Orange County, IN                   1950 Federal Census                    ED INFORMATION

The files on-line for this completed census can be found in the following directory:
http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/orange/1950/

ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY:

Orange County was formed from parts of Knox, Gibson and Washington Counties by the 
Indiana Territorial Legislature on December 26, 1815 (effective February 1, 1816).

The early settlers were mostly Quakers fleeing the institution of slavery in Orange 
County, North Carolina.  Jonathan Lindley brought his group of Quakers from North 
Carolina to the area in 1811.  They were the first to build a religious structure, 
the Lick Creek Meeting House in 1813.  It was from this group that Orange County got 
its name.  The name Orange derives from the Dutch Protestant House of Orange, which 
accessed the English throne with the accession of King William III in 1689.

When the North Carolina Quakers came to Indiana, they brought several freed slaves. 
These free men were deeded 200 acres of land in the heart of a dense forest.  Word 
of mouth soon spread the news, and this land became part of the "underground railroad" 
for runaway slaves.  For many years, the freed slaves in this area farmed, traded, 
and sold their labor to others while living in this settlement.


Microfilm Roll# T628-16 & 17
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STATUS     ED       TOWNSHIP          SHEET#-RANGE     TRANSCRIBER       PROOFREADER
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On-Line    59-1     French Lick Town   0001-0008       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott          
On-Line    59-2     French Lick Town   0001-0012       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-3     French Lick Town   0001-0044       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-4     FL Springs Hotel   0001-0001       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-5     West Baden Town    0001-0026       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-6     WB Springs Hotel   0001-0001       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-7     WB University      0001-0009       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-8     French Lick        0001-0032       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-9     French Lick        0001-0027       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-10    French Lick        0001-0013       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-11    Greenfield         0001-0021       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-12    Jackson            0001-0015       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-13    Jackson            0001-0011       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-14    Northeast          0001-0023       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott 
On-Line    59-15    Northwest          0001-0014       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-16    Orangeville        0001-0021       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-17    Orleans Town       0001-0014       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-18    Orleans Town       0001-0015       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-19    Orleans Town       0001-0024       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-20    Orleans            0001-0015       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-21    Orleans            0001-0016       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-22    Paoli Town         0001-0010       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-23    Paoli Town         0001-0031       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-24    Paoli Town         0001-0037       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-25    Paoli              0001-0037       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-26    Paoli              0001-0028       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-27    Southeast          0001-0016       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-28    Southeast          0001-0025       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott
On-Line    59-29    Stampers Creek     0001-0024       Robert E. Lane    Linda Talbott

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This Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for
the USGenWeb Census Project® http://www.us-census.org/
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