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JAY
COUUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
| General Links | Indiana/Jay Specific Links |
| CENSUS ON LINE: US AND CANADA! | CENSUS ON LINE: INDIANA! |
| Family Search: the famous LDS site | 1820 Indiana Census!: Searchable! |
| American Civil War Homepage | Indiana Genealogical Society: |
| Rootsweb | Indiana State Archives: Info and links to their collections |
| Gen Forum | Indiana State Library Genealogy Division Marriages through 1850 Database |
| USGENWEB ARCHIVES INDIANA | Indiana Resources on Rootsweb: Rootsweb's listings of Indiana resources |
| Locations of Family History Centres | The Muncie Star: check for current Obits! |
| Blank Census Forms | Cyndi's Indiana List: Indiana resources compiled by Cyndi Howells |
| Indiana Civil War Histories | Indiana State Library Genealogy Section |
| Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) | Search ALL Indiana GenWeb Pages |
| INDIANA GENEALOGY BOOKS | Ft Wayne Library |
Jay County Lookup Volunteers
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Genealogy Lookups from a range of sources |
Rex Bertram does a range of
free look-ups from a variety of sources. He is
also available for paid research. Check his web
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Genealogy Look-ups |
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1840-1920 look-ups from the Allen Co. Public Library |
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1870 Census:The full 1870 Federal census for Jay County (Index - Jay County Genealogy Society, Compiled by Phyllis Strock Franklin-1995) |
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1860 Census: for Jay County, on CD |
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1850 Census: The full 1850 federal census for Jay County |
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Index to burials in Salamonia Cemetary |
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Newspaper Articles: June 1886 through December 1887 including births, marriage, obituaries etc. |
Phyllis Franklin |
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History of Jay County, Indiana: By M. W. Montgomery, published 1864and reprinted by the Jay County Historical Society, Portland Indiana |
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Biographical Memoirs of Jay County, Indiana: printed 1901 by B. F. Bowen Company, Publishers, Logansport, Indiana |
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1922 History of Jay County Indiana: edited by Milton T. Jay, MD (reprinted by Jay County Historical Society, Portland Indiana |
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Jay County, Indiana 1982: compiled by members and friends of the Jay County |
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Jay County section of the 1887 History of Jay and Blackford Counties |
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1896 Reminiscences of Adams, Jay and Randolph county |
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The Wickersham Family in America" Lots of ties to Jay and Randolph county. |
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Dr. J. J. Kidder's baby
book: Dr. Kidder practiced in south eastern Jay County, office in Salamonia, Madison, Township, from 1896 to 1954 when he died. He delivered babies in Jay County, Randolph County, Indiana, Darke County, and Mercer County Ohio. Included in his records consistently was the father's name, mother's maiden name, babies name and birth date, time of birth, place of birth, child's position in the family, i.e. 1st, 3rd etc. Other information included but inconsistently was parent's place of birth, father's occupation, babies weight and length. There were about 1500 entries. |
Phyllis Franklin |
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Jay County Directory 1907:
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A City and Business Directory of the City of Portland, Indiana 1897 |
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Jay County Directory 1897 (Portland Township only) |
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Bryant-New Corydon Telephone
Directory November 1931 |
Judy Myers |
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Jay County Indiana 1982:A collection of family histories |
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Bryant Area Centennial: A book celebrating the history of the Bryant area. Includes 1910 Bryan Business directory and several photos. |
Amy Campbell |
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Jay GEDCOMs: Researcher: R. Rice: an 1,800 name file with many Jay families |
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Jay GEDCOMs: Researcher: John D. Sommer: a 14,500 name file, 75% Jay County |
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| Church Records: St. James Lutheran Church, Salamonia, Indiana, and Trinity Lutheran Church, Ft. Recorvery, Ohio. Starts in the mid 1850's and goes to the 1960's. It includes baptisms, deaths, marriages, confirmations, and family listings. Area of county primarly involved, Madison, and Noble Twp, Jay co., and Ft, Recovery, Ohio. | Phyllis Franklin |
| Mt. Zion, Noble Twp. Cemetery: Some obits are associated with these records. | Phyllis Franklin |
| Salamonia Cemetery book | Phyllis Franklin |
| Salamonia - St. James Lutheran Church | Phyllis Franklin |
| Ft. Recovery, OH - Trinity Lutheran Church | Phyllis Franklin |
| About 1,800 Jay Co. Obits | Phyllis Franklin |
| 1930 Deerfield School Yearbook | Kathy Strine |
| Green Park Cemetery Book | Cloyce A. Bowers, Jr. |
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PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE |
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If you own any Jay County resource books, and will do look-ups, Please Email me now!
