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Guide to Fulton County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Fulton County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 7, 1835
County Seat	Rochester
Courthouse
Address	Fulton County Courthouse 815 Main Street Rochester, IN 46975 Phone: 219.223.2911
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Historical Facts

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Neighboring Counties

• Cass
• Kosciusko
• Marshall
• Miami
• Pulaski
• Starke
• Wabash

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

• Cemeteries - INGenWeb

• Find a Grave

• Fulton County, Indiana: Cemeteries -Linkpendium

Census Records

For tips on accessing Fulton County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Fulton County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Census 1840
• Census 1850
• Census 1860
• Census 1870
• Census 1880
• Census 1900 Part 1
• Census 1900 Part 2
• Census 1910 Part 1
• Census 1910 Part 2
• Census 1920 Part 1
• Census 1920 Part 2
• Census 1930 Part 1
• Census 1930 Part 2
• Early Settlers of Fulton County ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church Records

Court Records

Directories

• Directory of Businesses in Fulton County, Indiana (1858, 1868) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

Histories

Local Histories

• Barnhart, Henry A. 1981. History of Indiana from its exploration to 1922. (Rochester, Ind. (700 Pontiac St., Rochester, Ind., 46975): Tombaugh Pub. House. )  also  Barnhart, Henry A., and Logan Esarey. 1923. An account of Fulton County: from its organization. (Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Pub. Co.) 977.287 H2a FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other library
  

• Tombaugh, Wendell C. and John B. FULTON COUNTY INDIANA HANDBOOK  (Tombaugh House, Rockester, Indiana)  Web Page

Land and Property

Maps

• Fulton County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium

Military Records

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883 Fulton County, Indiana (Source: Internet Archive)

Civil War

Civil War service men from Fulton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Fulton County

• 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company I
• 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company G
• 26th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
• 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companues D, and H
• 46th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
• 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, D, E, and F
• 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G
• 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and G
• 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Civil War Books

• "Military" Chapter 5 in Barnhart, Henry A. 1981. History of Indiana from its exploration to 1922. (Rochester, Ind. (700 Pontiac St., Rochester, Ind., 46975): Tombaugh Pub. House. )  also  Barnhart, Henry A., and Logan Esarey. 1923. An account of Fulton County: from its organization. (Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Historical Pub. Co.), (page 69-74, Regiment, Companies), 977.287 H2a FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection   other library

World War I (The Great War), 1914-1918

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Fulton County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($)

World War II, 1941-1945

• Fulton County, Indiana World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps (Source: AccessGenealogy)
  (abount Military from Linkpendium)

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Probate Records

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Fulton County Courthouse
815 Main Street
Rochester, IN 46975
Phone: 219.223.2911

County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and
court records from 1836.
County Health Department has birth and death records.
County recorder has land records. ^[1]

Archives

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Family History Centers

School Records

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth Records

• Birth Records (1882-1920)   - PDF - HTML

Marriage Records

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  
• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  
• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  
• 1907-1918 - Fulton County Marriage Index 1907-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[2]

Death Records

• Fulton County Death Records 1882-1920
  
• Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  
• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voter Registration

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Fulton County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fulton County, Indiana 212 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/9/91/Igiindiana.pdf.

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