck); Bischof store robbed; Newland (David kidnaps his child); Blanford Wm - forgery. Misc - Lydick-Todd case (what a mess). Accident - Wilcox, Howard. Misc - Lowell Daniel adopted by John Dodd. Zura Monroe - Lost child's glasses 1918. J.E. Lidikay guardian for Roberta Jones.
PHOTOS -- _2_- Added (YTD = 43)
- Photos People: _2__ - Added: Derre, Joel Garnett; Deere, Mary Elizabeth;
Photos Groups: - ; - PHOTOS Places: ____ =
- Photographer information
Resources: (Surnames) ___ = (ytd = 6 )>>>
QUESTIONS - _____ -
REUNIONS - ____ ( YTD = 13) --
SHARED: ____ Sent articles/obits/info to these
RECEIVED: ____
Who's Who ____ -- Added -
Chautaqua
(thanks to Al Wolf for this awesome site - greatly appreciazted)
Hilary from the IN Div. of Hist Pres & Archaeology sent this recently - nifty