Greene County was created by the Indiana Legislature,
January 5, 1821, with an effective date of February 5, 1821. There were no
county boundary changes for Greene County after February 5, 1821.
Pages 406-407, Indiana Boundaries, Territory, State, and County, By George Pence
and Nellie C. Armstrong; published by the Indiana Historical Bureau,
Indianapolis, 1933.
Owen County was created by the Indiana Legislature, December
21, 1818, with an effective date of January 1, 1819. Owen County boundary
changes were enacted by the Indiana Legislature on December 31, 1821, effective
December 31, 1821; December 21, 1822, effective December 31, 1822; February 12,
1825, effective April 1, 1825. None of the boundary changes effected Greene
County boundaries. Pages 642-649, Indiana Boundaries, Territory, State, and
County, By George Pence and Nellie C. Armstrong; published by the Indiana
Historical Bureau, Indianapolis, 1933.
I'm going to venture a "guess" (Most of my guesses since
1961 have turned out to be correct, but not always; when I was able to finally
document my "guess.") My "guess" is that the jury in Greene County
was called
to settle an estate where no will existed and the estate included land in both
Owen County and Greene County. If my "guess" is correct the same record you
found recorded in Greene County "may" have been recorded in Owen County also.
(My research over the past 50 years has not been based on "guesses", but my
"guesses" have been very helpful in locating the needed documentation.)
Sam Cline
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Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:27 PM
Subject: [INOWEN] John Michel and Owen County, IN
: To David,
:
: Can you tell me what part of Greene County was Owen County in 1823? I am
: looking at John Michael who lived in Clark Co., IL in 1850. Before moving to
: Illinois he was in Putnam Co., IN. In an old Greene County, IN Court
: Record, John Mickel was shown as a Juror. The record at that time shows it was
: Owen County! I know this is off topic, but I don't know who else might tell
: me what I need to know. We have to know the old County Boundaries to
: really study the old settlers!
:
: Mary Gardner
: Decatur, GA
:
: Mary
:
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