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Research in Indiana Court Records
Indiana Court records address a wide selection of genealogy subjects that can guide you in your research, for example land ownership, courts, taxes, and naturalizations. Since Indiana court records cover a wide selection of topics, they can help you in many different ways. For example, they might allow you to locate ancestors' residences, identify occupations, identify financial information, confirm citizenship status, or make clear relationships between people. Everything will depend on on what kind of court records that your ancestors" names can be found in. For Definitions of all court trems see the Genealogy Encyclopedia.
Indiana County records change extensively from county to county in both quality and volume. You will find several types of court records that are most likely to have information essential in your genealogical research.
Indiana Court Records - The majority of courts in America are generally courts of record that is they are required by law to keep a record of their proceedings. Indiana courts are no exception. Even nowadays few people escape mention within a court room records ultimately all through their lives as witnesses, litigants, jurors, appointees to office or as petition signatories. Nevertheless Americans from a several of generations ago also expected to show up at local court proceedings whenever they were in session. It was a civic duty and they also could possibly be fined if they couldn't attend. Indiana court files reflect U.S. history. Buried away in courthouses and archives pretty much everywhere are the dreams and concerns of lots of citizens. The chances are good that your ancestors have left a concise record of at least some areas of life in a court room records.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is a ministerial officer who is the custodian of the Clerk's record and seal, issues process, accepts filings of commencement of actions in litigation, enters judgments and orders of the court, receives money in his official capacity, makes certified copies of record, issues many miscellaneous licenses.
- See Also Research In Court Records
- The laws of the Northwest Territory, 1788-1800 (search.ancestry.com)
- Executive journal of Indiana Territory, 1800-1816 (search.ancestry.com)
- Slavery petitions and papers (search.ancestry.com)
- Indiana Court Record Books (amazon.com)
Indiana Tax Records - Records of county taxes were kept as early at 1842, although most were discarded. Remaining ones would be at the county courthouse. National Archives-Great Lakes Region has records of the Internal Revenue Service for Indiana for 1867 to 1873.
- See Also Research In Tax Records
- Indiana Tax Record Books (amazon.com)
