Wayne County Bastardy Cases

The following are bastardy cases found in the Wayne County, Indiana Court Order Books. The index currently covers:

  • Circuit Court Order Books, 1815-1822

The first person listed is the mother and the second person was sued by the state or the mother as the potential father. View the original records for details on the case which may have come before the court multiple times.

Additional details may be found in the Court Complete Records Books and the court packets.

Digital copies of the Order Book pages are available on the Record Requests Page. Additional research is available in the Court Complete Record Books and the court packets by contacting tina@indianasgore.com for rates.

BookPageGiven NameSurnameGiven NameSurnameYear
CC OB A 1814-1822218AnnJacksonWilliamEdwards1819
CC OB A 1814-1822340JaneWilliamsJohnWoodkirk1820
CC OB A 1814-1822355JaneWilliamsJohnWoodkirk1820
CC OB A 1814-1822362NixonRalen1821
CC OB A 1814-1822380JaneWilliamsJohnWoodkirk1821
CC OB A 1814-1822412NixonPolen1821
CC OB A 1814-1822461JohnWoodkirk1821
CC OB A 1814-1822463JohnWoodkirk1821
CC OB A 1814-1822504JohnWoodkirk1822
CC OB A 1814-1822509JohnWoodkirk1822