Switzerland County Bastardy Cases
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The following are bastardy cases found in the Switzerland County, Indiana Circuit Court Order Books. The index currently covers 1814 to 1851.
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 Circuit Court Complete Records Books and the court packets.
| Given | Surname | Given | Surname | Year | Book | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Beach | Thornton | Violet | 1818 | 3 | 12 |
| Thornton | Violet | 1819 | 3 | 63 | ||
| Thomas | Bradley | 1820 | 3 | 251 | ||
| Thomas | Bradley | 1820 | 3 | 293 | ||
| Nancy | Protsman | Thomas | Bradley | 1820 | 4 | 84 |
| Betzy | Gibbs | David | Nihell | 1823 | 5 | 12 |
| Eliza | Sedam | Gad | Sprague | 1834 | A | 259 |
| Gad | Sprague | 1834 | A | 287 | ||
| Temperance | Murdock | Hugh | Boyle | 1835 | A | 384 |
| Rachel | Robbins | Henry B | Burton | 1837 | J | 11 |
| Wilson | Smith | 1837 | J | 25 | ||
| Henry B | Burton | 1838 | J | 53 | ||
| Jarret | Kelso | 1841 | K | 213 | ||
| Susan | Allen | Garret | Kelso | 1841 | K | 284 |
| Louisa | Blodget | Stephen R | Gerrard | 1841 | K | 304 |
| Louisa | Blodget | Stephen R | Gerard | 1841 | K | 316 |
| Louisa | Blodget | Stephen | Girrard | 1842 | K | 411 |
| Mariah | Dupugh | James | McLaughlin | 1842 | K | 494 |
| Rosetta | Spoon | Felix | Carver | 1842 | K | 500 |
| Rosetta | Spoon | Felix | Carver | 1842 | L | 21 |
| Mariah | Depugh | James | McLaughlen | 1842 | L | 27 |
| Rosetta | Spoon | Felix | Carver | 1842 | L | 94 |
| Scott | Carter | 1842 | L | 261 | ||
| Laura E | King | James Scott | Carter | 1844 | L | 275 |
| Laura E | King | James Scott | Carter | 1844 | L | 297 |
| Jacob | Cooper | 1846 | L | 500 | ||
| Sarah | Ogle | Samuel A | Odell | 1846 | L | 501 |
| Sally | Hess | John L | Craig | 1846 | L | 501 |
| Mary | Long | John W | Chase | 1847 | M | 113 |
| Selden | Alfred | 1848 | M | 166 | ||
| John | Sebastain | 1848 | M | 183 | ||
| Clarinda | Keith | John | Sebastain | 1848 | M | 213 |
| Mary Ann | Elson | James | Beatty | 1848 | M | 216 |
| Malinda J | Spore | George W | McDaniel | 1850 | M | 505 |
| Malinda J | Spore | George W | McDaniel | 1850 | M | 543 |
| Malinda J | Spore | George W | McDaniel | 1851 | M | 604 |