Allen County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse
301 North Main St. P.O. Box 1243 Lima, OH 45802

History

 * 1875 Personal Histories of Allen County Ohio.
 * Henry Howe’s 1889's depiction of the History of Allen County Ohio

Parent County
1820--Allen County was created from Shelby County. The county seat is Lima.

Cemeteries (Rural)

 * Cemetery transcriptions for the following cemeteries: Fisher, Harrods, Ridge, Westminster

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

Land
Bureau of Land Management Database Transcription It shows the original purchasers of land from the federal government and covers the period from pre-Revolutionary times up to 1908.

Maps

 * Township maps of Allen County in 1880

Migration

 * Migrations Through Allen County, Ohio

Revolutionary War

 * Pensioners Living in Ohio in 1818-1819

War of 1812

 * Roster of Ohio Soldiers at The Ohio Historical Society

Civil War

 * 1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary and Military Services
 * Civil War Rosters
 * Men In the Civil War Allen County, Ohio
 * Men in the Civil War

World War I

 * The Unreturning Brave (from WWI) published in 1925
 * List of Dead Heroes Whose Bodies Rest in Allen County

Miscellaneous

 * The names of the soldiers buried in different cemeteries of Allen county whose graves were decorated May 30, 1907

Obituaries

 * Search Engine for the Obituary Index to the Lima News

Taxation
1834 Tax Lists
 * Amanda and Auglaize Townships
 * Bath and Deuchoquette Townships
 * German and Jackson Townships
 * Marion, Perry and WayneTownships

Taxpayers--Personal Property 
 * Allen County Tax List August 25, 1881

Vital Records
Marriages in Allen County
 * 1836-1852 Pioneer marriages, Not all inclusive
 * 1854 Taken from Lima Democratic News
 * 1852-1860 Marriages from the Lima Dailey News
 * 1860 Marriages from the Lima Democratic News
 * 1861-1862 Marriage Books and Partial book B
 * 1889-1893 Marriage Licenses
 * 1900 Allen County Republican Gazette Marriages
 * Marriages with no date

1876 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898-1899 |
 * Divorce Petitions and Decrees


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

1898-1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1905-1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1900 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |

Death Records

 * Death Records 1909-1953 Delphos, Ohio and Marion Township only


 * Transcribed from Allen County newspapers of those who died in Allen and surrounding counties.

Web Sites

 * The 1880 Business Patron’s References is divided by town and township, each section has a unique set of information about their patrons.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Allen County OHGenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allen County