Jump to content

Carroll County, Ohio Genealogy: Difference between revisions

purpose statement
(Added cemetery intro)
(purpose statement)
Line 1: Line 1:
Guide to '''Carroll County Ohio genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
{{OHDC}}{{Infobox U.S. Co
{{OHDC}}{{Infobox U.S. Co
| county = Carroll County
| county = Carroll County
Line 48: Line 50:
See an interactive map of Carroll County [http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html boundary changes].  
See an interactive map of Carroll County [http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html boundary changes].  


==== Record Loss ====
==== Record Loss ====


=== Resources  ===
=== Resources  ===
Line 62: Line 64:
:*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21245 Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, Obituary Index 1858-2012]at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($)
:*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21245 Tombstone Inscriptions and Family Records of Carroll County, Ohio, Obituary Index 1858-2012]at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($)


 
<br>


Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  
Line 115: Line 117:
|}
|}


See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.
See [[Ohio Cemeteries|Ohio Cemeteries]] for more information.  


==== Census  ====
==== Census  ====
Line 142: Line 144:
}}  
}}  


==== Church Records ====
==== Church Records ====
{{OH Church Intro}}
 
{{OH Church Intro}}  


==== Court Records  ====
==== Court Records  ====
Line 156: Line 159:


==== History  ====
==== History  ====
{{OH History}}


[[Image:Charles Carroll.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Charles Carroll.JPG]]
{{OH History}}


The county is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton Charles Carroll] (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.<ref>Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton.</ref> {{Wikipedia|Carroll County, Ohio}}
[[Image:Charles Carroll.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]
 
The county is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton Charles Carroll] (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.<ref>Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton.</ref> {{Wikipedia|Carroll County, Ohio}}  


==== Land Property  ====
==== Land Property  ====
Line 166: Line 170:
{{OH Land}}  
{{OH Land}}  


 
<br> {{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Carrol|480367}}  
{{Template:OH Land and Property Other Repositories|Carrol|480367}}


==== Maps  ====
==== Maps  ====
Line 181: Line 184:
==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====


{{OHnewspapers|Carrol}} '''Online Newspapers'''<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''<br> '''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br> {{OHnewspaper abstracts|Carrol}}
{{OHnewspapers|Carrol}} '''Online Newspapers'''<br> '''Online Newspaper Abstracts'''<br> '''Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form'''<br> {{OHnewspaper abstracts|Carrol}}  


==== Obituaries  ====
==== Obituaries  ====
Line 193: Line 196:
:*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page]. <br>
:*'''1790–1967''' - {{RecordSearch|1992421|Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by [[How to Navigate Browsable Images|browsing]] the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Record Description page]. <br>


{{Template:OH Probate Repositories|Carroll|449501}}
{{Template:OH Probate Repositories|Carroll|449501}}  


==== Public Records  ====
==== Public Records  ====
Line 212: Line 215:
*Stark County District Library Family History Center
*Stark County District Library Family History Center


For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations FHC directory].
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations FHC directory].  


===== Libraries  =====
===== Libraries  =====
Line 224: Line 227:
==== Taxation  ====
==== Taxation  ====


{{OH Tax Intro}}
{{OH Tax Intro}}  


{{Template:OH Tax Records Repositories|Carroll|484693}}
{{Template:OH Tax Records Repositories|Carroll|484693}}  


==== Vital Records  ====
==== Vital Records  ====
Line 234: Line 237:
===== Birth  =====
===== Birth  =====


''Online Birth Indexes and Records''
''Online Birth Indexes and Records''  
:*'''1800-1962''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2541 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)
 
:*'''1800-1962''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2541 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


*'''1821–1962''' - {{RecordSearch|1680845|Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
*'''1821–1962''' - {{RecordSearch|1680845|Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
Line 242: Line 246:


*'''[[Ohio Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Births, 1908-1953]]''' Free name indexes and images at [https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 FamilySearch]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.<br>
*'''[[Ohio Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ohio Births, 1908-1953]]''' Free name indexes and images at [https://www.familysearch.org/#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 FamilySearch]. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.<br>
:*'''1908-1964''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)  
 
:*'''1908-1964''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''  
''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''  
Line 253: Line 258:


*'''1800–1958''' - {{RecordSearch|1681001|Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
*'''1800–1958''' - {{RecordSearch|1681001|Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
:*'''1803-1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5194 Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)
:*'''1803-1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5194 Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


:*'''1898-1912''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48348 Ohio Marriages] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)
:*'''1898-1912''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48348 Ohio Marriages] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


:*'''1970-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2025 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)  
:*'''1970-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2025 Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  
''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  
Line 270: Line 276:


*'''1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007''' - {{RecordSearch|1949341|Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
*'''1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007''' - {{RecordSearch|1949341|Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007}} at [http://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Historical Records] – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
:*'''1908-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5763 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)
:*'''1908-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5763 Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($)


''Original Death Records on Microfilm'' <br>  
<br> ''Original Death Records on Microfilm'' <br>  
 
===== Divorce  =====


===== Divorce =====
:*'''1962-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2026 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($) <br>
:*'''1962-2007''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2026 Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($) <br>


{{Template:OH Vitals Repositories|Carroll|347351}}  
{{Template:OH Vitals Repositories|Carroll|347351}}  


<br>
<br>  


=== Web Sites  ===
=== Web Sites  ===
407,336

edits