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== Record Finder Table for Ohio ==
This table can help you decide which records will help you find information about your ancestors. Links to the corresponding pages in the wiki are still being created. Until all the links are completed, please view this table as a draft.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
*In column 1 find your research goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Ohio topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
*In column 2 are the types of records that will likely have the information you need. Each record type is linked to additional information about the record you should search.
*More records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.


===Vital Events ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
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| '''1. If you need'''  
| '''2. Look First in'''  
| '''3. Then Search'''
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| Baptism date
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[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
 
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[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br>[[LDS Missionaries|Missionaries]]<br>[[LDS Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
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| Biographical sketches
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[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
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[[LDS History|History]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br><br>
 
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| Birth date and place
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[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br>Missionaries
 
| Patriarchal Blessings<br>Military Records<br>Census<br>Temple Records
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| Children
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Census<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries
 
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[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br>
 
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| Crossing the ocean and<br>crossing the plains
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Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br><br>
 
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[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Periodicals<br>Colonization<br>History<br>Newspapers
 
|-
| Death information
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Vital Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
 
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[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals<br>Emigration and Immigration
 
|-
| Divorce
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[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]
 
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
 
|-
| Emigration information
|
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
 
| Colonization<br>Obituaries<br>Periodicals
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Family history or genealogy
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|  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Temple Records
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| History<br>Military Records<br>For Further Reading
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
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|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Historical background
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| History<br>Historical Geography
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Periodicals<br><br>
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
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*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
| Census<br>Newspapers<br><br>
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| Maps
| Historical Geography<br><br>
| Colonization<br>History
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Vital Records<br>Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Missionary service
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
Missionaries<br>Membership Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|  
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>History
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*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Occupations
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|  
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
| Newspapers<br>Military Records<br><br>
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
| Missionaries<br>Patriarchal Blessings<br><br><br>
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Patriarchal blessings
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Patriarchal Blessings<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Photographs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
 
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]  
| History<br><br>
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*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
|}


=== Residences and Locations ===
| Military Records<br><br>
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| Place-finding aids
| Historical Geography<br>Colonization<br>History
| Archives and Libraries<br><br><br>
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Membership Records<br>Directories<br>Census
 
| Obituaries<br>Priesthood Records<br>Colonization<br>Missionaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Temple Records<br><br>
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals
*[[Ohio Taxation|Taxation]]
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*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Priesthood ordinations
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*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Priesthood Records<br>Temple Records
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Ohio|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Ohio|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Ohio Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]


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[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br><br>
|-
| Record-finding aids
| Archives and Libraries<br>Periodicals
| For Further Reading<br><br>
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Spouses
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
 
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Military Records
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Temple ordinances
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
Temple Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br><br>
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Wards/branches attended
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Directories<br>Census<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
| Priesthood Records<br>Missionaries<br>Historical Geography<br>History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Ward/branch boundaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Historical Geography<br>History<br>Colonization
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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=== Adoption ===
{{Ohio|Ohio}}
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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United StatesGotoarrow.png Ohio Gotoarrow.pngOhio Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records will help you find information about your ancestors. Links to the corresponding pages in the wiki are still being created. Until all the links are completed, please view this table as a draft.

  • In column 1 find your research goal.
  • In column 2 are the types of records that will likely have the information you need. Each record type is linked to additional information about the record you should search.
  • More records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
1. If you need 2. Look First in 3. Then Search
Baptism date

Membership Records
Genealogy
Biography

Priesthood Records
Missionaries
Obituaries

Biographical sketches

Biography
Obituaries
Genealogy

History
Priesthood Records

Birth date and place

Membership Records
Biography
Priesthood Records
Missionaries

Patriarchal Blessings
Military Records
Census
Temple Records
Children

Census
Genealogy
Obituaries

Membership Records
Biography

Crossing the ocean and
crossing the plains

Emigration and Immigration
Biography
Genealogy
Obituaries

Membership Records
Periodicals
Colonization
History
Newspapers

Death information

Vital Records
Membership Records
Obituaries
Newspapers

Biography
History
Periodicals
Emigration and Immigration

Divorce

Genealogy
Membership Records

Biography
Obituaries

Emigration information

Emigration and Immigration
Genealogy
Biography

Colonization
Obituaries
Periodicals
Family history or genealogy

Genealogy
Biography
Temple Records

History
Military Records
For Further Reading
Historical background History
Historical Geography 		Periodicals

Living relatives

Genealogy
Biography
Obituaries

Census
Newspapers

Maps Historical Geography

 Colonization
History
Marriage information Vital Records
Membership Records
Temple Records

Biography
Genealogy
Obituaries
Newspapers

Missionary service

Missionaries
Membership Records
Biography

Obituaries
Genealogy
History

Occupations

Biography
Obituaries
Genealogy

Newspapers
Military Records

Parents

Genealogy
Membership Records
Temple Records
Biography

Missionaries
Patriarchal Blessings


Patriarchal blessings Patriarchal Blessings

Biography
Genealogy

Photographs

Biography
Genealogy

History

Physical description

Biography
Genealogy

Military Records

Place-finding aids Historical Geography
Colonization
History 		Archives and Libraries


Places of residence

Biography
Membership Records
Directories
Census

Obituaries
Priesthood Records
Colonization
Missionaries
Previous research

Genealogy
Temple Records

Biography
History
Periodicals

Priesthood ordinations

Membership Records
Priesthood Records
Temple Records

Biography
Genealogy

Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries
Periodicals 		For Further Reading

Spouses

Membership Records
Temple Records
Biography

Genealogy
Obituaries
Military Records

Temple ordinances

Temple Records
Membership Records
Genealogy

Biography


Wards/branches attended

Membership Records
Directories
Census
Biography

Priesthood Records
Missionaries
Historical Geography
History
Ward/branch boundaries Historical Geography
History
Colonization

Biography
Genealogy

v • d• e
Links to Ohio-related articles
Topics
Counties
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
Extinct Areas
Major
Repositories
Allen County Public Library (Ft. Wayne, IN) · American Jewish Archives · Archdiocese of Cincinnati · Archives of Ohio United Methodists · Bowling Green State University Jerome Library · Dayton Metro Library · Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Archives · Mennonite Historical Collections · National Archives at Chicago (Chicago, IL) · National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, John Parker Library · Newberry Library (Chicago, IL) · Ohio Department of Health · Ohio Genealogical Society · Ohio History Connection · Ohio University Alden Library · Palatines to America German Genealogy Society Resource Center · Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County · Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County · Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center · State Library of Ohio · Toledo‑Lucas County Public Library · University of Cincinnati Blegen Library · Western Reserve Historical Society · Wright State University Dunbar Library
Migration
Routes
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