HISTORY & GENEALOGY INDIANA GENEALOGY

ST. LOUIS COUNTY LIBRARY
1640 S. LINDBERGH BLVD.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63131

This guide provides an overview of resources for Indiana genealogical research available in History & Genealogy. Additional items not listed here are available. Please consult the online catalog at www.slcl.org or ask for assistance at the History & Genealogy reference desk.

Call numbers or other location information follow each entry. Books with call numbers beginning with “R” are for use in the library only. Ancestry is an online database available on computers at all St. Louis County Library branches.

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Robbins, Coy D. Indiana Negro Registers, 1852-1865 . Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994. Call no. R 977.2 R632I and Q 977.2 R632I

This Far by Faith: Black Hoosier Heritage . Indianapolis: Indiana Committee for the Humanities, 1982. Call no. R 977.2 T448

Thornbrough, Emma Lou. Since Emancipation: A Short History of Indiana Negroes, 1863- 1963 . Indiana: Indiana Division, American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority, 1964.Call no. R 977.2 T497S

ATLASES, GAZETTEERS, AND MAPS

Clements, John. Indiana Facts: A Comprehensive Look at Indiana Today, County by County . Dallas: Clements Research, Inc., 1987. Call no. R 977.2 I39

DeLorme Publishing Company. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer . Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme Publishing Co., 1998. Call no. R 912.772 D362I

Gioe, Joan Colbert. Indiana: Her Counties, Her Townships and Her Towns . Indianapolis: The Researchers, 1979. Call no. Q 977.2 G494I

Kingsbury, Robert C. An Atlas of Indiana . Bloomington, Ind.: Department of Geography, Indiana University, 1970. Call no. Q 977.2 K55A

Pence, George. A Special Sampling from Outline Maps of Indiana Boundaries. Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1982. Call no. 977.2 P397S

Shull, Glenda S. Who’s Your County Named For? and Other Hoosier County Facts . Spring Lake, Mich.: River Road Publications, Inc., 1990. Call no. 977.2 S562W

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BIBLE AND CHURCH RECORDS

Arndt, Karl J. R. A Documentary History of the Indiana Decade of the Harmony Society, 1814- 1824 . 2 vols. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1975-78. Call no. R 977.2 D637 and 977.2 D637

Carmack, Eleanore. Indiana Methodism: A Bibliography of Printed and Archival Holdings in the Archives of DePauw University and Indiana Methodism . Greencastle, Ind.: DePauw University and the Conferences of Indiana Methodism, 1964. Call no. R 977.2 C184I

Church of the Brethren. Districts of Indiana. History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana . Winona Lake, Ind.: Light and Life Press, 1952. Call no. 977.2 C561H

Indiana Bible and Family Records . Vols. 1-6. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1986. Call no. R 977.2 I19

BIOGRAPHY

Hawkins, Hubert H and Robert R. McClarren. Indiana Lives … Hopkinsville, Ky.: Historical Records Association, 1967. Call no. Q 977.2 H393I

Visher, Stephen Sargent. Indiana Scientists: A Biographical Directory and an Analysis . Indianapolis: Indiana Academy of Science, 1951. Call no. 977.2 V829I

CENSUS RECORDS

Federal census records for Indiana are available on Ancestry .

Census of Indiana Territory for 1807 . Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1980. Call no. R 977.2 C396 and Q 977.2 C396

EARLY SETTLERS

Dorrel, Ruth. Pioneer Ancestors of Members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers . Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1983. Call no. R 977.2 D716P

Franklin, Charles M. Indiana Territorial Pioneer Records, 1801-1815 . Indianapolis: Heritage House, 1983-1992. Call no. R 977.2 F831I

FURNITURE MAKERS

Walters, Betty Lawson. Furniture Makers of Indiana, 1793 to 1850 . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1972. Call no. 977.2 W235F

GERMANS IN INDIANA

Fritsch, William A. German Settlers and German Settlements in Indiana . Hartford, Ky.: Cook & McDowell Publications, 1979. Call no. R 977.2 F919G HISTORY & GENEALOGY AT ST. COUNTY LOUIS LIBRARY 2 INDIANA GENEALOGY

German Influence on Religion in Indiana . Vol. 2. Indianapolis: Indiana German Heritage Society, 1995. Call no. R 977.2 G 373

Minert, Roger P., ed. German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol. 1, Indiana Protestants. Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 2005. Call no. R 929.3089 G373

GUIDES

Finding Indiana Ancestors: A Guide to Historical Research . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, 2007. Call no. Q 977.2 F494

Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Indiana . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1941. Reprint, Indianapolis: Heritage House, 1986. Call no. R 977.2 G946

Miller, Carolynne L. (Wendel). Indiana Sources for Genealogical Research in the Indiana State Library . Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1984. Call no. R 977.2 M647I and Q 977.2 M647I

Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1996. Call no. R 977.2 P419

Pumroy, Eric. A Guide to Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986. Call no. R 977.2 P983G

Robinson, Mona. Who’s Your Hoosier Ancestor? Genealogy for Beginners . Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1992. Call no. 977.2 R663W

Schweitzer, George K. Indiana Genealogical Research . Knoxville, Tenn.: G. K. Schweitzer, 1996. Call no. R 977.2 S413I

Slater-Putt, Dawne. Research in Indiana . Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 2012. Call no. R 977.2 S631R and 977.2 S631R

HISTORIC PLACES

Historic Indiana 1999/2000: A Guide to the Indiana Properties Listed in the National Register of Historic Places . Indianapolis: Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, 1999. Call no. Q 977.2 H673

HISTORY

Barnhart, John D. and Dorothy L. Riker. Indiana to 1816: The Colonial Period . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau & Indiana Historical Society, 1971. Call no. R 977.2 B262I

Carmony, Donald F. and Howard H. Peckham. A Brief History of Indiana . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau, 1956. Call no. 977.2 C287B

Esarey, Logan. A History of Indiana from 1850 to the Present . Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1918. Call no. 977.2 E74H HISTORY & GENEALOGY AT ST. COUNTY LOUIS LIBRARY 3 INDIANA GENEALOGY

Esarey, Logan. History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922 . Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Publishing Co., 1922. Call no. Q 977.2 E74H Hoover, Dwight W. A Pictorial History of Indiana . Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1980. Call no. R 977.2 H789P Indiana Historical Bureau. Territorial Days of Indiana, 1800-1816 . Indianapolis: Indiana Territory Sesquicentennial Commission, 1950. Call no. 977.2 I39T Readings in Indiana History . Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University, 1914. Call no. R 977.2 R287 INDIANANS FROM MARYLAND Peden, Henry C. Marylanders to Ohio and Indiana: Migrations Prior to 1835 . Lewes, DE: Colonial Roots, 2008, 2006. Call no. R 975.2 P371M Peden, Henry C. More Marylanders to Ohio and Indiana: Migrations Prior to 1835 . Lewes, DE: Colonial Roots, 2006. Call no. R 975.2 P371M LAND RECORDS Indiana American Revolution Bicentennial Symposium. This Land of Ours: The Acquisition and Disposition of the Public Domain … Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1978. Call no. R 977.2 I39T and 977.2 I39T Smith, Clifford Neal. Selections from the American State Papers, Monograph Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4: French and British Land Grants in the Post Vincennes (Indiana) District, 1750- 1784 . McNeal, Ariz.: Westland Publications, 1996. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004. Call no. R 977.2 S644F Waters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries . 2 vols. Indianapolis: M. R. Waters, 1948. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2003. Call no. R 977.2 W331I Wilson, George R. Early Indiana Trails and Surveys . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986. Call no. R 977.2 W748E and 977.2 W748E

MILITARY RECORDS See “Military Records” guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy. Franklin, Charles M. Indiana War of 1812 Soldiers: Militia . Indianapolis: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1984. Call no. R 977.203 F831I and Q 977.203 F831I Funk, Arville L. Revolutionary War Era in Indiana . Corydon, Ind.: ALFCO Publications, 1975. Call no. 977.2 F982R Northcott, Dennis. Indiana Civil War Veterans: Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948 . St. Louis: Dennis Northcott, 2005. Call no. R 977.2 N873I and Q 977.2 N873I HISTORY & GENEALOGY AT ST. COUNTY LOUIS LIBRARY 4 INDIANA GENEALOGY

Terrell, W. H. H. Indiana in the War of the Rebellion: Report of the Adjutant General . Indianapolis: A. H. Connor, State Printer, 1865-1869. Reprint, Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1960. Call no. 977.2 I39I

Thornbrough, Emma Lou. Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850-1880 . Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Bureau & Indiana Historical Society, 1965. Call no. R 977.2 T497I

United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army for the Years 1861, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65 . Part VI: Indiana-Illinois. Washington, D. C.: Adjutant General’s Office, 1865-1867. Call no. R 977.2 U58O

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Index to Revolutionary Soldiers of Indiana and Other Patriots . Indianapolis: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1983. Call no. R 977.2 W855I and Q 977.2 W855I

NATURALIZATION RECORDS

See “Immigration and Naturalization” guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy.

An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Found in Various Order Books of the Ninety-two Local Courts Prior to 1907 . Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1981. Call no. Q 977.2 I38

PERIODICALS

Hoosier Genealogist. Indianapolis, Ind.: Genealogical Section of the Indiana Historical Society, 1961-. Call no. R 977.2 H789 and Q 977.2 H789

Indiana Source Book. Indianapolis: Family History Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1977- 1992.Call no. R 977.2 I39 (Vols. 1-3) and Q 977.2 I39 (Vols. 1-6) Includes genealogical material gleaned from the Hoosier Genealogist , a periodical published by the Indiana Historical Society.

Riker, Dorothy L. Genealogical Sources Reprinted from the Genealogy Section, Indiana Magazine of History. Indianapolis: Family History & Genealogy Section, Indiana Historical Society, 1979.Call no. R 977.2 R572G and 977.2 R572G

PLACE NAMES

Baker, Ronald L. and Marvin Carmony. Indiana Place Names . Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1975. Call no. R 977.2 B168I

QUAKERS

See “Quaker Genealogy” guide available on the collection guides rack in History & Genealogy. HISTORY & GENEALOGY AT ST. COUNTY LOUIS LIBRARY 5 INDIANA GENEALOGY

VITAL RECORDS

BIRTHS Slater-Putt, Dawne. Pre-1882 Indiana Births from Secondary Sources . Vol. 1. Fort Wayne, Ind.: Heritage Pathways, Inc., 1999. Call no. 977.2 S631P
MARRIAGE RECORDS Indiana Marriages: 1826 to 1850. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999. Call no. R 977.2 I39 Indiana Marriages: Early to 1825 . Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, Inc., 1991. Call no. R 977.2 I39 WILLS AND PROBATE Franklin, Charles M. Index to Indiana Wills, Phase 1, Through 1850 . Indianapolis: Heritage House, 1986. Call no. R 977.2 F831I and Q 977.2 F831I Franklin, Charles M. Index to Indiana Wills, Phase II, 1850 through 1880 . Indianapolis: Heritage House, 1987. Call no. R 977.2 F831I

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