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=== Description  ===
=== Description  ===


The purpose of this task is to verify the already-posted parent counties for each county. The list of parent counties is found on the county page under the Historical Facts heading and the Earliest Dates Databox.
The purpose of this task is to verify the already-posted parent counties for each county. The list of parent counties is found on the county page under the Historical Facts heading and the county heading box.  
 
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*See [[WikiProject Ohio#Objectives|Wiki Project Ohio Objectives and Guiding Principles]].
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=== Instructions  ===
=== Instructions  ===


1. Check the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to choose a county to verify.
1. Find the parent counties listed under the heading '''''Historical Facts''''' and under the county heading box.  
 
2. Sign up on the Assignment Chart to accept the task. Sign up instructions are posted with the Assignment Chart below.
 
3. Click on your chosen county name in the Assignment Chart.
 
4. Scroll to the heading '''''Historical Facts'''''.
 
5. Scroll to the section '''''Parent Counties''''' within Historical Facts.  


6. Compare '''''Parent Counties''''' information with one of the following websites:  
2. Scroll to the heading '''''Parent Counties''''' and compare with the information posted on one of the following websites:  


7. Open a new Internet browser page.  
3. Check the parent county information on one or both of the following sites:


:a.On the new webpage go to [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio Ancestry Wiki]. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.  
:a.Open a new webpage and go to [http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio Ancestry Wiki].  
::1. Once on this page, scroll to bottom of the page and click on your county name.  
::1. Once on this page, scroll to bottom of the page and click on your county name.  
::2. Within the text find the parent county information.  
::2. Within the text find the parent county information.  
::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page. <br>
::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page.  
 
:b. A second website to check parent county names is [http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm ProGenealogists]  
:b. A second website to check parent county names is [http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm ProGenealogists] Courtesy of ProGenealogists.
::1. Once on this page, scroll through the page to your county name.  
::1. Once on this page, scroll through the page to your county name.  
::2. Within the text find the parent county information.  
::2. Within the text find the parent county information.  
::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page.
::3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page.


*Accept these websites as correct, if you find a mistake on FamilySearch Wiki.
*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in rich text or wikitext.  
*If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Rich_Text_Editing_Instructions|rich text]] or [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Wikitext_Editing_Instructions|wikitext]].  
*If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use.  
*If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use.  
*If you have questions about editing (such as rich text or wiktext), go to wiki help links under the heading [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-County Headings, Neighboring Counties#Description|Description]].
*You only need to edit in one style of text.<br>
*You only need to edit in one style of text.<br>


4. If no changes are needed, your task is complete.
==== Rich Text editing instructions ====
 
5. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.
 
6. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!
 
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==== Rich Text Editing Instructions ====


:a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
:a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
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::4. If you used Ancestry as a reference, copy and paste the following reference into the edit box:
::4. If you used Ancestry as a reference, copy and paste the following reference into the edit box:


:::<nowiki>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Adams County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio (accessed 3 August 2012). </nowiki>
Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Adams County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio (accessed 3 August 2012).  


:::a. Within the citation, change the county name "Adams" to your county name in both places it is used. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.  
:::a. Within the citation, change the county name "Adams" to your county name in both places it is used. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.  
:::b. Click OK.
:::b. Click OK.5. If you used ProGenealogist as a reference, copy the paste the following into the edit box:
 
::5. If you used ProGenealogist as a reference, copy the paste the following into the edit box:


:::<nowiki>ProGenealogists. "Ohio Genealogy Records and Ohio Ancestry." http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm (accessed 3 Aug 2012). </nowiki>
ProGenealogists. "Ohio Genealogy Records and Ohio Ancestry." http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm (accessed 3 Aug 2012).  


:::a. Within the citation, change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.  
:::a. Within the citation, change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.  
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:j. Your task is complete.
:j. Your task is complete.


:k. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.
:k. Mark the table below to indicate you have finished the task.
 
:l. Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!
 
==== Wikitext Editing Instructions  ====
 
:a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
 
:b. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page" near the upper right-hand corner of the page, opposite the county page title.
 
:c. Click on the word 'Wikitext' in the top left corner of the toolbar.
 
:d. Scroll to the section <nowiki>*'''Parent Counties'''</nowiki> .
 
:e. Each county name is linked to the correct county wiki page by the wikitext as follows: <nowiki> [[(county name) County, Ohio|(county name)]]</nowiki>. When linked correctly, after the page is saved, the county name will be blue. This link takes the reader directly to the named county page.
 
:f. If county names need to be changed:
 
::1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
::2. Delete the incorrect county name by placing your cursor at the end of the word which needs editing. Backspace to remove any incorrect words or letters.
::3. Copy the following sentence and paste where the correct county name should appear:
:::<nowiki> [[(county name) County, Ohio|(county name)]]</nowiki>
::4. Replace the words '''county name''' with the correct parent county name (do this twice, at both places within the sentence where the county name appears).
 
:g. If county formation date needs to be changed:
::1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
::2. Place your cursor at the end of the numbers which need editing.
::3. Backspace to remove any incorrect numbers.
::4. Type in the correct numbers.
 
:h. After the county formation date add a reference as follows:
 
::1. If you used ''Ancestry'' as a reference:
::a. Place your cursor after the county formation date.
::b. Copy and past the following reference:
:::<nowiki><ref>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Adams County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio (accessed 3 August 2012). </ref></nowiki>
 
:::i. Within the citation, change the county name "Adams" to your county name in both places it is used.
:::ii. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.
:::iii. Click OK.
 
::5. If you used ''ProGenealogist'' as a reference:
 
::a. Place your cursor after the county formation date.
::b. Copy and past the following reference:
 
:::<nowiki><ref>ProGenealogists. "Ohio Genealogy Records and Ohio Ancestry." http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm (accessed 3 Aug 2012). </ref></nowiki>
 
:::i. Within the citation, change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.
:::ii. Click OK.
 
:i. Add a summary sentence near the bottom of the page in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited parent counties information".
 
:j. Click on the box "Save Page".
 
:k. Your task is complete.
 
:l. Mark the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Ohio Tasks-Parent Counties#Assignment_Chart|Assignment Chart]] below to indicate you have finished the task.  Thank you!


=== Section Example  ===
=== Section Example  ===


*'''Parent counties''': Formed from [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] and [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] Counties in 1846.<ref>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 4 August 2012).</ref>
*'''Parent counties''': Formed from [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] and [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] Counties in 1846.


=== Complete Heading Example  ===
=== Complete Heading Example  ===
=== Historical Facts  ===
=== Historical Facts  ===


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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1856*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1856*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1846*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1846*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1856*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1856*</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1845</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1845</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1795</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1795</center>  
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1846</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1846</center>
|-
|-
| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] | [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] | [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''*For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Mahoning County, Ohio#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Mahoning County, Ohio#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
|}
|}


*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] and [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] Counties in 1846. <ref>Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 4 August 2012).</ref><br>  
*'''Parent Counties''': Formed from [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]]&nbsp;and [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] Counties in 1846.<br>  
*'''County Seat: '''Youngstown <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><br>  
*'''County Seat: '''Youngstown <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><br>  
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref><br>[[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] (south){{·}}[[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] (east){{·}}[[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County, Pennsylvania]] (northesast){{·}}[[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]] (northwest){{·}}[[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] (southwest){{·}}[[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] (north)
*'''Neighboring Counties''': {{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).</ref><br>[[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] (south){{·}}[[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] (east){{·}}[[Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Mercer County, Pennsylvania]] (northesast){{·}}[[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]] (northwest){{·}}[[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] (southwest){{·}}[[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] (north)


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=== Assignment Chart  ===
=== Assignment Chart  ===


If you are accepting this task:
{| width="400" border="2" align="center" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
 
|-
:1. Sign in to the wiki at the upper right-hand corner of this page. Use your FamilySearch account username and password.
! scope="col" bgcolor="#ccccff" | County
:2. Open the Assignment Chart for editing by clicking on the check mark in the box at the right opposite the Assignment Table heading.
! scope="col" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Date Completed
:3. Place your cursor in the box under the heading '''Name/Date Task Accepted''' and opposite your county of choice.
! scope="col" bgcolor="#ccccff" | Name
:4. Type 4 tildes (~). This symbol is located on the upper left-hand part of your keyboard, next to the number 1. The <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> is an electronic signature and will leave your user name and date when you signed.
|-
:5. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Selected Adams County for Verification".
| Adams
:6. Click on the box "Save Page".<br>
|
:7. You are now signed up to complete this task.<br>
|
 
|-
<br> If you are completing this task:
| Allen
 
|
*Follow the same instructions as accepting the task, except place your cursor in the correct county box under the heading '''Date Completed'''. Change your summary sentence to something like, "Completed Adams County for parent counties verification."  
|
*Also, report your finished task on the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENGZ1FlRDhSOGx1OUpDc254Nm1xNXc6MA#gid=0 Ohio FamilySearch Completed Task Google Form]. Follow the instructions on the Google form. This step is important for documenting completed wiki volunteer work. Thank you!
 
{| width="600" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2" align="center"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | County
| Ashland
! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Name/Date Task Accepted
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! bgcolor="#ccccff" scope="col" | Date Completed
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| [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams]]
| Ashtabula
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Allen County, Ohio|Allen]]
| Athens
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Ashland County, Ohio|Ashland]]
| Auglaize
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula]]
| Belmont
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
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|-
|-
| [[Athens County, Ohio|Athens]]
| Brown
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:07, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Auglaize County, Ohio|Auglaize]]
| Butler
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont]]
| Carroll
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Brown County, Ohio|Brown]]
| Champaign
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]]
| Clark
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll]]
| Clermont
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Champaign County, Ohio|Champaign]]
| Clinton
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Clark County, Ohio|Clark]]
| Columbiana
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Clermont County, Ohio|Clermont]]
| Coshocton
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Clinton County, Ohio|Clinton]]
| Crawford
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]]
| Cuyahoga
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 21:57, 2 February 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]]
| Darke
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]]
| Defiance
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]]
| Delaware
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Darke County, Ohio|Darke]]
| Erie
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Defiance County, Ohio|Defiance]]
| Fairfield
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware]]
| Fayette
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Erie County, Ohio|Erie]]
| Franklin
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]]
| Fulton
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Fayette County, Ohio|Fayette]]
| Gallia
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin]]
| Geauga
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Fulton County, Ohio|Fulton]]
| Greene
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
|-
| [[Gallia County, Ohio|Gallia]]
| Guernsey
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
|-
| [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga]]
| Hamilton
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Greene County, Ohio|Greene]]
| Hancock
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey]]
| Hardin
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]]
| Harrison
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Hancock County, Ohio|Hancock]]
| Henry
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Hardin County, Ohio|Hardin]]
| Highland
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison]]
| Hocking
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Henry County, Ohio|Henry]]
| Holmes
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Highland County, Ohio|Highland]]
| Huron
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking]]
| Jackson
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes]]
| Jefferson
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|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]]
| Knox
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|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Jackson County, Ohio|Jackson]]
| Lake
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Jefferson County, Ohio|Jefferson]]
| Lawrence
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|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]]
| Licking
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake]]
| Logan
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Lawrence County, Ohio|Lawrence]]
| Lorain
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]]
| Lucas
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan]]
| Madison
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Lorain County, Ohio|Lorain]]
| Mahoning
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas]]
| Marion
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Madison County, Ohio|Madison]]
| Medina
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning]]
| Meigs
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Marion County, Ohio|Marion]]
| Mercer
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]]
| Miami
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Meigs County, Ohio|Meigs]]
| Monroe
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Mercer County, Ohio|Mercer]]
| Montgomery
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami]]
| Morgan
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Monroe County, Ohio|Monroe]]
| Morrow
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery]]
| Muskingum
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Morgan County, Ohio|Morgan]]
| Noble
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow]]
| Ottawa
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum]]
| Paulding
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Noble County, Ohio|Noble]]
| Perry
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Ottawa County, Ohio|Ottawa]]
| Pickaway
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Paulding County, Ohio|Paulding]]
| Pike
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry]]
| Portage
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]]
| Preble
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Pike County, Ohio|Pike]]
| Putnam
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]]
| Richland
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Preble County, Ohio|Preble]]
| Ross
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Putnam County, Ohio|Putnam]]
| Sandusky
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]]
| Scioto
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross]]
| Seneca
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Sandusky County, Ohio|Sandusky]]
| Shelby
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Scioto County, Ohio|Scioto]]
| Stark
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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|-
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| [[Seneca County, Ohio|Seneca]]
| Summit
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Shelby County, Ohio|Shelby]]
| Trumbull
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
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| [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]]
| Tuscarawas
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]]
| Union
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]]
| Van Wert
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
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| [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]]
| Vinton
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Union County, Ohio|Union]]
| Warren
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
|-
|-
| [[Van Wert County, Ohio|Van Wert]]
| Washington
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
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| [[Vinton County, Ohio|Vinton]]
| Wayne
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
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| [[Warren County, Ohio|Warren]]
| Williams
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
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| [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington]]
| Wood
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne]]
| Wyandot
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
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| [[Williams County, Ohio|Williams]]
| Williams County  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]]
| Wood County  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
|  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 20:56, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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| [[Wyandot County, Ohio|Wyandot]]
| Wyandot County  
| [[User:Lowfiv|Lowfiv]] 19:01, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
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[[Category:Ohio_Tasks|Parent Counties]]
[[Category:Ohio_Tasks|Parent Counties]]

Revision as of 15:30, 3 August 2012

WikiProject Ohio Gotoarrow.png Wiki Project Ohio Tasks - Parent Counties


Description[edit | edit source]

The purpose of this task is to verify the already-posted parent counties for each county. The list of parent counties is found on the county page under the Historical Facts heading and the county heading box.

Instructions[edit | edit source]

1. Find the parent counties listed under the heading Historical Facts and under the county heading box.

2. Scroll to the heading Parent Counties and compare with the information posted on one of the following websites:

3. Check the parent county information on one or both of the following sites:

a.Open a new webpage and go to Ancestry Wiki.
1. Once on this page, scroll to bottom of the page and click on your county name.
2. Within the text find the parent county information.
3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page.
b. A second website to check parent county names is ProGenealogists
1. Once on this page, scroll through the page to your county name.
2. Within the text find the parent county information.
3. Compare this information with what is already posted on the wiki county page.
  • If changes are needed, you may make those changes by editing in rich text or wikitext.
  • If you are new to the wiki, rich text may be easier for you to use.
  • You only need to edit in one style of text.

Rich Text editing instructions[edit | edit source]

a. Login to the FamilySearch wiki using your FamilySearch login name and password.
b. Open the county page for editing by clicking on the button "Edit this page" near the upper right-hand corner of the page, opposite the county page title.
c. Scroll to the heading Parent Counties.
d. If county names need to be changed:
1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
2. Delete the incorrect county name by placing your cursor at the end of the word which needs editing. Backspace to remove any incorrect words or letters.
3. Type in the correct name.
4. Highlight the county name you just typed.
5. Go to the toolbar at the top of the page.
6. Select the World icon with the link.
7. Type your county name below the work link in this format,"[Your County Name] County, Ohio".
- Capitalize the beginning of each word and place the comma as shown.
- An automatic search result will appear in the box below.
- Choose the result which exactly matches [Your county name] County, Ohio by clicking on it. This will link the county you typed to its page in the FamilySearch Wiki.
- Click OK.
f. If county formation date needs to be changed:
1. Edit as you would in any word processing program.
2. Place your cursor at the end of the numbers which need editing.
3. Backspace to remove any incorrect numbers.
4. Type in the correct numbers.
g. After the county formation date add a reference as follows:
1. Place your cursor after the county formation date.
2. Go to the toolbar near the top of the page. Click on the first blue <R>.
3. This will open a box to edit the reference.
4. If you used Ancestry as a reference, copy and paste the following reference into the edit box:

Ancestry.com wiki contributors, "Adams County, Ohio" in Ancestry.com: Wiki at http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adams_County,_Ohio (accessed 3 August 2012).

a. Within the citation, change the county name "Adams" to your county name in both places it is used. Change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.
b. Click OK.5. If you used ProGenealogist as a reference, copy the paste the following into the edit box:

ProGenealogists. "Ohio Genealogy Records and Ohio Ancestry." http://www.progenealogists.com/genealogyohio.htm (accessed 3 Aug 2012).

a. Within the citation, change the accessed date to the date you viewed the information.
b. Click OK.
h. Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page. Add a summary sentence in the Summary box saying something like, "Edited neighboring counties information".
i. Click on the box "Save Page".
j. Your task is complete.
k. Mark the table below to indicate you have finished the task.

Section Example[edit | edit source]

Complete Heading Example[edit | edit source]

Historical Facts[edit | edit source]

Beginning dates for major county records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Tax
Land
Probate
1856*
1846*
1856*
1845
1795
1846
*For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries

Ohio Digital Collections






Assignment Chart[edit | edit source]

County Date Completed Name
Adams
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens
Auglaize
Belmont
Brown
Butler
Carroll
Champaign
Clark
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Darke
Defiance
Delaware
Erie
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gallia
Geauga
Greene
Guernsey
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Highland
Hocking
Holmes
Huron
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox
Lake
Lawrence
Licking
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Madison
Mahoning
Marion
Medina
Meigs
Mercer
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Morrow
Muskingum
Noble
Ottawa
Paulding
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Portage
Preble
Putnam
Richland
Ross
Sandusky
Scioto
Seneca
Shelby
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Union
Van Wert
Vinton
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Williams
Wood
Wyandot
Williams County
Wood County
Wyandot County



[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mahoning County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahoning_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).
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