Janet just said something that made me think that maybe others were under the same impression.. She said, "I was never able to get any information on the family because the court house burned down and all the records were lost." That's not true!! The only records that were lost was the probate and that was up to 1890 because they were kept someplace else from the courthouse and that's what burned.. The marriages and census are in tact and the early marriages are still at the courthouse. It starts with 1840, and I personally have seen many marriage licenses for that early in Daviess Co. So not all records are lost.. just the probate up to 1890. If they had land, you will still find the Wills in the Recorder's office [no index, so good luck!!]. If they didn't have land, it was with the probate, and that was what burned.. I have had several conversations with the Recorder [an old friend of mine] and the probate office.. this is from the horse's mouth! Lanita