Dubois County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Dubois County was named for Toussaint Dubois, a Frenchman who fought in the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the War of 1812. Dubois was a merchant who lived mainly in Vincennes. He drowned in 1816 while crossing the Little Wabash River near Lawrenceville, Illinois. Dubois County is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Dubois County Courthouse 1 Courthouse Square Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-481-7035 County Courthouse

Dubois County Health Department 1187 South St. Charles Street Jasper, IN, 47546 Health Officer: Theodore Waflart, MD Phone Number: 812-481-7050 Fax: 812-481-7069 Email: jaspaulding@duboiscountyin.org Health Department

Recorder Library has marriage, divorce, probate, land, court and naturalization records from 1839 and military records from 1864. County Health Department has birth and death records from 1882.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Dubois County, Indiana Family Bibles at INGenWeb

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Directory of Businesses in Dubois County (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Census Records

 * Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Early Residents of Dubois County (1807-1820) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic Church

St. Anthony Catholic Parish, St. Anthony


 * 1864-1885 St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Anthony, Baptism Index 1864-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.
 * 1864-1895 St. Anthony Catholic Parish, Anthony, Marriage Index 1864-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.

St. Celestine Catholic Parish


 * 1849-1885 St. Celestine Catholic Parish, Celestine, Baptism Index 1849-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch.
 * 1849-1895 St. Celestine Catholic Parish, Celestine, Marriage Index 1849-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.

St. Ferdinand Catholic Parish, Ferdinand


 * 1843-1885 St. Ferdinand Catholic Parish, Ferdinand, Marriage Index 1843-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.

Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville


 * 1876-1885 Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville, Baptism Index 1876-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.
 * 1876-1895 Sacred Heart Catholic Parish, Schnellville, Marriage Index 1876-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.

Lutheran - Evangelical

Emanuel Evangelical Church, Huntingburg


 * 1882-1917 Emanuel Evangelical Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1882-1917 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.
 * Records of St. Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dubois, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Methodist
 * 1851-1895 Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1851-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.
 * 1853-1895 Methodist Episcopal Church, Huntingburg, Baptism Index 1853-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch Batch.

Court Records

 * 1837-1923 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1840-1856 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1853-1873 (*); Court of Common Pleas at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1860-1985 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1895-1911 (*); Coroner at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Dubois County (1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Becher Funeral Home, Inc in Ferdinand.
 * Becher and Kluesner Funeral Homes, Inc. in Jasper.
 * Nass and Son Funeral Home in Huntingburg.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Historical Notes on Dubois & Pike Counties, Indiana. 1942. By Forrest R. Anderson Ireland, Indiana : F.R. Anderson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($);.
 * History of Dubois County From its Primitive Days to 1910. 1910. By George R. Wilson. Jasper, Indiana : George R. Wilson. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive;.
 * History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana. 1977. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive; . Reprint of original published: Chicago : Goodspeed Bros., 1885.  Index: Every Name Index, by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2015.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Indiana
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Early Military Service of Residents of Dubois County at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Dubois 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 Dubois County


 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company M
 * 14th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 42nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, and H
 * 49th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 58th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, and E
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 65th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E
 * 143rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company E

Civil War Books:
 * "Military History Of The County" Chapter 5 in History of Pike and Dubois counties, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, with biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. together with an extended history of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the state of Indiana. 2000. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press. Harvard (18th ed.)) (page 520-538). Online at:FamilySearch Digital Book; 977.23 H2h FS Library US/CAN Book ; Internet Archive.

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
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1840-1924 Dubois County, Indiana Wills, Index to Will Record A - 6, November 1840 to May 7, 1924. By Doane, Lillian Fehribach. Jasper, Indiana : Lillian Doane, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1841-1894 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1841-1924 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1860-1890 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1871-1916 (*); Clerk of the Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1913-1981 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast  $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bedford Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Vincennes Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Jasper-Dubois County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Pike County Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Ferdinand Branch Library 112 E 16th St Ferdinand, IN 47532 Phone: 812-367-1671 Email: [mailto:cgolden@jdcpl.us cgolden@jdcpl.us] Website Huntingburg Public Library Indiana Room 419 N Jackson Street Huntingburg, IN 47542 Phone: 812-683-2052 Email: [mailto:director@huntingburg.lib.in.us director@huntingburg.lib.in.us] Website Jasper-Dubois County Public Library 100 3rd Ave, Suite B Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-482-2712 Email: [mailto:jwatson@jdcpl.us jwatson@jdcpl.us] Website

Museums
Dubois County Museum 2704 N Newton St Jasper, IN 47546-1332 Phone: 812-634-7733 Email: [mailto:mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org] Website

Societies
Dubois County Genealogical Society PO Box 343 Jasper, IN 47547-0343 Email: [mailto:dcgenealogicalsociety@gmail.com. dcgenealogicalsociety@gmail.com] Dubois County Historical Society 737 W 8th St Jasper, IN 47546 Phone: 812-482-3074 Email: [mailto:mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org mhayes@duboiscountymuseum.org] Facebook Ferdinand Historical Society PO Box 194 Ferdinand, IN 47532-0194 Phone: 812-367-1266 Email: [mailto:aweyer@psci.net aweyer@psci.net] Facebook Website Ireland Historical Society 5173 N Walnut Street Jasper, IN 47546-8957 Email: [mailto:junebug@fullnet.com junebug@fullnet.com] Website

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.
 * INGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Dubois 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.