Franklin County Bastardy Cases

The following are bastardy cases found in the Franklin County, Indiana Court Order Books. The index currently covers:

  • Circuit Court Order Books, 1815-1872

The first person listed is the mother and the second person was sued by the state or the mother as the potential father. View the original records for details on the case which may have come before the court multiple times.

Additional details may be found in the Court Complete Records Books and the court packets.

Digital copies of the Order Book pages are available on the Record Requests Page. Additional research is available in the Court Complete Record Books and the court packets by contacting tina@indianasgore.com for rates.

BookPageGiven NameSurnameGiven NameSurnameYear
CC OB 1 1815-1818173LucretiaClaryRobert ATempleton1817
CC OB 1 1815-1818184LucrecyClaryRobert ATempleton1817
CC OB 2 1818-1820335Julia CNortonWilliamPopeno1820
CC OB 2 1818-1820356Julia CNortonWilliamPopeno1820
CC OB 2 1818-1820357ElenorShannonJesseEmerson1820
CC OB 3 1821-182523MaryCartwrightMartinWright1821
CC OB 3 1821-1825355WilliamShaw1824
CC OB 3 1821-1825376SamuelRichee1824
CC OB 4 1825-183323ThomasWheeler1825
CC OB 4 1825-183334ThomasWheeler1826
CC OB 4 1825-183389JohnDickerson1826
CC OB 4 1825-183396ElizabethGrayJohnDickerson1826
CC OB 4 1825-1833283SallyKeeseyThomasGorden1829
CC OB 4 1825-1833509JohnRhea1832
CC OB 6 1839-184135JamesYork1839
CC OB 6 1839-1841130JamesYork1840
CC OB 6 1839-1841347CatharineHarperTownsendWest1840
CC OB 7 1841-184480Joseph HYork1841
CC OB 7 1841-1844104Joseph HYork1841
CC OB 7 1841-1844109Joseph HYork1841
CC OB 7 1841-1844214SusannaBoltonWilliamBlackburn1842
CC OB 7 1841-1844355MaryBrisonBryantSeigniors1842
CC OB 7 1841-1844377MaryBrisonBryantSeigniors1843
CC OB 7 1841-1844398MadelineZornGabrielFerry1843
CC OB 8 1844-184729HannahRogersMartinJames1845
CC OB 8 1844-1847219HenriettaRandalJohnHartpence1845
CC OB 8 1844-1847231HenriettaRandalJohnHartpence1845
CC OB 8 1844-1847311SarahAlexanderJamesRoseberry1846
CC OB 8 1844-1847385DelilahClaytonUzziahBennett1846
CC OB 8 1844-1847423Sarah CAlexanderJamesRoseberry1846
CC OB 8 1844-1847465DelilahClaytonUzziahBennett1847
CC OB 8 1844-1847465ClementineDunnLeonidasGorden1847
CC OB 8 1844-1847557BAnn ElizaCutshallStephenGregg1847
CC OB 9 1847-18498SusannahRogersJamesShultz1847
CC OB 9 1847-184955SusannahRogersJamesShultz1847
CC OB 9 1847-1849115MarthaRousDavidConerey1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849261Sarah EPerrinCalebLacey1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849284Ann ElizaCutshallStephenGregg1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849293Ann ElizaCutshallStephenGregg1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849365Ann ElizaCutshallStephenGregg1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849371Ann ElizaCutshallStephenGregg1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849374Sarah CBurgerRobertSmith1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849379SarahBurgerRobertSmith1848
CC OB 9 1847-1849392MarthaRayDavidConerey1849
CC OB 9 1847-1849394SarahBurgerRobertSmith1849
CC OB 9 1847-1849421SarahBurgerRobertSmith1849
CC OB 9 1847-1849457SarahBurgerRobertSmith1849
CC OB 9 1847-1849518JesseKidd1849
CC OB 9 1847-1849522MarthaRayDavidConrey1849
CC OB 10 1849-185130Sarah CBergerRobertSmith1849
CC OB 10 1849-185140MatildaJohnsonJesseKidd1849
CC OB 10 1849-1851142MarthaRayDavidConery1850
CC OB 10 1849-1851226SusannaWhiteAndrew JHannah1850
CC OB 10 1849-1851308SusannahWhiteAndrew JHannah1850
CC OB 10 1849-1851326SusannaWhiteAndrew JHannah1850
CC OB 10 1849-1851420SusannaWhiteAndrew JHannah1851
CC OB 11 1851-1853556Mary JaneCowenPhilip TJones1853
CC OB 12 1853-18572Philip TJones1853
CC OB 12 1853-1857511ElizabethGantElmore WCreggor1855
CC OB 12 1853-1857552ElizabethGantElmore WCregger1855
CC OB 12 1853-1857760Sarah JWinshipJulius CBurgoyne1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857763Sarah JWinshipJulius CBurgoyne1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857765Sarah JWinshipJulius CBurgoyne1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857765FeronikaShrunkJohnHerbert1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857769Sarah JWinshipJulius CBurgoyne1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857786ElizaMathussThomasJones1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857786FennikaShrunkJohnHerbert1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857824FronikaShrunkJohnHerbert1857
CC OB 12 1853-1857829FeronikaShrunkJohnHerbert1857
CC OB 13 1857-186798Sarah ERolstonWilliamBest1858
CC OB 13 1857-1867445AnnAlfredJohnDecabe1861
CC OB 14 1862-1867139Mary AFecherAnthonySchneider1863
CC OB 14 1862-1867169Margaret TThomasGeorge ROsborn1863
CC OB 14 1862-1867197Mary AnnFecherAnthonySchneider1864
CC OB 14 1862-1867207Jane EHarrisAllisonLoper1864
CC OB 14 1862-1867336HarrietVannessSamuel FDavis1865
CC OB 14 1862-1867357Sarah ERobertsGeorge WDavis1866
CC OB 14 1862-1867389HarrietVannesSamuel FDavis1866
CC OB 14 1862-1867409MaryFritzWilliam ADavis1866
CC OB 14 1862-1867440EstherVenablesMichaelHaben1866
CC OB 14 1862-1867505ElizaDillCharles RCroddy1867
CC OB 15 1867-186998Ann EWhiteheadJohn Jr.Walker1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869194GenevaFloraWilliamStewart1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869211MargaretMarlinThomas SCrawley1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869212Esteline ENuttyJacobBlack1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869214Mary ATryonAndrew JAlley1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869277Martha WHoustonHenryGeorge1868
CC OB 15 1867-1869352Martha WHoustonHenryGeorge1869
CC OB 15 1867-1869385FannyAbrisJames CMoore1869
CC OB 16 1869-1872275MariettaColebankDavisRodman1871
CC OB 16 1869-1872333MaryLairdJames MBoatman1871