Allen County, Indiana Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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:''This article is about a northeast Indiana county. For other uses, see [[Allen]]''.
:''This article is about a northeast Indiana county. For other uses, see [[Allen]]''.


''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; [[Indiana|Indiana]]&nbsp;&gt; Allen County'' <br>
''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] &gt; [[Indiana|Indiana]]&nbsp;&gt; Allen County'' {{Adoption Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana}}<br>


== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==
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==== Church  ====
==== Church  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_churchburials.php Allen County Church Burial Records]. Years of coverage vary by church.
 
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_churchburials.php Allen County Church Burial Records]. Years of coverage vary by church.


LDS Ward and Branch&nbsp;Records  
LDS Ward and Branch&nbsp;Records  
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==== Court  ====
==== Court  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_naturalizations.php Applications for Naturalization, 1844-1906]. Information includes name, date of application, native country. Later ones also include age, port of embarkation, and date and place of arrival.


==== Ethnic ====
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_naturalizations.php Applications for Naturalization, 1844-1906]. Information includes name, date of application, native country. Later ones also include age, port of embarkation, and date and place of arrival.
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframbirths.php African-American Births, 1887-1920]
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_aframmarriages.php African-American Marriage Records, 1824-1920]
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframdeaths.php African-American Deaths, 1887-1920]
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_germanfamilies.php Genealogical Records of German Families in Allen County, Indiana, 1918]. This index was taken from the "Enemy Alien Registration Files." German- or Austrian-born people who were not American citizens were required to file.


==== Funeral Homes ====
==== Ethnic  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_mccomb.php McComb and Sons Funeral Home Records, 1926-1950]
 
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframbirths.php African-American Births, 1887-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_aframmarriages.php African-American Marriage Records, 1824-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframdeaths.php African-American Deaths, 1887-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_germanfamilies.php Genealogical Records of German Families in Allen County, Indiana, 1918]. This index was taken from the "Enemy Alien Registration Files." German- or Austrian-born people who were not American citizens were required to file.
 
==== Funeral Homes ====
 
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_mccomb.php McComb and Sons Funeral Home Records, 1926-1950]


==== Land  ====
==== Land  ====
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==== Maps  ====
==== Maps  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_1860maps.php Allen County, 1860]
 
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_1857panorama.php Fort Wayne, panorama, 1857]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_1860maps.php Allen County, 1860]  
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_1929fortwayne.php Fort Wayne Central Business District, 1929]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_1857panorama.php Fort Wayne, panorama, 1857]  
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_fwsuburban.php Suburban and Rural Additions, 1960]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_1929fortwayne.php Fort Wayne Central Business District, 1929]  
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_fwsuburban.php Suburban and Rural Additions, 1960]


==== Military  ====
==== Military  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_cwexempt.php Persons Exempt from Military Service, Sept. 1862]
 
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_pensioners.php Allen County Pensioners, Oct. 1883]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_cwexempt.php Persons Exempt from Military Service, Sept. 1862]  
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_soldiers.php Allen County Area Servicemen & Servicewomen, 20th Century]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_pensioners.php Allen County Pensioners, Oct. 1883]  
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_soldiers.php Allen County Area Servicemen &amp; Servicewomen, 20th Century]


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====


==== Obituaries ====
==== Obituaries ====
* [http://genealogycenter.info/search_obits1900.php Obituary Index, 1841-April 2010] Web site shows name, date of obituary and name of newspaper and page for the Fort Wayne and Allen County areas. There are more than 536,000 records in the database
 
*[http://genealogycenter.info/search_obits1900.php Obituary Index, 1841-April 2010] Web site shows name, date of obituary and name of newspaper and page for the Fort Wayne and Allen County areas. There are more than 536,000 records in the database


==== Probate  ====
==== Probate  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_guardianships.php Guardianship Records, 1829-1905]. Index gives the name of the ward and usually the name of the guardian, date of appointment, heir of, and volume/page of the original record.
 
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_guardianships.php Guardianship Records, 1829-1905]. Index gives the name of the ward and usually the name of the guardian, date of appointment, heir of, and volume/page of the original record.


==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_deaths.php Allen County Death Index, 1870s-1920s]
 
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframbirths.php African-American Births, 1877-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_deaths.php Allen County Death Index, 1870s-1920s]  
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_aframmarriages.php African-American Marriage Records, 1824-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframbirths.php African-American Births, 1877-1920]  
* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframdeaths.php African-American Deaths, 1887-1920]
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_aframmarriages.php African-American Marriage Records, 1824-1920]  
*[http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframdeaths.php African-American Deaths, 1887-1920]


== Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==
== Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==


The [[Allen County Public Library]] houses one of the largest genealogical record collections in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;They can be&nbsp;visited&nbsp;at:<br>&nbsp;[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us www.acpl.lib.in.us]&nbsp;<br>Phone: 260-421-1252<br>  
The [[Allen County Public Library]] houses one of the largest genealogical record collections in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;They can be&nbsp;visited&nbsp;at:<br>&nbsp;[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us www.acpl.lib.in.us]&nbsp;<br>Phone: 260-421-1252<br>


[http://acgsi.org/ Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana]
[http://acgsi.org/ Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana]  


== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==
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