Dearborn County IN Archives History - Books .....Historical Index A-L 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com May 12, 2006, 1:04 am Book Title: History Of Dearborn County Indiana HISTORICAL INDEX A Agricultural Societies 434 Agriculture 70, 429 Altitudes 64 Analysis of Soil 71 Ancient Earthworks 74, 170 Anderson, Isaac, Journal of 91 Anti-slavery Victory 342 Assessors, County 145 Associate Judges 140 Attorneys of the County 339 Auditors, County 144 Aurora- Additions to 268 Altitude 64 Banks 423 Business Directory, 1858 275 Business Directory, 1915 279 Cemeteries 277 Churches 389, 393, 397, 400, 403 City Officials, 1854 272 Clubs 454 Early Business Interests 272 Floods 491 Land Entries 117, 154, 265 Lodges 412 Lot Sales 266 Magistrate, First 269 Mill 273 Mounds 74 Newspapers 274, 378 Original Plat 265 Public Grounds 268 Reminiscences 272 Roster of City Officials 276 Schools 456, 459, 468 Situation 265 Transportation 441 B Banks and Banking 235, 429 Baptist Churches 153, 202, 392 Bassett, Horace 345 Battle of Fallen Timbers 34, 41, 86 Battle of Laughery's Creek 87 Beauty of Local Scenery 63 Bench and Bar 339 Benevolent Institutions, State 61 Blasdels Mills 210 Bottom Soils 70 Boundaries of the County 78, 80 Boundaries, State, Changes in 47 Bridges 443 Bright 309 Brown, James T 349 Burial Grounds, Ancient 75, 171 C Cabin, Pioneer 121, 162 Caesar Creek Township— Boundaries 147 Burial, the First 153 Change in Territory 147 Churches 152 Entry of Land 147 First Settler 149 German Families 152 Land Sales 147 Pioneers 151 Schools 457 Settlers 148 Wolf Story 515 Cambridge 210, 212 Canals 444 Capitals of Indiana 54 Capitals of Northwest Territory 54 Capture of Vincennes — 37 Catholic Churches 403 Cattle 433 Census of Northwest Territory 44 Center Township— Area 154 Boundaries — 154 Early Settlers „. 155, 158 Indians 156 Land Entries 154 Organisation 154 Reminiscences 156 Sale of Land 155 Settlement 155, 157 Wild Game 157 Changes in State Constitution 52 Cherry Bottoms 210, 213 Chesterville 220, 417 Cholera Epidemics 359 Christian Church 401 Churches 152, 168, 178, 181, 189, 202, 214, 219, 324, 247, 385 Circuit Judges 140 Circuit-riders, Early 119 Civil War 55, 296 Claims of English Colonies 33 Claims of Northwest Territory 34 Clark, Gen. George Rogers ....87, 95, 105 Clay Township— Boundaries 159 First Settlers 160 Land Entries 159 Location 164 Mills 161 Organization 159 Schools 457 Settlement 159 Clerks, County 144 Clubs, Women's 482 Cochran 158 Cold Springs 220 Commissioners, County 143 Common Pleas Judges 140 Conquest of Northwest Territory 81 Constitution, Changes in 52 Constitutional Convention, 1850 53 Coroners 146 Counties, Organization of 43, 51 County Assessors 145 County Auditors 144 County Clerks 144 County Commissioners 143 County Division 133 County Fairs 434 County Finances, 1826 242 County Officers, Roster of 139 County Recorders 145 County School Organization 471 County Seat Legislation 136 County Seat Removal 133 County Seminary 176, 453 County Superintendent of Schools.... 145 County Surveyors 146 County Treasurers 144 Court House History 133, 241 Courts of the County, First 132 Creameries 432 Creation of Dearborn County So, 132 D Dairy Interests 432 Dearborn County Created 80 Dearborn County Named 132 Dearborn County. Volunteers 290 Denny, Maj. Ebenezer, Journal of 94 Dill, Gen. James 341, 354 Dillsboro— Additions 165 Altitude .64, 164 Banks 425 Business Directory 166 Churches 391. 397, 400 Commercial Interests 164 Improvements 165 Location 164 Lodges 414, 415, 417, 4i8 Mill 165 Mineral Water 164 Oil and Gas Company 165 Platted 165 Population 164 Sanitarium 165 Schools 459 Division of the County 133 Doctors 356 Dog Leg Society 509 Dover 404 Dumont, Ebenezer 351 Dunn, George H 350 E Early Crops 431 Early Epidemics 359 Early Harvest Operations 436 Early Indiana Lawyers 340 Early Market Conditions 429 Early Physicians 365 Early Prices 235 Early Teachers 455 Earthworks, Ancient 74, 170 Education 453 Educational System of State 61 Election, First Territorial 48 Emigrants from Maine 198 English Colonies, Claims of 33 English Settlers 212, 214 Epidemics, Early 359 Erthstane History Club, 482 Ewbank, John 213 Experiences of a Pioneer 161 F Fairs 434 Fallen Timbers, Battle of 34, 41 86 Family of Patriots 211 Farm Products 432 Farmers College 468 Farmers Retreat 153, 400, 457 Farming Methods, Early 70 Ferries 449 Ferris Family 187 Finances of County, 1826 242 First Actual Settlers 107, no First Families of Dearborn 114 First General Assemblies 49 First Land Entries 116 First Officers of the County 132 First Sessions of County Courts .... 132 First Territorial Legislature 43 First Territorial Surveys 39 First White Men in Territory 33 Flatboating 447 Flood Relief 502 Floods 4«5 Ft. Finney. Treaty of 94 Fort Hill 74 Fraternal Orders 410 Free and Accepted Masons 410 French and Indian War 35 French Claims 79 Frontier Defenders : 286 Fuller Murder Case 355 G Game-hunting Stories 513 General Assemblies, First 49 Geography of the County 78 Geology of County 65 Georgetown .208 German Families 152 German Methodist Church 402 Gold Deposits 67 Governors of Indiana 58 Grand Army of the Republic 418 Greendale 192, 459 Griffin Family 155 Guilford— Altitude 64 Business Interests 229 Churches 390 Growth 229 Laid Out 229 Origin of Name 226 Population 229 Schools 459 Stockade 227 Surveyed 229 Guionville 161, 162 H Herbert, Ebenezer 161 Hardinsburg 186, 392 Hardships of Pioneers 118 Harmans 64 Harmar's Expedition 84 Harrison 169, 330, 399 Harrison Township— Churches 396 Creation of 167 First Settler 167 Land Entries 116, 167 Location 167 Reminiscences 167 Schools 458 Settlers 169 Hayes Family 120, 129, 183 High Water 495 Highways 437 Hogan Township— Boom, the First 174 Early Families 174 First Settlers 172 Land Entries 172 Location 172 Organization I72 Pioneers 173 Schools 457 Hogan Valley, Settlers in 115 Hogs 432 Holman Family 348 Homes of the Pioneers 157, 162 Homesteads, Settlers Lose 116 Horses 433 Hubbell's Cross Roads 179 I Improved Order of Red Men 418 Independent Order of Odd Fellows 414 Indian Invasions 76, 82, 162 Indian Lands 50 Indian Struggles 41 Indian Wars 33 Indiana, Capitals of 54 Indiana, Changes in Boundaries 47 Indiana, Governors of 58 Indiana, Growth in Population 59 Indiana, Natural Resources 60 Indiana Political History 57 Indiana Territory, Settlement in 45 Indiana, Wealth of 60 Indians in Dearborn County 76 Internal Improvements, State 37 J Jackson Family 208 Jackson Township— Boundaries 177 Churches 180 Early Families 178 German Emigration 177 Land Entries 177 Location 177 Mill 178 Schools 180, 458 Settlement 177, 179 Jail History : 133 Journal of Lieut. Isaac Anderson 91 Journal of Maj. Ebenezer Denny 94 Judges, Associate 140 Judges, Circuit 140 Judges of Common Pleas Court 140 Judges of Probate Court 140 Judges, Territorial 139 Judicial Circuits 339 Junior Order of United American Mechanics 419 K Kelso Township— Churches 181 Early Settlement 181 Name 181 Organization 181 Settlement 181 Knights of Pythias 416 L Land Elevations 64 Lane Family 346 Land Slips 68 Lands Purchased from Indiana 51 Laughery, Col. Archibald 87, 91 Laughery Valley, Settlers in 115 Laughery's Creek, Battle of 87 Lawrence Families 177 Lawrenceburg— Additions to 256 Altitude 64 Banks 235, 420, 427 Business Directory, 1860 249 Business Directory, 1915 263 Business Men, 1839 245 Canal 244, 245, 444 Cemeteries 260 Churches 236, 247, 386, 392, 397, 399, 401 406 Clubs 482 County Seat 133 Description of Land 230 Dog Leg Society 511 Early Citizens 232 Early Commerce 239 Early Growth 231 Early Industries 244, 258 Early Real Estate Values 233 Fire Department 249 First Houses 231 First Things 231 Floods 240, 244, 247, 248, 486 Growth 237, 246 Hard Times 243 Land Entered 230 Landmarks 250 Library . 236 Lodges .410, 414, 416, 418 New Orleans Trade 237 Newspapers 234, 372 Patriotism of People 241 Physicians 235 Prices, Early 235 Quarries 65 Railways 248, 254 River Trade . 237, 239 Schools 456, 459, 464, 467 Town Government 252 Town Site 230 Trade Center, An Early .... 442 Lawrenceburg Academy .. 460 Lawrenceburg Institute 460 Lawrenceburg Township— Churches 189, 401 Early Families . 185 Land Entries 183 Pioneer History 183 Reminiscences . 190 Settlement 183 Lawrenceville 179, 395 Lawyers of the County 339 Legislative Council, First 48 Legislature, First Territorial 48 Legislature, State 141 Limestone Soil 68 Lincoln, Abraham, Visit of 505 Lincoln's Assassination 328 Location of Dearborn County 63 Lodges 410 Logan Township— Boundaries 193 Churches 395 Early Business Interests 196 Early Families 195 Land Entries 116, 195 Mill 196 Organization 195 Schools 458 Settlement 195 Logans Cross Roads 196 Lutheran Churches 399 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/dearborn/history/1915/historyo/historic344gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 11.1 Kb