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Guide to Grant County, Indiana ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Indiana Counties
- 2.1 Cities
- 2.2 French
- 2.3 Spanish word
- 2.4 Greek word
- 2.5 Hebrew word
- 2.6 Populated Places
- 2.7 History Timeline
- 2.8 Census Records
- 2.9 Church Records
- 2.10 Court Records
- 2.11 Directories
- 2.12 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.13 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.14 Funeral Homes
- 2.15 Genealogies
- 2.16 Guardianship
- 2.17 Land and Property Records
- 2.18 Local Histories
- 2.19 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.20 Migration
- 2.21 Military Records
- 2.22 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.23 Newspapers
- 2.24 Obituaries
- 2.25 Other Records
- 2.26 Periodicals
- 2.27 Probate Records
- 2.28 School Records
- 2.29 Tax Records
- 2.30 Vital Records
- 2.31 Libraries
- 3 Societies
- 4 Websites
- 5 Research Guides
- 6 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for Samuel and Moses Grant. It is located in the Central area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Grant County Courthouse
Marion, IN 46953
Phone: 765-668-8121
Grant County Website
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records United States of America[2]
Grant County, Indiana Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1882 | 1831 | 1882 | 1831 | 1831 | 1831 | 1807 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes
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| Fruits | Vegetables | Grains | Nuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Beans | Wheat | Walnuts |
| Oranges | Peas | Oats | Peanuts |
| Cherries | Corn | Quinoa | Almonds |
- Hennepin County
Hennepin County
Houston County
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This user is of Irish ancestry. |
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Indiana Counties[edit | edit source]
White
Jasper
Fulton
Franklin
Brown
Adams
Madison
Ohio
Clinton
Knox
Cities[edit | edit source]
Gas City
Marion City
Salt Lake City
Orem
Farmington
Provo
New York City
Los Angeles City
Denver City
French[edit | edit source]
Réné
Spanish word[edit | edit source]
'Where are you going?' ¿A dónde vas?
Greek word[edit | edit source]
beta βήτα
Hebrew word[edit | edit source]
courage אֹמֶץ
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:[6]
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| Towns | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
| Townships | ||
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Weaver Cemetery photos (Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center)
- Marion Public Library. Database search form.
- Photos of Tombstones in Weaver Cemetery, Liberty Township, Grant County[5], Indiana
- Cemeteries for Grant County - Linkpendium
Census Records[edit | edit source]
For tips on accessing Grant County census records online, see: Indiana Census.
| Historical populations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 4,875 | — |
| 1850 | 11,092 | 127.5% |
| 1860 | 15,797 | 42.4% |
| 1870 | 18,487 | 17.0% |
| 1880 | 23,618 | 27.8% |
| 1890 | 31,493 | 33.3% |
| 1900 | 54,693 | 73.7% |
| 1910 | 51,426 | −6.0% |
| 1920 | 51,353 | −0.1% |
| 1930 | 51,066 | −0.6% |
| 1940 | 55,813 | 9.3% |
| 1950 | 62,156 | 11.4% |
| 1960 | 75,741 | 21.9% |
| 1970 | 83,955 | 10.8% |
| 1980 | 80,934 | −3.6% |
| 1990 | 74,169 | −8.4% |
| 2000 | 73,403 | −1.0% |
| 2010 | 70,061 | −4.6% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Grant County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, 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.
- 1843-1881 First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Baptism Index 1843-1881 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch [7]
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[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. See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the Grant County courthouse, where records are currently housed.
- Miami Indianans Who Received Land on Miami Reservation, Grant and Wabash Counties, Indiana (1873) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
- Grant County Land Records Linkpendium
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Grant County. County histories may include biographies; church, school and government histories; and military information. For more information about local histories, see Indiana Local Histories.
Grant County was formed in 1831. It was named for Captains Samuel and Moses Grant of Kentucky.
Local Histories
- Every Name Index to History of Grant County, Indiana. Every Name Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007; original text published by Brant & Fuller, 1886; reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1974. EveryNameIndex.com
- History of Grant County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. 1886. Chicago: Brant & Fuller. Online at: 977.269 H2 v. 1 FHL US/CAN, 977.269 H2 v. 2 FHL Collection; Other Libraries HathiTrust
- Whitson, Rolland Lewis, John P. Campbell, and Edgar L. Goldthwait. 1914. Centennial history of Grant County, Indiana, 1812 to 1912. Chicago, Ill: Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books, FHL Collection; HathiTrust - Vols. 1-2.
- Grant County Histories - Linkpendium
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
- Grant County Communities, Land Record, & Maps - INGenWeb
- Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Military Information - InGenWeb
- see Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium
- African American Veterans in Grant County, Indiana (1890) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
War of 1812
Holliday, Murray, The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 (Grant County Historical Society)FHL 977.269 H2h
Civil War
Civil War service men from Grant 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 Grant County
- 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Companies A, and M
- 8th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company H
- 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, I, and Reorganized C
- 12th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
- 34th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, K, and I
- 54th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company D
- 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
- 101st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, F, H, and I
- 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
- 139th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, and D
- 153rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, B, D, H, I, and K
- 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
Civil War Books
- "Regiment" in Brant & Fuller. 2008. History of Grant County, Indiana: from the earliest time to the present. (Chicago: Brant & Fuller.). Pages 483-496. Regiment, Companies, Names. 977.269 H2 v. 1 FHL US/CAN, 977.269 H2 v. 2 FNL Collection; Other Libraries
- Williamson, Jennifer, and Donna Craig. 2001. 1862 Grant County, Indiana
World War I
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Indiana newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
For more Indiana newspaper information see the wiki page Indiana Newspapers.
- Grant County Newspapers - GenWeb - Indiana State Library
- Grant County Newspaper Records - Linkpendium
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[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 Grant County courthouse. For more information, see Indiana Probate Records.
- 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry $
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Graduates and Teachers of Marion High School (1928) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Alumni of Swayzee High School (1901-1902) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Students of Swayzee High School (1911, 1913) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
- Teachers of Swayzee High School (1913) - Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
Tax Records[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]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Indiana law in 1882 required registration of births and deaths in counties. The Indiana Department of Health has birth records filed after October 1907 and death records filed after January 1900 for deaths. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.
- Grant County Health Department (Births prior to October 1907. After that, they are available through Indiana State Department of Health Vital Records)
401 S. Adams St.
Marion, IN 46953
Phone: 765-651-2401, ext. 5.
Grant County Health Department - Grant County Vital Records - Linkpendium
- Grant County Vital Records - InGenWeb
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Grant County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Archives and Libraries.
- Marion Public Library
600 S. Washington Street
Marion, IN 46953-1992
Phone: 765-668-2900
Website
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Grant County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Indiana Societies.
- Grant County Historical Society
PO Box 1951
Marion, IN 46952
Phone: 765-664-6520 - Jonesboro Historical Society
PO Box 195
Jonesboro, IN 46938-0195 - Matthews Covered Bridge Historical Society
PO Box 153
Matthews, IN 46957-0153 - Upland Area Historical Society
PO Box 577
Upland, IN 46989-0577
Websites[edit | edit source]
- EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Grant County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Indiana State Digital Archives
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Grant County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_County,_Indiana 3/28/2017.
- ↑ 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Michigan.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Michigan.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Michigan.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Grant County, Indiana" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_County,_Indiana (accessed 10 May 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Grant County, Indiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_County,_Indiana, accessed 11 December 2019.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/9/91/Igiindiana.pdf.
