Cuz Becky , Cool Info. I have run into that in my research when I first began and did not know that. Seemed strange at the time. Jimmie Bill ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2009 5:42:13 PM Subject: [WGS] Indiana Indiana was the 19th state in the USA; it became a state on December 11, 1816 The 1800 census schedules for the Indiana Territory no longer exist as they were burned by the British during the War of 1812 The 1810 census schedules for the Indiana Territory no longer exist as they were burned by the British during the War of 1812. Indiana Burned Courthouses - The destruction of courthouses greatly affects genealogists in every way. No only are these historic structures torn from our lives, so are the records they housed: marriage, wills, probate, land records, and others. Once destroyed they are lost forever. Even if they have been placed on mircofilm, computers and film burn too. The most heartbreaking side of this is the fact that many of our courthouses are destroyed at the hands of arsonist. However, not all records were lost. Twenty-eight of the ninety-two Indiana courthouses suffered courthouse fires, many of them rebuilt only to be destroyed again by fire or natural disaster.   Below is a list of Indiana Counties and the years the Courthouses were subjected to a disaster. This does NOT mean that ALL RECORDS were lost. Often, folks took their documents again in for recording after a disaster and later deeds will contain long chains of title, etc. Boone County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Oct. 1856, Practically all records lost Brown County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire, All records lost, except some clerk's files Clay County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Nov. 1851, All records lost except Recorder's records Daviess County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1879, Marriage records and index to probate and deed records were not destroyed Dearborn County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Mar. 1826, Most records lost--some early marriage and will records exist DeKalb County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1913, Probate records before 1860 were the worst loss Dubois County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Aug. 1839, All records destroyed, except the WPA found 10 boxes of deeds from 1812 Franklin County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Feb. 1852, No records lost Gibson County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1935, No records harmed Hancock County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in kDec. 1940, No records harmed Henry County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Feb. 1864, Clerk, recorded, auditor and treasurer's records were saved Jackson County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1872? and 1881?, No records lost Jasper County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1864, Clerk's records were lost--deeds and deed indexes escaped damage Johnson County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in May 1849 and Dec. 1874, Records that survived: marriages from 1830, "complete" court records from 1823; recorder's entry book from 1822 and deeds and deed indexes from 1824 Knox County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Jan. 1814, Records that survived: marriages from 1807; order book from 1811; minutes book 1816-1818; orphan's court minutes 1796-1805; minutes of common pleas court 1790-1810; general indexes to administrations from 1795-1886; deeds from 1814 and wills from 1806 Madison County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Dec. 1880, Lost: marriage, circuit court and common pleas court records Saved: wills from 1879, deeds from 1825, and general index to deeds from 1829 Martin County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Apr. 1876, Saved: all records of genealogical interest Miami County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Mar. 1843, All records destroyed--deeds from 1828 survived Morgan County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Mar. 1876, Some records destroyed. Saved: marriage and deed records from 1822, probate order books 1822-1836 Noble County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1843 and 1859, Most of clerk's records were lost. Saved: marriages from 1859, deeds and deed indexes from 1836 Parke County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Oct. 1833, Saved: marriages from 1829; probate, deed and deed indexes from 1833 Porter County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Dec. 1934, All records saved Spencer County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Sept. 1833, Saved: marriage and deed records Sullivan County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Feb. 1850, All records destroyed except wills from 1841 Tipton County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in 1857, Saved: records of genealogical interest Union County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Feb. 1903, Water damage to records only Vermillion County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Jan. 1844, All records saved Wabash County - Courthouse destroyed by Fire in Apr. 1870, Saved: treasurer's, auditor's, recorder's and clerk's records. Warren County - The Courthouse at Williamsport was destroyed by fire on Sunday, January 20, 1907. All the records but those of the commissioners were saved. [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ttg13/ "'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain " ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message