DAVIESS CO., Indiana, United States |
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INTRODUCTION
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Daviess County is a county located in the U.S.
state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 29,820.
The county seat is Washington.
Daviess County was formed in 1817. It was named for Maj. Joseph
Hamilton Daviess, U.S.
District Attorney for Kentucky, killed at the Battle
of Tippecanoe in 1811.
The settlement of the county began along the White River that afforded
farmers a convenient means to transport their crops for sale. The county was
originally heavily forested in the northeast leading to a thriving timber
industry during the first half of the 1800s.
The following counties lie adjacent to Daviess County, Indiana: Greene
County (north); Martin
County (east); Dubois
County (southeast); Pike
County (southwest); and
Knox County (west) |
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GEN TOOL-KIT
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COUNTY RECORDS The Daviess County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1817 , Probate
Records from 1817
and Court Records
from 1817 and is located at PO Box 739, Washington, IN
47501; (812) 254-8664; (812) 254-8698 Fax |
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HISTORICAL / GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY(s) |
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Daviess County Historical
Society and Museum 212 1/2 Main Street - P. O. Box 2341 - Washington, IN 47501 Phone:
(812) 257-0301. |
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COUNTY LIBRARIES |
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Odon, IN. Odon Winkelpleck Public Library.
[web site Washington, IN. Washington Carnegie Public Library. [web site ] [online catalog] |
Plainville Branch Library. (
Plainville, IN) [web site ] |
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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SURNAMES
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The
following are surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died in this
location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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ALLISON; HORRALL; MONTGOMERY; PEACHEE; RIGDON;
WILLIAMS |
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Additional information regarding these and other surnames may also be
found at: |
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ANCESTRAL
GEN-SITES |
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BETHANY CEMETERY
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LOCATION: GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.6545, Longitude: -87.0867.
Bethany Cemetery, (Barr Twp.)
Daviess Co., Indiana, Sec. 33, twp. 3N R. 6W, **Located on State Highway 50, 3
miles east of Washington, next to Church. |
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FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s):
Benjamin F. Peachee, I (1756-1835), Sophia
Peachee (1821-1901), wife of Mordecai Williams, and Benjamin Franklin
Peachee, III (1831-1903) are known to be buried here. |
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INTERNET
WEB LINK(s):
Find
A Grave: Bethany Cemetery; |
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CORNETTSVILLE
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LOCATION: |
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FAMILY HISTORY
NOTES(s): Harriett (Peachee) Carroll died
here in 1895. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s):
Cornettsville, Indiana IN Community Profile; Historic Map: Odon and Cornettsville,
Daviess Co. 1888; |
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CORNETTSVILLE CEMETERY
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LOCATION: GPS
Coordinates: Latitude: 38.7597, Longitude: -87.1172 |
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FAMILY HISTORY
NOTES(s): Harriett Peachee (1832-1895), wife of Benjamin
Rufus Carroll, is buried here. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Find A Grave: Cornettsville Cemetery |
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MONTGOMERY
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LOCATION: |
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FAMILY HISTORY
NOTES(s): Benjamin Franklin
Peachee, III died here in 1903. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s):
Genealogy Directory, Montgomery, Daviess
County; Montgomery, Indiana IN, - ePodunk
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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
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LOCATION: |
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FAMILY HISTORY
NOTES(s): Ann, Mary, and Sarah Peachee,
daughters of James and Mary (Rigdon) Peachee, were born here between 1823 and
1829. Eliza Jane Peachee married Joseph Ross Williams here in 1849. The following persons were born in
Washington Township: Ann Peachee (1823); Mary Peachee (1828); Sarah Peachee
(aft. 1828); Rachel Ann Peachee (1823); Squire Bruce Peachee (1827); John
Peachee (1829); Benjamin Franklin Peachee, III (1831); George Washington
Peachey (1829). The following
persons were married here; Squire Bruce Peachee married Nancy Lavina Horrall
(1845); Mariah Jane Peachee (1835); Orletha Peachee (1838); Lydia Ann Peachee
(1839); Lydia Ann Peachee (1842). The
following persons died here: Sophia Peachee (1901); Rachel Ann Peachee
(1858); Benjamin F. Peachee, II
(1860); Rebecca Rigdon (1876); Elijah Montgomery (1891). |
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INTERNET WEB
LINK(s): Washington township, Daviess Co., IN,
Detailed Profile;
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LIST
OF LOCALITIES
The red star in the map at the left designates
thelocation of the seat of government for this county. Source: MapQuest The list below will assist
in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth, marriage,
death dates and in what locality of this county these events may have
occurred. Source: Wikipedia |
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Cities and
Towns
Incorporated
Alfordsville; Cannelburg; Elnora; Montgomery; Odon; Plainville; Washington Unincorporated
Black Oak; Capehart;
Cornettsville; Corning;
Farlen; Glendale;
Graham; Hudsonville; Jordan; Maysville; Pennyville; Raglesville Townships Barr; Bogard; Elmore; Harrison; Madison; Reeve; Steele; Van Buren; Veale; Washington |
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WEB
SITE RESOURCES
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The
following are links to websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county. |
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IMAGE GALLERY
During our research we have collected images and photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
Courthouse at 200
E. Walnut Street |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we would greatly appreciate
hearing from you. Use the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any
images that pertain to this location. |
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Contact
Information
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Pony Express: Tom |
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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