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Orange County, Indiana, Marriage Index
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The format of the data contained in the index is: Name of Bride or Groom, Name of Spouse, Date of Birth, Color, Date of Marriage, Book Number, Page. For the 1816-1826 records, the format is Groom, Bride, License Date, person performing the marriage.

Woodrow Wilson Hollen - The VA Investigation: A Look at Orange County in the post-depression years

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Notes and Evidence gathered in the investigation by the Veterans Administration of the rightful heirs of Woodrow Wilson Hollen

What I find so compelling about the information contained below is the description of Orange County and its citizens in the post-depression era written by the field examiner. The field examiner's report provides a glimpse to what life was like for Orange County citizens in the 1930s. Below are text transcriptions of the documents obtained by this compiler in 2000 from the military record of Woodrow Wilson Hollen, son of Corder Robert Hollen and Inice Belle (Holland) Hollen. What drama there must have been to have a federal investigator visit sleepy little Paoli. Woodrow is my great-uncle on my mother's side of the family. While I can't say their actions necessarily fill me with pride, my genealogy gene is grateful for the information included in his military file.

You'll notice that some of the documents are depositions and oterhs are simply memorandums from the investigators of "interviews." I don't know why two different interview methods were used or how the examiner determined which to use.

Document Name	Document Contents	Notes
wwhtoc.txt	Table of Contents for file documents transcribed
03DEC1953.TXT	Initial Field Examination Request
18MARCH1954.TXT	Exhibit "A" Deposition of James F. DAVIS
18MARCH1954ii.TXT	Exhibit "B" Deposition of Inice Belle (HOLLAND) HOLLEN
17MARCH1954.TXT	Exhibit "C" Deposition of Elmer APPLE	This Elmer Apple was born 03/25/1911. His Great Grandfather, John L APPLE, Sr, is my 4th Great Grandfather on my father's side of the family.)
16MARCH1954.TXT	Exhibit "D" Deposition of Billy DAVIS
17MARCH1954ii.TXT	Exhibit "E" Deposition of Sarah E. HOLLAND	Sarah is the aunt (by marriage) of Woodrow Wilson Hollen. Her husband is Inice's brother, Samuel HOLLAND.
18MARCH1954iii.TXT	Exhibit "F" Deposition of Leland A. JONES
17MARCH1954iii.TXT	Exhibit "G" Deposition of Howard R. LAMBDIN	Information provides his occupation and the year of his marriage.
16MARCH1954ii.TXT	Exhibit "H" Deposition of Blanche LAND	My father tells stories about Blanche Land's store, as he remembers the store from his childhood.
17MARCH1954iv.TXT	Exhibit "I" Deposition of George W. NEWKIRK	His statement identfies him was a WWI Vet and includes his "C" number.
17MARCHv.TXT	Exhibit "J" Deposition of Minnie B. NEWKIRK	Wife of George W.
17MARCHvi.TXT	Exhibit "K" Deposition of Clarence PEARSON	Information provides his age and the size of his farm in English (114 acres).
19MARCH1954ii.TXT	Exhibit "L" Deposition of Mae (HOLLEN) SCOTT	Mae is the sister of Woodrow.
17MARCH1954vii.TXT	Exhibit "M" Deposition of Bennie SELFE	Information provides his age, size of his farm, and that he was in the Army at one time. Also notes that he worked in Indianapolis, Indiana, for a time and lists his date of marriage (04/23/1934).
17MARCH1954viii.TXT	Exhibit "N" Deposition of Esther SELFE	Wife of Bennie
19MARCH1954iii.TXT	Exhibit "O" Field Examiner's Memorandum of interview with Orpheus APPLE	Orpheus was married to the sister of James F. DAVIS
19MARCH1954iv.TXT	Exhibit "P" Field Examiner's Memorandum of interview with Ruby FERGUSON	Information lists her as 1/2 owner of Dependable Cleaners located across the street from her home at 816 W Main Street. Her father was Orpheus APPLE.
17MARCH1954ix.TXT	Exhibit "Q" Field Examiner's Memorandum of interview with Calvin C. GRIMES	He was married to Nora APPLE on September 17, 1912. Marriage records list his birth date as January 1, 1897 and Nora's birth date as January 11, 1896. "Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1882-1920 Letters A-Z Orange County, Indiana" list his father as William E Grimes and his mother as Susan C. Walls (book H-4, page 28).
17MARCH1954x.TXT	Exhibit "R" Field Examiner's Memorandum of interview with John F. LAMBDIN.
19MARCH1954v.TXT	Exhibit "S" Field Examiner's Memorandum of interview with Edrie E. WOLFE.	Edrie is listed as a half-sister of James F. DAVIS.
19MARCH1954vi.TXT	Exhibit "T" Field Examiner's Memorandum. Certificate of Search of the records of the Orange County Auditor.
26MAR1954.TXT	Field Examiner's report regarding the investigation.
28MAR1956.TXT	Response from H. K. McDonald to a letter written by Marie NICHOLSON on behalf of Goldia DAVIS.
19MARCH1956.TXT	Letter written by Marie NICHOLSON on behalf of Goldia DAVIS.
12AUG1954.TXT	Decision of the Veterans Administration, Board of Veterans Appeals.
11FEB1956.TXT	Transcription of the Local record of death for James F. DAVIS
04APR1956. TXT	Letter written by Lawrence THOMAS on behalf of Goldia DAVIS.

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