Ohio, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Question 1
Question #1 - Most images in this collection can be accessed by all users, but others require a login. Answer #1 - Please sign in - then all images (except those affected by Cutoff Dates) will be viewable. Ohio Historical Society, DGS numbers 4258034, 4022979, 4016998- 4017007 are only available to registered users.

Question 2
Question #2 - Images for certain dates are not available. Answer 2 - There are 2 reasons; restrictions codes on some DGS numbers and Cutoff Dates. Restriction Codes: We have no permissions to show certain records for Noble and Washington County. The affected DGS numbers for Noble County are: 4017740, 4022980. The affected DGS numbers for Washington County are: 4017765, 4023016, 4023017, 4023057, and 4023067. Cutoff Dates: Cutoff dates vary a great deal within this collection by county and affect both the images and the index data. Cutoff dates are determined by each county. Click here to access the Ohio County Marriages Restriction Dates table to determine cutoff dates for each county. Washington and Noble cutoff dates past 1917 may affect an entire roll.

Question 3
Question #3 - Some images were filmed half in positive and half in negative. Answer 3 - This affects DGS 4733018 and 1902388. We cannot get a better copy at this time.

Question 4
Question #4 - Some images are missing or have been skipped. Answer 4 - The Film and DGS numbers listed below have index data, but some images are missing, due to quality defects that occurred during the scanning process. The number of missing images ranges from 1-6 images per roll (below 2%). ''In these cases, the image number field of the index record will be blank. ''

Question 5
Question #5 - Some images seem to be missing. Answer #5 - Some images are too large to load so it seems like the image is missing. This is the case with images sizes greater that 4M. An image that isn't viewable may be saved, then viewed with any picture viewing software. Save the image with a ".jpg" extension.

Question 6
Question #6 - Some indexes/images are not available. Answer 6 - This collection is not yet complete so some indexes/images are not yet available.


 * Go to the Ohio County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records Wiki article
 * Go to the Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 collection at FamilySearch.org.