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===Online Resources ===
==Online Resources ==


*[https://ohiostatepress.org/books/BookPages/VanTineBuilders.html Builders of Ohio].  
*[https://ohiostatepress.org/books/BookPages/VanTineBuilders.html Builders of Ohio].  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html The First American West:The Ohio River Valley 1750-1820].  
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html The First American West: The Ohio River Valley 1750-1820].  
*[http://www.genealogybooklinks.com/Ohio.htm Ohio Genealogy Book Links]
*[http://www.genealogybooklinks.com/Ohio.htm Ohio Genealogy Book Links]
*[http://www.columbuslibrary.org/myhistory Ohio's digital history collection]. Images and index.
*[http://www.columbuslibrary.org/myhistory Ohio's digital history collection]. Images and index.
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#oh County and Town Histories], with biographies  
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#oh County and Town Histories], with biographies  
=== History  ===
*'''1950-1990''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62512 U.S., Aerial Photos from VintageAerial.com, 1963-2009 (1950-1990)] at Ancestry — index & images ($); incomplete for all states, only rural areas included


Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Hopewell_Culture Hopewell Indians]. In the 1600's, European explorers found the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Delaware_Indians Delaware], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Shawnee_Indians Shawnee], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Mingo_Indians Mingo], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wyandot_Indians Wyandot], [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Miami_Indians Miami] and other [[Indians of Ohio|Indian tribes]] living there. At one time France and Great Britain both held claims to the Ohio area. After the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Northwest_Territory Northwest Territory] was established, and the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Treaty_of_Greeneville_(1795) Treaty of Greenville] signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given [http://www.genealogy.com/24_land.html bounty lands] in southeast Ohio for their military service.
== Background  ==


The [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Harrison_Land_Act Harrison Land Act] in 1800 which enabled common people to purchase land in the Northwest Territory, which they did rapidly helping Ohio to become the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio_Statehood 17th state] on March 1, 1803.  
Ancient burial mounds and forts throughout the region showed evidence of the Hopewell Indians. In the 1600s, European explorers found the Delaware,  Shawnee, Mingo, Wyandot, Miami and other [[Indians of Ohio|Indian tribes]] living there. At one time France and Great Britain both held claims to the Ohio area. After the Northwest Territory was established, and the Treaty of Greenville signed, thousands of settlers came to the Ohio region. Among the early settlers were Revolutionary War soldiers who had been given bounty lands in southeast Ohio for their military service.
 
The Harrison Land Act in 1800 which enabled common people to purchase land in the Northwest Territory, which they did rapidly helping Ohio to become the 17th state on March 1, 1803.  


To connect with trade to the East, Ohio built a 1,000-mile long canal system of eighty-three locks called the [http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/ Ohio and Erie Canal], opening in 1825. This made an outlet for the Ohioan’s farms, forests and mines to conduct trade with the outside communities. The [http://www.west2k.com/ohstations/stations.htm railroad] arrived in the mid 1800's, turning Ohio into a crossroads for trade and migration.  
To connect with trade to the East, Ohio built a 1,000-mile long canal system of eighty-three locks called the [http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/ Ohio and Erie Canal], opening in 1825. This made an outlet for the Ohioan’s farms, forests and mines to conduct trade with the outside communities. The [http://www.west2k.com/ohstations/stations.htm railroad] arrived in the mid 1800's, turning Ohio into a crossroads for trade and migration.  


Ohioans were instrumental in smuggling freedom seeking slaves to Canada by using the [http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/wayne/projects/ur_project/ur_home.html Underground Railroad]. This resulted in a scattering of small [http://www.angelfire.com/oh/chillicothe/ugrr.html African American communities] serving as temporary safe havens in southeastern Ohio.  
Ohioans were instrumental in smuggling freedom seeking slaves to Canada by using the Underground Railroad. This resulted in a scattering of small [http://www.angelfire.com/oh/chillicothe/ugrr.html African American communities] serving as temporary safe havens in southeastern Ohio.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Ohio," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ohio, accessed 17 May 2025</ref>


The following important events in the history of [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping.  
The following important events in the history of [[Ohio, United States Genealogy|Ohio]] affected political jurisdictions, family movements, and record keeping.  


=== Timeline  ===
== Timeline  ==


The following are important dates in the history of Ohio that affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements:  
The following are important dates in the history of Ohio that affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements:  
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*'''1777: '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=0N47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Coshocton&source=web&ots=wqkg_cP1Xj&sig=2PTg2QnAahGS2M8pF5J0k7JuVnw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA202,M1 Moravian mission at Coshocton]  
*'''1777: '''[http://books.google.com/books?id=0N47AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=Moravian+mission+at+Coshocton&source=web&ots=wqkg_cP1Xj&sig=2PTg2QnAahGS2M8pF5J0k7JuVnw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA202,M1 Moravian mission at Coshocton]  
*'''1772-1824:'''  [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm Moravian Indian land grants], 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County.  
*'''1772-1824:'''  [http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Tuscarawas/TuscarawasChapI.htm Moravian Indian land grants], 4,000 acres along the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County.  
*'''1787: ''' The United States government established the [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Northwest_Territory Northwest Territory] with the intent to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers.  
*'''1787: ''' The United States government established the Northwest Territory with the intent to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers.  
*'''1788: '''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta.  
*'''1788: '''The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta.  
*'''1794:''' (August 20,) [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Battle_of_Fallen_Timbers Battle of Fallen Timbers] near Miami River.  General Wayne commanding the U.S. forces, this victory ended Indian Wars in the area.  
*'''1794:''' (August 20,) [https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Fallen-Timbers Battle of Fallen Timbers] near Miami River.  General Wayne commanding the U.S. forces, this victory ended Indian Wars in the area.  
*'''1799:''' [http://www.frontierplayers.org/timeline.html Ohio Territory]  
*'''1799:''' [http://www.frontierplayers.org/timeline.html Ohio Territory]  
*'''1803: '''(March 1,) [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ohio_Statehood Ohio gained statehood].  
*'''1803:''' (March 1,) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ohio Ohio gained statehood].  
*'''1805:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Delaware Indians.  
*'''1805:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Delaware Indians.  
*'''1807 & 1808:'''  Land ceded by Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi  
*'''1807 & 1808:'''  Land ceded by Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, and Potawatomi  
*'''1817:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca   
*'''1817:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Wyandot, Chippewa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Seneca   
*'''1818:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot and Seneca
*'''1818:''' Land ceded by Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot and Seneca
*'''1818: '''[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Miami_Indians Land ceded by Miami]  
*'''1818: '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_removals_in_Ohio Land ceded by Miami]  
*'''Various:''' [https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wea_Indians Land ceded by Wea]
*'''Various:''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wea Land ceded by Wea]
*'''1843:'''[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wyandot_Indians Wyandot removed to Kansas]  
*'''1843:'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_removals_in_Ohio Wyandot removed to Kansas]  
*'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War].  
*'''1861-1865: ''' 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the [http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/ Civil War].  
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.  
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.  
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