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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Ohio|Ohio]] > Ohio Court Records''<br> | |||
'''1787-present:''' Courts of common pleas have districtwide jurisdiction over felonies, marriages, major civil cases, juvenile matters, probates until 1852, naturalizations until 1860 and after 1906, chancery matters until 1900, and divorces until 1894. The Family History Library has copies of some of the common pleas records, such as Cuyahoga County journals for 1823 to 1852. | ===Records=== | ||
Court records include record books, dockets, bonds, journals, petitions, minutes, final records, case files, and so forth. They contain many primary source materials that are useful for genealogical research. [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search| The Family History Library]] has many [[Portal:Ohio|Ohio]] court records. Additional records are available at county courthouses, the [http://www.ohiohistory.org/ Ohio Historical Society], and the [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/chicago/ National Archives—Great Lakes Region]. Major courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows: | |||
'''1787-present:''' Courts of common pleas have districtwide jurisdiction over felonies, marriages, major civil cases, juvenile matters, probates until 1852, naturalizations until 1860 and after 1906, chancery matters until 1900, and divorces until 1894. [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search| The Family History Library]] has copies of some of the common pleas records, such as Cuyahoga County journals for 1823 to 1852. | |||
'''1787-present:''' Supreme Court is a statewide appellate court. It originally had jurisdiction over common law and chancery matters. | '''1787-present:''' Supreme Court is a statewide appellate court. It originally had jurisdiction over common law and chancery matters. | ||
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For more information about court records and procedures, see: | For more information about court records and procedures, see: | ||
Marshall, Carrington Tanner, ed. ''A History of the Courts and Lawyers of Ohio''. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1934. Four Volumes. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=75091&disp=A+history+of+the+courts+and+lawyers+of+O%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 P3ma].) | *''A History of the Courts and Lawyers of Ohio'' <ref> Marshall, Carrington Tanner, ed. ''A History of the Courts and Lawyers of Ohio''. New York, New York: American Historical Society, 1934. Four Volumes. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=75091&disp=A+history+of+the+courts+and+lawyers+of+O%20%20&columns=*,0,0 977.1 P3ma].) </ref> | ||
Court records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog | Court records are listed in the Place Search in The [[Family History Library Catalog Title Search|Family History Library Catalog]] under: | ||
OHIO - COURT RECORDS | OHIO - COURT RECORDS | ||
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=== 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. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_Common_Pleas_(United_States) Court of Common Pleas] </ref> | |||
*''Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records, 1810-1850'' <ref> Anita Short and Ruth Bowers, Preble County,''Preble County, Ohio Common Pleas Court Records, 1810-1850 '' 1970</ref> 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 === | ||
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), various forms of naturalization records (to 1906) and 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. | [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 <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=3eeNTYoOw48C&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=what+is+Delayed+Registration+and+Correction+of+Births+%2Bgenealogy&source=web&ots=VWgrsmhWe4&sig=Q0ZHGmZpSlXEsN8MtWKtb-V8TWI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result ''Hidden Sources'' By Laura Szucs Pfeiffer] </ref> (from 1941 forward), 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=== | |||
*[http://www.publicrecordspro.com/public-records.php Ohio Public Record Search] | |||
*[http://www.famad.com/reference/domestic-relations-courts-records-ohio.html Ohio Divorce and Custody Records] | |||
*[http://www.ohiogenealogy.org/court.htm Ohio Court Records] Licking County | |||
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[[Category:Ohio]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||