Daviess County, Indiana Genealogy

Guide to Daviess County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Daviess County was named for Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daviess, U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky, killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Daviess County Courthouse 200 E. Walnut Street Washington, IN 47501 Phone: 812-254-8664 County Website

Daviess County Health Department 303 East Hefron Street Washington, IN, 47501 Health Officer: Merle Holsopple, MD Phone Number: 812-254-8666 Fax: 812-254-8643 Email: info@daviesshealth.com Health Department

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1817. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Living Leaders, an Encyclopedia of Biography: Special Edition for Daviess and Martin Counties, Indiana. 1897. [n.p.] : American Pub. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Internet Archive;.
 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Occupations
 * Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana (1938) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Daviess County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
Catholic
 * 1839-1885 St. Peter's Catholic Parish, Montgomery, Baptism Index 1839-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1847-1877 St. Peter's Catholic Parish, Montgomery, Marriage Index 1847-1877 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * African-American Veterans in Daviess County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Genealogies

 * Early Settlers of Daviess County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Daviess County, Indiana : Its People, Industries and Institutions. 1915. By Alva Otis Fulkerson. 1915. Indianapolis, Ind. : B. F. Bowen. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; . Index: Every Name Index, compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2013.
 * History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana. 1886. Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed Pub. Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives

Civil War
 * Civil War Veterans of Daviess County - INGen Web
 * Daviess County, Indiana Military - Genealogy Trails History Group
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Daviess County, Indiana - Internet Archive
 * African-American Veterans in Daviess County, Indiana (1890) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War service men from Daviess County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment)that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Daviess County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company E
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized F
 * 24th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and K
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and E
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company K
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Daviess County, Indiana: Regiments in the Civil War - INGenWeb

Civil War Book:
 * "Military History" Chapter 6 in History of Knox and Davis Counties, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc., together with an extended history of the colonial days of Vincennes, and its progress down to the formation of the state government (Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co) Page 644-674. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Book; 977.23 H2g ; Internet Archive; other libraries

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917-1918World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Daviess County at Ancestry ($)

World War II, 1941-1945
 * Daviess County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps AccessGenealogy

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Directory of Teachers (1936) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry.com - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Linton Indiana Family History Center
 * Vincennes Indiana Family History Center
 * Knox County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pike County Library - an affiliate library.

Societies

 * Daviess County Historical Society and Museum P.O. Box 2341 212 East Main St Washington, IN 47501 Phone: 812-257-0301 Email:[mailto:dchistory@sbcglobal.net dchistory@sbcglobal.net] Website Facebook
 * Daviess Genealogical Society 703 Front Street Washington, IN 47501

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Search by county or keyword
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Select a county
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Daviess County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.