Johnson County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Ruth Trout Hougham historical sketch
Collection — Folder S2171
Identifier: S2171
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of Ruth Trout Hougham's historical sketch, "Franklin and Its Founder - George King," a four-page typewritten essay prepared for a talk Mrs. Hougham gave to a meeting of the Business and Professional Women in 1965. The sketch begins by describing the qualities and virtues of the early pioneers of Franklin and Johnson County, Indiana and then presents the biography of George King, the founder and "First Proprietor" of Franklin.
Dates:
1965
Trafalgar and Brown County Gravel Road Company collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3490
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 items from the Trafalgar and Brown County Gravel Road Company: a stock shares receipt book (1879-1880), a stockholder's pass receipt book (1883-1885), and a check receipt book (1883-1885).
Dates:
1879-1885
Union Christian Church of Johnson County record book
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V316
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two bound volumes containing photocopies of the church records of the Union Christian Church of Johnson County, Indiana. Ranging from 1853 to 1895, the entries include membership records and the minutes of worship meetings and business meetings. Volume one also includes copies of a December 22, 1890 letter from Mattie S. Mann to Mr. and Mrs. [Franklin Smith] Records and a January 9, 1891 letter Mr. Records sent to Harvey Satterwhite. Volume two includes three pages...
Dates:
1853-1895
Verne W. Vandivier collection
Collection — Folder S2357
Identifier: S2357
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items donated by Verne W. Vandivier related to her family and Johnson County, including a November 18, 1885 note sent by Dora A. Pendleton of Nineveh to Will White of Trafalgar accepting his request to call on her on Sunday, November 22nd; a June 22, 1894 indenture between John McCaslin and Marie E. Coffin for a mortgage on property located in Johnson County; and three of Hugh Vandivier’s bi-monthly report cards for the school years from 1903 to 1906.
Dates:
1885-1906
William and Lydia Wood letter
Collection — Folder S1451
Identifier: S1451
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a June 30, 1839 letter sent by William and Lydia Wood from Pleasant Ridge, Ohio to Jacob and Polly St. John in Johnson County, Indiana. In the letter the Woods relate family news, farming prices and the progress of a turnpike being built to Montgomery, Ohio.
Dates:
1839/06/30
