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Goal 3: Learn about Ohio vital and census records.
Choices
ALearn about Ohio vital records.
Summary
- Find online resources for vital records.
- Learn the history of vital records in the state of Ohio.
- Learn about alternates for vital records in Ohio.
- Learn about Ohio vital records in these articles.
FS—Wiki: Ohio Vital Records
AC—Wiki: Ohio Vital Records - Explore links for vital records on the Ohio Public Health site.
- Search for online Ohio
vital records and find addresses for state offices to write to for records. - Explore Ohio birth, marriage, and death records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Explore additional links for Ohio vital records on the Linkpendium site and the Genealogy Branches site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for vital records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BExplore Ohio birth and adoption records.
Summary
- Find birth and adoption records for Ohio ancestors.
- Learn how to find Ohio birth records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Ohio Birth Records - Learn about Ohio birth and death records in this video.
AAC—The Basics: Birth and Death Records—3:41 - Learn more about Ohio birth records on the Ohio History Connection site.
- Learn how to find family bible records in Ohio.
FS—Wiki: Ohio Bible Records - Explore additional links for Ohio birth records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Get help with adoption topics on the Adoptees and Birth Parents Searching in Ohio Facebook page.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for birth and adoption records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Nora Puthuff was born in Ohio. Use the "FS: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What are the names of Nora's parents?
- When was Nora born?
- Where was she born?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Nora" as the first name and "Puthuff" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Nora Puthuff.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Nora's parents are Benjamin J. Puthuff and Rosa Belcher.
- She was born on 20 Feb 1878.
- The birth occurred in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
CExplore Ohio marriage records.
Summary
- Find marriage records for Ohio ancestors.
- Marriage: Learn about Ohio marriage records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Ohio Marriage Records - Learn about Ohio marriage and divorce records in this video.
AAC—The Basics: Marriage and Divorce Records—4:42 - Learn more about Ohio marriage records on the Ohio History Connection site.
- Explore links for Ohio marriage records.
- Explore additional links for Ohio marriage records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for marriage and divorce records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Theodore Potthoff was married in Ohio. Use the "FS: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What year did Theodore Potthoff marry?
- Who did he marry?
- Where did he marry?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Theodore" as the first name and "Potthoff" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Theodore Potthoff.
- Read the information in the center column. To the right of the page more information can be found in Similar Records.
- Theodore was married in 1909.
- He married Annie Warneke.
- The marriage took place in Putnam, Ohio.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
- FS: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958 (More)
- FS: Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 (More)
- MH: Ohio Marriages
- AC: Ohio, Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007
- AC: Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007
- AC: Ohio, Compiled Marriage Index, 1803-1900
- MH: Ohio, Franklin County Marriages
- FMP: Ohio Divorce Records, 1962-2011
DExplore Ohio obituaries and death records.
Summary
- Find obituaries for Ohio ancestors.
- Find death records and death indexes for Ohio ancestors.
- Learn about Ohio obituaries in this article.
FS—Wiki: Ohio Obituaries - Explore the ObituariesHelp site for Ohio obituaries.
- Explore The Ancestor Hunt for obituaries.
- Search for obituaries by county on the Newspaperobituaries.net site.
- Find additional resources for Ohio obituaries on the Linkpendium site.
Ohio Death Records
- Learn how to find Ohio death records in this article.
FS—Wiki: How to Find Ohio Death Records - Learn more about Ohio death records on the Ohio History Connection site.
- Explore the Ancestors at Rest site for Ohio death records.
- Explore Ohio death records, indexes, and obituaries.
- Explore additional links for Ohio death records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Ohio mortuary and funeral home records on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for obituary and death records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Mary Halahan died in Ohio in 1937. Use the "FS: Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What was the death date, and what is the burial date?
- Who are Mary's parents, and where were they born?
- Who is Mary's spouse?
- What census records are attached to Mary?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Mary" as the first name and "Halahan" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Mary Halahan.
- Read the information in the center column.
- For more information, see the right column. You can see this person in FamilySearch by clicking her name link (upper right).
- Mary died on January 26 1938 and was buried on January 29, 1938.
- Mary's parents are John Sovak and Barbara Vagas, both born in Czechoslovakia.
- Mary's spouse is George Halahan.
- United States Census records for 1920 and 1930 are attached to Mary.
QUIKLinks
- FS: Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 (More)
- FS: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 (More)
- FS: Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (More)
- FS: Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 (More)
- FMP: Ohio, Death Certificate Index, 1909-1912, 1945-1953
- AC: Ohio Obituaries
- FMP: Ohio Obituary Index, 1814-2013
- MH: Ohio, Columbiana County Obituaries
- MH: Ohio, Montgomery County Obituaries
EExplore Ohio census and voter records.
Summary
- Explore state and county census records for Ohio ancestors.
- Find voter registration records in Ohio.
- Get an overview of Ohio censuses in these articles.
FS—Ohio Census
AC—Ohio Census Records - Learn about Ohio census records in this video.
AAC—Deeper Dive: Census Records—7:20 - Explore the
MyFreeCensus site for Ohio state and county census records. - Explore additional links for Ohio census records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Ohio census records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Learn about Ohio voting registers in these articles.
FS—Ohio Voting Registers
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for census and voter records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Voter Registration Practice |
Alfred Wm Cooper registered to vote in Ohio. Use the "FS: Ohio, Voter Records, 1893-1960" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- In what city and town did he register?
- Where can you find more inforrmation about this record?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Alfred Wm" as the first name and "Cooper" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the record image for Alfred Wm Cooper and study it.
- He registered to vote in Lima, Allen (County) Ohio.
- More details are available at a FamilySearch Center.
(Contributed by Jill Young )
QUIKLinks
Ohio Counties
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