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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there) | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867 ($)] | |||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/black-genealogy/ohio-african-american-genealogy.htm Access Genealogy-Ohio African American Genealogy] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/black-genealogy/ohio-african-american-genealogy.htm Access Genealogy-Ohio African American Genealogy] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160928223706/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohafram/ Ohio GenWeb African-American] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160928223706/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohafram/ Ohio GenWeb African-American] | ||
*Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Special Enumeration of Blacks Immigrating to Ohio, 1861-1863''. (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 198-.) {{FHL|564229|item|disp=FHL film 1688779.}} | *Ohio. Auditor of State. ''Special Enumeration of Blacks Immigrating to Ohio, 1861-1863''. (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society, 198-.) {{FHL|564229|item|disp=FHL film 1688779.}} - contains indexes by immigrants' names, previous residences, counties in which the lived, and questionable names. It also includes original returns by county. | ||
*Turpen, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto and Poor Person in four Ohio Counties, 1791-1861. (Clinton, Highland, Logan, and Ross Counties) FHL | *Turpen, Joan. Register of Black, Mulatto and Poor Person in four Ohio Counties, 1791-1861. (Clinton, Highland, Logan, and Ross Counties) FHL 977.1 F28r | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohafram/ Ohio African American Genealogy] has sources to assist you in your search for your ancestors. | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohafram/ Ohio African American Genealogy] has sources to assist you in your search for your ancestors. | ||
*[http://www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery/oh.htm African American Cemeteries] online | *[http://www.prairiebluff.com/aacemetery/oh.htm African American Cemeteries] online | ||
*[http://sites.google.com/site/janscorner/home/an-act-to-regulate-black-and-mulatto-persons An Act to Regulate Black and Mulatto Persons] | *[http://sites.google.com/site/janscorner/home/an-act-to-regulate-black-and-mulatto-persons An Act to Regulate Black and Mulatto Persons] | ||
==Research Strategy== | ==Research Strategy== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
African Americans make up a rich part of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 Ohio's History]. [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1459 The Ohio Constitution of 1803], outlawed slavery, this was in accordance to the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747 Northwest Ordinance of 1787]. Run away slaves would hide among the friendly Native American tribes, many in a village of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot Indians] in the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=816 Upper Sandusky]. | African Americans make up a rich part of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 Ohio's History]. [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1459 The Ohio Constitution of 1803], outlawed slavery, this was in accordance to the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1747 Northwest Ordinance of 1787]. Run away slaves would hide among the friendly Native American tribes, many in a village of [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=646 Wyandot Indians] in the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=816 Upper Sandusky]. | ||
*[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/html/mss/index.html The African-American Experience in Ohio: 1850-1920] | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Biographies=== | ===Biographies=== | ||
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===Reconstruction Records=== | ===Reconstruction Records=== | ||
====Freedman’s Bank==== | ====Freedman’s Bank==== | ||
An excellent source is the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (visit the [[African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records]] page to learn more). This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husband’s name, death information, children’s names, name of father and mother, brothers’ and sisters’ names, remarks, and signature. Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Copies of death certificates were sometimes attached to the entries. The collection is organized alphabetically by state, then city where the bank was located, then date the account was established, then account number.<br> | |||
Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)] | |||
====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ====Freedmen's Bureau==== | ||
The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist former slaves in the southern United States. The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. These records often include full names, former masters and plantations, and current residences.<ref>"African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau," "African American Heritage," ''National Archives'', accessed 11 May 2018. </ref> For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. These films do not appear to contain the names of former slaves. | |||
To find Freedmen's Bureau records: | |||
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including: | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2432941|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872}} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2432992|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872}} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2475025|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872}} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|1414908|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872}} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2431759|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872}} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2515868|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872 }} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2515865|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872 }} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2515867|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872 }} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2492627|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 }} | |||
**{{RecordSearch|2427894|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 }} | |||
Other FamilySearch collections not included: | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2575789|United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 }} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2427901|''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872'' }} Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. | |||
*More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - OHIO" in the Subjects search bar to find. | |||
Visit the [[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records]] page to learn more about utilizing these records.<br> | |||
===School Records=== | ===School Records=== | ||
===Slavery Records=== | ===Slavery Records=== | ||
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====Birth==== | ====Birth==== | ||
====Marriage==== | ====Marriage==== | ||
The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | |||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] | |||
====Death==== | ====Death==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1949341 Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007] - information may include name, death date and place, time of death, residence, gender, age, race, education level, birth date and place, parents, and cause of death | |||
====Divorce==== | ====Divorce==== | ||
===Voting Registers=== | ===Voting Registers=== | ||
==Archives and Libraries== | ==Archives and Libraries== | ||
[http://www.archives.com/genealogy/free-north-american-genealogy-resources.html African American in Ohio at ArchivesDigital Collection] - Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. A digital archive of materials related to African American in the Ohio. | [http://www.archives.com/genealogy/free-north-american-genealogy-resources.html African American in Ohio at ArchivesDigital Collection] - Genealogy related information for various States and Provinces is available from a variety of servers which may be official government services, genealogy society efforts, or maintained by interested individuals. A digital archive of materials related to African American in the Ohio. | ||
[https://www.ohiohistory.org/visit/museum-and-site-locator/national-afro-american-museum '''National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center''']<br> | |||
1350 Brush Row Rd<br> | |||
PO Box 578<br> | |||
Wilberforce, OH 45384-0578<br> | |||
Phone: 937.376.4944<br> | |||
Email: InfoNAAMCC@ohiohistory.org<br><br> | |||
[http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/ '''Ohio History Connection: African Americans in Ohio''']<br> | |||
800 E. 17th Ave.<br> | |||
Columbus, Ohio 43211<br> | |||
Phone: 614.297.2300<br> | |||
Email: info@ohiohistory.org<br><br> | |||
==Societies== | ==Societies== | ||