Research Plans
Merge what is below with what is in todoes.
Adams CO, Indiana, Naturalization Records
The PDF of An Index to Naturalization Records In pre-1907 Order Books of Indiana County Courts. Genealogy Center. Call #er: 977.2 IN1015A
From it create a table that verifies what was in the Adams County Trumpeter Article mentioned just below.
The relevant names were first found in this article found using a PERSI search for article about Adams County, Indiana, which returned these two Adams Country Trumpeter articles from 1988 and 1989: Naturlization List for Adams CO Indiana
Next, using the first PDF above, look up the naturalization papers—declaration of intention and declaration of citizenship—in the Family Search online Adams' County Court Order books and any other named courts.
Adams County, Indiana Index of Names of Persons & Firms
The volume Adams County, Indiana Index of Names of Persons & of Firms, available online also well as in the Genealogy Center (call number is 977.201 Ad1aa), is a product of the WPA Historical Survey.
As well as Blakey, Bleeke, Thieme, Schamerloh, etc, the surnames Kruckeberger, Kruekeberg and Kukeberger appear.
This volume provides cross references to these four volumes using these symbols:
| Volume | Symbol |
|---|---|
Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties; Indiana, Lewis Publishing Co.; 1887 |
B |
Reminiscences of Adams, Jay and Randolph Counties; Lynch, Martha C.; Fort Wayne, 1897? |
L |
Snow’s History of Adams County, Indiana; Snow, J. F.; Indianapolis, 1907 |
S |
Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana, vol. 2; Tyndall, John W. and Lesh. O. E.; Lewis Publishing Co., 1918 |
T |
| Name | page #er | Cross references: Symbol + page #er |
|---|---|---|
Blakey/Bleeke |
Numerous |
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Kirkenberg, Catherine |
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Kruckeberger, Caroline |
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Kruckerberger, Sophia |
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Kruekeberg, Wilhelmena |
Get Naturlaization Records
The Adams County Trumpeter newletter/jounral of the Adams County Historical Society published, in two separate issues,one for A-K and the second for K-Z, the article explains that:
The US Department of Justice sponsored a nationwide project from October, 1941, to April, 1942, to locate and index these records. We are fortunate that all 92 counties in the state of Indiana participated in the project which was administered by the Division of Community Services Programs, Works Projects Administration. War effort superseded completion of the project nationwide. The completed index survey files were found in the late seventies in the archives division of the Indiana State Library. The family history section of the Indiana Historical Society became interested in the files and in 1981 published “An Index to Indiana Naturalization Records Founded Various Order Books of the 92 Local Courts Prior to 1970” close quote a copy is still available for $10 to members and $20 to non-members from the Indiana Historical Society….
Adams County Trumpeter
The index gives 1.) the person’s name, 2.) the name of the court order book and 3.) the page number within the book.
FamilySearch has digitized the Adams' County Court Order books and they are availalbe to view at afflilates like the Genealogy Center, where the images can be downloaded to one’s harddrive.
I would also like to read more about the history of the indexing and try to locate the original work in which it was contained.
What was the time wait before declaration and oath for naturalziaton in the 1850’s?
| Name | Court | Volume | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
Blake, Christian |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Blake, Christian F. |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Blake, Christina |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Blake, Louisa |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Blake, Sophia |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Bleeke, Christian |
Circuit |
A |
427 |
Blake, Sophia |
Circuit |
B |
180 |
Book(Buuck), Conrad |
Circuit |
A |
265 |
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Adams
Top Research Question
Where CHW Krüeckeberg (1835-1915) live in Preble township in 1860? Did he own the land or was it owned by his wife’s family?
Other Records and Sources to Look into.
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Go to Auditor’s office and get 19th century Plat Maps Once ScanTent arrives, try to scan the Immanuel Lutheran, Decatur,
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Indiana, church register. Scan the Buuck and Mels book. Look for obituary of Dorothea Weiland Krueckeberg, using
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Chronicling America
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See link:https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027334/ .. Genealogy Center Allen County obituary search .. PERSI indexed articles for Adams county, Indiana .. Obit in newspapers.com
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Using Harry’s book as a guide and after reading Val Greenwood’s chapters on Land Recrds and the Research Land Records by
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Hone and the Patricia Hackett Law books, I want to get patents, deeds, quitclaims, etc from the Adams County auditor’s office.
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Create Google earth sites for them.