Fayette County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Fayette County; 401 N Central Ave; PO Box 607; Connersville, IN 47331-0607; Ph. 765.825.1813 Details: (Clk Cir Ct has m, pro, div &amp; ct rec from 1819 &amp; nat rec from 1924)

History


The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Barrows, Frederick Irving, History of Fayette County, Indiana :(Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen) her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families, 977.2623 H2b INTERNET ARCHIVE web site

Parent County
1818--Fayette County was created 28 December 1818 from Wayne and Franklin Counties. County seat: Connersville


 * Franklin
 * Henry
 * Rush
 * Union
 * Wayne

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Fayette County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Fayette County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Indianapolis, Ind: Frederic Luther Co, 1980).977.26 H2b 977.26 H2b v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book   other libraries   vol. 1 INTERNET ARCHIVE

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from Fayette County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Fayette County


 * 2nd Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company L
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery,
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company C
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized I, and K
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E, and Reorganized Company A
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company C
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 104th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and L
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Book

Barrows, Frederick Irving, Chapter 10, "Military Annals," History of Fayette County, Indiana :(Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen), page 301-323, 977.2623 H2b  Iniernet Archive

School Records

 * Students of Bentonville, Fayette County, Indiana (1925) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Bentonville, Fayette County, Indiana (1925) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fayette County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Fayette County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)