Seneca County, Ohio Genealogy

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Parent County
1820--Seneca County was created 12 February 1820 from Huron County. County seat: Tiffin

Populated Places
“Marywood” - People often refer to a place called Marywood for a residence and/or marriages in Seneca County. There is no city called Marywood. In the “old times” when the local people spoke of Marywood they were referring to the area around the 3 churches named Reed Assumption (which is in Reedtown); Saint Michaels (which has a Bellevue* address) and Saint Sebastain (which also has a Bellevue* address). Presently (2009) when people speak of Marywood they gnerally are referring to Saint Michaels and/or a shrine called the Sorowful Mother Shrine you can find more by going to the web at www.sorrowfulmothershrine.com

The physical address of the Sorrowful Mother Shrine shown on the internet is 4106 State Route 269 Bellevue, Ohio 44811 419-483-3435


 * Bellevue is a city that spans 4 counties: Erie, Huron, Sandusky, and Seneca

Neighboring Counties

 * Crawford
 * Hancock
 * Huron
 * Sandusky
 * Wood
 * Wyandot

Military

 * Civil War service men from Seneca 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 Seneca County.


 * -123rd Regiment, Ohio Infantry
 * Company D
 * Company I
 * Company K

Vital Records
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. 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.

Societies and Libraries
Seneca County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society P. O. Box 157 Tiffin, OH 44883-0841 http://www.senecasearchers.org

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.