Orange County Biographies

The biographies linked to this page are from Goodspeed's History of Orange County, 1884 unless otherwise noted. The number following the individual's name indicates the page number in Goodspeed. These biographies are reproduced with permission from the Orange County Genealogical Society.

**NOTE: There are also some biographies of Lawrence County citizens with Orange County connections. The sources for these are Goodspeed's History of Lawrence County, 1884, which will be designated (GLC), and The Seedling Patch, Lawrence County Genealogical Society's newsletter, designated (SP). Biographies of Washington County citizens with Orange County connections are from Goodspeed's History of Washington County, 1884 (GWC).

Other sources include: "COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL." CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884. F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE, (MMB), as noted in biographies.

History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana (Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885 Dubois County, Jefferson Township) was also used as a source document, which is designated (GPDC).

Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington. John M. Gresham & Co. Chicago 1889 (BHS)

"History of Macon County, Illinois. With Illustrations Descriptive Of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Published by Brink, McDonough & Co., Phildelphia, 1880. Reproduced through efforts of The Decatur Genealogical Society, 1972. (HMCI)

History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana, Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886, Daviess County, Madison Twp., page 840 (GKDC)

Cutler's History of Kansas (CHofK)

Many thanks to volunteer Diana Flynn. She transcribed over half of these biographies and provided the Lawrence, Washington, Morgan, Monroe, and Brown County biographies with Orange County connections. Great job!

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