1882 History & Genealogy of POSEY County Indiana IN

What a wonderful look at life in 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Posey County and its people.

This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1882.

History and Directory

 of

Posey County,

Indiana

Containing an account of the early settlement and organization of the County of Posey, Ind., with references to the formation of the North West Territory, Indiana Territory, and the State of

Indiana ;, also numerous incidents, tragical and

otherwise, which have occurred in the County;

also a complete list of the tax-payers, their Post Office

addresses and places of residence, together with a business directory of Mt. Vernon and New Harmony, Besides Local & General Information of Peculiar Interest: Also Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County.

By W.P. Leonard

Evansville

A.C. Issacs, Book Printer & Binder

1882

260 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

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INDEX TO CONTENTS

Bethel Twp, (sketch of)

Blackford (sketch of)

Black Twp, (sketch of)

Blairsville, (sketch of)

Business Directory Mt. Vernon and New Harmony

Caborn, (sketch of)

Calvin (sketch of)

Center Twp, (sketch of)

Chainville (sketch of)

Courts of the County

Cynthiana (sketch of)

Farmersville (sketch of)

Governors of Indiana

Governors of Indiana Territory

Grafton (sketch of)

Harmony Twp (sketch of)  

History Early settlement and organization of Posey County

"Hoop-Pole" Twp (sketch of)

Incidents-Tragical and otherwise

Judges Supreme Court of Indiana

Lynn Twp (sketch of)

Mt. Vernon (sketch of)

Manufactoring facilities and results

Marrs Twp (sketch of)

New Baltimore (sketch of)

New Harmony (sketch of)

Officers of Posey County

Point Twp (sketch of)

Posey County Court House

Frontispiece

Posey County Directory

Posey's War Record

Price's Station (sketch of)

Robb Twp (sketch of)

Robinson Twp (sketch of)

Saint Phillip

St. Wendel

Smith Twp (sketch of)

Springfield

Stewartsville

Wadesville

Wagnon Twp (sketch of)

West Franklin

Winfield (sketch of)

Woodville

Biographical

Alexander Mrs M .

Brinkman Henry

Brown Edward

Crunk Alexander

Edson Judge Wm P.

Hayes Edward S.

Hutcheson Philo A.

Milner Sylvanus .

Rowe George D.

Schnurr Henry

Welborn Joseph .

INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

Artes Chas F.

Blount Henry F.

Edson W. P.

Finch V. C. & Co

Gentry Bros

Green & Hutcheson

Gronemeier S. H.

Heilman William

Henrich George

Herrmann & Bro

Isaacs AC

Kilbinger John

Louisville & Nashville Ry. (Evansville Route)

Magill Jas. & Robt

Maier Conrad

McArthur Wm. M. & Co

McCallister A. C. & Son

Miller George & Co

Miller John W.

Oregon Mill Co

Owen Ernest D.

Schiela J. F. & Bro

Schneider & Co

Shearer & Briggs

Smith Elwood

Thomas & Topper

Tischendorf Emma

Walz John

Wardelmann John

Wasem Andrew

Weber Peter

Weir C. P.

Weisinger Henry