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There is often an overlapping of jurisdiction since newer courts have been established. Therefore all court records should be checked for those periods. | There is often an overlapping of jurisdiction since newer courts have been established. Therefore all court records should be checked for those periods. | ||
For more information about court records and procedures, | *For more information about court records and procedures<br> | ||
Marshall, Carrington Tanner, ed. ''A History of the Courts and Lawyers of Ohio'' (New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1934.) Four Volumes. {{WorldCat|3657828|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|75091|item|disp=FHL book 977.1 P3ma}} | |||
* | *Court records are listed in the Place Search in The [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||
:OHIO - COURT RECORDS | |||
Court records are listed in the Place Search in The [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | :OHIO, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS | ||
:OHIO, [COUNTY], [CITY] - COURT RECORDS | |||
=== Common Pleas Court === | === Common Pleas Court === | ||
Ohio: The trial court of general criminal and civil jurisdiction, located in each of Ohio's counties. Judges are elected at large. | Ohio: The trial court of general criminal and civil jurisdiction, located in each of Ohio's counties. Judges are elected at large.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Common_Pleas_(United_States) Court of Common Pleas] | ||
* | *Anita Short and Ruth Bowers, Preble County,''Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records, 1810-1850 '' (1970)Land disputes, guardianships, petitions for divorce, estate records, pension claims, declarations of intent for citizenship, and lists of Preble County justices of the peace involving over 3000 individuals. The abstracts are all indexed. | ||
=== Probate Court === | === Probate Court === | ||
[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1457 The Ohio Constitution of 1851] provided for the formation of a probate court in each Ohio county. Marriage records previously kept by the Common Pleas Court were transferred to this court beginning in 1852. All probate functions, such as the proving and recording of wills, the appointment of administrators, executors and guardians, the appraisment and inventories of estates, bonds and the settling of accounts all came under the jurisdiction of the Probate Court. Some other records of genealogical value found in this court include birth and death registers (1867-1909), Delayed Registration and Correction of Births | [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1457 The Ohio Constitution of 1851] provided for the formation of a probate court in each Ohio county. Marriage records previously kept by the Common Pleas Court were transferred to this court beginning in 1852. All probate functions, such as the proving and recording of wills, the appointment of administrators, executors and guardians, the appraisment and inventories of estates, bonds and the settling of accounts all came under the jurisdiction of the Probate Court. Some other records of genealogical value found in this court include birth and death registers (1867-1909), Delayed Registration and Correction of Births from 1941 forward ([http://books.google.com/books?id=3eeNTYoOw48C ''Hidden Sources'' By Laura Szucs Pfeiffer]), various forms of naturalization records (to 1906) and [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/845.html Mothers' Pensions] from 1914 to ca. 1930's. The Probate Court also presided over matters regarding incompetancies, lunacy, insanity, adoptions and juvenile delinquencies. These record types are generally regarded as not public records but can nevertheless be sometimes found in earlier court journal or minute books before such records were segregated and recorded into their own record books. | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
*[http://www.publicrecordspro.com/public-records.php Ohio Public Record Search] | *[http://www.publicrecordspro.com/public-records.php Ohio Public Record Search] | ||
*[http://www.famad.com/reference/domestic-relations-courts-records-ohio. | *[http://www.famad.com/reference/domestic-relations-courts-records-ohio.asp Ohio Divorce and Custody Records] | ||
*[http://www.ohiogenealogy.org/court.htm Ohio Court Records] Licking County | *[http://www.ohiogenealogy.org/court.htm Ohio Court Records] Licking County | ||
* | *[https://www.ohiobar.org/ForPublic/Resources/LawYouCanUse/Pages/LawYouCanUse-191.aspx Ohio Sunshine Laws] | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1908531|Ohio, Cuyahoga County Records, 1880-1950}} | |||
*{{RecordsSearch|1935519|Ohio, Jefferson County Court Records, 1797-1940}} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1878534|Ohio, Stark County Court Records, 1809-1917}} | |||
{{Ohio|Ohio}} | {{Ohio|Ohio}} | ||
[[Category:Ohio|Court]] | [[Category:Ohio|Court]] | ||