On The Banks Of White River

Delaware and Neighboring Indiana Counties
including Grant, Blackford,
Randolph, Jay, Henry, and Madison

I have traveled all over this great country of ours. I've seen the oceans, mountains, grasslands and deserts. Interstates, two-lanes and dirt roads. But no matter where those roads have taken me, Indiana has always been 'home'. I was raised and have lived my entire life in Delaware County until 2016. The history of this county is hard to separate from its neighbors. While researching one county, the trail often leads to the next. This site focuses primarily on Delaware County, but I'll not pass up a chance to post items involving Henry, Jay, Randolph, Blackford, Grant or Madison Counties should they catch my eye.


2024 UPDATES-Newest postings at the top



NEW ADDITION TO MAPS!! 1842 Indiana Map!!
NEW ADDITION TO GEEK LINKS!! History and Highballs: The Evolution of Mortuary Science
NEW ARTICLE!! The Lost Chalfant Children!!
NEW CATAGORY and NEW ITEM!! Muncie Through the Eyes of Others!!
UPDATED DEATHS!! 1899 Deaths
NEW MISC ITEM!! 1880 Senior Citizens
NEW CATAGORY!! Miscellaneous Items
UPDATED DEATHS!! Beech Grove Burials 1879, 1845-1850 Deaths From Gharkey's Diary
UPDATE BIO!! Cromer
NEW BIOS!! Templer, Gough, Null, Sharp, Harter, Rozelle, Martin,
Fleming, Garrett, Ethell, Paxson, Campbell, Kilgore, Trimble
BIO UPDATE!! Gregory
NEW MAP!! Delaware County Plat Book
CEMETERY UPDATE!! 1957 DAR Records
NEW CATAGORY!! Recipes to Die For (21 links!)
NEW BIOS!! Leffler
NEW MAP!! Union Traction Company Routes, 1915
NEW BIOS!! Fortner
NEW BIOS!! Hastings, Keltner, Kemper, Leon, Trout
NEW ADDITON TO GEEK LINKS!! Facing East
NEW ADDITON TO GEEK LINKS!! Cemetery Park-Documentary Film


Records Available

There are numerous sources for traditional birth, marriage and death records. It is not my goal to reinvent the wheel here, but to provide information gleaned from sources outside of the obvious locations. Many newer researchers (and older ones, as well) create their own brick walls by allowing a lack of documents to impede their progress. Official records go missing for a list of reasons. In Delaware County, many were lost to neglect, carelessness and incompetence at the county level. Thanks to the late Dr. Althea Stoekel, we have as much as we do! In an effort to replace some of the information contained in those misfiled, damaged, destroyed or just plain lost documents, and to fill in the blanks between them, I invite you to click on the links below. Keep in mind, this is very much a work in progress and is being updated almost daily. If you have items you would like to contribute, please contact the Webmaster at banksofwhiteriver@gmail.com

Articles Migration
 
Bible Records Military
 
Biographies Miscellaneous Items
 
Births Muncie Through the Eyes of Others
 
Cemeteries News
 
Deaths Photos-Unidentified
 
Maps Probate Records
 
Marriages Professions, Organizations, Businesses
 
Geek Links Henry County Bible Records
 
Recipes to Die For Randolph County Deaths
 


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