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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' [[Image:Church of the Immaculate Conception Indiana.jpg|thumb|right]] | ||
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Church records and the information they provide vary greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members (age; dates of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information; maiden name of wife; and death date), names of other relatives who were witnesses, or names of members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. | Church records and the information they provide vary greatly, depending upon the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members (age; dates of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information; maiden name of wife; and death date), names of other relatives who were witnesses, or names of members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. | ||
Before 1900, the largest religious groups in Indiana were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist Episcopal]], Christian (Disciples of Christ), and [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]] churches.<ref> | Before 1900, the largest religious groups in Indiana were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist Episcopal]], Christian (Disciples of Christ), and [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]] churches.<ref>William Chamberlin Hunt and United States Bureau of the Census, ''Religious Bodies: 1906'' (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910), Vol. 1:309-311. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6ZdiZWeStAC Google Books].</ref> | ||
For the historical background of religious groups in Indiana, see: {{Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}} | |||
*Rudolph, L. C. ''Hoosier Faiths: A History of Indiana Churches and Religious Groups''. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1995. {{FHL|689155|item}} book 977.2 K2ru. This describes general history and Indiana history, and includes biographies of significant local leaders of 50 major religious groups. It is indexed. | *Rudolph, L. C. ''Hoosier Faiths: A History of Indiana Churches and Religious Groups''. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1995. {{FHL|689155|item}} book 977.2 K2ru. This describes general history and Indiana history, and includes biographies of significant local leaders of 50 major religious groups. It is indexed. | ||
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Indiana Baptist Collection <br>[http://www.franklincollege.edu/ Franklin College Library ]<br>101 Branigin Blvd<br>Franklin, IN 46131-2623<br>Phone: (317) 738-8162 or 1-(800) 852-0232<br>Fax: (317) 738-8787<br>Email: [mailto:library@franklincollege.edu library@franklincollege.edu] | [[Image:Indiana churches.png|thumb|right|500px|Indiana churches.png]] Indiana Baptist Collection <br>[http://www.franklincollege.edu/ Franklin College Library ]<br>101 Branigin Blvd<br>Franklin, IN 46131-2623<br>Phone: (317) 738-8162 or 1-(800) 852-0232<br>Fax: (317) 738-8787<br>Email: [mailto:library@franklincollege.edu library@franklincollege.edu] | ||
An 1899 directory of Baptist ministers lists biographical details about many ministers born or serving in the state:<ref>Davis points out that not all ministers participated, see: Robert S. Davis, "Some Baptist Ministers of South Carolina at the Turn of the Century," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter 2004):13-22. {{FHL|43856|item|disp=FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 32}}</ref> | An 1899 directory of Baptist ministers lists biographical details about many ministers born or serving in the state:<ref>Davis points out that not all ministers participated, see: Robert S. Davis, "Some Baptist Ministers of South Carolina at the Turn of the Century," ''The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research,'' Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter 2004):13-22. {{FHL|43856|item|disp=FHL Book 975.7 B2sc v. 32}}</ref> | ||
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*Wahcaconah Church | *Wahcaconah Church | ||
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