Allen County, Indiana Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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[edit | edit source]

African-American Births, 1887-1920
African-American Marriage Records, 1824-1920
African-American Deaths, 1887-1920
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[edit | edit source]

McComb and Sons Funeral Home Records, 1926-1950

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Obituary Index, 1841-mid March 2009 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 517,000 records in the database

Probate[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries [edit | edit source]

The Allen County Public Library houses one of the largest genealogical record collections in the world. They can be visited at:
www.acpl.lib.in.us
Phone: 260-421-1252

Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
Family History Library Catalog

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[Handybook-1] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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 :''This article is about a northeast Indiana county. For other uses, see [[Allen]]''.
-{{stub}}''[[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'' <br>
 == County Courthouse  ==
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 ==== 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
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 ==== 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/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  ====
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 ==== 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/doc_1929fortwayne.php Fort Wayne Central Business District, 1929]
+* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/doc_fwsuburban.php Suburban and Rural Additions, 1960]
 ==== 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_soldiers.php Allen County Area Servicemen & Servicewomen, 20th Century]
 ==== Newspapers  ====
 ==== Obituaries ====
+* [http://genealogycenter.info/search_obits1900.php Obituary Index, 1841-mid March 2009] 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 517,000 records in the database
-&nbsp;[http://friendsofallencounty.org/search_obits1900.php Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana Area Obituary Index], 1841 - mid-March 2009.&nbsp;&nbsp;This obituary index covers obituaries recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana newspapers. The index is in two parts and represents two totally different works.&nbsp;The first part covers&nbsp;the period 1841 to&nbsp;1899.&nbsp; The second part&nbsp;covers the period 1900 through March 2009.&nbsp;
+==== 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.
-==== &nbsp;Probate  ====
 ==== Taxation  ====
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 ==== Vital Records  ====
 * [http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_deaths.php Allen County Death Index, 1870s-1920s]
-* [http://genealogycenter.info/search_obits1900.php Obituary Index, 1841-mid March 2009] 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 517,000 records in the database
+* [http://www.genealogycenter.info/results_aframbirths.php African-American Births, 1877-1920]
+* [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;  ==