Wayne County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
"Old Settlers of Wayne County" newspaper articles
Collection — Folder S1937
Identifier: S1937
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typescripts of "Old Settlers of Wayne County," a series of articles that ran in the Richmond Palladium from July 26, 1860 to January 31, 1861. The series consisted of 18 articles and the collection has all but the 9th article that ran in the October 18, 1860 issue of the newspaper. The typescripts include edit marks in pencil.
Dates:
1860-1861
Philip and Susan Stombaugh indenture
Collection — Folder S3286
Identifier: S3286
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an indenture dated December 21, 1866 for real estate purchased by Philip and Susan Stombaugh in Wayne County, Indiana.
Dates:
1866/12/21
Pitzer family history
Collection — Folder S1139
Identifier: S1139
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a three-page biography from Mrs. William E. Schoefield ranging from 1771 to 1896 regarding the the Joseph Baker Pitzer family history.
Dates:
1771-1896
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pitzer family history
Quaker meeting records collection
Collection
Identifier: L467
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises materials Webster Parry collected from Society of Friends monthly meetings, beginning in the 1880s. He compiled the information into separate record books for each Quaker community, not only from Indiana but also Miami County, Ohio. The information includes births, marriages, and deaths, beginning in 1708 and continuing through 1928 when he donated them to the Indiana State Library. The books were microfilmed in April 1964.
Dates:
1880-1928
Sadie E. Robinson narrative
Collection — Folder S2729
Identifier: S2729
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a narrative from Sadie E. Robinson in Marksville, Indiana ranging from 1942 to 1943, regarding consolidation of Indiana schools.
Dates:
1940
Sarah A. Wrigley collection
Collection — Folder S1466
Identifier: S1466
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four legal documents regarding the political offices held by John Finley in 1832 and 1837 in Indiana, concerning Finley's election to the office of clerk for the Wayne County Circuit Court over Samuel Hannah in August of 1837 and his 1832 appointment as marshall of the sixth district of Indiana in charge of collecting votes for the electoral college election from Governor Noah Noble.
Dates:
1832-1837
Stephen Swaine collection
Collection — Folder S1277
Identifier: S1277
Scope and Contents
Two items in this collection are original hand-written documents in ink on long paper. The slightly smaller document is dated April 13, 1836, and is written by Samuel Fleming of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. Samuel promises to pay Stephen Swaine "of the same place" $800.00 for Lot #50 in the Borough of Richmond.
The second document has entries starting in 1827 and ending in 1842, listing payments made by Stephen Swaine to Dr. A. Alexander until the account was settled.
The second document has entries starting in 1827 and ending in 1842, listing payments made by Stephen Swaine to Dr. A. Alexander until the account was settled.
Dates:
1827-1842
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Stephen Swaine collection
Stubbs and Mendenhall family collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: G-054
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research from Lewis D. Stubbs and Ada Stubbs Bernhardt in Indiana and Ohio ranging from 1884 to 1964 regarding the Stubbs, Mendenhall and other allied families.
Dates:
1884 - 1964
Found in:
Genealogy
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Stubbs and Mendenhall family collection
Wasson family collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V024
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two volumes used by members of the Wasson family of Wayne County, Indiana. The first volume is an account book kept by Fleming Wasson containing entries ranging from 1870 to 1888 regarding his farm and the Cochran estate. The second volume was used to record entries ranging from 1877 to 1885 regarding the estate settlement of Ann P. Cochran and as a diary kept by Louise Wasson from October 1880 to February 1885. The collection also has one loose receipt from the...
Dates:
1870-1888, circa 1920s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Wasson family collection
Wayne County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1708
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items related to education in Wayne County, Indiana, including Joshua Williams's "Articles of Agreement" contract to teach school in the county for twelve months starting on November 3, 1828, photostat copies of articles of agreement to teach school for William Boroughs in 1835 and Vernon Ham 1837, a photostat copy of James Donelan's attendance records for his students in District 5 from 1849, Louisa A. Culbertson's teaching certificate signed by examiner A.C....
Dates:
1828-1957, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Wayne County collection
