Jennings County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Jennings County was named for Jonathan Jennings, the first governor of the State of Indiana (as well as a nine-term congressman). It is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jennings County Courthouse 24 N. Pike Street P.O. Box 383 Vernon, IN 47282 Phone: 812-346-5907 County Website

Jennings County Health Department 200 East Brown Street Vernon, IN, 47282 Health Officer: Gregory Heumann, MD Phone Number: 812-352-3024 Fax: 812-352-3030 Email: jcnursing@localhealth.in.gov Health Department

County Clerk has marriage and probate records. County Recorder has land records. County Health Department has birth and death 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.

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:

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Jennings County, Indiana (1880) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses (1858, 1868) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops, Wiki search

Local Histories

 * Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. 1969, 1972. Compiled and published by John M. Gresham & Company. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Internet Archive, Google Books; . Some versions may be reprints of original publication: Chicago [Illinois] : Chicago Printing Company, 1889.
 * Jennings County, Indiana, 1816-1999. Jennings County Historical Society (Ind.) 2005. Paducah, KY: Turner Pub..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Historic Indiana Atlases for Jennings County at University Library (IUPUI)

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * GenealogyTrails List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Jennings County, Indiana.
 * African American Veterans in Jennings County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Jennings 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 Jennings County.


 * 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B, and Reorganized Companies G, and I
 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies C, and L
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K, and Reorganized Company A
 * 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
 * 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H
 * 37th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies I, and K
 * 82nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and K
 * 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
 * 132nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 144th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, and H
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Company F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

World War I


 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Gold Star Honor Roll (Genealogy Trails History Group)
 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry $

World War II
 * NationalArchives Jennings County, Indiana World War II Casualties

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Probate Records

 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $

School Records

 * Graduates of Township High Schools (1912) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

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.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast ($)
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * 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 $

Archives
Sheila Kell, County Genealogist 75 N. Pike St. PO Box 334 Vernon, IN 47282 Phone: 812-346-1806 Email: [mailto:kfurballkell@aol.com kfurballkell@aol.com]

Family History Centers
North Vernon Indiana Family History Center 430 Hayden Pike North Vernon IN 47265 Email: [mailto:IN_NorthVernon@familyhistorymail.org IN_NorthVernon@familyhistorymail.org] Website

Libraries
Jennings County Public Library Genealogy Dept. 2375 N. State Hwy 3 North Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: 812-346-2091 Email: [mailto:Sheila.kell@jenningslib.org Sheila.kell@jenningslib.org] Website

Societies
Jennings County Historical Society 134 E. Brown St. Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: 812-346-8989 Email: [mailto:jenninghistoricalsociety@gmail.com jenninghistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * 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. Scroll the list.
 * INGenWeb
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * Jennings County, Indiana, 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.