Marion County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Marion County

Guide to Marion County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Hamilton (north)·Hancock (east)·Shelby (southeast)·Johnson (south)·Morgan (southwest)·Hendricks (west)·Boone (northwest)





Record Loss
The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion(c1732-1795).

Cemeteries
Marion County Cemeteries - 'www.genealogyindy.org'(Genealogical Society of Marion County)


 * Marion County Cemeteries-USGenWeb


 * Cemeteries for Marion County - Linkpendium


 * Crown Hill Cemetery


 * LDS Cemetery Records


 * 1) Vol. 21 page 73 - Old Battleground Cemetery
 * 2) Vol. 21 page 84 - Huffman Cemetery, Washington Township


 * Index of Pioneer Cemeteries, Perry Township (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index of Pioneer Cemeteries, Warren Township (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Marion County, Indiana (1860) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Index to Defective, Delinquent &amp; Dependent Census for Marion County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Enumeration of Males in Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana (1913) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Indianapolis
 * Indianapolis Dist
 * Indianapolis N.
 * Indianapolis S.

Lutheran
aka Evangelical


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

First German Evangelical Church, Indianapolis


 * 1856-1879 - First German Evangelical Church, Indianapolis, Baptism Index 1856-1879 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batches and.

Directories
Genealogical Society of Marion County holds several city directories in their library. www.genealogyindy.org

Fold3.com ($) has Indianapolis City Directories 1857, 1861, 1864-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.

Funeral Homes

 * Obituaries and Funeral Home Records - Linkpendium


 * Jacobs Brothers Funeral Home (digitized records)

Local Histories

 * History of Marion CountyLinkpendium


 * SULGROVE, B. R. (1884). History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. (Philadelphia, L.H. Everts Co.) FHL US/CAN Film 934914 Item 1 other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE


 * The People's Guide, a Business, Political and Religious Directory of Marion Co., Ind., Together with a Collection of Very Important Documents and Statistics Connected with Our Moral, Political and Scientific History. 1873.other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE


 * United States. Names of Persons Enumerated in Marion County, Indiana, at the Fifth Census Eighteen Hundred and Thirty. (Indianapolis: E.J. Hecker, printer and publisher, 1908.) other librariesGoogle books


 * Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana: Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Other Portions of the State, Both Living and Dead. (Tucson, Arizona: Americana Unlimited, 1974.) otherlibraries Google books


 * Nowland, John H. B. Sketches of Prominent Citizens of 1876: with a Few of the Pioneers of the City and County Who Have Passed Away. (1876.)   other librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Maps and Gazetteers-Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Record and Histories-Linkpendium
 * Veterans in Marion County, Indiana (1913) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Marion 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 Marion County.


 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery, Companies B, L, and M
 * 1st Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 3rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company A
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company M
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, D, G, and H
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company I
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, F, H, I, and L
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, E, H, K, and Reorganized Companies A, B, E, F, H, and K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, H, and Reorganized Companies D, and E
 * 14th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 16th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies F, I, and K
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and I
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 47th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, K, and Reorganized Company E
 * 70th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, E, and F
 * 79th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and F
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 104th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, All of Companies A-H
 * 106th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 107th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, All of Companies A-M
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 113th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, All of Companies A-I
 * 123rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and D
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, B, C, F, and K
 * 148th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, and G
 * 156th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Company A
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Companies A, B, C, E, G, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
 * Wilder Battery, Indiana Light Artillery

World War II


 * Soldiers From Marion County, Indiana Who Died in World War II (1941-1946) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Indianapolis Water Company Employees Serving in World War II (1940-1945) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

World War II

Residents of Marion County Who Received Medals in World War I ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)


 * Women from Marion County Who Served in World War I ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Marion County Who Died in World War I ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Newspapers

 * Indiana Farmer Newspaper, 1851-1917 - digitized collection via Purdue University Libraries
 * Indianapolis Recorder, 1899-2005 - African-American newspaper; digitized collection via Purdue University Libraries

Occupational Records

 * Members of Indianapolis Electrotypers and Stereotypers Union (1930) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

School Records

 * Graduates of Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis (1915-1925) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Ben Davis High School (1898-1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Castleton High School (1897-1941) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Oaklandon High School (1895-1941) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of Southport/Perry Township High School (1934-1937) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Graduates of High Schools in Franklin Township (1890-1942) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students and Teachers in Indianapolis Public Schools Board Minutes (1907-1913) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students in Grade 1-8 of Indianapolis Public Schools (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Indianapolis Public Schools (1883, 1886) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Alumni of Indianapolis Public School #30 (1927-1947) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Marion County Seminary (1834-1853) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Sabbath School Union Society (1826) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Shortridge High School, Indianapolis (1890) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students of Warren Township (1856-1865) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students at Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis (1845-1851, 1857, 1858) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Students at Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis (1846-1851) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Selected Teachers of Marion County, Indiana (1874) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Other Records

 * Selected Lists of Jurors in Marion County, Indiana (1800s) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * AfricanAmericans in Civilian Conservation Corps, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis (1938) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Indiana Civilians in Training Course at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis (1925) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse 200 E Washington Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone:1.317.327.4740

CountyClerk has marriage and divorce records. County Recorder has birth, death and land records. Probate Court has probate records.

Family History Centers

 * White River Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].


 * Indianapolis Indiana Family History Center

Societies
Genealogical Society of Marion County www.genealogyIndy.org. Established in 1995 GSMC focuses on Marion County genealogical records.

Taxation

 * Selected Tax Lists of Marion County, Indiana (1840-1850) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Delinquent Taxpayers of Indianapolis, Marion County (1840) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

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

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992FamilySearch(accessed 31 Mar 2011note; name index)


 * Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959FamilySearch(accessed 31 May 2011 note; at this time Marion County has not be done)


 * Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5059 ancestry com.(accessed 31 May 2011note; name index; year range = 1822-1836, 1861-1925, for Marion County)


 * Index to Marriage Record, Marion County was compiled by the Indiana Works Progress Administration in 1939. Vol. I = 1822-1855. Vol. II = 1856-1865. Vol. III = 1866-1870. Vol. IV = 1871-1875. Vol. V = 1876-1880. Vol. VI = 1881-1890. These volumes are available at the public library in Indianapolis and at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne.


 * Marion County, Indiana Early Marriages, 1822-1836 by Colleen Alice Ridlen, and Marriage Records, Marion County, Indiana, 1822-1843, compiled by the DAR are two additional indexes of the county's earliest marriages.


 * The Allen County Public Library has a 169-volume set of Marion County marriages for 1929 through June 1944 titled Marriage Records, Marion County, Indiana: Ministers' Returns for the Board of Health. An index to the 1929 and 1930 volumes of these records also is available at ACPL.


 * A searchable database of Marion County Marriages, 1925-2006 is available at the Marion County Circuit Court's website.

Death Records

 * 1919-1937 - Marion County Death Index 1919-1937 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free. Batch.
 * 1939-1956 - Records of Jacobs Brothers Funeral Home, Indianapolis (1939-1956) (free, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Web Sites

 * The Marion County IN GenWeb Project, a member of The INGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * Marion County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marion County Genealogy (Indiana Genealogy)
 * Marion County Genealogy (Indiana Genealogy)