Guide to Guernsey County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Guernsey County, Ohio | |
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 Location in the state of Ohio | |
 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Guernsey County Administration Building 801 E. Wheeling Ave Cambridge, Ohio 43725 Guernsey County Website |
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United States
Ohio Guernsey County
Historical Facts
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| *For earlier dates, try... Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | |||||
- Parent Counties: Formed from Belmont and Muskingum Counties 31 January 1810.[1]
- County Seat: Cambridge
- Neighboring Counties: Guernsey County, Ohio Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Tuscarawas (north) · Noble (south) · Muskingum (west) · Harrison (northeast) · Coshocton (northwest) · Belmont (east)
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
Family History Library CATALOG
Business Records and Commerce
Family History Library CATALOG
Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
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| WorldCat | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.
Census
Family History Library CATALOG 1850
Family History Library CATALOG 1880 Index
Family History Library CATALOG 1900 Index
Family History Library CATALOG 1910 Index
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.
Family History Library Catalog Church History
Family History Library Catalog Church Records
Court Records
Family History Library CATALOG
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
Family History Library CATALOG Black Pioneers
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Family History Library CATALOG Genealogies
Family History Library CATALOG Indexes
Family History Library CATALOG Societies
Family History Library CATALOG Societies - Indexes
Family History Library CATALOG Societies - Periodicals
Guardianship
Family History Library CATALOG
History
Local histories are available for Guernsey 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
- Sarchet, Cyrus P.B., History of Guernsey County, Ohio, (Indianapolis, Indiana: B.F. Bowen and Co. 1911). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive Volume 1: FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2: FamilySearch Digital Library FHL film 823731 Items 1-2
- Wolfe, William G., Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio: History of an Average Ohio County, (Cambridge, Ohio: W.G. Wolfe, 1943). Digital copy at FamilySearch Digital Library FHL film 1000316 Item 4; book 977.192 H2w
Land and Property
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. Family History Library CATALOG
- 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- various years - community contributed deeds Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Land and Property - Maps
Maps
- Family Maps of Guernsey County, Ohio Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Family History Library CATALOG
Military
- Civil War
Civil War service men from Guernsey 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 Guernsey County.
- - 1st Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company B, also known as "Laughlin's Cavalry"
- - 97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies A and B
Family History Library CATALOG
Family History Library CATALOG Civil War
Naturalization and Citizenship
Family History Library CATALOG
Newspapers
Guernsey 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
- various years - Newspaper articles Clippings, articles and stories of Guernesy County. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Family History Library CATALOG Indexes
Obituaries
Pensions
Family History Library CATALOG
Periodicals
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.
- various years - Greene County will index Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - community contributed wills Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
- 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.
Family History Library CATALOG
Family History Library CATALOG Indexes ===== Finding More Probate Records =====
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Guernsey 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).
Repositories
Courthouse
Guernsey County Courhouse
801 Wheeling Avenue
Cambridge, OH 43725-2335
Phone: 740.432.9230
Clerk Court has divorce records from 1850 and court records
from 1810; Probate Judge has birth, marriage, and probate
records; County Recorder has land records City-County Health
Department has death 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 Guernsey 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
Museums
Societies
Taxation
- 1800–1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. Name index of tax records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. Entries are recorded in voucher books, one person per page. The majority of the tax records in this collection are for the years 1816 through 1838. Currently (September 2012) this collection is 17% complete. Additional records will be added as they are completed.
Family History Library CATALOG Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Guernsey 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
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
- 1895 - 1895 marriage licenses extracted from the Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian. Courtesy OhioGenWeb
- various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death
Online Death Indexes and Records
Family History Library CATALOG
Family History Library CATALOG Indexes
- 1908-1953 - Ohio Statewide Death Certificates
- various years - community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Guernsey 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
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog for Guernsey County, Ohio
- The Guernsey County OHGenWeb Project
- Guernsey County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Familytree101)
- The USGenWeb Archives Project Guernsey County Ohio (main site)
- The USGenWeb Archives Project Guernsey County Ohio (mirror site)
- Linkpedium Guernsey County Genealogy and Family History
- Kindred Trails for Guernsey County Genealogy
- CensusFinder for Guernsey County, Ohio
Places
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. Template:Guernsey County, Ohio
References
- ↑ 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, "Guernsey County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernsey_County,_Ohio (accessed 26 June 2013).