JAY COUNTY

Official INGenWeb Project Page for
Jay County, Indiana Genealogy

Hi! And welcome to the official USGENWEB Jay County IN pages! I am the county co-coordinator, Sandi Evilsizer Koscak. Questions and comments relative to Jay County Genealogy or if you have photos, news clippings or other genealogical or historical material that you would like added to the website, please send them to Sandi Koscak. If you would like to host a county, contact the INGenWeb State Coordinator, Debby Beheler

REMINISCENCE:

JAY COUNTY SCRAP BOOK
A collection of photos & mementos, including church and school groups

SCRAP BOOK PAGE 1
SCRAP BOOK PAGE 2
SCRAP BOOK PAGE 3
Mystery Photos
1896 PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK
(Need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view yearbook)

NEWSPAPER ITEMS

News items about Jay County

Jay County clippings
Muncie Sunday Star

CIVIL WAR

Civil War Discharges
& News

LINKS:

TO NEIGHBORING COUNTIES:

Adams /
Wells
/ Blackford / Delaware / Randolph
/ Mercer, OH / Darke, OH

TO GREAT INDIANA AND GENERAL SOURCES:
CLICK HERE
for a list.

Many sincere thanks to Rex Bertram for his endless hours dedicated to this web site.

2008 GenFest

The database is no longer available;
but the records (all of the records)
from the database are still here.
Click the "Records" link to access them.

Search Jay County Records

SEARCH ALL INDIANA USGENWEB PAGES

RESEARCH ASSISTANCE:

Research Materials for Sale
A list of research materials available for sale at the Jay Co. Genealogy Society.

Items for sale by Rex Bertram
(Includes Census, Marriages, & Tombstone Photo's)

Jay County surnames registry
A list of Jay County surnames and individuals researching them.

Jay County Family Sheets
Family sheets of Jay County Settlers

Jay County Records
Cemetery Records, Probate Records, Military Records & Death Diary

Jay County Marriages
Includes all Indiana Marriages prior to 1850 from database of Indiana State Library

Jay County Queries
A link to the rootsweb Jay County message board.

Early Jay Co., Death records from Newspapers: (An Off-site link)
Early Jay Co. deaths taken from Jay Co. newspapers by Rex Bertram

Jay Co., Newspapers 1871-1887 Index
Index to the 1871-1887 Jay Co. newspaper clippings book. Book is available through Rex Bertram

Jay Co., Newspapers 1887-1889 Index
Index to the 1887-1889 Jay Co. newspaper clippings book. Book is available through Rex Bertram

1850 Jay County Census Index
Every Name index of the 1850 Jay County census. Transcribed by Rex Bertram

1840 Jay County Census Index
Complete index to the 1840 Jay County census. Transcribed by Rex Bertram

Big Green: By Ella Jane "Williams" Green. Ella was born in Jay County in 1853,
and tells much of her life story in this book she wrote in 1936. The book was transcribed by
Doug Williams, who gracefully allowed it to be placed on this webpage.

Look-up Volunteers
Includes census, vital records, history assistance

Jay County Genealogical Society
A very active Society: inexpensive membership, books for sale, assistance available!

Jay County Vital Records
Where to obtain Jay County Vital records

Map of Jay County: 1865
Showing major towns

Map of Jay County: 1895
(a direct link from Pam Rietsch's US 1895 Atlas pages )

Township Map of Jay County
With township numbers and ranges

Jay County Historical Society:

Search for Jay County Land Patents
(through the B.L.M. - Eastern States, General Land Office web site)

Indiana State Library's Cemetery Locator
(a database of Indiana Cemetery Locations)

Jay County Visitors Bureau

Jay County Mailing List:

The Jay County Mailing List is for genealogists with an interest in Jay County , Indiana.
To subscribe send an e-mail with only the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the body of a message to:

INJAY-L-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or
INJAY-D-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)

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