Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy
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Guide to Fulton County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Fulton County, Indiana | |||||||
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 Location of Indiana in the U.S. | |||||||
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| Founded | February 7, 1835 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Rochester | ||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||
| Address | Fulton County Courthouse 815 Main Street Rochester, IN 46975 Phone: 219.223.2911 | ||||||
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Contents
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business Records
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Gazetteers
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Histories
- 2.14 Land and Property
- 2.15 Maps
- 2.16 Military Records
- 2.17 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.18 Newspapers
- 2.19 Obituaries
- 2.20 Probate Records
- 2.21 Public Records
- 2.22 Repositories
- 2.23 School Records
- 2.24 Taxation
- 2.25 Vital Records
- 2.26 Websites
- 3 Places
- 4 References
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1836 | 1882 | 1836 | 1836 | 1836 | 1807 |
- Parent Counties: Formed February 7, 1835 unorganized territory (Cass/Elkhart/St. Joseph)[2]
- County Seat: Lawrenceburg [3]
- County Seat: Rochester [4]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named in honor of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Its county seat is Rochester and was founded 1835.[5] It is located in the North central area of the state.[6]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
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:[7]
| Cities | ||
| Towns | ||
| Townships | ||
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Starke • Marshall • Kosciusko • Wabash • Miami • Cass • Pulaski
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business Records[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| INGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| INGenWeb Archives | ||
| Tombstone Project | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Indiana Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- Fulton County, Indiana: Cemeteries -Linkpendium
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.
- Census transcripts (Fulton County Public Library):
- Early Settlers of Fulton County Indiana Genealogical Society
- Index to Mortality Schedule (1860) Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census Indiana Genealogical Society)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
Finding More Church Records[edit source]
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy Church Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Directory of Businesses in Fulton County, Indiana (1858, 1868) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Histories[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information.
- Barnhart, Henry A. 1981. History of Indiana from its exploration to 1922. (Rochester, Ind. (700 Pontiac St., Rochester, Ind., 46975): Tombaugh Pub. House. ); also Barnhart, Henry A., and Logan Esarey. 1923. An account of Fulton County: from its organization. (Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Pub. Co.). 977.287 H2a FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection; Other Libraries
For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Indiana Local Histories.
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the courthouse, where records are currently housed.
See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
Finding More Land Records[edit source]
Additional land records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Maps[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Fulton County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Fulton County, Indiana - Internet Archive
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Civil War service men from Fulton 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 Fulton County
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company I
- 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
- 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
- 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and H
- 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and F
- 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
- 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Military" Chapter 5 in Barnhart, Henry A. 1981. History of Indiana from its exploration to 1922. (Rochester, Ind. (700 Pontiac St., Rochester, Ind., 46975): Tombaugh Pub. House.); also Barnhart, Henry A., and Logan Esarey. 1923. An account of Fulton County: from its organization. (Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Pub. Co.). Pages 69-74. Regiment, Companies. 977.287 H2a FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection; Other Libraries
World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918[edit | edit source]
- 1917-1918 - World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Fulton County - Ancestry (free)
- 1919 - Indiana, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
World War II, 1941-1945[edit | edit source]
- Fulton County, Indiana World War II Casualties - NARA
- Fulton County, Indiana Handbook, Service Men, World War II, 1940-1943. By Wendell C. and John B. Tombaugh. 2001. Rochester, Indiana : Tombaugh House.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
Online Records
- 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- South Bend Area Genealogical Society: Wills Index 1830-1971 for St. Joseph County
Public Records[edit | edit source]
School Records[edit | edit source]
Voter Registration[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Fulton County Courthouse
815 Main Street
Rochester, IN 46975
Phone: 219.223.2911
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1836.
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County recorder has land records.[8]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
- Fulton County Historical Society
37 E 375 N
Rochester, IN 46975
Phone: 574-223-4436
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
School Records
[edit | edit source]
- Alumni of Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana (1878-1912) Indiana Genealogical Society
- Students of Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana (1913) Indiana Genealogical Society
- Teachers of Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana (1913) Indiana Genealogical Society
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.
For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Birth Records (1882-1920) - Index to Fulton Births PDF Index to Fulton Births HTML (incomplete)
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1780-1992 Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992at FamilySearch
- 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry ($)
- 1811-2007 Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- 1882-1920 Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - index only
- 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry ($) - index and images
- Indiana State Digital Archives
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Places[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fulton County, Indiana. Page 211-218 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 208-211.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fulton County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fulton County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Franklin County, Indiana Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ind/franklin/ accessed 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Franklin County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fulton County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County%2C_Indiana, accessed 09 December 2019.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fulton County, Indiana 212 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
