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*In column 1 find your research goal.  
== Record Finder Table for Ohio ==
*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.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
*More records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
=== 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.


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== List of Topics ==
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This Record Finder table links to the Ohio topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
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===Vital Events ===
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{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| '''1. If you need'''
| '''2. Look First in'''
| '''3. Then Search'''
|-
|-
| Baptism date
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|  
[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br>[[LDS Missionaries|Missionaries]]<br>[[LDS Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 
|-
|-
| Biographical sketches
| align="left" | Birth date and place
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Obituaries|Obituaries]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
[[LDS History|History]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br><br>
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
 
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and place
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Priesthood Records|Priesthood Records]]<br>Missionaries
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
| Patriarchal Blessings<br>Military Records<br>Census<br>Temple Records
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
Census<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br>
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}


===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Crossing the ocean and<br>crossing the plains
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
|  
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Periodicals<br>Colonization<br>History<br>Newspapers
 
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Maiden name
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Vital Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals<br>Emigration and Immigration
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
Emigration and Immigration<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}


| Colonization<br>Obituaries<br>Periodicals
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Family history or genealogy
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Temple Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
| History<br>Military Records<br>For Further Reading
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Immigration date
| History<br>Historical Geography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Periodicals<br><br>
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[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)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
|}


| Census<br>Newspapers<br><br>
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical Geography<br><br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Colonization<br>History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Residence
| Vital Records<br>Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Newspapers
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
 
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|-
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]  
| Missionary service
*[[Ohio Taxation|Taxation]]
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Missionaries<br>Membership Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
 
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>History
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
 
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
|-
|}
| Occupations
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Obituaries<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
| Newspapers<br>Military Records<br><br>
|-
| Parents
|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]


| Missionaries<br>Patriarchal Blessings<br><br><br>
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| Patriarchal blessings
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Patriarchal Blessings<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|  
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[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)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]


|-
|-
| Photographs
| align="left" | Occupation
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
 
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
| History<br><br>
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
| Military Records<br><br>
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| Historical Geography<br>Colonization<br>History
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries<br><br><br>
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>Membership Records<br>Directories<br>Census
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
 
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
| Obituaries<br>Priesthood Records<br>Colonization<br>Missionaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Previous research
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|  
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Temple Records<br><br>
|-  
 
|}
|  
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>History<br>Periodicals
 
|-
| Priesthood ordinations
|
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Priesthood Records<br>Temple Records
 
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br><br>
 
|-
| Record-finding aids
| Archives and Libraries<br>Periodicals
| For Further Reading<br><br>
|-
| Spouses
|  
Membership Records<br>Temple Records<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
 
|
[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]<br>Obituaries<br>Military Records
 
|-
| Temple ordinances
|
Temple Records<br>[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br><br><br>
 
|-
| Wards/branches attended
|
[[LDS Membership Records|Membership Records]]<br>Directories<br>Census<br>[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]
 
| Priesthood Records<br>Missionaries<br>Historical Geography<br>History
|-
| Ward/branch boundaries
| Historical Geography<br>History<br>Colonization
|
[[LDS Biographies|Biography]]<br>[[LDS Genealogy|Genealogy]]


|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

Ohio Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Ohio Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Ohio

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

This Record Finder table links to the Ohio topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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