History of Fayette County, IN Her People, Industries and Institutions By Frederic Irving Barrows, 1917 1,294 pages, illustrated, searchable - BONUS Book – History of Fayette County, IN Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc; Portraits of Early SettlersAnd Prominent Men; Biographies, etc., etc. Published By Warner, Beers & Co., 1885 331 pages, illustrated, searchable Both Books Require Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Fayette-County-Indiana-History-Bonus-IN-Genealogy_W0QQitemZ200348175292QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea5ae8bbc Fayette County was formed in 1819, from Franklin and Morgan counties and unorganized land. It was named for the Marquis de la Fayette, a French hero of the Revolutionary War. The major cities and towns of Fayette County are Connersville and Glenwood. Book 1 CONTENTS CHAPTER I— A SHORT HISTORY OF INDIANA… 33 CHAPTER II— GEOLOGY 69 CHAPTER III— HEIXEMANN'S RESEARCHES 76 CHAPTER IV— JOHN CONNER 143 CHAPTER V— COUNTY ORGANIZATION 155 CHAPTER VI— OFFICIAL ROSTER OF FAYETTE COUNTY 186 CHAPTER VII— TOWNSHIPS OF FAYETTE COUNTY 214 CHAPTER VIII— TRANSPORTATION 273 CHAPTER IX— AGRICULTURE 283 CHAPTER X— MILITARY HISTORY 298 CHAPTER XI— THE BENCH AND THE BAR 323 CHAPTER XII— THE MEDICAL PROFESSION 334 CHAPTER XIII— BANKS AND BANKING 344 CHAPTER XIV— EDUCATIONAL HISTORY 351 CHAPTER XV— LITERATEURS AND ARTISTS IN FAYETTE COUNTY. 386 CHAPTER XVI— CHURCHES OF FAYETTE COUNTY 398 CHAPTER XVII— THE PRESS OF FAYETTE COUNTY 463 CHAPTER XVIII— FRATERNAL AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES 482 CHAPTER XIX— LITERARY, MUSICAL AND SOCIAL CLUBS 504 CHAPTER XX— THE CITY OF CONNERSVILLE 517 CHAPTER XXI— FAYETTE COUNTY MEN OF A PAST GENERATION. . 583 CHAPTER XXII— GLIMPSES OF FAYETTE COUNTY 597 BIOGRAPHICAL 700-1310