SHELBY County Co Indiana IN - History & Genealogy Books

Description: What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Flash Drive contains stories of the local townships of Shelby County and its people. This is a scanned copy on 8GB USB Flash Drive of the original Book published in 1887. HISTORYOFSHELBY COUNTYINDIANA FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, NOTES, ETC., TOGETHER WITH A SHORT HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST, THE INDIANA TERRITORY, AND THE STATE OF INDIANA. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGOBRANT & FULLER 1887 (790 pages)An essential resource for GenealogistsActual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.This book is SEARCHABLEPART I - HISTORY OF INDIANA CHAPTER I. - Prehistoric RacesCHAPTER II. - National Policies, etcCHAPTER III. - Operations Against the IndiansCHAPTER IV. - Organization of Indiana TerritoryCHAPTER V. - Organization of the State, etcCHAPTER VI. - Indiana in the RebellionCHAPTER VII. - State Affairs After the RebellionCHAPTER VIII. - Education and Benevolence PART II - HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY CHAPTER I.Geology— Surface Configuration—Glacial Drift—General Section of the County—Hot Wells— Paleozoic Geology—Devonian and Silurian Ages—Fossils—Local Details—Conn's Creek and "Waldron Beds," etc CHAPTER II.Indian History—Early Tribes—The Delawares—Treaty Ceding Shelby County to the United States—Reminiscences—Miscellaneous Items CHAPTER III.County Organization—Act of the Legislature—First Townships—Locating the County Seat—Sale of Lots—Early acts of County Board—Reorganization of Townships—Early Jails-Court House—Finances—County Poor—Roads—Railroads—Elections— City Officers—Medical Society—County Fairs —Local Industries. CHAPTER IV.Early Settlements—The Indian Trader—First Settlers and Where They Settled-Early Land Sales—The Log Cabin—Early Milling—First Crops— Wild Animals—A Reminiscence-—Snakes—Trade and Commerce — Amusements — Incidents CHAPTER V.Military History—Mexican War-Causes of the Civil War—Public Opinion in Shelby County—The Boggstown Resolutions-News From Fort Sumter—First Company for the Front—Flag Presentation—Other Companies— Change in Sentiment—The County's Early Record-Democratic Resolutions—Renewed Volunteering—Sword Presentation—The 100 Days' Men—The Morgan Raid—Public Opinion in 1863-4—Men Furnished for the War—Indiana Legion— Bounty and Relief—Roll of Honor 3-30 CHAPTER VI.Religious History — Early Piely — The Methodist Episcopal Church—Its Classes at Marion, Shelbyville, Wrays, Boggstown, Brandywine, Failand, Flatrock, Norristown, Marietta, Morristown., Fountaintown, Pleasant Hill, Waldron, Winchester, Ripple's, Toners, Geneva, Acton Circuit and Cynthiana — The Presbyterians at Shelbyville and Boggstown —The Roman Catholics — The Missionary Baptists — The Disciples at Shelbyville, Mt. Auburn, Morristown, Cave Hid,Gwynnville — United Brethren — Methodist Protestant— Southern Methodist Episcopal Church — Adventists — Christian Union — Lutherans, etc. CHAPTER VII.Towns— Shelbyville— Early Items — Public Improvements — Banks —An Old Map—The Town in 1856- Incorporation-Additions — Reminiscence of 1836 — Population —Secret Societies — Manufacturing Enterprises — The Press — Other Towns of the County, etc BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. To find any particular biographical sketch turn to the township in which it should regularly appear, where they will be found arranged in alphabetical order. Addison Township BiographiesBrandywine Township BiographiesHanover Township BiographiesHendricks Township BiographiesJackson Township BiographiesLiberty Township BiographiesMarion Township BiographiesMoral Township BiographiesNoble Township BiographiesShelbyville BiographiesShelby Township BiographiesSugar Creek Township BiographiesUnion Township BiographiesVan Buren Township Biographies Washington Township Biographies

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