This bibliography was created for people doing genealogical research in Wells County, Indiana. It is not exhaustive. These and other items undoubtedly are available at other libraries throughout the United States. If you find a mistake, or can add other materials or locations to this list, please contact me.
Abbreviations Used:
(ACPL) Allen
County (Indiana) Public Library
(Bluffton) Wells County (Indiana) Public Library (HCTL) Huntington (Indiana) City-Township Public Library (IHS) Indiana Historical Society Library (IN State Lib) Indiana State Library |
(KHCL) Kokomo-Howard
County (Indiana) Library
(LC) Library of Congress (LDS) LDS Family History Library (MPL) Marion (Grant County, Indiana) Public Library (SJCPL) St. Joseph County (Indiana) Public Library |
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An architectural atlas of Wells County, Indiana : Indiana historic sites and structures inventory. Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Historical Society, 1986. iv, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 30 cm. |
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Inventory of County Archives of Indiana #90, Wells County (Bluffton) / prepared by the Indiana Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration; sponsored by Indiana Historical Bureau. Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Records Survey, 1941. xi, 431 p. ; 25 cm. |
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"McBride Bible records (Bluffton Indiana)." Hoosier Genealogist, v.23 n.3. (September 1983) |
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Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages. Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. 2 v. (1025 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.) |
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Biographical memoirs of Wells County, Indiana : embracing a comprehensive compendium of local biography, memoirs of representative men and women of the county whose works of merit have made their names imperishable, and special articles by Hugh Dougherty ... [et al.] Logansport, Ind. : B.F. Bowen, 1903. 597 p., [57] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. |
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Charles Deam / collected by Ossian Little Hoosiers. [Ossian, IN : Norwell Schools], 1989? [s198] 1 vol. loose leaf ; 29 cm. |
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Gerber, Gideon. The Gideon Gerber story. [Indiana? : s.n., [1964]. 64 p. : ports. ; 20 cm. |
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McIntire, Richard O. How we lived and survived + humor and tragedy 1940-1945 / Written in January 1993 by Richard O. McIntire to my children and grandchildren. [S.l.] : R.O. McIntire, [1993] 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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Memorial record of northeastern Indiana. Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company, 1896. 895 p. : portraits ; 27 cm. |
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Schmeling, Helen I. So great thy gift. Fort Wayne, Ind., [1976]. 263 p. 29 cm. |
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Swaim, James Polk. The Civil War letters of Private James Polk Swaim. Decatur, IN : K.D. Koons, [1993] [71] leaves : maps, port., facsim. ; 29 cm. |
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Swaim, William. The Civil War letters of Lieutenant-Colonel William Swaim. Decatur, IN : K.D. Koons, [1993] [74] leaves : map, port., facsim. ; 29 cm. |
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Swartentruber, Ada M. Christian and Nellie Hostetler. Grantsville, MD , 1962. |
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Tyndall, John W. (John Wilson), 1861-1958. Standard history of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : An authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co., 1918. 2 v. : ill., ports., plates ; 28 cm. |
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Ulmer, Edith. Physicians of Wells County, Indiana. [Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Historical Society, [1979] 1 v. (unpaged) ; 28 cm. |
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Witcher, Curt Bryan. Index to Wells County, Indiana (pages 559-1025) from Biographical and Historical record of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana, 1887. Fort Wayne, Indiana : Allen County Public Library, 1981. 81 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Catholic Church. St. Joseph Parish (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1876-1919. |
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Joray, Charles N. Birth, baptism, marriage and death records of Saint John Church, Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana, 1886-1972. [Vera Cruz, Indiana] : Charles N. Joray ; [1972] 84 p. ; 28 cm. |
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Schindler, Gloria. Bluffton Banner, Wells Co., Indiana, birth 1991. Berne, Ind. : The Author, 1991] 59 p. ; 29 cm. |
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United States. Work Projects Administration. Indiana. Index to birth records, Wells County, Indiana. Indiana Works Progress Administration : 1940 ca. 288 leaves ; 28 cm. |
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VanCamp, Judy (Judith Pugh). Excerpts from the Poneto Journal...Poneto, Wells County, Indiana, March 15, 1901 - March 22 1901. Montpelier, IN: Francois Godfroy Chapter, NSDAR, 1993, 6 p. |
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Brubaker, Connie. Wells County Cemeteries. (As yet) unpublished manuscript. 2000. |
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Cemetery records of Indiana / copied and typed by members of the L.D.S. church in Indiana. 6 v. 1954. |
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Cemetery records, Wells County, Indiana. [1] Elhanan cemetery, Jefferson twp. [1971] |
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List of Wells County cemeteries by township. |
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Lochner, Electa B. Elhanan cemetery, Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana. [Fort Wayne, IN] : [s.n.], 1985? |
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Minniear, Ingabee Brineman. Cemetery records Wells County Indiana. 1972. 4 v. |
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Mossburg Cemetery caretaker records copied from the records in possession of Mr. Mossburg... : 1881-1986 [S.l. : s.n.], [1986] 74 l. ; 29 cm. |
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Old cemetery located on the west bank of the Wabash river...between the Lake Erie & Cloverleaf Railroad....1940 on the south side, Bluffton. 7 p. |
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Pemberton, Dorothy Gilbert. Everyname index to Wells County Indiana cemetery records, compiled by Ingabee Brineman Minniear. [Fort Wayne, Ind.] : Fort Wayne Public Library, 1979. 241 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Waters, Gerald. Markle Cemetery, Markle, Indiana / compiled by Gerald Waters, Madalyn Brumbaugh, and Wallace Smith. [S.l. : s.n.] ; [ ] 73 p. ; 28 cm. Contains index. |
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Indiana Historical Society. Family History Section. Indiana Historical Society 1860 census: alphabetical listing by title. [Indianapolis, Ind.] : Indiana Historical Society ; [1988]. [98] leaves ; 24 x 40 cm. |
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Kratz, Steven C. Wells County, Indiana, 1860 Census Index. [S.l.] : [s.n.], [198-?]. 30 leaves. |
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Allen, P.A. Souvenir, one hundredth anniversary, First Methodist Church, Sunday, November 27, 1938 : sketch of the founding of Methodism in Bluffton, Indiana. [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1938. |
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Baumgartner, John H., 1901-1970. The first one hundred years, December 24, 1870-December 24, 1970 : Apostolic Christian Church, Bluffton, Indiana. Bluffton, Ind. : The Church, [1970] 300 p. : ill., facsims., plans ; 24 cm. Includes index. |
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Ossian, Indiana). Sent forth by God's blessing : blessed to be a blessing --100 years-- 1897-1997. Ossian, Ind. : Gingerbread House Publications, [1997] 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
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Bluffton cook book / compiled by the Mission Circle of the M.E. Church, Bluffton, Ind. Bluffton, Ind. : Mission Circle, [1917] 103 p. ; 24 cm. |
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Calvary Lutheran Church Women. Home cooking secrets of Bluffton. Chicago, Ill. : Women's Clubs Publishing Co. ; [1975] 34 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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Catholic Church. St. Joseph Parish (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1876-1919. |
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Engle, Jeannine Shull. The little church on Rock Creek : a historical and biographical review of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rockcreek Township, Wells County, Indiana, 1887-1987. [Indiana : 1987]. 102 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
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First Presbyterian Church (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1844-1997. |
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First United Church of Christ [directory], Bluffton, Indiana. [Bluffton, IN] : Olan Mills [1993] v. : ill, port. ; 25 cm. |
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First United Methodist Church (Bluffton, Ind.) [Directory] Bluffton, Ind. : The Church ; [1975] 33 p. : ill., port. ; 28 cm. |
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First United Methodist Church (Bluffton, Ind.) One hundred and fifty years of history. Bluffton, Ind. : The Church, [1988] 36 p. ; 22 cm. |
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History of the Poneto Methodist Church 1870-1956. Poneto, IN : The Church, 1956. |
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Horeb Church 1859-1954. [Bluffton, IN : Wells County Public Library, [1996] 84 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Joray, Charles N. Birth, baptism, marriage and death records of Saint John Church, Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana, 1886-1972. |
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Neher, Leslie I. Buckeye, Boehmer Church, South Salem Church, Mt Zion, Shaffer Church : a short history of each place. Gas City, Ind. : L.I. Neher, 1991. vii, 135 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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Ossian First United Methodist Women. Favorite recipes cookbook. Olathe, Kansas : Cookbook Pblishers, inc., [1984] 93 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
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Regular Baptist Church of Christ (Mount Zion, Indiana). Church records, 1842-1877. |
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Sesquicentennial history : First Presbyterian Church, Bluffton, Indiana, 1844-1994 / by Jean Blessing, Melanie Durr, Therese Evans, Robert Heimach. Bluffton, Indiana : First Presbyterian Church, [1994] 143 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
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Six Mile United Church of Christ. Celebrating 150 years of Six Mile Church history. Bluffton, Indiana : Six Mile United Church of Christ, [1988] 75 p. : photographs ; 21 cm. |
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United Brethren in Christ (Ossian, Indiana). Church records, 1940. |
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United Presbyterian Church (Bluffton, Indiana). 135th Anniversary Cookbook. |
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United Presbyterian Church (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1902-1912. |
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Wagner, Beverly. The History of the Zanesville United Methodist Church of Zanesville, Indiana. Indiana: B. D. Wagner, 1981. 17, [2] p. ; 29 cm. |
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Wagner, Beverly. Zanesville United Methodist Church: formerly Evangelical United Brethern (sic), Zanesville, Wells County, Indiana. Ft. Wayne, IN: Allen County Public Library, 1986. 16 p. |
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Yearbook of the Methodist Episcopal Church Bluffton, Ind. for the year ending March 31, 1904 : containing pastor's letter, list of members, contributions, Treasurer's report, official board, committees and baptized children. Bluffton, Ind. : Bluffton Print, [1904] 42 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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Domestic Engineers Extension Club. Wells County Extension Homemakers Cook Book. Berne, Ind. : Publishers Printing House, [ ] 205 p. ; 23 cm. |
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Independent Literary Society (Wells County, Ind.) The Nottingham Couger : volumes 1 and 3. [Fort Wayne, Ind.] : Allen County Public Library, [1984]. 1 v. (unpaged) ; 23 x 37 cm. |
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Wells County Historical Society. Records 1935-1966. [Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Historical Society, [1935] 2 v. ; 30 cm. |
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Wells County Home Demonstration Clubs cook book. [Bluffton, Ind. : s.n, [1959] 112 p. ; 23 cm. |
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Wells County specialties. Ossian, Ind. : Gingerbread House Publications, [1996] 249 p. ; 22 cm. |
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Allen & Wells Counties, Indiana Elzey-Dickey-Haggard Funeral Home, Waynedale & Ossian. Fort Wayne, Indiana : Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana, [1987] v, 503 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Brindle register of funerals, William Brindle, undertaker, Yoder, Ind.: Apr. 1891-Dec. 1914, Allen Co., Ind. (Lafayette and Pleasant Twsps.), Wells Co., Ind. (Union and Jefferson Twsps.). [Ossian, Ind.? n.d.] 1 v. (unpaged) 23 cm. |
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Bumgardner funeral home records, Blackford County, Wells County and Vermillion County, Indiana. 1907-1952. 4 v. ; 29-36 cm. |
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Catholic Church. St. Joseph Parish (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1876-1919. |
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Indiana. Capt. William Wells Chapter, Bluffton. G. M. Gavin's undertakers report, Poneto, Wells County, Indiana, 1899-1907. Bluffton, Ind. : The Chapter, : [1976?] 10 leaves ; 28 cm. |
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Indiana. Capt. William Wells Chapter, Bluffton. Death records, 1865-1877, book 1, McBride Funeral home, Bluffton, Ind. Copied by Mrs. Ervin Lochner, 1970. 12 p. |
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Death records, Wells County 1890-1920. [Bluffton, Indiana] : [Bluffton-Wells County Public Library] ; [1980]. |
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Dick, Peggy Davidson. Jahn Funeral Home Records Wells County Bluffton, Ind. 1922-1956/ abstracted, compiled and indexed by Peggy Davidson Dick. Bluffton, Ind. : Peggy Davidson Dick ; [1976]. |
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Fuller, Kathy. Thoma Funeral Home : index to obituary records, 1851-1908. Bluffton, Indiana : Wells County Public Library, [1992] |
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George Warfield Funeral Home records, Blackford County and Wells County, Indiana. 1930-1947. 2 v. ; 23 x 29 cm. |
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Joray, Charles N. Birth, baptism, marriage and death records of Saint John Church, Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana, 1886-1972. |
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Meyer, Kimberly. McBride Funeral Home coffin records, Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana, 1865-1887. [Fort Wayne, Ind.] : Fort Wayne Public Library, 1976. 72 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Meyer, Kimberly. Records of McBride Funeral Home, Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana, Jan. 1, 1888 - Mar. 12, 1975. [Fort Wayne, Ind.] : Fort Wayne Public Library, 1976. 390 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Schwartz, Loren. An index of obituaries from the Bluffton News-Banner, 1950-69, Bluffton, IN / compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Loren Schwartz and Carolyn Engle. [Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Public Library, [1997] 208 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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United States. Work Projects Administration. Indiana. Index to death records; Wells County, Indiana, 1883-1920. Bluffton, Ind. : W.P.A., 1940. 159 p. 30 cm. |
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VanCamp, Judy (Judith Pugh). Excerpts from the Poneto Journal...Poneto, Wells County, Indiana, March 15, 1901 - March 22 1901. Montpelier, IN: Francois Godfroy Chapter, NSDAR, 1993, 6 p. |
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Wells County Public Library. An index of obituaries published in Bluffton, Indiana newspapers, 1930-1949, final draft. Bluffton, Indiana : Wells County Public Library, [1998] 78 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County Public Library. An index of obituaries published in Bluffton, Indiana newspapers, 1950-1969 / compiled by the staff of the Wells County Public Library. [Bluffton, IN] : The Library, [1996] 260 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County Public Library. An index of obituaries published in Bluffton, Indiana newspapers, 1970-1990 / compiled by the staff of the Wells County Public Library. [Bluffton, IN] : The Library, [1996] 260 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Bluffton home and city directory. [s.l.] : Hart & Romey, [1934] 50 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
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Bluffton, Indiana, city directory. Polk. |
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Bluffton telephone directories. Misc. years. |
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Deam's red almanac. Bluffton, Indiana : Deam & Spivey, 1900-193?. [ ] |
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Directory of Wells County and City of Bluffton, 1908. Bluffton, Ind., [1908] 140 p. 21 cm. |
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Frash, O. T. 1900 city directory of Bluffton, Indiana : containing the names, addresses and occupations of all residents over sixteen ... : business, professional & lodge directory ... Hartford City, Ind. : [s.n.], [1900] 98 p. ; 21 cm. |
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Gutelius, Will Buckles, 1872- . Bluffton [Ind.] city directory, May 1, 1902 : ... list of all persons over fifteen ... ; the heads of families ... on the 6 rural free delivery routes ... ; business directory, official directory of state, county, township and city, and directories of lodges, churches and literary clubs / comp. by W.B. Gutelius, P.A. Allen. Bluffton, Ind. : The Banner, [1902] 183 p. ; 23 cm. |
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Markle, Ossian, Reservoir, Uniondale, Zanesville [telephone directory]. Ossian, Ind. : Alltel, [1988] 1 v. (pagination varies) ; 24 cm. |
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Masslich, H.B. Business directory of Bluffton Indiana. Bluffton, Ind., 1893. |
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The Mullin-Kille and Junior Chamber of Commerce Bluffton, Indiana ConSurvey city directory. Columbus, Ohio : Mullin-Kille ; [1948] v. : ill. ; 24-32 cm. |
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Ossian, Indiana telephone directory. |
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Prairie farmer's home and county directory of Wells County, Indiana / compiled and published by The Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. Chicago, Ill. : Prairie Farmer Pub. : c1923. 175 p. : illus., map ; 26 cm. |
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Robinson's Wells County and Bluffton city directory. |
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Schwartz, Leah I. Indiana Amish directory, Adams County and vicinity. Geneva, Indiana, 1976. |
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Union Directory Company, Anderson, Indiana. Bluffton [Ind.] city directory and Wells County gazetteer, 1912; containing an alphabetical list of private firms, street guide, city and county officials, churches, secret societies, etc., also a complete list of [land owners &] rural residents, together with Craigville, Keystone, Kingsland, Liberty Center, Mt. Zion, Ossian, Petroleum, Poneto, Tocsin, Uniondale, Vera Cruz and Zainesville [sic]. Anderson, Ind., [1912] 314 p. 24 cm. |
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Wells County directory 1873. Bluffton, IN : J.G. Smith, 1873. 24 leaves 22 cm. |
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Applequist, Eva Davis. The descendants of Christopher Popejoy of Wells County, Indiana. Decatur, Ill. : Ev. Applequist, [1956] 1 v. (loose leaf) ; 28 cm. |
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Arnold, Wayne H. Genealogy of Jacob Sr. and Anna Arnold. |
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Banter, Arthur Neal. "Old" Peter Painter, founder of the Painter Banter family of Page County, Virginia and Wells County, Indiana. Fairmount, Ind. : The Author, 1979. |
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Barrone, Adam J. Strahm family history. Fort Wayne, IN: The Author, 1996. 314 l. ; 28 cm. NOTES: On Cover: Matthias Strahm, I. & Anna Barbara Rothlisburger -- John C. Schwartz & Anna Strahm -- John Meyer, Sr. & Franie Strahm --Ulrich Strahm & Katherine Schindler -- John Gerber, I. & Maria Anna Strahm -- Matthias Strahm, II. & Magdalena Kipfer -- Jacob Meyer & Elizabeth Strahm -- Jacob Kaehr, John Steffen, & Magdalena Strahm -- Peter Steffen, Sr. & Anna Barbara Strahm -- Christena Strahm -- Christian Strahm & Katherine Gerber -- Jacob G. Moser & Anna Lisa Strahm. |
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Buckner, Winifred Terry. Buckner family history : updated to Aug. 1962. s.n., [Bluffton, Ind. : 1975] |
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Carlock, Walter. Studebaker family in America 1736-1976. s.n., [Bluffton, Ind. : 1975] |
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Caylor, Harold D. A Clinic in a cornfield. [Bluffton, Ind.] : The Author, n.d. 176 p. : maps, photos., plates ; 24 cm. |
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Culbertson, Helen M. Memorandum of the Zug ancestry. [U.S.] : The Author, [1985?] |
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Gunn, James R. Descendants of Margaret Smith, 1800-1879, and Thomas Gordon, 1794-1867 : born Roxburghshire, Scotland, died Bluffton, Indiana. Ada, Mich. : J.R. Gunn, [1992] 78, [25] p. : geneal. tables ; 29 cm. Includes index. |
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Harrington, Betty Jane. Rauch family, 1763-1973. Carthage, MO : The Author, [1974?] |
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Harris, Lillie Alberson. Joshua Alberson (1794-1879) and George Brin Harris (abt 1732-) and their descendants : a genealogy of two North Carolina families who were among the early settlers of Randolph County, Indiana and their descendants who are found in the nearby counties of Jay, Adams and Wells. Keystone, Indiana : The Author, 1979. |
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Harris, Lillie Alberson & Virginia Farlow Wittwer. Starr : the five sons of John and Mary Starr who came to Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1700's and their descendants. Keystone, Indiana : The Author, 1995. |
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Harton, Marilyn K. Byrd. Byrds and Sonners of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia and their migrations to Wells County, Indiana / by Marilyn K. (Byrd) Harton, Harold K. & Carol J. (McKenzie) Byrd. Worthington, Ohio : M.K.B. Harton ; [1983] 1 v. (in various foliations) : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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Haswell, Burton S. Genealogical record of the Haswell family : souvenir of the 49th annual reunion of the Haswell-Mathews family...South Bend, Ind. South Bend, Ind. : [s.n.], 1939. |
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Henley, Lucile Lambert. History of Robert P. and Caroline Harding Lambert family in Wells County Indiana 1850-1995. [Blackford County, Ind.] : L.L. Henley, [1995] 70 l. (loose leaf) : ill. , geneal. tables ; 28 cm. |
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Henley, Lucile Lambert. The Thompson Henley family in Wells County Indiana, 1838. [Blackford County, Ind. : L.L. Henley, [1992] 48 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
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Holloway, Max Carey & Mary V. A Holloway bicentennial : an account of the descendents of Elijah Holloway, 1754-1825, Worcester County, Maryland : a Revolutionary soldier who migrated to Ross County, Ohio, and who left decendents through out the midwest.[S.l.] : The Author, [197-]. |
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Houlihan, Sandra A. & Thomas T. Barker. Richard Trenary family tree, 1811-1880, Wells County, Indiana. Ossian, IN : Ossian Journal, 1979. 89 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Joray, Charles N. From these roots : the American ancestors of Charles N. Joray. [Kokomo, IN : Hemmeger Printing, 1988] ii, 224 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm. |
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Kirkwood, William Quentin. Descendants of William Kirkwood (1820-1898). Findlay, OH : [s.n.], 1974. |
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Klopfenstin, John Henry. Klopfenstein family record : the chronology of the descendants of Michael Klopfenstein, 1757-1925. Grabill, IN : The Author, 1926. |
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Landis, Ira David. Landis family book. Bareville, PA : The Author, 1953. |
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Lochner, Electa I. Nicholas Steffen, his wife Elizabeth Pfister, their children who married into the Aschbaucher, Strahm, Neuenschwander, Lehman, Conrad and Amstutz families. Decatur, IN? : Antoine Rivarre Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1973. |
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Morris, Janet Marie. History of the Isaac Morris family. [Bluffton, IN : s.n.], 1975. |
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Morris, Janet Marie. Morris family history. [Bluffton, IN : s.n.], 1977. |
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Morris, Janet Marie. Reuben Miller genealogy. [Bluffton, IN : s.n.], 1971. |
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Robert Walmer Rogers and his family in Bluffton, Indiana, 1908 - the present. [Geneva, IL : E.I. Rogers, [1994] 5,[6],24 l. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Rupp, Allen E. John Stauffer - Anna Steiner : their ancestral charts for four generations in Europe and their descendants in America. This story of a Mennonite family covers 250 years and extends to eleven generations. Marietta, Ohio, 1973. |
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Schoeff, Carlin. Carnes history. |
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Sellers, Ruth R. and Dorotha D. Our roots [Rush family]. 1979. |
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Southall, Mrs. Georga A. Effingham family. 1963. |
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Swiss ancestral tree ; Berne, Adams County, Indiana and vicinity including Wells county, Indiana; a compilation of the earliest Swiss settlers and their descendants. Berne, Ind. : Berne Public Library, 1996. 22 v. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County, Indiana family history, 1837-1992. Compiled by the Wells County Historical Society. Paducah, Kentucky : Turner Publishing, c1991 v. : ill.; 29 cm. |
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Wells County, Indiana, histories of families. [Indianapolis, Ind.] : Citizens Historical Association. Typewritten manuscript. |
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Alexander, Harry S. 70th Anniversary : the Marion-Bluffton interurban : yesterday and today 1906-1976. Marion, IN : News Publishing Co., [1976] 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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An architectural atlas of Wells County, Indiana : Indiana historic sites and structures inventory. Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Historical Society, 1986. iv, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 30 cm. |
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Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages. Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co., 1887. 2 v. (1025 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. |
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Bluffton, Indiana : the asphalt city. Bluffton, Indiana : Bluffton Manufacturing Printery, [1900] 31 p. : mostly ill. ; 14 x 20 cm. |
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Bluffton's electric history / Researched by Don V. Harris; composed and edited by Sherri R. Davis; technical assistance by Edward C. Davis. Bluffton, In. : City of Bluffton ; [1980] 46 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Forward by John T. Flaningam, mayor. |
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Edwards, Melba M. & Rosemary Smuts Kumfer. Zanesville, Indiana, history, 1849-1976. Zanesville IN: [Zanesville Lions Club], 1976. 253 p. |
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Geneva and area 1872-1972. Geneva, IN : Geneva Area Cent., 1972. |
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Harter, Sherri R. Bluffton's water works centennial : 1886-1986 / researched by Utility employees ; composed and edited by Sherri R. Harter ; technical assistance by Edward C. Davis. [Bluffton, Ind.? : The Utility?, [1986] 56 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. |
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Historical hand-atlas, illustrated : containing large scale copper plate maps of each state and territory of the United States, and the provinces of Canada, together with a complete reference map of the world ... nine farm maps, and history of Wells County, Indiana, illustrated. Containing a condensed history of the county; biographical sketches; general statistics; miscellaneous matters, &c. Chicago, IL : H.H. Hardesty, 1881. 1 atlas (xxiv, 231, [1] p., [4] folded leaves of plates) : ill., maps (some col.) ; 38 cm. |
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Kelly, Arthur L. Chronology and condensed history of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad through Bluffton & Wells County, Indiana : originally chartered January 15, 1849 by John Studabaker - Bluffton and David Haines - Muncie. Worthington, Ohio : Arthur L. Kelly ; [1984] 22 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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Mossburg, Robert D. Wells County in World War II. [Muncie, IN : R.D. Mossburg, [1973] iv, 52 l. ; 29 cm. |
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Neff, Kenneth D...[et al.]. Montpelier, history book 1986, sesquicentennial ed. Montpelier, IN: Montpelier Historical Society, 1986. 62 p. |
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Neher, Leslie I. Random notes on Mt. Zion. Marion, IN: Marion Public Library, 2000. 1v. (unpaged): 28 cm. |
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Ossian Historian Society. Ossian & Jefferson Twp. : the way we were. [Ossian, IN : Ossian Lions Club], [1992] 219 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 30 cm. |
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Rose, Dorothy & J. Buckner. History of Wells County, Indiana, 1776-1976. Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Bicentennial Historical Publication Committee, 1975. 232 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Rose, Dorothy & J. Buckner. History of Wells County, Indiana, 1776-1976 : name & subject index & addendum / by B.J. Elliott. Bluffton, Ind., 1980. 138 p. 29 cm. |
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Tyndall, John W. (John Wilson), 1861-1958. Standard history of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : An authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Chicago : Lewis Publishing Co., 1918. 2 v. : ill., ports., plates ; 28 cm. |
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Twenty years of welfare in Wells County, 1936-1956 / [compiled by the staff of the Wells County Department of Public Welfare]. [1956?] |
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Unlocking the doors to early Wells County history : an index to the newspaper microfilm collection of the Bluffton-Wells County Public Library, Bluffton, Indiana from 1858 through 1910. [Ind.? : 19--] 163 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County chronology to 1900. (notebook) 87 p. ; 28 cm. |
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Wells County Historical Society. Wells County towns and townships : a pictorial history. Virginia Beach, VA : Donning Company, 1999. 176 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Wells County, Indiana family history, 1837-1992.Compiled by the Wells County Historical Society. Paducah, Kentucky : Turner Publishing, c1991 v. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County, Indiana index of names of persons and of firms.[Fort Wayne, Ind.] : Fort Wayne Public Library, : 1979. 215 leaves ; 28 cm. |
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Morgan, Mary M. "Wells County naturalization final oaths." Hoosier Genealogist. Vol. 23, No. 4 (December 1983). |
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Adams-Wells counties, Indiana, farm plat book & index of owners. LaPorte, Ind. : Town & Country Publishing Co., c1970- v. : maps ; 29 cm. |
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Bates, Roy M. Wells County, Indiana tract book [1830-1843] : Index. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Public Library, 1980. 14 p. ; 28 cm. |
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Cole, Dawn & Curt B. Witcher. Index to Land patents, Wells County, Indiana, 1833-1855, compiled by John W. Carnall and Sons, Inc., abstracters. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Fort Wayne Public Library, 1980. 18 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Deed indexes, Grantor-Grantee, 1838-1899. (microfilm) |
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Harter, Stuart. Original land entries of Wells County, Indiana.Churubusco, Ind. : Stuart Harter, c1982. 1 atlas (11 leaves) : 9 maps ; 61 cm. |
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Hixson (W. W.) and Company. Plat book of Wells county, Indiana. Rockford, Ill., W. W. Hixson & co. [192-?] |
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Land patents, Wells County, Indiana, 1833-1855. Bluffton, Ind. : John W. Carnall and Sons, 1976. [74] p. : map ; 28 cm. NOTES: Indexed in: Index to land patents, Wells County, Indiana 1835-1855, by Dawn Cole and Curt B. Witcher. |
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Leffers, Katherine. Index to Wells County Indiana tract book 1830-1843. Fort Wayne, Ind. : Fort Wayne Public Library, 1980. |
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Sark, Elmer J. Map of Wells County, Indiana / drawn and published by Elmer J. Sark. Bluffton, Ind. : E.J. Sark, [1912] 1 map : mounted on linen ; 157 x 123 cm. |
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Tract book 1, 1830-1853. (microfilm) |
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Trienniel atlas, plat book, Wells County Indiana. Rockford, IL : Rockford Map Publishers, c1970. 30 p. |
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Wells County, [Indiana], plat book, 1992 : including county highway map, index of owners, city street maps. Kettering, Ohio : Mercury Publishing Co., [1992] 40 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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Biberstine. Marriages 1838-1868. Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Historical Society. |
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Catholic Church. St. Joseph Parish (Bluffton, Indiana). Church records, 1876-1919. |
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Daughters of the American Revolution. Indiana. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, Fort Wayne. Marriage records of Wells County, Indiana, 1837-1900. Fort Wayne, Ind. : The Chapter, [19--] 2 v. (659 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
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Dubois County, Indiana, 1827-1841 : Wells County, Indiana, 1838-1863. North Salt Lake, UT : Hunting for Bears, Nicholas Russell Murray, [1988] 30, 41 leaves ; 28 cm. Computer indexed marriage records series. |
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Higgins, Hilda Thrailkill. Marriage records, Wells County, Indiana, 1899 thru 1974. 1976, c1977. 6 v. ; 29 cm. NOTES: CONTENTS: v. 1. A-C.--v. 2. D-G.--v. 3. H-L.--v. 4. Mc-Q.--v. 5. R-S.--v. 6. T-Z. |
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Higgins, Hilda Thrailkill. Marriage records, Wells County, Indiana, 1899 thru 1974, bride's index / compiled by Margaret A. Crebb. 1976, c1977. |
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Higgins, Hilda Thrailkill. Marriage records, Wells County, Indiana, 1837-1900 / compiled by Hilda Thrailkill Higgins. c1976. 2 v. (323, 149 leaves) |
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Indiana marriages early 1800-1900. |
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Joray, Charles N. Birth, baptism, marriage and death records of Saint John Church, Vera Cruz, Wells County, Indiana, 1886-1972. |
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Selby, Robert E. Wells County, Indiana, marriage records, 1837-1861 / compiled by Robert E. & Phyllis J. Selby. Kokomo, Ind. (3405 W. Zartman Rd., Kokomo 46902) : Selby Pub. & Print., c1982. 41 leaves ; 28 cm. |
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Swiss ancestral tree ; Berne, Adams County, Indiana and vicinity including Wells county, Indiana; a compilation of the earliest Swiss settlers and their descendants. Berne, Ind. : Berne Public Library, 1996. 22 v. ; 29 cm. |
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United Brethren in Christ (Ossian, Indiana). Church records, 1940. |
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United States. Work Projects Administration. Indiana. Index to marriage records, 1837-1920. Bluffton, Ind. : W. P. A., 1940. 2 v. |
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United States. Work Projects Administration. Indiana. Index to supplemental record : marriage applications, Wells County, Indiana, April, 1905-December, 1920. Bluffton, Ind. : W. P. A., 1940. 156 p. 30 cm. |
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VanCamp, Judy (Judith Pugh). Excerpts from the Poneto Journal...Poneto, Wells County, Indiana, March 15, 1901 - March 22 1901. Montpelier, IN: Francois Godfroy Chapter, NSDAR, 1993, 6 p. |
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Wells County Historical Society. Wells County marriages, 1838-1868. [Bluffton, Ind. : 1966?] 36 p. |
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Wells County, Indiana vital statistics taken from marriage applications : birth and parent's name of applicant. [S.l. : s.n., [1900] 156 l. ; 29 cm. |
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"Wells County Marriage Records, 1837-1861." Hoosier Genealogist (1966), v.6 n.4-6. |
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McDowell, July Ann. [Letter] 1863 February 9, Wells County, Indiana [to] Marshall and Nancy Oens. 1863, 3 p. ; 20 cm. |
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Mossburg, Robert D. Wells County in World War II. [Muncie, IN : R.D. Mossburg, [1973] iv, 52 l. ; 29 cm. |
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Swaim, James Polk. The Civil War letters of Private James Polk Swaim. Decatur, IN : K.D. Koons, [1993] [71] leaves : maps, port., facsim. ; 29 cm. |
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Swaim, William. The Civil War letters of Lieutenant-Colonel William Swaim. Decatur, IN : K.D. Koons, [1993] [74] leaves : map, port., facsim. ; 29 cm. |
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Wells County soldiers, World War I 1914-1918. |
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Willey, Robert J. (ed.) I soldiered for the Union, diary of William B. Miller. |
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20th century souvenir edition, Ossian News, 1/1/1900. Ossian, Ind. : Ossian Weekly News. |
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Bluffton News Banner centennial edition, 1837-1976. |
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Republican Bugle, Bluffton, Wells County, November 11, 1848. Bluffton, Ind. : Wells County Bicentennial Commission. |
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Unlocking the doors to early Wells County history : an index to the newspaper microfilm collection of the Bluffton-Wells County Public Library, Bluffton, Indiana from 1858 through 1910. [Ind.? : 19--] 163 p. ; 29 cm. |
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The Wells County Public Library has Bluffton newspapers from 1866 on microfilm: |
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Wells County newspapers at the Indiana State Library |
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Wells County newspapers at the Indiana Historical Society Library |
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An index of obituaries published in Bluffton, Indiana newspapers, 1866-1910 / compiled by the staff of the Bluffton-Wells County Public Library. Bluffton, IN : The Library, 1992. 209 p. ; 29 cm. |
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Minniear, Ingabee Brineman. Wells County, Indiana obituaries, 1969 to 1975. [Fort Wayne, Ind. : Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County], 1978. 301 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Minniear, Ingabee Brineman. Wells County, Indiana, obituaries, 1975-1979 : contained in this volume are obituaries of individuals who are buried in cemeteries located in Wells County. [Indiana?] : 1981. 436 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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Pemberton, Dorothy Gilbert. Everyname index to Wells County, Indiana obituaries, 1969-1975, edited by Ingabee Brineman Minniear. [Fort Wayne] : Fort Wayne Public Library, : 1979. 92 leaves ; 29 cm. |
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VanCamp, Judy (Judith Pugh). Excerpts from the Poneto Journal...Poneto, Wells County, Indiana, March 15, 1901 - March 22 1901. Montpelier, IN: Francois Godfroy Chapter, NSDAR, 1993, 6 p. |
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Wells County, Indiana Message Board. |
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50th class reunion, Bluffton High School Class of 1941. [Bluffton, IN : Bluffton HS Class of 1941, [1991] 27 p. ; 28 cm. |
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Bluffton High School Retrospect. (beginning 1916) |
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Bluffton Indiana School District #1, 1844-56 list of voters. |
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Bluffton (Ind.). School Board. Annual report of the public schools of Bluffton, Ind. Bluffton, Ind. ; The Board, [1882] v. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
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Class of "42" P.A. Allen High School on our 50th anniversity. [Bluffton, IN ; The class of 1942?], [ ] 104 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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First annual report, Public School of Bluffton, 1881-82. |
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In retrospect of fifty years, P.A. Allen High School Class of 1944. Bluffton, Indiana : The Class, [1994] 133 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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Lancaster echo. Lancaster High School. |
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The oracle. Ossian, Indiana : Ossian High School [1936] |
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Retrospect 1952-1997. [Bluffton, IN : Bluffton HS Class of 1952, [1997] 119 p. ; port. ; 28 cm. |
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Retrospect revisited 1995. [Bluffton, IN : Bluffton HS Class of 1945, [1995] 58 p. ; port. ; 28 cm. |
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Union Center Alumni. The Building of a memory -- 1904. [S.l. : s.n.], [1976] 1 v. : mostly ill. ; 28 cm. |
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Franklin, Charles M. Wells County, Indiana index to testators through 1880. Indianapolis, Ind. : Heritage House ; Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1986. 13 leaves ; 28 cm. |
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Probate indexes, 1853-1900. (microfilm) |
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Probate records, 1838-1852. (microfilm) |
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Wills, 1838-1901. (microfilm) |
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