Ohio Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
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• 1800s-2000s: Ohio Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003
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Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
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• 1700s-2000s: United States Marriages, Ohio at Findmypast ($)
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1780s-2000s: Ohio Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942
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Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
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• 1800s-2000s:Ohio Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001
Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997
Ohio, Summit County, Veteran Burial Cards, 1700-1941
Ohio, Cleveland Cemetery Interment Records, 1824-2001
Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004
Ohio, Washington County Newspaper Obituaries, 1884-2013
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
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• Why the record may not exist