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Switzerland County Bastardy Cases

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

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.

GivenSurnameGivenSurnameYearBookPage
CharlotteBeachThorntonViolet1818312
ThorntonViolet1819363
ThomasBradley18203251
ThomasBradley18203293
NancyProtsmanThomasBradley1820484
BetzyGibbsDavidNihell1823512
ElizaSedamGadSprague1834A259
GadSprague1834A287
TemperanceMurdockHughBoyle1835A384
RachelRobbinsHenry BBurton1837J11
WilsonSmith1837J25
Henry BBurton1838J53
JarretKelso1841K213
SusanAllenGarretKelso1841K284
LouisaBlodgetStephen RGerrard1841K304
LouisaBlodgetStephen RGerard1841K316
LouisaBlodgetStephenGirrard1842K411
MariahDupughJamesMcLaughlin1842K494
RosettaSpoonFelixCarver1842K500
RosettaSpoonFelixCarver1842L21
MariahDepughJamesMcLaughlen1842L27
RosettaSpoonFelixCarver1842L94
ScottCarter1842L261
Laura EKingJames ScottCarter1844L275
Laura EKingJames ScottCarter1844L297
JacobCooper1846L500
SarahOgleSamuel AOdell1846L501
SallyHessJohn LCraig1846L501
MaryLongJohn WChase1847M113
SeldenAlfred1848M166
JohnSebastain1848M183
ClarindaKeithJohnSebastain1848M213
Mary AnnElsonJamesBeatty1848M216
Malinda JSporeGeorge WMcDaniel1850M505
Malinda JSporeGeorge WMcDaniel1850M543
Malinda JSporeGeorge WMcDaniel1851M604