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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
[[Image:Decatur_County_Indiana_Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]] | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right| | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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==== Parent County ==== | ==== Parent County ==== | ||
'''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline | '''1821--'''Decatur County was created 31 December 1821 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Greensburg <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline"> </span> | ||
==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
==== Census ==== | ==== Census ==== | ||
Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
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==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
==== Directories ==== | ==== Directories ==== | ||
*Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | *Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, [http://www.indgensoc.org Indiana Genealogical Society]) | ||
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#Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/decatur.htm AccessGenealogy]) (above was copy from Linkpendium) | #Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/indiana/decatur.htm AccessGenealogy]) (above was copy from Linkpendium) | ||
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Civil War | Civil War | ||
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*[[156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|156th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company C | *[[156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry|156th Regiment]], Indiana Infantry, Company C | ||
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Civil War Books | Civil War Books | ||
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*"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) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL 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 INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE ] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<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) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book {{FHL|161633|item|disp=FHL 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 INTERNET ARCHIVE<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1304544500630_76" />], Vol.2 [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofdecatur02hard INTERNET ARCHIVE ] [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lewis-a-lewis-albert-harding/history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra/page-47-history-of-decatur-county-indiana--its-people-industries-and-institutions-vo-dra.shtml eBooksRead]<br> | ||
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==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||