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=== Birth and Death Records === | === Birth and Death Records === | ||
County-level registrations of births and deaths began in 1867 and were kept by the probate court; however, they are incomplete. A few counties have records dating from the 1840s. These records include the names of the parents and their place of residence. The obligatory recording on a state level of births and deaths in Ohio began 20 December 1908. <br> | County-level registrations of births and deaths began in 1867 and were kept by the probate court; however, they are incomplete. A few counties have records dating from the 1840s. These records include the names of the parents and their place of residence. The obligatory recording on a state level of births and deaths in Ohio began 20 December 1908. <br> | ||
These records are in the county or city health departments. The state-level birth records usually contain a child's name, place and date of birth, sex, race, name and birthplace of father, and maiden name and birthplace of mother. The state-level death records usually include a child's name, place and date of death, sex, age at death, marital state, place of birth, parents, occupation, cause of death, and last residence. | These records are in the county or city health departments. The state-level birth records usually contain a child's name, place and date of birth, sex, race, name and birthplace of father, and maiden name and birthplace of mother. The state-level death records usually include a child's name, place and date of death, sex, age at death, marital state, place of birth, parents, occupation, cause of death, and last residence. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of the vital records of many counties to at least 1908 and some counties to the 1970s. These are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. Vital records at the state level are listed under OHIO - VITAL RECORDS. | The Family History Library has microfilms of the vital records of many counties to at least 1908 and some counties to the 1970s. These are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under OHIO, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. Vital records at the state level are listed under OHIO - VITAL RECORDS. | ||
Among other records, the Family History Library has: | Among other records, the Family History Library has: | ||
''Certificates of Death, 1908-1944; Index, 1908-1911''. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983, 1994-1995. (On 962 FHL films beginning with 929253.) | ''Certificates of Death, 1908-1944; Index, 1908-1911''. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Historical Society. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983, 1994-1995. (On 962 FHL films beginning with 929253.) | ||
Ohio Historical Society, comp. ''Death Index, 1908- 1944''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983, 1992, 1995. (On 21 FHL films beginning with 2023798.) | Ohio Historical Society, comp. ''Death Index, 1908- 1944''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983, 1992, 1995. (On 21 FHL films beginning with 2023798.) | ||
Delayed and corrected registrations of births are also available for many counties at the Family History Library. Another source for vital statistics is the large collection of family Bible and cemetery records compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution (see the "[[Ohio Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). | Delayed and corrected registrations of births are also available for many counties at the Family History Library. Another source for vital statistics is the large collection of family Bible and cemetery records compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution (see the "[[Ohio Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). | ||
The Ohio Department of Health in Columbus has birth records since 20 December 1908 and death records for Ohio residents who died between January 1945 to the present. To obtain copies of these records, write to: | The Ohio Department of Health in Columbus has birth records since 20 December 1908 and death records for Ohio residents who died between January 1945 to the present. To obtain copies of these records, write to: | ||
'''Division of Vital Statistics'''<br>Ohio Department of Health <br>P. O. Box 15098 <br>Columbus, OH 43215-0098 <br>Telephone: 614-466-2531 | '''Division of Vital Statistics'''<br>Ohio Department of Health <br>P. O. Box 15098 <br>Columbus, OH 43215-0098 <br>Telephone: 614-466-2531 | ||
Death records from 1908 to 1953 can be searched online at: [http://search.labs.familysearch.org | Death records from 1908 to 1953 can be searched online at: http://[http://search.labs.familysearch.org Pilot.familysearch.org] . The site will let you view and save the actual death record. | ||
Birth and death records prior to 20 December 1908 are available from the probate court of the county where the event occurred. | Birth and death records prior to 20 December 1908 are available from the probate court of the county where the event occurred. | ||
Deaths that occurred between | Deaths that occurred between 1913 and December 1944 are available at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus. The web site is [http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death/ http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/death/] | ||
The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at: | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at: | ||
[http://www.vitalrec.com/ http://www.vitalrec.com] | [http://www.vitalrec.com/ http://www.vitalrec.com] <!--{12077558702030} --> | ||
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=== Marriage and Divorce Records === | === Marriage and Divorce Records === | ||