Homesteaders Index of Allen County, Indiana

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana created the Homesteaders of Allen County, Indiana in 2001 for descendants of Allen County, Indiana residents who settled in the county between January 1, 1851 and December 31, 1875.

If you have an ancestor who was in Allen County prior to December 31, 1875 and wish to apply go to "Homesteaders of Allen County."

If you have an ancestor who was in Allen County, Indiana prior to December 31, 1850 go to our First Families Index.

Proof of descent is required for both Homesteaders and First Families. Applications and most of the data in First Families and Homesteaders files is on microfilm at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. The applicant's contact information is on the cover page of their file. For more information about the First Families listed here, you can request assistance from an Allen County Lookup Volunteer.

First Families and Homesteaders of Allen County on the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana web site is an index to the key names in applications for First Families and Homesteaders of Allen County.

99 Allen County Homesteader Ancestors:

1
Philley, Ruben
Hatch, James
Mettler, Margaret
2
Andre, Jacques 
Hartman, Herman
Miller, Mary Agnes
3
Bachelier, Jean Pierre "Daniel" 
Hartman, John Hubert
Miller, Mathias
4
Bachelier, Johannetta Henrietta
Henderson, John
Miller, Sr., Mathias
5
Bearman, Frederick 
Henkenius, Franz
Neuhaus, Reinhard and Frances 
6
Bearman/Bierman, Henry
Hille, Henry
Noll, Mary Anna
7
Behrman, Henry 
Hilgeman, Fredericka
Philley, Sr., Charles H.
8
Boulton, Helen Hatch
Howey, William
Pitterman,Sophie
9
Boulton, Henry 
Huguenard, Francis/Francois Charles
Prindle, Adolphus
10
Brown, Jesse Whitsal
Huguenard, Pierre Claude
Rauner, Lambert
11
Brown, Susannah Roudebush
Hunter, William T.
Rausis, Mary Louises
12
Brown, William
 Jacquay, Lemuel
Rausis, Maurice Nicholas
13
Bueche, Isaac 
Johnson, Isaac R.
Reynolds, Louis C.
14
Buehler, August
Johnson, James T.
Rockhill, Joseph
15
Buehler, Jacob
Johnson, Margaret
Rogge, William
16
Carrel, Aime Alfred
Keifer, Catherine 
Ryan, Sr., Patrick
17
Carrel, David Louis
Keintz, Sophia
Saunders, Benjamin 
18
Casso, Francis Antoine
Kistler, Michael J.
Schmitt, George Otto
19
Centlivre, Charles Louis
Knowlton, Charles Lewis
Schneide, Frederick 
20
Cochoit, Joseph
Knowlton, Francis McGeehan
Schneider, Louellla
21
Davis, Mary
Knowlton, George Henry
Schoenfeld, William
22
Douglas Jane Gordon
Koegel, Christian
Schrage, Christian
23
Dupont, Armonce
Koenbach, Sophia
Schrage, William George
24
Foster, Anna B. Krick
Kramer, Bernard
Shordon, Stephen
25
Foster, Elizabeth Bower
Kress, Melchior
Sordelet, Jacques
26
Foster, Jesse
Krick, Emmanuel
Steger, Rudolph Charles
27
Foster, Jesse B.
Krick, Sarah Elizabeth Minerd
Steiss, Sr., Johann George
28
 Fremion, Joseph and Saraphine
Lawrence, David
Stephan, Elizabeth Myer Jung
29
Gable/Geble, Justina Josephine
Lawrence, Jacob
Townsend, Barbara Ann
30
Gable/Goeble, Frederick
Magner, William
Walda, Frederick & Hannah Muehlenbruch 
31 Gibson, Daniel F.  Mathias, Caroline Welling, Henry  
32 Gick, Casper Mathias, Leonard Widmer, Anna Barbara
33 Gobel, Christine Johannetta  McConnel,  John Young, Charles A. 

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