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Can anyone give me some insight into the Greene Co. resources, where
to
search, hours, holdings etc.?
Is there an obit file anywhere? a county history published? Cemeteries
"read", vital records published or ????
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Carol & Loria -
Here are some published sources of information on Greene Co., IN:
History:
Baber, Jack - Early History of Greene Co, IN, 1875 (repub 1962 Worthington
Times)
Henry, William - Early Settlers of Greene Co., IN (From Southern States)
Goodspeed Bros - History of Greene & Sullivan Co., IN, 1984
- Biographical Memoirs of Greene Co. IN, 1908, R.F,Bowen Co.
Marriages:
Internet - Indiana Marriages to 1850,
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www.statelib.lib.in.us/indiana/genealogy/mirr.htm
WPA - Index to Marriage Records, Greene Co. IN, 1821-1920 (lacking
1828-1832)
*Franklin, Charles - Greene Co. Marriage Records, 1821-1844
Franklin, Charles - Greene Co. Early Marriage Records, 1845-1852
Wills & Deaths:
Abstracts of Wills, Greene Co, IN, 1825-1904 (Books 1-5), Cook-McDowell
Pub, 1981
*Ridlen, Colleen - Greene Co., IN Deaths, 1822-1889
Cemeteries:
Cemeteries of Eastern Greene Co., Greene Co. Hist Soc, 1983-1986
Kraus, Loraine - Cemeteries of Western Greene Co., Greene Co. Hist Soc,
1985
This list is certainly not all-inclusive but should give you a good start.
References marked * are available for small fee from Colleen Ridlen, 2160
Mann Dr., Beech Grove, IN 46107-1653. The Charles Franklin booklets and
probably several others are available from Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, POBox
39128, Indianapolis, IN 46239 (
www.yogs.com).
Major collections of Greene Co., IN material are located at Genealogy
Section, Indiana State Library, 140 N. Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN
46204-2296 (including extensive microfilm collection of Greene Co. deeds,
marriage records, & probate records), at Allen County Public Library, Fort
Wayne, IN. and, of course, at the LDS Family Centers at SLC and BYU.
Catalogs for both of the Indiana libraries can be accessed on-line.
Significant collections for Greene Co. are located at the public libraries
at Bloomfield, Linton, and Worthington, IN. An extensive collection of
Greene Co. newspapers is available on microfilm at the Genealogy Section,
Ind State Lib and at the Bloomfield & Worthington Libraries.
Hope this will help. Happy holidays,
Bill Stanley