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Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Ohio enacted a statute in 1856 -1857 requiring registration of births, deaths and marriages, many did not comply. A second law was written in 1867 but, again, was not always followed. By 1908, the law was more clearly defined and kept. Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate|{{PAGENAME}} Probate Court.]] The [http://www.odh.ohio.gov/ Ohio Department of Health] has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954 while the [http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/index.shtml Ohio Historical Society] houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953. | Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Ohio enacted a statute in 1856 -1857 requiring registration of births, deaths and marriages, many did not comply. A second law was written in 1867 but, again, was not always followed. By 1908, the law was more clearly defined and kept. Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the [[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate|{{PAGENAME}} Probate Court.]] The [http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalmisc/vitalstats.aspx Ohio Department of Health] has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954 while the [http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/index.shtml Ohio Historical Society] houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953. | ||