Hendricks County
Probate Records Project
Next work session:
Saturday, July 27, 2013

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Indiana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 10507, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46852-0507

WORK SESSION FOR PROJECT - SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013

Want a chance to see what's in a probate record? Come to the Indiana Genealogical Society's work session for the Hendricks County probate records on Saturday, July 27, 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm Eastern at the Plainfield Public Library (1120 Stafford Rd., Plainfield IN 46168). We'll be unfolding and organizing documents from the 1860's and 1870's. Since we started this project we've worked on almost 3,000 probate cases - about 65% of the pre-1900 collection.

You're welcome to stay for as little or as long as you like - lunch is on your own, with a variety of eating options in Plainfield. Please register with the library - register online or contact the library's Indiana Room - phone (317) 839-6602 extension 2114. Questions? Please contact the Indiana Genealogical Society.

GRANTS:

Hendricks County Community Foundation - $500 (2011)

Hendricks County Community Foundation - $750 (2010)

Honoring Our Ancestors - $500 (2009)

DONORS:

• Darlene M. Atkinson - Indianapolis, IN
• Conrad Burton - Decatur, IN
• John Cashman - Coal City, IN
• Ron Darrah - Indianapolis, IN
• Marvin Emrich - Brownsburg, IN
• Shirley Richison Fields - Avon, IN
• Dessa Fountaine - West Jordan, UT
• Genealogy Nuts Group - Danville, IN
• Huntington County Genealogical Society - Huntington, IN
• Barbara Krehbiel - Charleston, IL
• Argil Mahan - Indianapolis, IN
• Susan Parker - Seattle, WA
• Phyllis Parsons - Clayton, IN
• Larry Slavens - Des Moines, IA
• Grace E. Smith - Harrison Township, MI
• Sherri S. & Randall R. Stansel - Norman, OK
• Meredith Thompson - Avon, IN
• Sherry Thompson - Lebanon, OK
• Joanne Walters - Noblesville, IN
• Curt Witcher - Fort Wayne, IN
• Paula Zenker

PROJECT STATUS - 16 MAY 2013:

706 files online

1,160 files being prepared to go online

2,789 files unfolded

1,020+ hours spent by volunteers

Deaths Listed in Probate Records of Hendricks County, Indiana (1837-1898) 7 May 2013

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The Indiana Genealogical Society is coordinating volunteers and funds to unfold and digitize 34 boxes of Hendricks County probate records that are in the basement of the Hendricks County courthouse in Danville, Indiana. These court records date from 1824 (when the county was founded) up to the early 1900's and have never been microfilmed, indexed or otherwise been accessible to the public. Probate records include estate and guardianship cases, as well as some criminal and civil court cases, and as such contain some fascinating details about the lives of early settlers.

When the project is complete, the digital files will be shared with various local organizations, including the Hendricks County Clerk's office.

SAMPLE RECORDS:

Civil War pension (1867) (PDF)	Doctor's bill (1828) (PDF)	Estate inventory (1870) (PDF)	Gambling with a Turkey (1847) (PDF)

Visit our photo album on Facebook for more sample records from the project.

Donate online:

Or send a check (made payable to Indiana Genealogical Society) to:

Indiana Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10507
Ft. Wayne, IN 46852-0507

Please indicate "Records Preservation Project" on the memo line of your check.