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	Ohio Online Records

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Historical Facts

Beginning dates for major county records
<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Birth">Birth</a>	<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Marriage">Marriage</a>	<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Death">Death</a>	<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Census">Tax</a>	<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Land_and_Property">Land</a>	<a href="Allen County, Ohio#Probate_Records">Probate</a>
1867	1831	1867		1831	1835
For earlier dates, try... <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Church_Records">Church</a> \| <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Obituaries">Obituaries</a> \| <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Cemeteries">Cemeteries</a>*

Parent Counties: Formed from <a href="Shelby County, Ohio">Shelby</a>, <a href="Logan County, Ohio">Logan</a>, and <a href="Mercer County, Ohio">Mercer</a> counties 12 February 1820.Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Allen County, Ohio, 540. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
County Seat: Lima
Neighboring Counties: Allen County, Ohioresidents may also have records in Wikipedia contributors, "Allen County, Ohio" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012).
<a href="Auglaize County, Ohio">Auglaize</a> (south) · <a href="Hancock County, Ohio">Hancock</a> (northeast) · <a href="Hardin County, Ohio">Hardin</a> (east) · <a href="Putnam County, Ohio">Putnam</a> (north) · <a href="Van Wert County, Ohio">Van Wert</a> (west)

Boundary Changes

14 February 1848: Auglaize County was set off from the southern half of original Allen County.
1848: Monroe, Richland and southern half of Sugar Creek Townships were transferred from Putnam County.
1848: Parts of VanWert and Mercer counties were transferred to Allen County form Spencer Township and part of Marion Township.
May 1853: Cash settlement was agreed upon by Allen and Putnam counties for Putnam's loss.

See an interactive map of Allen County <a href="http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html">boundary changes</a>.

Record Loss

<img src="/learn/wiki/en/images/3/30/Fire.png" alt="Fire.png" class="fck_mw_left" style="width: 24;" />1929--Allen County Courthouse destroyed by fire on January 7, 1929. Many county records destroyed. GenDisasters.com - Lima, OH Allen County Courthouse Fire, Jan 1929 http://www3.gendisasters.com/ohio/7579/lima-oh-courthouse-fire-jan-1929

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Business Records and Commerce

Cemeteries

Rural

Cemetery transcriptions for the following cemeteries: Fisher, Harrods, Ridge, Westminster
<a href="http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=78496">Salem Cemetery, Harrod</a> BillionGraves

Urban

Cemeteries of Lima, Allen County, Ohio

Gethsemani Cemetery, 2001 Spencerville Road, Lima, Ohio 45805, 419-223-1651

Memorial Park Cemetery, 3000 Harding Highway, Lima, Ohio 45804, 419-223-3811

Woodlawn Cemetery, 1751 Spencerville Road, Lima Ohio 45805, 419-223-9831

Census

Template:USCensusPopfckLR 1785
1850--Federal Census transcription and images
1920--index for surnames beginning with the letter "E" and "F"

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, view the Ohio Church Records wiki page.a

Court Records

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Local histories are available for Allen County, Ohio. 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.

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Allen County, Ohio

The Shawnees (tribe) were removed to Kansas in 1832 from the Hog Creek Reservation (now Shawnee Township.)
<a href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~libeacons/1875personal_histories_allen.htm">1875 Personal Histories</a> of Allen County Ohio.
In 1885, oil was discovered in Lima. This brought about a boom that lasted until after 1910.
Henry Howe’s 1889's depiction of the <a href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~libeacons/howe_history_allen.htm">History of Allen County Ohio</a>

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.

<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/land/allen.txt">Bureau of Land Management Database Transcription</a>
It shows the original purchasers of land from the federal government and covers the period from pre-Revolutionary times up to 1908.

Local Histories

Maps

<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/township_maps.htm">Township maps of Allen County in 1880</a>

Migration

<a href="http://www.migrations.org/county.php3?migcounty=Allen%20County,%20OH">Migrations Through Allen County, Ohio</a>

Military

Revolutionary War

<a href="http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~jetorres/ohiorev.html">Pensioners Living in Ohio in 1818-1819</a>
<a href="http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/colonial/census/1840/1840oh_a.html">1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary and Military Services</a>

War of 1812

<a href="http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html">Roster of Ohio Soldiers</a> at The Ohio Historical Society

Civil War

Civil War service men from Van Wert 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 Van Wert County.

   -<a href="4th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry">4th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry</a>, Companies F and I  
   -<a href="99th Regiment, Ohio Infantry">99th Regiment, Ohio Infantry</a>, Companies B and E

<a href="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw-oh.html">Civil War Rosters</a>
<a href="http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~libeacons/civilwar.htm">Men In the Civil War</a> Allen County, Ohio
<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=66432">Civil War Casualties from Allen County</a>, Ohio (this site contains burials from many states)
A Virtual Cemetery created by: Brent Reidenbach.Description: Thanks to previous research by Ronald Kunz, this is a listing of Civil War casualties that were from Allen County, OH. (189 Records)
<a href="http://www.delphos-ohio.com/war.htm">Allen County War Casualties </a> (Includes Persian Gulf, Vietnamese, Korean, WWI, WWII, CIVIL War & Spanish Mexican Casualties)

World War I

<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/military/wwi/ub.txtt">The Unreturning Brave (from WWI) published in 1925</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/military/other/listofde7nmt.txt">List of Dead Heroes Whose Bodies Rest in Allen County</a>

Miscellaneous

<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/military/other/listofde7nmt.txt">The names of the soldiers buried in different cemeteries of Allen county</a> whose graves were decorated May 30, 1907

Naturalization and Citizenship

County Museum has naturalizations 1851-1929.

Newspapers

Allen County, Ohio 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 Historical Society. 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

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Allen County, Ohio newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
Do a Allen County, Ohio Place-name search for these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).

Obituaries

<a href="http://www.genealogybuff.com/oh/oh-allen_births.htm">Search Engine for the Obituary Index to the Lima News</a>

Probate

Probate records created after 1852 are held by the Allen County, Ohio Probate Court. From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. Most counties transferred all records to the Probate Court, but in some circumstances, Court of Common Pleas records should be searched for records prior to 1852. Most records are housed at the Allen County, Ohio Courthouse. Some records are on microfilm at the Ohio Genealogical Society and the Family History Library. For more complete information about the location of county probate records see:

Carol Willsey Bell, Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: An Index (1981). ^[1] FamilySearch Books Online - Free online copy.

See the wiki page Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records. Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence. Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only).

Public Records

Repositories

County Courthouse

<a href="http://www.co.allen.oh.us/">Allen County Courthouse</a>
301 N Main Street
Lima, OH 45801-4456

<a href="http://www.co.allen.oh.us/">Allen County Website</a>
Phone: 419.223.8513

   Probate Court  has <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Birth">births</a> and <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Death">deaths</a> from 1867, <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Marriage">marriages</a> from 1831, and <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Probate">probate records</a>. 

   
   Court Clerk  has <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Marriage">divorces</a> and <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Court_Records">court records</a> from 1831.

   
   <a href="http://www.allencountymuseum.org/ACM2/Welcome.html">County Museum</a>  has <a href="Allen County, Ohio#Naturalization_and_Citizenship">naturalizations</a> 1851-1929.

Family History Centers

<a href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a>
<a href="Lima Ohio Family History Center">Lima Ohio Family History Center</a>

Libraries

<a href="http://www.limalibrary.com/">Lima Public Library</a>

Museums

Societies

<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallcgs/index.html">Allen County Ohio Genealogy Society</a> Lima, Ohio.
<a href="http://www.allencountymuseum.org/">Allen County Museum and Historical Society</a> Lima, Ohio, including the <a href="http://www.allencountymuseum.org/Library.html">Elizabeth M. MacDonell Memorial Library</a> for genealogical and historical research

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. For more information see the wiki page Ohio Taxation.

1834 Tax Lists

<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/taxlists/amanda_auglaize.htm">Amanda and Auglaize Townships</a>
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/taxlists/bath_deuchoquette.htm">Bath and Deuchoquette Townships</a>
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/taxlists/german_jackson.htm">German and Jackson Townships</a>
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/taxlists/marion_perry_wayne.htm">Marion, Perry and Wayne Townships</a>

Taxpayers--Personal Property

<a href="http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/allen/taxlists/allencou19nms.txt">Allen County Tax List August 25, 1881</a>

Vital Records

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Ohio enacted a statute in 1856 -1857 requiring registration of births, deaths and marriages, many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1867 but, again, was not always followed. By 1908, the law was more clearly defined and kept. Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the Allen County, Ohio 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 Historical Society houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953. Original marriage records are held at the office of the Allen County, Ohio Probate Court with divorce records located with the Allen County, Ohio Clerk of Courts. Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Birth

Online Birth Indexes and Records
Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

<a href="http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm">1836-1852 Pioneer marriages, Not all inclusive</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1854.txt">1854 Taken from Lima Democratic News</a>
<a href="http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm">1852-1860 Marriages from the Lima Dailey News</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/marindx11-1860.txt">1860 Marriages from the Lima Democratic News</a>
<a href="http://www.genwed.com/state/ohgen.htm">1861-1862 Marriage Books and Partial book B</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/vitals/marriages/1889-1893.txt">1889-1893 Marriage Licenses</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/marriages/dec1900.txt">1900 Allen County Republican Gazette Marriages</a>
<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/allen/marriages/variousmarr.txt">Marriages with no date</a>

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Divorce Petitions and Decrees

Divorce Petitions and Decrees for Allen and Van Wert Counties, and Surrounding Areas, 1898-1900

Death

Online Death Indexes and Records

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1307272">FamilySearch.org</a>. 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.
<a href="http://www.genealogybuff.com/oh/oh-allen_births.htm">Transcribed</a> from Allen County newspapers of those who died in Allen and surrounding counties.

Original Death Records on Microfilm</nowiki>

Web Sites

The <a href="http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~libeacons/1880_business.htm">1880 Business Patron’s References</a> is divided by town and township, each section has a unique set of information about their patrons.
Family History Library Catalog&amp;amp;nbsp;
<a href="http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohallen/">The Allen County OHGenWeb Project</a>, a member of The <a href="OHGenWeb">OHGenWeb Project</a>, an affiliate of <a href="USGenWeb">The USGenWeb Project</a>.
<a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/vt/addison.htm">The USGenWeb Archives Project</a> for Allen County

Places

Populated Places

Cities

<a href="Delphos, Ohio">Delphos</a>

Lima

Villages

Beaverdam
<a href="Bluffton, Ohio">Bluffton</a>

Cairo
Elida

Fort Shawnee
Harrod

Lafayette
Spencerville

Townships

Amanda
American
Auglaize

Bath
Jackson
Marion

Monroe
Perry
Richland

Shawnee
Spencer
Sugar Creek

Communities

Gomer

Westminster

References

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Extinct Areas	Illinois (VA) · United States Military District · Virginia Military District · Connecticut Western Reserve

Major Repositories	Ohio Historical Society · State Library of Ohio · Ohio Genealogical Society · Western Reserve Historical Society · National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago) · Newberry Library · Allen County Public Library

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