Tract Book of Entry  $15.00
1840 Jay County, Indiana Census $12.50
1850 Jay County, Indiana Census $25.00
 

Tract Book of Entry, transcribed by Janice Stucky and Nadine Miller in 2009, is an index to the names of people who first owned land in Jay County. Read the rest of this entry »

Bluff Point Cemetery 1845-2006 – $30.00
Boundary Cemetery 1861-2000 - $25.00
Green Park Cemetery 1886-1999 - $25.00
Gravel Hill Cemetery 1896-2009 – being updated
Salamonia Cemetery – East Park, West Park, and Grandview 1840-2000 – $25.00
Tales of the Old Pine Tree [Mt. Vernon Pioneer Cemetery in Redkey] - $10.00
Jay County Cemetery Locations – $5.00

JAY COUNTY CEMETERY LOCATIONS was compiled by Kathy Selman in 2005 for the former Jay County Genealogy Society
Cemeteries are listed by township.

Some old cemeteries have more than one name. Each entry begins with the section, township number, and range. An example is given.
BEARCREEK TOWNSHIP
BLOOMFIELD; FLAUDING S5 T24N R14E
At the end of the booklet is a map showing current road numbers.To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .

Included in Bluff Point Cemetery , compiled by Kathy Selman, are a history of Bluff Point and plat maps of Bluff Point. Included are a plat of the cemetery, tombstone pictures and inscriptions, obituaries of burials with tombstones, known burials with no tombstones, military veterans, and an index. This cemetery is in Pike Township. 

To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
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School History of Richland Township Book 1 – indexed - $20.00
School History of Richland Township Book 2 – indexed - $20.00
School History of Richland Township Book 3 – indexed - $25.00

Written by J. Walter Fiers, these books have excellent genealogical information of the pioneer families living in their districts is given.
Theywere compiled in 2002 for the former Jay County Genealogy from a series of weekly newspaper articles of Mr. Fiers published in the Redkey Times newspaper. The articles are devoted to history of Richland Township schools, beginning with the Booth and Wade log schools. Read the rest of this entry »

Fiers’ Dunkirk Pioneer Days  -  [Indexed] - $25
Fiers’ Redkey Pioneer Days – [Indexed] – $15

 Fiers’ Dunkirk Pioneer Days is a history of Dunkirk, IN and vicinity written by J. Walter Fiers in the early 1900’s.  Dunkirk is in Richland Township, Jay County, IN.  

Fiers’ Redkey Pioneer Days is a history of the earyl settlers of Redkey, IN and vicinity written by J. Walter Fiers in 1910 and 1911.  Redkey is in Richland Township, Jay County, IN. 

 Also included in Redkey’s book is an article entitled Pioneer Days by M. V.Coons. It was published in the Redkey Times newspaper in 1903. Martin V. Coons was the “first white child born in Richland township”.

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Obituary Books – each year $25.00 Abstracted by Cathy Jo Garringer for the Jay County Genealogy Society Currently being indexed
Obituary books are available for the years 1950, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 2007 and 2008.  We are in the process of indexing these books.

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Lutheran Church Records 1855 -2006 Volumes I, II, and III  – $50.00 Abstracted by Phyllis [Strock] Franklin
Records are from St. James Lutheran Church in Salamonia, Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Ft. Recovery, Recovery Township, Mercer County, Ohio. This is a three-volume set.
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