Jasper County, Indiana Genealogy
Guide to Jasper County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Jasper County was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a famous scout for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It is located in the northwestern area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Jasper County Courthouse
115 W Washington
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone 219-866-4927
County Website
Jasper County Health Department
105 West Kellner Blvd.
Rensselaer, IN, 47978
Health Officer: Marianne Nelson, MD
Phone Number: 219-866-4917
Fax: 219-866-4108
Email: nancy.bailey@co.jasper.in.us
Health Department
County Health Dept has birth and death records.
County Clerk has marriage and divorce records from 1865, probate and court records from 1864.
Health Department has birth records and death records.
Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Jasper County, Indiana Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1865 | 1882 | 1864 | 1838 | 1864 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1864 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. Clerk's records were lost; deeds and deed indexes were not damaged.
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Jasper County Bibles at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
- Jasper County, Indiana, Family Bible Records : Vol. 1, Pts. 1 and 2(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Jasper County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 1,267 | — |
| 1850 | 3,540 | 179.4% |
| 1860 | 4,291 | 21.2% |
| 1870 | 6,354 | 48.1% |
| 1880 | 9,464 | 48.9% |
| 1890 | 11,185 | 18.2% |
| 1900 | 14,292 | 27.8% |
| 1910 | 13,044 | −8.7% |
| 1920 | 13,961 | 7.0% |
| 1930 | 13,388 | −4.1% |
| 1940 | 14,397 | 7.5% |
| 1950 | 17,031 | 18.3% |
| 1960 | 18,842 | 10.6% |
| 1970 | 20,429 | 8.4% |
| 1980 | 26,138 | 27.9% |
| 1990 | 24,960 | −4.5% |
| 2000 | 30,043 | 20.4% |
| 2010 | 33,478 | 11.4% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Indexes to Mortality Schedules (1860, 1870) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Early Settlers of Jasper County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1818-1954 Indiana Court Cases at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1857-1874 Civil Order Books, 1857-1874(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1865-1928 Civil Order, and Miscellaneous Order Books and Indexes to Civil Causes, 1865-1928(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
- Directory of Businesses in Jasper County, Indiana (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Boersma Funeral Home in Wheatfield.
- Clapper Funeral Services in Remington.
- Frazier Funeral Homes in DeMotte.
- Integrity Funeral Service and Cremation in Wheatfield.
- Jackson Funeral Chapels in DeMotte and Rensselaer.
- Steinke Funeral Home in Rensselaer.
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Jasper County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Jasper County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
- Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1899. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical. 1883. Chicago, Illinois : F.A. Battey. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
- A Standard History of Jasper and Newton Counties, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1916. Louis H. Hamilton and William Darroch, editors. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Jasper County, Indiana historical maps Historic Map Works
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
Civil War
Civil War service men from Jasper County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jasper County.
- 4th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G, and Reorganized Company G
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies F, and K
- 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
- 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
- 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books:
- "Military History of Jasper County" in F.A. Battey Co. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. 2008. Chicago: F.A. Battey Co. Reprint. Originally published: Chicago: F.A. Battey, 1883. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive
World War I
- 1919 Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- 1800s-Current Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- Hoosier State Chronicles
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the Jasper County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
- 1853-1933 Probate Records, 1853-1933(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Teachers at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Early Fraternal Organizations and Their Members, Remington at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
- 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
- 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Death[edit | edit source]
- Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
- 1750-1993 Indiana Deaths and Burials, 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Jasper County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Helenor Alter Davisson Archives – In Collaboration With The Indiana Conference, United Methodist Church
479 N Van Rensselaer St
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone: 219-866-7739
Email: suecald1@embarqmail.com
Website
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Valparaiso Indiana FamilySearch Center
- West Lafayette Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Jasper County Public Library - DeMotte - an affiliate library.
- Jasper County Public Library - Rensselaer - an affiliate library.
- Jasper County Public Library - Wheatfield - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Jasper County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
Jasper County Public Library
208 W Susan St
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone: 219-866-5881
Email: jcplaccount@myjcpl.org
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Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Jasper County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
DeMotte Historical Society
112 Carnation St SE
PO Box 404
DeMotte, IN 46310-0404
Phone: 219-987-5138
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Jasper County Historical Society
479 N Van Rensselaer St
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Phone: 219-866-7825
Email: jchsmuseum@gmail.com
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Website
Remington Historical Society
PO Box 596
Remington, IN 47977
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
- Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
- Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
- List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
- Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
- Jasper County, Indiana: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More at Linkpendium
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jasper County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_County,_Indiana 3/29/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jasper County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_County,_Indiana (accessed 9 August 2013).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jasper County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_County,_Indiana, accessed 13 December 2019.