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[http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/board-of-health Health Department]<br><br>
[http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/board-of-health Health Department]<br><br>


County Clerk has marriage record from 1822, divorce, probate and court records. <br>Board of Health has birth and death records. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
County Clerk has marriage record from 1822, divorce, probate and court records. <br>Board of Health has birth and death records. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
Health Department has birth records and death records.<br>Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.<br><br>
Health Department has birth records and death records.<br>Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.<br><br>


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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed in 1821 from unorganized territory. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> <br>
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed in 1821 from unorganized territory. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Indiana.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> <br>
*'''County Seat: ''' Greensburg <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br>
*'''County Seat: ''' Greensburg <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Indiana (accessed 2 August 2013).</ref><br>


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* '''1818-1856''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/decatur/bibles/sarahsha2nbb.txt Sarah Shadrich Montgomery Bible, Part 1 (1818-1856)] at  at USGenWeb Archives
* '''1818-1856''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/decatur/bibles/sarahsha2nbb.txt Sarah Shadrich Montgomery Bible, Part 1 (1818-1856)] at  at USGenWeb Archives
* '''1860-1938''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/decatur/bibles/sarahsha3nbb.txt Sarah Shadrich Montgomery Bible, Part 2 (1860-1938)] at  at USGenWeb Archives
* '''1860-1938''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/decatur/bibles/sarahsha3nbb.txt Sarah Shadrich Montgomery Bible, Part 2 (1860-1938)] at  at USGenWeb Archives
* {{FHL|183082|item|disp=Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* {{FSC|183082|item|disp=Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions}}(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* [https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll11/id/27917 Turner Family Bible Records] at Indiana State Library Digital Collections
* [https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16066coll11/id/27917 Turner Family Bible Records] at Indiana State Library Digital Collections


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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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* {{FHL|349954|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}  
* {{FSC|349954|subject-id|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}  
* [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Decatur+County+Indiana+Cemetery+Records&qt=results_page WorldCat.org]
* [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Decatur+County+Indiana+Cemetery+Records&qt=results_page WorldCat.org]
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{{IN Court Intro|Decatur}}
{{IN Court Intro|Decatur}}


* '''1822-1913''' {{FHL|2053192|item|disp=Civil Order and Complete Record Books, 1822-1913}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* '''1822-1913''' {{FSC|2053192|item|disp=Civil Order and Complete Record Books, 1822-1913}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* '''1853-1865''' {{FHL|2039914|item|disp=Civil Order Books, 1853-1865}}(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
* '''1853-1865''' {{FSC|2039914|item|disp=Civil Order Books, 1853-1865}}(*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — images
*''Marriage Records of Decatur County, Indiana (1822-1829), The Genealogist (R. Bakehorn) - v. 1, no. 12 (Apr/June 1972).'' 1972. By Ray Bakehorn. Decatur County, Indiana : Decatur County, Indiana. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/400195 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''Marriage Records of Decatur County, Indiana (1822-1829), The Genealogist (R. Bakehorn) - v. 1, no. 12 (Apr/June 1972).'' 1972. By Ray Bakehorn. Decatur County, Indiana : Decatur County, Indiana. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/400195 FamilySearch Digital Library].


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'''''African American'''''<br>
'''''African American'''''<br>
*African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian, ''Black history, Decatur County, Indiana,'''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 ) FHL US/CAN Film 1531735 Item 18 {{FHL|454999|item|disp=FS Library Collection}}
*African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian, ''Black history, Decatur County, Indiana,'''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 ) FHL US/CAN Film 1531735 Item 18 {{FSC|454999|item|disp=FS Library Collection}}
*Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), ''A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, ''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 {{FHL|607815|item|item|disp=FS Library Collection}}
*Baldwin, Jane (Main Author), Baker, Ray Stannard, b. 1870 (Added Author), ''A history of the Negro in Decatur County, Indiana, ''(Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) FHL US/CAN Film 1531732 Item 6 {{FSC|607815|item|item|disp=FS Library Collection}}
*'''Underground Railroad Sites: Decatur County''' Historic Preservation & Archaeology. [https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/4189.htm IN Gov DNR]
*'''Underground Railroad Sites: Decatur County''' Historic Preservation & Archaeology. [https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/4189.htm IN Gov DNR]


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''Civil War Books'':<br>
''Civil War Books'':<br>
*"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''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. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies,Name's) '''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?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Book]; 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FS Library Collection}};  [http://www.worldcat.org/title/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/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library] Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up Intertnet Archive];  Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard Internet Archive]<br>
*"Civil War," in "Military Record," Chapter 17 of Harding, Lewis A. 1915. ''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. ''(Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen.) (page 420-464, Regiment, Companies,Name's) '''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?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Book]; 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FSC|161633|item|disp=FS Library Collection}};  [http://www.worldcat.org/title/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/oclc/367935747&referer=brief_results other library] Vol. 1 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdecatur01hard#page/420/mode/2up Intertnet Archive];  Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard Internet Archive]<br>


'''''World War I'''''
'''''World War I'''''
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* '''1798-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9045 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1798-1999''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9045 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($)
* '''1826-1918''' {{FHL|483077|item|disp=Probate Records, 1826-1918}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
* '''1826-1918''' {{FSC|483077|item|disp=Probate Records, 1826-1918}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
* '''1828-1905''' {{FHL|2037030|item|disp=Probate File Packets, ca. 1828-1905}}(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
* '''1828-1905''' {{FSC|2037030|item|disp=Probate File Packets, ca. 1828-1905}}(*); Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images


=== School Records ===
=== School Records ===
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Decatur/ Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IN/Decatur/ Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ Decatur County Indiana Genealogy Trails]  
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/ Decatur County Indiana Genealogy Trails]  
*{{FHL Place IDNum|197248|Indiana|Decatur}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
*{{FSC Place IDNum|197248|Indiana|Decatur}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


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