Cass County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Cass County; 103 Cass County Government Bldg; Logansport, IN 46947-3114; Ph. 219.753.7740 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b &amp; d rec; Co Clk has m &amp; pro rec from 1892; div &amp; ct rec from 1894; Co Aud has land

History

 * Helm, Thomas B. History of Cass County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc., Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana. Owensboro, Ky: Cook &amp; McDowell, 1980. 977.286 H2b Google Book  other library  Internet Archive


 * Powell, Jehu Z. History of Cass County Indiana, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time: With Biographical Sketches and Reference to Biographies Previously Compiled ... Vol. 1 and 2. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1972.) 977.286 H2p    Vol. 2 Internet Archive other library


 * Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. (La Crosse WI: Brookhaven Press, 2003.) other library   Hathi Trust Digital Library

Parent County
1828--Cass County was created 18 December 1828 from Carroll County. County seat: Logansport 

Neighboring Counties

 * Carroll
 * Fulton
 * Howard
 * Miami
 * Pulaski
 * White

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries of Cass County, Indiana - INGenWeb

Census

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

Directories

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

Local Histories

 * Cass County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium

Maps

 * Cass County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military

 * Cass County Military - INGenWeb


 * - see - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
 * Cass County Veterans at State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Indiana (1906) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

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 Book

Helm, Thomas B. "Military History" Chapter 5 in History of Cass County, Indiana: give name, regiment and company. (Owensboro, Ky: Cook McDowell, 1980.) page 125-190  977.286 H2h  Google Book  Internet Archive

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    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

Newspapers

 * Cass County, Indiana: Newspaper Records - Linkpendium

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)


 * Cass County Vital Records - INGenWeb

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.
 * Cass County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cass County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy
 * Cass County, Indiana History, Records, Facts and Genealogy - N2genealogy