Guide to Auglaize County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Auglaize County, Ohio | |
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 Location in the state of Ohio | |
 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Auglaize County Courthouse 201 Willipie St. Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895 Auglaize County Website Phone: 419.738.3410 |
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United States
Ohio Auglaize County
Historical Facts
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- Parent Counties: Formed from Allen and Mercer Counties 14 February 1848.[1]
- County Seat:Wapakoneta
- Neighboring Counties: Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy residents may also have records in Shelby (south) · Hardin (east) · Logan (southeast) · Mercer (west) · Darke (southwest) · Allen (north) · Van Wert (northwest).
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses
Resources
Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.
Biography
Business Records and Commerce
Cemeteries
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 | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 11,338 | ||
| 1860 | 17,187 | 51.6% | |
| 1870 | 20,041 | 16.6% | |
| 1880 | 25,444 | 27.0% | |
| 1890 | 28,100 | 10.4% | |
| 1900 | 31,192 | 11.0% | |
| 1910 | 31,246 | 0.2% | |
| 1920 | 29,527 | −5.5% | |
| 1930 | 28,034 | −5.1% | |
| 1940 | 28,037 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 30,637 | 9.3% | |
| 1960 | 36,147 | 18.0% | |
| 1970 | 38,602 | 6.8% | |
| 1980 | 42,554 | 10.2% | |
| 1990 | 44,585 | 4.8% | |
| 2000 | 46,611 | 4.5% | |
Church Records
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.
Court Records
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Local histories are available for Auglaize 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 History
- Sutton, Robert, History of Auglaize County, Ohio with the Indian history of Wapakoneta, and the first settlement of the county (Wapakoneta, Ohio : Robert Sutton, 1880) Digital version at Internet Archives.
- Williamson, C.W., History of western Ohio and Auglaize County: with illustrations and biographical sketches of pioneers and prominent public men (Columbus, Ohio : W. M. Linn, 1905) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library; also available on microfilm at FHL film 934877 Item 1.
Land and Property
- 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management Database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb Archives
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
- Family Maps of Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military
- Civil War service men from Knox 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 Knox County.
- -106th Regiment, Company D
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Auglaize 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
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Finding More Ohio Newspapers
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Auglaize County Ohio newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Auglaize County, Ohio Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Obituaries
Probate
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.
Finding More Probate Records
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Auglaize 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
Repositories
Courthouse
Auglaize County Courthouse
201 Willipie St.
Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895
Auglaize County Website
Phone: 419.738.3410
Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records.
Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1848.
County Recorder has land records[1]
Family History Centers
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 Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy is the St Mary Ohio Family History Center. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory.
Libraries
Museums
Societies
county history.org/ The Daniel Mooney Museum
223 South Main Street, St. Marys, Ohio
phone: 419-394-7069
county history.org/ The Wapakoneta Museum
206 West Main Street, Wapakoneta, Ohio
phone: 419-738-9328
Taxation
Ohio tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses before 1820 or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Auglaize 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
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
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
- 1821–1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
- 1856–1909 - Ohio, County Births, 1856-1909 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county.
- 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)
- various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1789–1994 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses.
- 1800–1958 - Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
- 1803-1900 - Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900 at ancestry.com ($)
- 1898-1912 - Ohio Marriages at ancestry.com ($)
- 1970-2007 - Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
- various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death
Online Death Indexes and Records'
- 1854–1997- Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
- 1908–1953 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates.
- 1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com
- 1908-2007 - Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
- Ohio Vital Record Batch Numbers by County. This is a guide to the index of Ohio Vital Records microfilmed and listed at familysearch.org.
- Ohio Death Certificate Index searchable database, 1913-1944.
- Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Deaths 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002
- various years - Auglaize County vital records database Courtesy of OhioGenWeb
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Auglaize County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Divorce
- 1962-2007 - Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
- 1962-2007 - Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at ancestry.com ($)
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Auglaize County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
Places
Populated Places
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 540, Auglaize County, Ohio. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.