Cass County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Cass County was named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass, who was one of the commissioners of the United States and did much to consummate the treaties with the Indians, by which the Government became the possessor of the lands that now constitute the county. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Cass County Courthouse 103 Cass County Government Bldg Logansport, IN 46947-3114 Phone: 219-753-7740 County Website

Cass County Health Department 512 High Street Logansport, IN, 46947 Health Officer: Dr. Dori Ditty Phone Number: 574-753-7760 Fax: 574-753-7039 Email: tina.collins@co.cass.in.us Health Department

County Health Department has birth and death records. County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1892, divorce and court records from 1894. County Auditor has land records. 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.

Biographies

 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. 2 Vols. 1898. Chicago, Illinois : The Lewis Publishing Company. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 1 - Google Books, Vol. 2 - Google Books;.
 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Index of Defective, Dependent, Delinquent Census for Cass County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Mortality Schedule for Cass County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories
Directory of Businesses in Cass County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Local Histories

 * History of Cass County, Indiana. 1878. By Thomas B. Helm. Chicago, Illinois : Kingman Brothers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books;.
 * History of Cass County, Indiana : From the Earliest Time to the Present. 1886. Edited by Thomas B. Helm.  Chicago : Brant & Fuller.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Google Books, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Cass County, Indiana : From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 2 Vols. 1972. Edited by Jehu Z. Powell. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library (2 volumes in 1), Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust, Vol. 1 - Internet Archive, Vol. 2 - Internet Archive, Vols. 1 & 2 - Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Logansport and Cass County.[19--]. By Graham Taber. N.p: Pharos-Tribune.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library


 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Cass County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Cass County Military - INGenWeb
 * Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
 * Cass County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Residents of Cass County who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Powell, Jehu Z., "Military History" Chapter 13 in History of Cass County Indiana, give name, regiment and company. Vol. 2. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1972.) 977.286 H2p FamilySearch Digital Library Vol. 2 Internet Archive other library

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Revolutionary War Soldiers of Cass Co., Ind. (Logansport, Ind: Wolfe, 1976.) 977.2 A1 no. 153 other library

Civil War Civil War service men from Clark 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 Clark County.


 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company K
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F, and Reorganized Company F
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and K
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, and I
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies G, and H
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and K
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company F
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, C, G, H, and K
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books: Helm, Thomas B. "Military History" Chapter 5 in History of Cass County, Indiana: give name, regiment and company.(Owensboro, Ky: CookMcDowell, 1980.) page 125-190 977.286 H2h FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Book

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection

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 $

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.

Vital Records

 * Cass County Vital Records - INGenWeb

Birth

 * 1882-1920 - INGenWeb

Marriage

 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast$
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1908, 1920-1942 - Cass County Marriage Index 1903-1908 and 1920-1942 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Kokomo Indiana Family History Center
 * West Lafayette Indiana Family History Center
 * Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pulaski County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies

 * Cass County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1373 Logansport, IN 46947 Website
 * Cass County Historical Society 421 E. Broadway Logansport, IN 46947 Phone 574-753-3866 Email: [mailto:cchistoricalsoc@frontier.com cchistoricalsoc@frontier.com] Website Facebook

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.
 * Cass 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.