What's New?
May 28, 2021
Obituaries (2 new- 86 total)
Elliott, John P.
Dobyns, Elizabeth
May 27, 2021
Added photos to postcards & updated odds & ends. Also added folders for every letter in the obituaries folder
May 26, 2021
Obituaries (14 new - 84 total)
Beard, Pearl
Burke, John T.
Coy, Charles G.
Coy, Mae B.
Hazelrigg, William H.
Hitt, Martha A.
Jenkins, Tom
Matthews, George
Navarra, Marjorie B.
Ruddle, Cornelius
Smith, Frank N.
Smith, Susan
Snodgrass, Aurilla
Thomas, Elizabeth
May 24, 2021
Obituaries (4 new - 70 total)
Burkhart, Elizabeth
Fisse, Margie E.
Douglas, Ellen Marie
Allgeier, Imelda Edna
August 19, 2020
New section: Newspaper Items
Obituaries (1 new - 66 total)
Barnard, Alice
July 19, 2020
Obituaries (7 new - 65 total)
Bayless, Ruth
Braden, Luther D.
HOLCOMB, John W.
LOW, Myrtle Alma (BAKER)
O’CONNER, George (different spelling but son of Hazel)
O’CONNOR, Hazel
Tomlinson, Anna
May 13, 2020
Obituaries (28 new - 58 total)
AINSWORTH, Harry F.
ALEXANDER, Paul
ALLEN, George E.
APPLEGATE, Clyde F.
BARBE, Charles Marlin
BARCLAY, Paul
BARNES, Helen (BEALL)
BATTERTON, Harry E.
BATTERTON, Robert V., Dr.
BEESLEY, Joseph L.
BELL, Frank R.
BENDER, George A.
BENNETT, James W.
BONE, Alfred R.
BONE, John C.
BONE, Scott C.
BOTTORFF, Charles R.
BOYCE, Dorothy
BOYD, Harrington
BOYL, Harry
BRACKEN, Locke
BRADEN, Frank W.
BRAZELTON, Calanthe
BRAZELTON, Florence
BROYLES, Bertha (LEE)
BURNEY, Herschell A.
BURNEY, Leroy E., Dr.
Luckenbell, Roy
Apr. 28, 2020
Adkins, T. A.
Proctor, Enoch
Obituaries (1 new - 30 total)
Ross, Charles E.
Apr. 11, 2020
Mrs. Belzer
John F. Swails
Willis Toole
Feb. 23, 2020
Lena Holcomb
December 2019
December 18
October 2019
October 19
Hetterick, Barbara Wynkoop
September 2019
September 22
Gray, Mary T. (Hall) Pauley
December 2018
December 23
Bennett, James
Burney, Herschel
Forkert, Edward
Garrison, Dr. J. L. F.
Jackson, Otis, Pvt.
Lathrop, Rev. J. B.
Patton, Sherman, Pvt.
Riley, Sam D.
Shera, Earl
Walker, Curtis
Welsh, Joseph, Pvt.
December 2
Herndon-Ward
Reed-Wilkins
Springer-Heidenreich
Thomas-McNicholas
Adams, Ella (Clarkson)
Askin, Henry J.
Barns, Myrta (Clemons)
Bell, Miletus F.
Dart, Ellen (Burton)
Davison, Charles
Drake, Clinton
Goodpaster, Lillian (Harper)
Jewett, Salla (Greer)
Lowe, Ethel Mae
Powers, Melvin
Sheidler, John
Weeks, Harry
July 2018
July 2
Biographies (finished Lewis Biography!)
Davis, Aaron
Logan, Samuel H.
June 2018
June 28
Biographies (6 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Moss, David
June 27
Biographies (7 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Gardner, George P.
Jackson, John H.
Kerrick, Nimrod
Montgomery,Robert S.
June 26
Biographies (11 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Clark, James B.
Johnson, Harry, M. D.
Johnson, Robert
Moor, A. S.
Smith, William
June 21
Biographies (18 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
McCollough, W. F.
Pleak, Coleman Thomas
June 20
Biographies (23 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Boyd, Harry
Wooden, John L., M. D.
Wooden, William H., M. D.
June 19
Biographies (27 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Pleak, Hon. Joseph D.
June 13
Biographies (29 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Boyer, James M., M. D.
Bracken, William, Dr.
Meek, Jethro C.
Penington, Eli, M. D.
June 6
Biographies (35 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Hogg, William
June 5
Biographies (37 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Linch, Benjamin F.
Watson, William A.
May 2018
May 31
Biographies (40 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Kammerling, Henry
Link, Henry
Schultz, E. G.
Williams, William A.
Willoughby, Andrew
May 29
Biographies (44 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Coombs, Jacob
Dunn, George H.
Jenkins, Benjamin
May 24
Biographies (50 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Kemble, Charles
Parsons, Milton F. (funeral director)
Sefton, Edward B.
Sefton, James
Tincher, Rev. Frank S.
May 22
Biographies (56 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Morrison, John
Woodfill, William S.
May 21
Biographies (60 pages left in Lewis Biography!)
Lugenbell, John F.
Mendenhall, James E.
Nation, John W.
Shoemaker, George P.
Thomson family
March 2018
Mar. 24
Walker, Rev. Joseph R.
Mar. 8
Miller, Judge John D.
Wood, Dr. James M.
Mar. 7
Hause, Dr. William
Kincaid, William J.
February 2018
Feb. 14
Morgan, James
Feb. 5
Robbins Roots blog, has a section on Decatur County history (also added on Links, Lists & Queries page)
Hendricks family
Feb. 2
Shannon, Professor William P.
January 2018
Jan. 25
Mendenhall, Edgar N.
Redington, John
Robbins, Frank R.
Jan. 22
Grover, Marshall
Jan. 18
Ardery, David A.
Bonner, Walter W.
Braden, Luther D.
Deem, Oliver
Forsyth, E. R.
Gaston, Benjamin
Goyert, August
Hamilton, David N.
Hamilton, R. P.
Hittle, John P.
Jerman, Elmer C.
Lambert, Paschal T.
Lathrop, James B., Rev.
Loyd, Creth J.
Matthews, Harry O.
McCracken, Hugh
Miller, J. C.
Moore, Benjamin F.
Morgan, David L.
Newhouse, Marshall
Parker, John W., Rev.
Porter, Matthew E.
Robbins, John G.
Robbins, William A.
Robinson, William James
Schofield, J. V., M. D.
Sefton, Isaac
Shera, Elizabeth Shafer
Shirk, Thomas A.
Talbott, Henry H.
White, Benjamin S.
Woodfill, James M.
Jan. 17
Military Records - Civil War
Donnell, Samuel Addison
Gilchrist, Archibald C.
Gilmour, Andrew S.
Jan. 16
Robbins, William H.
Jan. 11
Johnson, Thomas, M. D.
Jan. 10
Hamilton, Robert
Montgomery, Sarah (Gageby) - possibly my favorite bio so far, this one is a must read!!!
Jan. 5
Cumback, William
Harper, Mary (McMillen)
Jan. 4
Bartlett, Robert A.
Ewing, Putnam
Hood, William T.
Roberts, George L.
From Greensburg Standard (submitted by Barb Huff)
Baker, Marsh
Bonner, James
Bunder, Ledyard
Buskirk, Daniel
Coy, Matthew
Creath, Almon
Donnell, Camilla
Edkins, Eb
Elder, Dyer
Ewing, Abel
Hamilton, Robert
Lambert, Paschal
Leggitt, James
Miller, William
Robison, James
Sefton, James
Stagg, Phillip
Jan. 3
Miller, Theophilus E. F., M. D.
Jan. 2
Robison, Hon. J. B.
2018 New Year's Resolutions!
Finish Lewis biographies
Add 50 obituaries
Add 100 pages of records I've copied and still need to transcribe
December 2017
Dec. 22
Elder, Dyer C. (12-year fire chief of Greensburg)
Ewing, James K., Hon.
Foley, James B., Hon.
Foley, John J.
Gosnell, Alexander
Gosnell, Benjamin
Holcomb, John W., Hon.
McCoy, Isaiah
Moor, Milton G.
Ross, Marine D.
Stewart, Paul, Rev.
Van Buskirk, Daniel R., Rev.
New Point and Westport town video tours added in Odds & Ends
Dec. 21
Lewis Biographies begun
Bonner, Samuel A.
Stimson, Samuel M.
Biographies (tidbits that appear in the book prior to the section containing biographies)
Ballard, Frances F.
Clemons, George W.
Douglas, Rev. David
Garrett, Oscar M.
Muehler, Nellie F.
Walton, John
Also added sections on the creation of Decatur County and early Decatur County Government (including the building of the courthouse and jail, early elections, etc.)
Dec. 20
Completed Harding Biographies (131 added, 337 total bios now available!)
Dec. 19
Cemeteries (new page)
Biographies (206 bios now added!)
Alexander, Clay
Askin, Clifford G.
Douglas, Dilver E., M. D.
Fee, Edwin S.
Gaston, J. Minor
Hamilton, R. Ray
Hays, John C.
Holmes, Webster Holland
Johannigmann, Mathias
Miers, WIllima H.
Pumphrey, Francis M.
Remy, Charles E.
Taylor, Isaac H.
Dec. 18
1882 Atlas of Decatur County, Indiana (from IUPUI)
1926 Decatur County Plat Book (from Indiana State Library)
Decatur County Beacon (GIS system)
Guthrie, John G.
Hahn, Valentine
Hoeing, Bernard
Trimble, Oscar
Walker, Elmer E.
Weadon, Frank M.
Dec. 16
Bruns, Benedict
Buckley, Daniel
Clark, Samuel
Hamilton, Thomas M.
Holcomb, Daniel Wesley
Lathrop, Harry
McCoy, Curtis
McKee, Harley Shultz, M. D.
Oldham, Eber J.
Ortman, Bernard
Puttman, John Joseph
Worland, Charles W.
Dec. 13
Armstrong, Alfred M.
Armstrong, Francis D.
Bonner, Samuel Alexander, Judge
Collins, John R.
Davis, Edward W.
DeMoss, John W.
Fry, Henry
Glass, Jacob C., M. D.
Hamilton, Thomas Edgar
Harding, James Lancaster
Heger, Michael
Holcomb, John W.
Hungerford, Walter
Kercheval, James Thomas
Kitchin, Joseph B.
Logan, George A.
Logan, Henry H.
Logan, John
Logan, Will W.
Manlief, Omer T.
Metz, George W.
Mulford, Fred E.
Perry, George S.
Redelman, George F.
Scheidler, George M.
Schroeder, John Henry
Shafer, Wilson M.
Shera, Isaac
Stark, Randolph
Styers, Jesse H.
Dec. 12
Boling, Albert
Bowman, Henry Chris
Burney, John W.
Cory, Joseph
Crawford, George S. M.D.
Cuskaden, John T.
Davis, John B.
Greeley, Clarence E.
Grover, Charles B. M.D.
Hite, Edgar Earl
Isgrigg, William Harrison
Johnson, John
Mobley, William H.
Moore, Huber C.
Mulroy, Anthony B.
Ruhl, Max
Shortridge, James M.
Stott, Richard T.
Throp, James B.
Throp, Wesley
Wright, Londa
Dec. 11
Boling, George W.
Boling, Walter T.
Bush, James N.
Dietrich, Otto F.
Kanouse, John R.
Logan, John H.
Osborn, John E.
Pavy, John T.
Various vintage postcards, page moved
Dec. 10
Vintage Postcards on "Odds & Ends" page
Dec. 6
Allison, Francis M.
Angle, William M.
Ballard, Dr. Daniel
Bussell, Smith B.
Emmert, Jacob
Hamilton, James F.
Harwood, Cyrus D.
Meek, George M.
Miers, Morgan L.
Shaw, Thomas N.
Smiley, Thomas K.
Stott, W. T & Company
Updike, William G.
Dec. 4
Bonner, Walter W.
Mowrey, Nelson
Added photos for 23 biographies
Dec. 1
Beck, John
Blankman, Bernard
Clark, Ira
Deem, John
Emmert, Harry
Habig, Anthony
Lathrop, James
Menzie, George
Messler, Cornelius
Mount, Harry
Robison, James
Sefton, George
Stewart, Samuel
Thomson, Henry
Ulrich, Rev. John
November 2017
Nov 29
Annis, James N.
Davis, Daniel
Elder, Oliver C.
Hughes, Jason B.
Littell, Sam V.
Smalley, Reuben
Nov 27
Harding early settlement of Decatur County
Ainsworth, Charles I.
Hudson, Millard A.
Jones, Clifford F.
Logan, Aaron L.
Power, Ernest D.
Powner, John C.
Reed, George N.
White, Isaac W.
Willey, Andrew S.
Nov 22
Biographies
Alexander, John
Cobb, Jasper
Duffey, Thomas
Goddard, William
Hamilton, Frank
Jackson, Samuel
Kincaid, Gilbert
Kitchin, Guy
Kitchin, Thomas
Lowe, Edward
McCracken, Hugh
McLaughlin, James
Meek, Adam
Myers, James
Porter, James
Sands, Linton
Scott, Walter & Robert
Smiley, William
Smiley, William G.
Stevenson, Thomas
Stout, Frank
Talbott, Abram
Templeton, Nelson
Welsh, Glanton
Woodfill, William
Nov 21
Biographies
Braden, Luther D.
Cory, Walter B.
Garrison, Joseph
Hamilton, Everett
McCoy, William
Metz, John Henry
Patterson, Joseph
Perry, Dan
Pulse, William
Smiley, William
Wallingford, John
Woodfill, William
Nov 20
Biographies
David Ardery
Henry Aultman
David Blackamore
John Bracken
Richard Braden
Will Crisler
Len Emmert
George Erdmann
Gen. James Foley
John Foley
Lafayette Ford
Robert Hamilton
Dr. Sherman Hitt
Dorcas (McLain) Holmes
Clarence Kercheval
Arthur Lowe
Sutherland McCoy
Robert Meek
Dr. Edin Riley
Albert Russell
John Russell
William Smith
Rollin Turner
Andrew Willoughby
Elmer Wooden
Charles Woodward
Charles Zoller
Nov 16
Biographies
Harry Boyd
George Littell
Nov 15
Biographies
John E. Robbins
Aunt Jane Warriner
Nov 9
Biographies
Doddridge Alley
James T. Brown
Rev. Benjamin Nyce
Nov 8
Added link to "History in your own backyard" video tours
Henry H. Talbott biography
October 2017
Hello! My name is Lena Harper and I'm happy to be the new County Coordinator for the Decatur County INGenWeb page.