Sources checked October 25, 2026. Based on public institutional descriptions and collection catalogs; no staff confirmation or onsite inspection. Confirm access before visiting.
Start with one connection.
Bring a person, a place, approximate years, and one question. A township, congregation, school, or employer may reveal records a surname search misses. The custodian can be outside the county.
STOP 01 / Rensselaer, DeMotte, Wheatfield and onlineJasper County Public Library genealogy records
Use a named index to locate the full source.
The library links a GAR Post 84 table, a 1909 Standard Atlas name index, obituary indexes and a microfilm inventory. Its census links include a special 1933 Rensselaer census.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Select the index matching the person and date, record its source details, then ask the library for the underlying item or reel.
A question you can ask
Can the atlas index locate this person’s parcel on the map?
Keep in mind
Indexes have differing coverage. Community cemetery entries and transcriptions require corroboration.
STOP 02 / Jasper County Public Library and onlineRobert H. Milroy Collection
Read military correspondence alongside home-community evidence.
The library’s Milroy project includes Civil War manuscripts, letters, photographs, maps and related documents, with digitized images and transcriptions.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Follow Browse Collection from the project page. Search names and keywords, inspect continuation pages and compare transcriptions with images.
A question you can ask
Does the correspondence identify the unit, place and date for this person?
Keep in mind
This is a personal collection, not a roster of all county soldiers. A name match needs contextual identification.
STOP 03 / Indianapolis and onlineIndiana State Library county research guide
Take a title and date range to the catalog.
The guide lists Tract Book, 1838–1870, and separate birth and death record indexes covering 1921–1977.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use the county guide to identify a title, then check the library catalog and ask staff about consultation or copies before traveling.
A question you can ask
Can the tract-book entry identify the original land description?
Keep in mind
Published indexes and abstracts are finding aids. Follow their references to the underlying records; the list is not exhaustive.
Leave a trail another researcher can follow.
Save the repository, collection title, dates, volume, page or item identifier, link, and the date you consulted it. Follow an index to the original record when possible. Keep uncertain names and inferred relationships visibly separate from what the source states.
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