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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Allen County'''  
[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Allen County'''  


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| bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records'''
| width="100%" align="center" bgcolor="#cccc99" colspan="6" | '''Dates for major county records'''
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| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
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| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1867  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1867  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1831  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1831  
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| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1831  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1831  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | 1835
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | 1835
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*'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Allen County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Allen County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>
*'''[[Allen County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Allen County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Allen County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>  
*'''Parent counties'''&nbsp;
*'''Parent counties'''&nbsp;


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*[http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death// Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944]  
*[http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death// Ohio Death Certificate Index 1913-1944]  
*{{RecordSearch|1932106|Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909}} Index and Images  
*{{RecordSearch|1932106|Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909}} Index and Images  
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*{{RecordSearch|1949341|Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007}}
*{{RecordSearch|1949341|Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007}}


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*[http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ondp/index.php?title=Main_Page National Digital Newspaper Program In Ohio]  
*[http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/ondp/index.php?title=Main_Page National Digital Newspaper Program In Ohio]  
*{{RecordSearch|1680845|Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962}} Index only  
*{{RecordSearch|1680845|Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962}} Index only  
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{{Infobox U.S. County
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| seal = seal_allen.png
 
| seal size = 100
== &nbsp;  ==
| county = Allen County
 
| boundary_map=OH_allen.png
== Historical Facts  ==
| county_map =
 
| state = Ohio
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| latd =
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| founded title=Founded:
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| founded year= 1820
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| founded date= March 1
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| motto =
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Census|Tax]]'''</center>
| seat=
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
| seat wl = Lima
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| building image = Allen County, Ohio Courthouse.jpg
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| building image size = 150px
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1867</center>
| building address = 301 N. Main St.<br>Lima, Ohio 45801-4456<br>[http://co.allen.oh.us/ '''Allen County Website''']
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1831</center>
| named for =
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center></center>
| named for image size = | flag =
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1831</center>
| flag size =
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1835</center>
| logo =  
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
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*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from&nbsp;Shelby, Logan and&nbsp;Mercer Counties in 1820 (1831).<br>
| adoption_sign =
*'''County Seat:&nbsp;'''Lima&nbsp;<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><br>
| footnotes =  
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref><br>Auglaize&nbsp;(south){{·}}Hardin (east){{·}} (northesast){{·}} (northwest){{·}} (southwest){{·}} (north)
}}  
 
[[Ohio Digital Collections|Ohio Digital Collections]]


== History  ==
== History  ==
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'''Cities'''  
'''Cities'''  


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'''Villages'''  
'''Villages'''  


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'''Townships'''  
'''Townships'''  


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'''Communities'''  
'''Communities'''  


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|1990=109755
|1990=109755
|2000=108743
|2000=108743
|estyear=2008<REF>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39003.html|title=Allen County QuickFacts|date=2008-07-25|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</REF>
|estyear=2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39003.html|title=Allen County QuickFacts|date=2008-07-25|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2010-02-11}}</ref>
|estimate=105168
|estimate=105168
}} '''1785'''<br>'''1850--'''Federal Census transcription and images<br>'''1920--'''index for surnames beginning with the letter "E" and "F"  
}} '''1785'''<br>'''1850--'''Federal Census transcription and images<br>'''1920--'''index for surnames beginning with the letter "E" and "F"  
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'''Marriages in Allen County'''  
'''Marriages in Allen County'''  


*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1836-1852 Pioneer marriages, Not all inclusive]<br>
*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1836-1852 Pioneer marriages, Not all inclusive]<br>  
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1854.txt 1854 Taken from Lima Democratic News]<br>
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1854.txt 1854 Taken from Lima Democratic News]<br>  
*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1852-1860 Marriages from the Lima Dailey News]<br>
*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1852-1860 Marriages from the Lima Dailey News]<br>  
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/marindx11-1860.txt 1860 Marriages from the Lima Democratic News]<br>
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/marindx11-1860.txt 1860 Marriages from the Lima Democratic News]<br>  
*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1861-1862 Marriage Books and Partial book B]<br>
*[http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm 1861-1862 Marriage Books and Partial book B]<br>  
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1889-1893.txt 1889-1893 Marriage Licenses]<br>
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1889-1893.txt 1889-1893 Marriage Licenses]<br>  
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/marriages/dec1900.txt 1900 Allen County Republican Gazette Marriages]<br>
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/marriages/dec1900.txt 1900 Allen County Republican Gazette Marriages]<br>  
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/marriages/variousmarr.txt Marriages with no date]<br>
*[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/marriages/variousmarr.txt Marriages with no date]<br>


*'''Divorce Petitions and Decrees'''
*'''Divorce Petitions and Decrees'''


[http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1876.txt 1876] | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1881.txt 1881] | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1889.txt 1889] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1890.txt 1890] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1891.txt 1891] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1892.txt 1892] | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1896.txt 1896] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1897.txt 1897] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1898-99.txt 1898-1899] | <br>
[http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1876.txt 1876] | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1881.txt 1881] | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1889.txt 1889] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1890.txt 1890] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1891.txt 1891] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1892.txt 1892] | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1896.txt 1896] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1897.txt 1897] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1898-99.txt 1898-1899] | <br>  


*'''Divorce Petitions and Decrees for Allen and Van Wert Counties, and Surrounding Areas, 1898-1900'''
*'''Divorce Petitions and Decrees for Allen and Van Wert Counties, and Surrounding Areas, 1898-1900'''


[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1898-1900.txt 1898-1900] | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1904.txt 1904] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1905.txt 1905] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1906.txt 1906] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1905-06.txt 1905-1906] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1907.txt 1907] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1908.txt 1908] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1909.txt 1909] | 1900 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1910.txt 1910] | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1919.txt 1919] |<br>
[http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1898-1900.txt 1898-1900] | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1904.txt 1904] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1905.txt 1905] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1906.txt 1906] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1905-06.txt 1905-1906] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1907.txt 1907] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1908.txt 1908] | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1909.txt 1909] | 1900 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1910.txt 1910] | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | [http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/allen/vitals/divorces/1919.txt 1919] |<br>  


==== Death Records  ====
==== Death Records  ====
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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{{Ohio|Ohio}}  
{{Ohio|Ohio}}  


[[Category:Allen_County,_Ohio]]
[[Category:Allen_County,_Ohio]]
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