Krückeberg and Bleekes in 19^th Century Indiana School Enumerations

These records are a useful source for genealogy researchers because they cover time periods that are not always well-documented by other records. Because school enumerations were conducted more frequently than the censuses, these records can document when ancestors moved from one place to another and also provide the names of children who may have been born after one census and died before the next census. Also, if a county conducted a school enumeration in the late 1880s or early 1890s, the records can be used as a replacement for the 1890 Census, which was destroyed by water damage resulting from a fire. Finally, since Indiana did not have birth certificates until 1882, and such records were not mandatory until 1907, school enumerations can be used to help establish parent-child relationships.

The Genealogy Division currently has a display featuring school enumeration records from around the state. Our books containing these records may be found in our online catalog. We also have some school enumerations on microfilm in the genealogy section of the microfilm collection.