Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy: Difference between revisions

The county was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., a naval officer in the First and Second Barbary Wars, and in the War of 1812. Decatur was mortally wounded in a duel in 1820.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ accessed 3/02/2017.</ref>

The County is located in the South-east part of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana accessed 3/02/2017.</ref>

 

*''Atlas of Decatur Co., Indiana.'' 1976. Knightstown, Indiana : Bookmark. (Reprint of original published: Chicago : J. H. Beers, 1882.) Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/59296-atlas-of-decatur-co-indiana-to-which-are-added-various-general-maps-history-statistics-illustrations-c-c-c?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; {{WorldCat|866113267|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.

*''History of Decatur County, Indiana.'' 2 Vols. By Lewis A. Harding. 1915. Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen. Online at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/409440-history-of-decatur-county-indiana-its-people-industries-and-institutions-with-biographical-sketches-of-representative-citizens-and-genealogical-records-of-many-of-the-old-families?viewer=1&offset=1#page=2&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= FamilySearch Digital Library]; [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011679895 Hathitrust]; [https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur01hard/page/n8 Internet Archive] - Vol. 1; [https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard/page/n6 Internet Archive] - Vol. 2; [https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_Decatur_County_Indiana.html?id=7k80AQAAMAAJ Google Books]; {{WorldCat|865976041|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. '''Index:''' [http://everynameindex.com/DecaturCoIN.html Every Name Index to History of Decatur County, Indiana]. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Lewis A. Harding, Editor; published by B. F. Bowen, 1915.  [http://www.everynameindex.com EveryNameIndex.com]