Collection #

F 1362–1493

 

 

marion county (ind.)
court records 1822–1928

Collection Information

Historical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Series Contents

Cataloging Information

 

 

 

Processed by

Sister Rachel West
Paul Brockman, supervisor
25 February 2002
Revised 22 March 2002
Updated 2 April 2004

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

 

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:

132 reels negative microfilm

COLLECTION
DATES:

1822–1928

PROVENANCE:

Microfilm rolls loaned by Indianapolis Department of Records through Willard Heiss.  Direct negatives made by Frederic Luther Company, Indianapolis, January 1973.

RESTRICTIONS:

Microfilm may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

COPYRIGHT:

 

REPRODUCTION
RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE
FORMATS:

 

RELATED
HOLDINGS:

 

ACCESSION
NUMBER:

1973.0017

NOTES:

This set was formerly numbered F 0400-0410.

historicaL SKETCH

Marion County, Indiana, was formed in 1821 with the specific intention of being home to the state capitol, Indianapolis, and was named for Revolutionary War hero General Francis Marion.

Sources:

The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994, pp. 963–64.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection contains microfilm records of various courts and offices from Marion County Indiana, 1822–1928.  The records are divided by name of court or office: 

Series 1 contains Common Pleas (complete) records, 1853–71.

Series 2 includes Commissioners minutes, 1822–1928.

Series 3 encompasses Circuit Court records, 1822–1906.  Included in these records are Circuit Court Issue, General Index, 1865–1906; Circuit Court Entry, 1822–1906.  There also are records for Circuit Court Execution, 1822–1882; Circuit Court Judgment, 1822–77; Circuit Court Complete, 1822–70; and Circuit Court Order, 1822–77.

Series 4 consists of Will and Probate records, 1822–88.  Contained within this series are Will Records, 1823–76; Probate Complete, 1830–54; and Probate Order, 1822–52.

Series 5 includes Guardian Dockets, 1847–85.

Series 6 contains Common Pleas records, 1849–73.  Records in this series include Order, 1853–73; Issue Dockets, 1853–73; Judgment, 1853–72; and Order Book, 1849–52.

 

 

series CONTENTS

Series 1: Common Pleas, 1853–71

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #1, Jan. 1853–July 1854, Books 1–3

F 1362

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #2, Oct. 1854–Jan. 1856, Books 4–5

F 1363

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #3, Jan. 1856–Apr. 1857, Books 6–7

F 1364

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #4, Apr. 1857–Oct. 1858, Books 8–9

F 1365

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #5, Oct. 1858–June 1860, Books 10–11

F 1366

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #6, June 1860–June 1862, Books 12–13

F 1367

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #7, Feb. 1862–Oct. 1863, Books 14–15

F 1368

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #8, June 1862–Feb. 1864, Books 16–17 (part of 16?)

F 1369

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #9, June 1864–June 1865, Books 18–19 (part of 18?)

F 1370

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #10, June 1865–June 1866 (some Feb. 1867 & June 1868), Books 20–21

F 1371

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #11, June 1866–Feb. 1867, Books 22–23

F 1372

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #12, Feb. 1867–June 1867 (Feb. 1868), Books 24–25

F 1373

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #13, June 1867–Oct. 1868, Books 26–27

F 1374

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #14, Oct. 1868–June 1869, Books 28–29

F 1375

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #15, June 1869–Feb. 1870, Books 30–31

F 1376

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #16, Apr. 1870–Sept. 1870, Books 32–34

F 1377

Common Pleas Complete, Roll #17, Nov. 1870–Sept. 1871, Books 34–35

F 1378

Series 2: Commissioner’s Minutes, 1822­–1928

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #1, Apr. 1822–June 1848, Books 1–4

F 1379

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #2, Sept. 1848–1864

F 1380

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #3, June 1864–Dec. 1870, Books 8–10

F 1381

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #4, Jan. 1871–May 1874, Books 11–12

F 1382

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #5, June 1874–Aug. 1877, Books 13–15

F 1383

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #6, Sept. 1877–Mar. 1881, Books 16–18

F 1384

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #7, Apr. 1881–Apr. 1884, Books 19–21

F 1385

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #8, Apr. 1884–July 1887, Books 22–24

F 1386

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #9, July 1887–June 1890, Books 25–27

F 1387

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #10, July 1890–Dec. 1894, Books 28–30

F 1388

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #11, Jan. 1895–Aug. 1899, Books 31–33

F 1389

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #12, Aug. 1899–Nov. 1902, Books 34–35

F 1390

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #13, Dec. 1902–Oct. 1907, Books 36–38

F 1391

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #14, Oct. 1907–Dec. 1910, Books 39–41

F 1392

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #15, Jan. 1911–Dec. 1913, Books 42–44

F 1393

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #16, Jan. 1914–Dec. 1918, Books 45–49

F 1394

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #17, Jan. 1919–Dec. 1922, Books 50–53

F 1395

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #18, Jan. 1923–Dec. 1925, Books 54–56

F 1396

Commissioner’s Minutes, Roll #19, Jan. 1926–Dec. 1928, Books 57–58

F 1397

Series 3: Circuit Court, 1822–1906

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #1, Oct. 1838–Apr. 1844, Books 5–7

F 1398

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #2, Oct. 1844–Dec. 1850, Books 8–10 (Book 9 not indexed)

F 1399

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #3, June 1851–Apr. 1855, Books 11–12

F 1400

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #4, Oct. 1855–Sept. 1859, Books 13–14

F 1401

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #5, Adjourned 1860–Mar. 1861; Adjourned 1861–Sept. 1862, Books 15–16

F 1402

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #6, Mar. 1863–Sept. 1865, Books 17–18

F 1403

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #7, Mar. 1866–Nov. 1868, Books 19–20

F 1404

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #8, May 1869–Sept. 1870, Books 21–22

F 1405

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #9, Mar. 1870–Dec. 1874, Books 23–24

F 1406

Circuit Court Issue, Roll #10, Mar. 1875–May 1876, Book 25

F 1407

Circuit Court Entry, General Index, 1865–1906, Plaintiff & Defendant Dockets

F 1408

Circuit Court Entry, General Index, 1865–1876, Cause no. 1–1600, indexed by Plaintiff

F 1409

Circuit Court Entry, 1822–1838, Book 1, 1822–1826 not indexed; Books 2–4, indexed by Plaintiff

F 1410

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #1, Sept. 1822–Feb. 1843, Books A–C (indexed)

F 1422

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #2, Feb. 1843–Feb. 1855, Books D–F (indexed)

F 1423

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #3, Feb. 1855–Sept. 1859, Books G–H (indexed)

F 1424

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #4, Mar. 1860–Jan. 1865, Books I–J (indexed)

F 1425

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #5, Jan. 1865–Sept.1870, Books K–L (indexed)

F 1426

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #6, Sept. 1870–Dec. 1876, Books M–N

F 1427

Circuit Court Execution, Roll #7, Dec. 1876–Oct. 1882, Books O–P

F 1428

Circuit Court Judgment, Roll #1, 1822–1873, A–K (part of A lacking)

F 1429

Circuit Court Judgment, Roll #2, 1822–1873, L–Z

F 1430

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #1, Sept. 1822–Sept. 1830, Books A–C

F 1431

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #2, Sept. 1832–Mar. 1837, Books D–E (missing: Apr. 1833–Aug. 1835)

F 1432

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #3, Mar. 1837–Oct. 1839, Books F–G

F 1433

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #4, May 1840–Nov. 1841, Books H–I

F 1434

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #5, Book J: June 1842–Dec. 1842; Book K: Nov. 1, 1841–Jan. 1846, p. 122, Book K begins Dec. 1842 (Appears Book K begun, then Book J, then return to Book K)

F 1435

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #6, Book L: Jan. 1846–Oct. 1847; Book M: Oct. 1847–Jan. 1846 (Book M goes to Apr. 1850 on p. 546; p. 647 begins Jan. 1846 to end of book)

F 1436

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #7, Apr. 1850–Apr. 1857, Books N–O

F 1437

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #8, Apr. 1857–March 1861, Book P & Book 17

F 1438

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #9, Mar. 1861–Mar. 1865, Books 18–19

F 1439

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #10, Sept. 1865–May 1868, Books 20–21

F 1440

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #11, May 1868–Sept. 1870, Books A–C

F 1441

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #12, Dec. 1870–Dec. 1874, Books 24–25

F 1442

Circuit Court Complete, Roll #13, 1875–1878, Books 26–27

F 1433

Circuit Court Order, Roll #1, Sept. 1822–Mar. 1834, Books 1–2

F 1444

Circuit Court Order, Roll #2, Sept. 1834–Nov. 1839, Books 3–4

F 1445

Circuit Court Order, Roll #3, May 1840–Dec. 1841, Books 5–6

F 1446

Circuit Court Order, Roll #4, June 1842–May 1845, Books 7–8

F 1447

Circuit Court Order, Roll #5, July 1845–Oct. 1848, Books 9–10

F 1448

Circuit Court Order, Roll #6, Apr. 1849–Aug. 1852, Books 11–12

F 1449

Circuit Court Order, Roll #7, Oct. 1852–July 1856, Books 13–14

F 1450

Circuit Court Order, Roll #8, Oct. 1856–Feb. 1859, Books 15–16

F 1451

Circuit Court Order, Roll #9, Mar. 1859–May 1861, Books 17–18

F 1452

Circuit Court Order, Roll #10, May 1861–Nov. 1863, Books 19–20

F 1453

Circuit Court Order, Roll #11, Nov. 1863–Apr. 1866, Books 21–22

F 1454

Circuit Court Order, Roll #12A, Apr. 1866–Nov. 1867, Books 23–24

F 1455

Circuit Court Order, Roll #12, Nov. 1867–Feb. 1869, Books 25–26

F 1456

Circuit Court Order, Roll #13, May 1869–May 1870, Books 27–28

F 1457

Circuit Court Order, Roll #14, June 1870–Nov. 1871, Books 29–30

F 1458

Circuit Court Order, Roll #15, Dec. 1871–Sept. 1873, Books 31–32

F 1459

Circuit Court Order, Roll #16, Dec. 1873–May 1874, Books 33–34 (v. 34 Probate)

F 1460

Circuit Court Order, Roll #17, May 1874–May 1875, Books 35–36 (v. 35 Probate)

F 1461

Circuit Court Order, Roll #18, Aug. 1875, Books 37–38 (v. 37 Probate, v 38 vacation entries? 1874–1876)

F 1462

Circuit Court Order, Roll #19, Aug. 1875–Oct. 1876, Books 39–40 (v. 40 vacation entries?)

F 1463

Circuit Court Order, Roll #20, Feb. 1876–July 1877, Books 41–42 (v. 42 vacation entries?)

F 1464

Circuit Court Order, Roll #21, Aug. 1876–May 1877, Books 43–44 (v. 43 Probate)

F 1465

Series 4: Will Records–Probate, 1822–1882

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Will Records, Roll #1, Nov. 1823–Apr. 1865, Book A (begins on p. 83, and is indexed in back), Books B–C (indexed in front)

F 1411

Will Records, Roll #2, May 1865–Apr. 1876, Books D–E (Indexed in front)

F 1412

Will Records, Roll #3, Apr. 1876–July 1882, Books F–G

F 1413

Probate Complete, Roll #1, Jan. 1830–Feb. 1846, Books 1–3

F 1414

Probate Complete, Roll #2, Feb. 1846–Oct. 1849, Books 4–6

F 1415

Probate Complete, Roll #3, Dec. 1849–Aug. 1851, Books 7–8

F 1416

Probate Complete, Roll #4, Nov. 1851–July 1854, Books 9–10, cont’d in common pleas

F 1417

Probate Order, Roll #1, June 1822–Nov. 1844, Books A–C (A & B indexed)

F 1418

Probate Order, Roll #2, Feb. 1845–Mar. 1852, Books D, 5–6

F 1419

Series 5: Guardian Dockets, 1847–1885

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Guardian Dockets, Roll #1, Apr. 1847–Dec. 1872, Books 1–2 (indexed)

F 1420

Guardian Dockets, Roll #2, Jan. 1873–Feb. 1885, Books 3–4 (indexed)

F 1421

Series 6: Common Pleas, 1849–1873

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Common Pleas Order, Roll #1, Jan. 1853–July 1855, Books 1–2

F 1466

Common Pleas Order, Roll #2, Oct. 1855–Oct. 1857, Books 3–4

F 1467

Common Pleas Order, Roll #3, Feb. 1858–Sept. 1859, Books 5–6

F 1468

Common Pleas Order, Roll #4, Apr. 1852–Sept. 1869, Probate, Books 7–8

F 1469

Common Pleas Order, Roll #5, Dec. 1859–July 1862 Probate, Dec. 1859–July 1860, Books 9–10

F 1470

Common Pleas Order, Roll #6, Aug. 1860–July 1862, Books 11–12

F 1471

Common Pleas Order, Roll #7, Oct. 1862–July 1864 Probate, Oct. 1862–Aug. 1863, Books 13–14

F 1472

Common Pleas Order, Roll #8, Oct. 1863–July 1864, July 1864–Nov. 1865 Probate, Books 15–16

F 1473

Common Pleas Order, Roll #9, Oct. 1864–June 1866, Books 17–18

F 1474

Common Pleas Order, Roll #10, Feb. 1866–July 1867 Probate, June 1866–Nov. 1866, Books 19–20

F 1475

Common Pleas Order, Roll #11, Dec. 1866–Oct. 1867, Books 21–22

F 1476

Common Pleas Order, Roll #12, Oct. 1867–Jan. 1869 Probate, Oct. 1867–Feb. 1868, Books 23–24

F 1477

Common Pleas Order, Roll #13, Feb. 1868–Feb. 1869, Books 25–26

F 1478

Common Pleas Order, Roll #14, Feb. 1869–July 1869, Jan. 1869–Apr. 1870 Probate, Books 27–28

F 1479

Common Pleas Order, Roll #15, July 1869–Jan. 1870, Feb. 1870–May 1870, vacant to p. 99, Books 29–30

F 1480

Common Pleas Order, Roll #16, May 1870–Oct. 1871 Probate, May–Oct.1870, Books 31–32

F 1481

Common Pleas Order, Roll #17, Nov. 1870–Mar. 1871, Apr. 1871–Dec. 1871, Books 33–34

F 1482

Common Pleas Order, Roll #18, Oct. 1871–Mar. 1873 Probate, Feb. 1872–March 1873, Books 35–36

F 1483

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #1, Jan. 1853–Jan. 1858, Books 1–3

F 1484

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #2, Apr. 1858–Feb. 1860, Books 4–5

F 1485

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #3, June 1860–Oct. 1862, Books 6–7

F 1486

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #4, Feb. 1863–Oct. 1865, Books 8–9

F 1487

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #5, Feb. 1866–Oct. 1867, Books 10–11

F 1488

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #6, Feb. 1868–Sept. 1869, Books 12–13

F 1489

Common Pleas Issues Dockets, Roll #7, Nov. 1869–Feb. 1873, Books 14–16

F 1490

Common Pleas Judgment, A–F, Jan. 1853–Sept. 1872 (G & H not located at time of filming)

F 1491

Common Pleas Judgment, I–Z, Jan. 1853–Sept. 1872

F 1492

Common Pleas, Order Book, A complete record, July 1849–Feb. 1852, Index Order Book; July 1849–Feb. 1852, Index Complete Record, Book A

F 1493

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