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INDIANA

U.S.A.

An Introduction

Surnames

Ancestral Counties

County Research Links

Genealogy Information Websites

Contact Information

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INDIANA

An Introduction

Source: Wikipedia

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The State of Indiana is the 19^th U.S. state and is located in the midwestern region of the United States of America. With about 6.3 million residents, it is ranked 14^th in population and 17^th in population density.^[2] Indiana is ranked 38^th in land area.

The area of Indiana has been settled since before the development of the Hopewell culture (ca. 100–400 CE).^[16] It was part of the Mississippian culture from roughly the year 1000 up to 1400.^[17] The specific Native American tribes that inhabited this territory at that time were primarily the Miami and the Shawnee.^[18] The area was claimed for New France in the 17th century, handed over to the Kingdom of Great Britain as part of the settlement at the end of the French and Indian War, given to the United States after the American Revolution,

soon after which it became part of the Northwest Territory, then the Indiana Territory, and joined the Union in 1816 as the 19th state. See Northwest Indian War.^[18]

On June 29, 1816, Indiana adopted a constitution, and on December 11, 1816, became the 19th State to join the Union.^[19]

Indiana filled up from the Ohio River north. Migration, mostly from Kentucky and Ohio, was so rapid that by 1820 the population was 147,176, and by 1830 the sales of public lands for the previous decade reached 3,588,000 acres (5,600 sq mi; 14,500 km²) and the population was 343,031. It had more than doubled since 1820. The first state capital was in the southern Indiana city of Corydon.^[20]

INDIANA

Surnames

The following are surnames of our persons in our databases identified as having been born, married, and/or died in this State.

McVicker; Moreland; Pinnell; Scruggs and allied families

ABBOTT; ALLISON; BAILEY; CHARLES; EVANS; GOLLIDAY; HORRALL; MCMAHAN; MCVICKER; MONTGOMERY; PEACHEE; PEACHY; RIGDON; ROSS; TIFFIN; WILLIAMS;

Bozarth; Peiffer; Quigley; Rhubart and allied families

Dellinger; Knecht; Pfeffer; Silar and allied families

To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK.

Additional information regarding these surnames may also be found at:

FAMILY SURNAMES - (General Index)

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Our Ancestral Counties

The following named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a specific ancestral county, click on the following link. Here you will find additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our database, who have lived in the selected county.

DAVIESS COUNTY

To find out more about each county named above use the following LINK:

ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS

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