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:*'''1789-1994''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804 Ohio County Marriages] available on FamilySearch, free. | :*'''1789-1994''' - [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804 Ohio County Marriages] available on FamilySearch, free. | ||
:*'''1840-1915''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake/vitalrec/marriage/index.html Marriages] - Lake County Probate Marriage Records Index 1840-1915. This index includes marriages from Vol. A-K, and 12-14 and part of 15. Courtesy OhioGenWeb. | :*'''1806-1919''' - [Geauga County Vital Records Indexes | ||
:*'''1810-1840''' - [http://probate.cuyahogacounty.us/pa/TOS.aspx Cuyahoga County Probate and Marriage Index 1810 to Current] This includes Willoughby Township in Lake County until 1840 when it splits off from Cuyahoga. Courtesy OhioGenWeb. | |||
:*'''1806-1840''' - [http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/geauga/vitals-index.html Geauga County Marriages 1806-1953] This includes the current Lake County until 1840 when it splits off from Geauga. | |||
:*'''1840-1915''' - [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake/vitalrec/marriage/index.html Marriages] - Lake County Probate Marriage Records Index 1840-1915. This index includes marriages from Vol. A-K, and 12-14 and part of 15. Courtesy OhioGenWeb. | |||
:*'''1986 to present''' - [https://phoenix.lakecountyohio.gov/pa/pa_prob.urd/pamw6500.display Lake County Marriage Index] Courtesy OhioGenWeb | :*'''1986 to present''' - [https://phoenix.lakecountyohio.gov/pa/pa_prob.urd/pamw6500.display Lake County Marriage Index] Courtesy OhioGenWeb | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 4 September 2013
Guide to Lake County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Lake County, Ohio | |
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 Location in the state of Ohio | |
 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Lake County Courthouse 47 N. Park Place Painesville, Ohio 44077 Lake County Website |
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United States
Ohio Lake County
Historical Facts[edit | edit source]
| Beginning dates for major county records | |||||
| 1840 |
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| *For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | |||||
- Parent Counties: Formed from Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties 20 March 1840.[1]
- County Seat: Painesville
- Neighboring Counties: Lake County, Ohio Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Geauga (south) · Ashtabula (east) · Cuyahoga (southwest) · Across Lake Erie lies Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (north)
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
See an interactive map of Lake County boundary changes.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Painesville Twp. records to after 1900 due to flood
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Lake County OHGenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake
See History Hall . . . at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlcgs
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Lake County Cemeteries and Index of names.
Individual cemeteries:
- Leroy Cemetery, Painesville BillionGraves
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
| Family History Library | ||
| WorldCat | ||
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Lake Co. Gen. Society www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlcgs |
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| Billion Graves | ||
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Ohio denominations, see Ohio Church Records.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Kirtland
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
- Records of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Painesville, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Naturalization Records - An Alphabetical Abstract of the naturalization petitions from Lake County Probate Court (1860-1906) and Lake County Common Pleas Court (1906-1975). This includes Declarations of Intention and petitions that failed for a variety of reasons. Naturalizations between 1840 and 1860 were done in a variety of courts, which will be abstracted later.
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Lake County, Ohio Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Ohio Local Histories.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Riddle, Albert Gallation, History of Geauga and Lake Counties, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Pioneers and Most Prominent Men, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Williams Bros., 1878). Digital copy at Google Books FHL book 977.133 H2wiL
- Western Reserve Historical Society, Lake County Chapter, Lake County History, (Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, Lake County Chapter, 1941). Digital copy at Ancestry ($)(Indexed) FHL book 977.1334 H2Lc
- Stith, Bary Oyler, Lake County, Ohio: 150 Years of Tradition, (Northridge, California: Windsor Publications, 1988). FHL book 977.1334 H2s
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Ohio Land and Property for additional information about early Ohio land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
- Civil War
Civil War service men from Lake County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lake County.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery, Battery C
- - 105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies D and K
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Lake County, Ohio Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, Ohio Genealogical Society chapters, college or university libraries, the Library of Congress, Google News, or the Ohio Memory. The Ohio Genealogical Society Obituary Database is another source of newspaper information.
For more Ohio newspaper information see the Newspaper Guides on the wiki page Ohio Newspapers. Online Newspapers
- Select issues ofEvening and Morning Star available at BYU's Digital Collections. Click on newspaper in box on right.
- Painesville Telegraph and Telegraph=Republican available at http://news.google.com/newspapers
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Index 1822-current available at http://www.MorleyLibrary.org >Genealogy > Obit Index
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records [edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the {{{1}}} County Probate Court. See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
Probate records 1840-1902 browseable on FamilySearch, not complete. <br>
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Lake County Courthouse
47 North Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077-3414
Phone: 440.350.2657
Clerk Court has court records from 1840
25 North Park Place
Painesville, OH 44077
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records
25 North Park Place, rear
Painesville, OH 44077
County Recorder has land records[1]
105 Main Street
Painesville, OH 44077
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Centers are branches of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources for family history research.
The main FamilySearch Center for Lake County, Ohio Genealogy is the
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Morley Library--Best collection of local genealogical materials.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Lake County History Center http://www.lakehistory.org
Societies[edit | edit source]
Lake County Genealogical Society This site contains links to their projects, which have a lot of information in them. Lake County Cemetery Inscriptions to 2003, Naturalization Index 1860-1975, Biographies, Index to LakeLines, Memorials and Activities.
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.
Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1867-1908 - Lake County birth records births from the Probate Court. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1867-1908 - Corrected and Delayed birth records index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1867-1908 - Birth Records for Perry Township Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1867-1908 - Registrars Birth Report miscellaneous non-probate births. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- 1881-1900 - Birth Notices index to birth notices in the Painesville Telegraph Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Alphabetical transcription at GenWeb www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake/
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1789-1994 - Ohio County Marriages available on FamilySearch, free.
- 1806-1919 - [Geauga County Vital Records Indexes
- 1810-1840 - Cuyahoga County Probate and Marriage Index 1810 to Current This includes Willoughby Township in Lake County until 1840 when it splits off from Cuyahoga. Courtesy OhioGenWeb.
- 1806-1840 - Geauga County Marriages 1806-1953 This includes the current Lake County until 1840 when it splits off from Geauga.
- 1840-1915 - Marriages - Lake County Probate Marriage Records Index 1840-1915. This index includes marriages from Vol. A-K, and 12-14 and part of 15. Courtesy OhioGenWeb.
- 1986 to present - Lake County Marriage Index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
Death records 1867-1908 transcription at GenWeb www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake
Death records 1867-1908 now searchable on FamilySearch
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, widowed or divorced, occupation of deceased. Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Family History Library Catalog
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake - The GenWeb site has many databases, biographies, vital records, etc.
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlake/vitalrec/probateb.html - Lake County birth records 1867-1908.
- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlcgs - The Lake County Genealogical Society projects page with the cemetery inscriptions, naturalizations and other information.
Places[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002]. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "HBG" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lake County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).