Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1826--Tippecanoe County was created 20 January 1826 from Parke County and unorganized territory. County seat: Lafayette

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Carroll
 * Clinton
 * Fountain
 * Montgomery
 * Warren
 * White

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * West Lafayette

Local Histories

 * Biographical history of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren and Pulaski counties, (Indiana. 2003. La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press.) FHL US/CAN Film 1731988   other library   vol.1  Google books   vol.2   Google books

Military

 * Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Tippecanoe County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County.


 * 4th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company I
 * 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company L
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company H
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies D, and G
 * 10th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and Reorganized Companies E, H, K
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, H, and I
 * 11th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F and Reorganized Company F
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Companies C, F, and K
 * 23rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 35th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and H
 * 40th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, C, D, G, H, I, and K
 * 63rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 72nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and G
 * 86th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 91st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 100th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
 * 108th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and H
 * 116th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Companies A, E, and I
 * 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 135th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, C, D, and G
 * 142nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 150th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and I
 * 154th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, H, and I

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
 * West Lafayette 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.
 * Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Tippecanoe County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)