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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Ohio.htm Ohio Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Ohio.htm Ohio Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | ||
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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 [http://www.ohiodar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] also (see the "[[Ohio Genealogy|Genealogy]]" page). | 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 [http://www.ohiodar.org/ Daughters of the American Revolution] also (see the "[[Ohio Genealogy|Genealogy]]" page). | ||
The [http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx Ohio Department of Health] <ref name="Ohio Department of Health">[http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx Division of Vital Statistics]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Ohio Department of Health &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; P. O. Box 15098 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Columbus, OH 43215-0098 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Telephone: 614-466-2531 </ref>in Columbus has birth records since 20 December 1908 to the present. They can be contacted for copies of records. | The [http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx Ohio Department of Health] <ref name="Ohio Department of Health">[http://www.odh.ohio.gov/vitalstatistics/vitalstats.aspx Division of Vital Statistics]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Ohio Department of Health &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; P. O. Box 15098 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Columbus, OH 43215-0098 &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Telephone: 614-466-2531 </ref>in Columbus has birth records since 20 December 1908 to the present. They can be contacted for copies of records. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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*'''Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953''' Free name indexes and images at [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 FamilySearch – Pilot]. 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, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased<br> | *'''Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953''' Free name indexes and images at [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 FamilySearch – Pilot]. 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, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased<br> | ||
== Divorce Records == | |||
Divorce proceedings were usually recorded by the state supreme court before 1852, but petitions were filed in the county court. Since then all records have been kept in the court of common pleas in each county. Records of divorce granted before 7 September 1949 may be recorded in the County Clerk of Courts Office of the county where the divorce was granted. Divorce records since 7 September 1949 are recorded at the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. | Divorce proceedings were usually recorded by the state supreme court before 1852, but petitions were filed in the county court. Since then all records have been kept in the court of common pleas in each county. Records of divorce granted before 7 September 1949 may be recorded in the County Clerk of Courts Office of the county where the divorce was granted. Divorce records since 7 September 1949 are recorded at the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. | ||
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Many '''eloping couples '''went to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, or Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio to be married and to avoid the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | Many '''eloping couples '''went to Cincinnati, Hamilton County, or Aberdeen, Brown County, Ohio to be married and to avoid the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | ||
== Adoption Records == | |||
== Additional Helps == | |||
== Tips == | |||
=== Tips === | |||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
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*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative. | ||
==Research Guides= | === Research Guides === | ||
== Substitute Records == | === Lost and Missing Records === | ||
=== Substitute Records === | |||
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records. | These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records. | ||
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*[[Ohio History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | *[[Ohio History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | ||
== More Online Ohio Vital Records Links== | === More Online Ohio Vital Records Links === | ||
These websites contain many, many links to deaths, obituaries and other Ohio records. | These websites contain many, many links to deaths, obituaries and other Ohio records. | ||
*[http://ohgen.net/usa/states/ohio/vital-record-batch-numbers-by-county/index.html Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County; OHGen.net] | *[http://ohgen.net/usa/states/ohio/vital-record-batch-numbers-by-county/index.html Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County; OHGen.net] | ||
*[http://www.genealogybranches.com/ohio.html Ohio Vital Records Indexes] | *[http://www.genealogybranches.com/ohio.html Ohio Vital Records Indexes] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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