1886 History of KNOX and DAVIESS County Indiana IN

Description: What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Knox and Daviess Counties Indiana and their people. This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1886. COUNTIES OF KNOX AND DAVIESS, INDIANA From the Earliest Time to the Present ; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.; Together with an Extended History of the Colonial days of Vincennes, and Its Progress down to the Formation of the State Government. ILLUSTRATED CHICAGO THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO. 1886 (900 pages on 1 CD) An essential resource for Genealogists Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect. This book on CD is SEARCHABLE * TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY Colonial History of Vincennes Aboriginal Customs Chippecoke Town Carignan Salieres, The Regiment The First Canadian Residents, The First Ecclesiastical Mysticism Feudalism A Species of Fur Trade The Indian Villages Miamis The New Village, The Religious Enthusiasts Shawanees, The Colonial History, Continued British Indian Policies Braddock's Defeat Burning of Vinsenne, The Church, The First Commerce, etc Conflict at Detroit, The Chickasaw Campaign The Croghan's View of Vincennes Demands of Gen Gage Epidemic, A Destructive English Government at Vincennes French and English Contests Government of St Ange Manitou The Indians' Pontiac's Conspiracy Policy of the French King St Ange Belle Rive Vincennes, Establishment of Vinsenne's Promotion Western Company, The Colonial History Continued American Flag over Vincennes, The British, Surrender of the Clark's Second Project Conquest of Kaskaskia Capitulation of Fort Saekville Consultation Between Hamilton and Clark Conquest of Vincennes Excitement among the Inhabitants Filibustering Expedition, The First Fort Sackville, Investment of George Rogers Clark Gibbault, Gratitude of Hamilton's Creditable Designs Incidents of the Siege Seizure of Spanish Property Vincennes' Defenses, Description of Vincennes, British Occupation of Vincennes Campaign, The Colonial History, Continued Capture of the English Fleet Court, Establishment of the Distinguished Prisoners, Disposal of the Delawares, Punishment of the Enthusiasm of the Inhabitants LaBalm's Expedition and Fate Latroumelles, Massacre of the Officers of the Garrison Promotion of Clark and Bowman Peorias, Defeat of the Surrender, Ceremonies of the Vincennes, Pen Picture of Geology op Knox County Analysis of Coals Bunker Hill Section, The Boundary and Drainage Coal K, Fossils over Connected Section of the County Coals near Edwardsport Economic Questions Limestone and Sandstone Local Details CO Merom Sandstone, The Other Sections The Strata in General, Sections in Harrison Township A View of the Coals Settlement of Knox County Ancient Titles or Land Grants Busseron Township Claimants, Catalog of Decker Township Distilleries and Ferries Early Settlers Early Residents of Harrison Forts, Blockhouses, etc Grants to Settlers at Vincennes Heads of Families at Vincennes Harrison Township Industries of Widner Johnson Township Land Claims at Vincennes Militia Company, Roster McGowen, Massacre of Milling Interests Mound Builders, The Miscellaneous Items Notes on the Northwest Territory Other Important Surveys Pioneers of Busseron Prehistoric Relics Pear Tree, The Great Palmyra Township Shakers, The Steen Township Tanyards, Mills, Forts, etc Vincennes Township Vigo Township Washington Township Widner Township Organization of the County Asylums, The S Acts of the County Board Bonds of the County Boundary and Early Government County Officers Court House, The New Displays at the Fair Election Returns Finances of the County Jail, The New Knox County Fair, The Medical Society, The Name Origin of Population of the County Paupers, The Plank Road, The Public Buildings Prisons Railroads Receipts and Disbursements, Fair Townships, Formation of Taxation Votes Polled Bench and Bar Attorneys of the Present Bar, The Local Court, The First Character of Judges Circuit Court, The Common Pleas Court Circuit Judges, List of Courts of Death Penalty, The First Grand Jury, The First Jurisdiction of the Early Courts Judges, List of Judges of Probate Knox County Organized Oyer and Terminer Courts Public Buildings Presentment for Murder Probate Court S Professional Sketches Preliminary History Sheriffs, List of Trial of Offenses Territorial Courts Military History Artillery Company, The Aid Societies Battle of Tippecanoe Black Hawk Campaign, The Bounty and Relief, Casualties at Tippecanoe Companies, The First Camp Knox Companies at Tippecanoe Dodge's Company, Drafts, The Eightieth Regiment, The Enlistments tinder Last Call Fiftyfirst Regiment, The Flag Presentation Interview of Harrison and Tecumseh Militia Companies, The Old Mexican War, The Mass Meetings Officers of the Fourteenth One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment Revolutionary Soldiers Rebellion, Outbreak of the Sketch of the Fourteenth Sixtyfifth Regiment, The Twentysixth Regiment, The Tippecanoe Campaign, The Thirtythird Regiment Views of The Sun History of the Towns Additions to Vincennes Business Houses Bicknell Bruceville Busseron Chippecoke Commandants, The French Description of Fort Sackville Date of Founding Vincennes Dispute about Fort Sackville Deekertown Dicksburg Edwardsport Emison French and Jesuit Missions Freelandsville French Fort The Old Fisherman, The Incorporated Companies Land Grant, The Oldest Later Business Establishments Mound Builders, The Manufacturing Establishments Monroe City Newspapers Ordinances of Vincennes Oaktown Plantation of Grouseland Present Business Recorded History, The First Riehland" Religious Condition, The Sandborn Secret Societies Slavery, Town and City Officers Vincennes, Old Town of Vincennes, The Territorial Capital Vincennes in Wheatland Westphalia Educational History County Seminary, The Disposal of the University Education in Busseron Township Harrison Township Pedagogues Johnson Township Schools Management of the Seminary Palmyra Educators Public Schools, The Schools of Decker Seminary Township, The Suits over the Property' Schools of Washington Statistics, Enumeration, Etc School Examiners Township Educational Affairs Teachers of Steen Township University, The Vincennes Vigo Schools Vincennes Public Schools Widner Township Teachers Religious History African Methodist Church Bishops, The Busseron, The Shakers Baptist Church at Vincennes Church Records, The Early Catalog of Priests Church of St John Classes in Johnson Christian Church at Vincennes Churches of Vigo & Decker Township Church Fathers, The Early Harrison Churches Methodist Church at Vincennes Old Church Buildings Palmyra Organizations Religious Condition of the French Religion in Washington Township St Francis Xavier Cathedral St Vincent's Asylum Steen Religious Organizations St James' and St John's Churches Vincennes Presbyterian Church Widner Township Classes Busseron Township Decker Township Harrison Township Johnson Township Palmyra Township Steen Township Vigo Township Vincennes Township Washington Township Widner Township PART II HISTORY OF DAVIESS COUNTY Geology of the County Analysis of Coals Alfordsville Sections Boundary and Extent Building Stone Drainage Fossils Iron, Clay, Ochre, etc Local Details Section of the County Sundry Bores Section at Hays' Farm Timber, Varieties of Indian History Attack on Smith, Perry, etc Courage of Miss Case Design of Gen Harrison Description of a Block House Forts, The Various Indian Alarms McGowen, Killing of Murder of Bogard and Hathaway Murder of Thomas Eagle Occupants of the Forts Pursuit of the Savages " Pioneer Papers," Extract from Rangers, The Shooting of Big Indian Smothers, the Indian Hater Settlement of the County Bears, Hunting of Bogard Township Barr Township Clothing Materials Distilleries Deer at Bay, A Entries after S Elmore Township Election of a Colored Man Fight of Bear and Dogs Grain, Early Cultivation of Harrison Township Kidnaping of Colored Persons Land Deeds, The First Locations and Donations Local Names, Origin of Madison Township Pioneer Implements of Labor SS "Poetry"' of the Pioneers Reeve Township Settler, The First Subsistence, Early Sources of Steele Township Slavery in Indiana Supreme Court Decision Titles to Land Before Threshing Machine, The First Trustee Warrants, The Township Township Orders Issued Yeal Township Van Buren Township Organization of the County Act of Formation Agricultural Societies Acts of the Board, Sundry Auditors Board of Justices County Board, First Meeting Clerks Creation of Townships, Later Coroners Court House of County Commissioners Court Houses, The First County Library, The Elections to Aid Railroads Election Returns, Presidential Finances The Jails, The Early Location of the County Seat Miscellaneous Acts of the Board New Counties Projected Original County Bounds Public Buildings, Later Paupers, The Population Representatives S Railroad Stock Taken Recorders Senators Silk Culture, Encouragement of Sheriffs Survivors Townships, Creation of S Treasurers History of the Courts Attorneys Admitted, The First Ad Quod Damnum Assassination of Capt McCarty Big File, Indictment of Bar, The Local Common Pleas Court Circuit Judges, Catalog of Circuit Court, First Session Criminal Trials, Early Epitaph of Capt McCarty Eminent Practitioners Grand Jurors, The First Indictments, The First Judges, The Early Murder of David Young Probate Court Present Attorneys Petit Jury, The First Sentence of McCarty's Murderers Sundry Trials of Offenses Scott's Murder Trial S Trials of Note Military History Bounty and Relief Bolton's Company Calls for Troops Company for the War, first Casualties of the Sixth Conscripts, Disloyalty, etc Deeds of Patriotism Deaths of the Twentyfourth Events Preceding the Rebellion Fall of Sumter,The Flag Presentation, Ceremony of Fortysecond Regiment Fiftysecond Regiment Fiftyeighth Regiment Home War News "Legion," The MeCarty's Company "Minute Men," The Military Credits, Summary of Mexican Soldiers, The Mass Meetings Military Items, Sundry Newspaper Extracts Ninetyfirst Regiment Roll of Honor Revolutionary Soldiers Resolutions of Loyalty Recruits, Veterans, etc Sixth Regiment Sketch of the Twentyfourth Sixtyfifth Regiment Statistical Tables Twentyseventh Regiment Views of the Telegraph History of the Towns Additions to Washington Alfordsville Business, The First City Charter, The Cannelburg Chelsea and Corbytown Cornetsville Elnora Eldon Epsom Glendale and Maysville Growth of Washington, Later Hudsonville and Tom's Hill Incorporation of Washington Lot Buyers, The First Leading Business Enterprises Lettsville Montgomery Newspapers Officers of Washington Odon Original Ownership of Washington Professional Men, Early Present Business Plainville Residents, The First Raglesville Smiley & Farlen South" Washington Secret Societies Temperance Society, An Early Trustees of Washington Washington Schools of the County Attendance, etc Barring out the Teacher County Seminary, The Congressional Fund, The County Institutes Common School Fund, The Enrollment, Attendance, etc Enumeration of Children Early Schools of Washington Graded Schools, The Graduates of the High School Other School Buildings Statistics of Schools Superintendents of Schools Township Schools Teachers of Washington Churches of the County Articles of Faith, Baptist Baptist Congregations Cumberland Presbyterians Catholic Buildings Christian Classes Colored Churches Early Presbyterians Methodist Episcopal Churches Other Methodist Pastors Presbyterian Congregations Pioneer Circuit Riders Presbyterian Elders Priests, The Catholic Roman Catholic Churches Sundry Methodist Classes United Brethren The Various Baptist Organizations Washington Methodist Ministers Bogard Township Barr Township Elmore Township Harrison Township Madison Township Reeve Township Steele Township Veal Township Van Buren Township Washington Township

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