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Franklin County Bastardy Cases

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

  • Circuit Court Order Books, 1815-1847

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.

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