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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana|Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indiana|Indiana]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' | ||
Guide to '''Decatur County Indiana genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. | |||
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{{Infobox U.S. County | county = Decatur County | county_map = | state = Indiana | state_map = Indiana.png | latd = | longd = | founded year = | founded date = 1821| seat = December| building image = | building address = [http://www.decaturcounty.in.gov/ Decatur County Courthouse]<br>150 Courthouse Square Suite 5<br>Greensburg, In 47240<br>Phone: 812-663-8223 | adoption_sign = Adoption Indiana Genealogical Society}} | |||
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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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Indiana Decatur County
Guide to Decatur County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Decatur County, Indiana | |
| Map | |
 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | 1821, |
|---|---|
| County Seat | December |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Decatur County Courthouse 150 Courthouse Square Suite 5 Greensburg, In 47240 Phone: 812-663-8223 |
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business Records[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.
Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Decatur County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Businesses in Decatur County, Indiana (1858, 1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Histories[edit | edit source]
The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Every Name Index to History of Decatur County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text by Lewis A. Harding, Editor; published by B. F. Bowen, 1915. EveryNameIndex.com
- 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.) 977.216 H2h v. 1, 977.216 H2h v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection other library Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE, Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE eBooksRead
- African Methodist Episcopal Church (Greensburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Negro Cemetery (Clarksburg, Indiana) (Added Author), Decatur County (Indiana). Historian (Added Author), 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 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 Collection
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Decatur County, Indiana (Source:Internet Archive)
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Civil War service men from Decatur County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Decatur County.
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
- 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, F, and Reorganized Companies D, E, G
- 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized H
- 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies E, and G
- 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
- 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
- 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
- 59th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 74th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
- 83rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
- 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and K
- 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, H, and I
- 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies B, C, D, and E
- 146th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and H
- 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
Civil War Books
- "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 Collection other library Vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE, Vol.2 INTERNET ARCHIVE eBooksRead
World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918[edit | edit source]
- History of Decatur County's part in the World War, 1914-1918 (Source: Internet Archive)
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Decatur County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)
World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]
- Decatur County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy) (above was copy from Linkpendium)
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Doctors of Decatur County (1821-1915) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Decatur County Courthouse
150 Courthouse Square Suite 5
Greensburg, In 47240
Phone: 812-663-8223
County Clerk has marriage record from 1822,
divorce, probate and court records.
Board of Health has birth and death records. [2]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
- Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch
- Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
- Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch
Voter Registration[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
- USGenWeb project page for Decatur County. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county..
- Decatur County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Indiana 212 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.