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== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
== 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.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
=== Order of Records ===
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== List of Topics ==
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
This Record Finder table links to the Ohio topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
===Vital Events ===
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]  
|}
|}


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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Ohio Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]  
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Ohio Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Ohio Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]
|}
|}


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| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| align="left" | Nationality and ethnicity
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Ohio Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Ohio Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Ohio Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ohio Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Ohio Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Ohio Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Ohio Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Ohio Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Ohio Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Ohio Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Ohio Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ohio Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Ohio Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Ohio Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Ohio Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ohio Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}

Revision as of 14:24, 25 September 2020

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Record Finder Table for Ohio[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Nationality and ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption[edit | edit source]

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