Delaware County, Indiana Genealogy

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''This article is about an east-central county of Indiana. For other uses, see Delaware (disambiguation)''

County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse 100 W Main Street Muncie, IN 47305 Phone: 765.747.7726

County Clerk ahs marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1827.

Parent County
1827--Delaware County was created 26 January 1827 from Randolph County. County seat:  Muncie

Neighboring Counties

 * Blackford
 * Grant
 * Henry
 * Jay
 * Madison
 * Randolph

Cemeteries

 * Collins Cemetery, Center BillionGraves
 * Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Muncie BillionGraves

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Delaware County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Muncie

Local Histories

 * Haimbaugh, Frank D. 1924. History of Delaware County, Indiana. (Indianapolis: Historical Pub. Co.)  FHL US/CAN Film 934902 Items 2-3    other library


 * Kemper, G. W. H. 1908. A twentieth century history of Delaware County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co.)977.265 D3k v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book     other libraries  Vol. 1 ; Vol. 2      INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * History of Delaware County - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military
Delaware County, Indiana  Military Links &amp; Records


 * Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the Revolutionary War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Delaware County Who Served in the War of 1812 ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Delaware 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 Delaware County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company G
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies L, and M
 * 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies G, and L
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and L
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 36th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 57th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
 * 84th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, D, and K
 * 110th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies
 * 111th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, F, and I
 * 118th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company C
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 134th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and G
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C
 * 147th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and E
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books


 * "The Civil War of 1861" Chaper 12 in Kemper, G. W. H. 1908. A twentieth century history of Delaware County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co.) (page 347-425, Regiment, Companies, Name's), Vol. 1   Vol. 2  ; 977.265 D3k v. 2 FHL US/CAN Book      other libraries  INTERNET ARCHIVE

School Records

 * Students of Muncie Central High School, Muncie (1955-1957) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Teachers (1936) (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
 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center
 * Muncie Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

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