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Probate records created after 1852 are held by the {{PAGENAME}} Probate Court. From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. Most counties transferred all records to the Probate Court, but in some circumstances, Court of Common Pleas records should be searched for records prior to 1852. Most records are housed at the {{PAGENAME}} Courthouse. Some records are on microfilm at the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Family History Library. | Probate records created after 1852 are held by the {{PAGENAME}} Probate Court. From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. Most counties transferred all records to the Probate Court, but in some circumstances, Court of Common Pleas records should be searched for records prior to 1852. Most records are housed at the {{PAGENAME}} Courthouse. Some records are on microfilm at the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Family History Library. See ''Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index'' <ref>Carol Willsey Bell, ''Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index'' (Columbus, Ohio: the author, 1981) {{FSbook|188586}} -Free online copy.</ref> for more complete information about the location of county probate records. See the wiki page [[Ohio Probate Records|Ohio Probate Records]] for information about how to use probate records. | ||
'''''Content:''''' Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. | '''''Content:''''' Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. | ||
'''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908). | '''''Record types:''''' Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908). | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 30 October 2012
Probate records created after 1852 are held by the OH Probate Intro Probate Court. From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. Most counties transferred all records to the Probate Court, but in some circumstances, Court of Common Pleas records should be searched for records prior to 1852. Most records are housed at the OH Probate Intro Courthouse. Some records are on microfilm at the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Family History Library. See Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index [1] for more complete information about the location of county probate records. See the wiki page Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908).
- ↑ Carol Willsey Bell, Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index (Columbus, Ohio: the author, 1981) FamilySearch Digital Library -Free online copy.