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{|style="border:1px solid black; width:90%" Choose one of the following date ranges that is closest to when you think your ancestor was born: Before 1867 - limited records
 * style="border:1px solid black; width:33%; vertical-align:top"| Birth

After 1867


 * style="border:1px solid black; width:33%; vertical-align:top"| Marriage

Before using marriage records know:

 * Name of the groom or bride
 * Year of the marriage
 * Place of marriage (county)

Search a state death record index
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 * United States Marriages at FindMyPast - Index and images
 * at FamilySearch - Index and images
 * Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 at Ancestry - Index and images

No marriage record for your ancestor?
Choose one of the following date ranges that is closest to when you think your ancestor died: Before 1908 1908-present
 * Search for Gretna Greens-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.
 * Try searching substitute records that contain marriage information.
 * style="border:1px solid black; width:33%; vertical-align:top"| Death and Burial

General Research Tips Success with birth, marriage and death records depends on a few key points.
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 * If your ancestor has a common name, extra reference points in the search query improve search options and success.
 * Find your ancestor in each available census.
 * Use indexes, but if the image is available, always look at the image to verify accuracy and see information not indexed.
 * Where a person lived can be a great help to group individuals into their correct families.
 * Dates in a person's life will point to various options for learning more about them. Even approximate dates for birth, marriage and death can help.
 * Find at least two documents from independent sources to verify what you learn.
 * Use maps - doing genealogy without a map is like painting with your eyes shut.