Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana Area Obituary Index, 1841 - June 1, 2014
This obituary index covers obituaries recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana newspapers between 1841 and June 1, 2014. There are more than 600,000 records in this database. The index is in two parts and represents two totally different works.
PART ONE:
The first part of the index covers 1841 to 1899. More...
PART TWO:
The second part of the index covers some 1900 dates through June 1, 2014. More...
Researchers can find microfilm of all of the Fort Wayne newspapers in the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center.
Searching
This database may be searched in the following ways:
- Fuzzy -- will search for that string of characters. Searching for Smith would find Smith, Smithson, Arrowsmith, etc.
- Exact -- will search only for that exact text. Searching for Smith will find only Smith.
- Soundex -- will search for the Soundex equivalent. Searching for Smith will find Smith, Smythe, Schmidt, etc.