Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy
Guide to Lucas County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Lucas County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Ohio in the U.S. | |
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| Address | Lucas County Courthouse 800 Adams St. Toledo, Ohio 43624 Lucas County Website |
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Contents
- 1 Lucas County, Ohio Record Dates
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biography
- 2.3 Business Records and Commerce
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups
- 2.11 Gazetteers
- 2.12 Genealogy
- 2.13 History
- 2.14 Land and Property
- 2.15 Maps
- 2.16 Military
- 2.17 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.18 Newspapers
- 2.19 Obituaries
- 2.20 Probate
- 2.21 Public Records
- 2.22 Repositories
- 2.23 Taxation
- 2.24 Vital Records
- 3 Websites
- 4 References
Lucas County, Ohio Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1865 | 1835 | 1868 | 1835 | 1808 | 1835 | 1820 |
Description[edit | edit source]
The county was named for Robert Lucas, 12th governor of Ohio, in 1835 during his second term. Its establishment provoked the Toledo War conflict with the Michigan Territory. It's county seat is Toledo and was founded June 20, 1835. It is located in the Northwest-central area of the state.[3]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county: [4]
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| Villages | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
| Townships | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Ottawa County • Wood County • Henry County • Fulton County • Lenawee County, Michigan • Monroe County, Michigan
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1888) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Business Records and Commerce[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
| Family History Library | ||
| WorldCat | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| OHGenWeb | ||
| OHGenWeb Tombstone Photos | ||
| See Ohio Cemeteries for more information. | ||
- 1877-1955 - Ohio, Toledo, Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Index of Burials, 1877-1955 at FamilySearch — index and images
Census[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 9,382 | — |
| 1850 | 12,363 | 31.8% |
| 1860 | 25,831 | 108.9% |
| 1870 | 46,722 | 80.9% |
| 1880 | 67,377 | 44.2% |
| 1890 | 102,296 | 51.8% |
| 1900 | 153,559 | 50.1% |
| 1910 | 192,728 | 25.5% |
| 1920 | 275,721 | 43.1% |
| 1930 | 347,709 | 26.1% |
| 1940 | 344,333 | −1.0% |
| 1950 | 395,551 | 14.9% |
| 1960 | 456,931 | 15.5% |
| 1970 | 484,370 | 6.0% |
| 1980 | 471,741 | −2.6% |
| 1990 | 462,361 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | 455,054 | −1.6% |
| 2010 | 441,815 | −2.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Catholic[edit | edit source]
- 1796–2004 Ohio, Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection includes images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. These records are accessed by browsing the images by county. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc.
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]
- Toledo
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Fold3 ($) has Toledo City Directories 1864-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Biographies
Church Records
Cemetery Records
Court Records
Histories
Immigration/emigration/migration
Maps
Newspapers
Societies
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy. 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.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Waggoner, Clark, History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, (New York, New York: Munsell & Company, 1888). Digital copy at Internet Archive Volume 1-FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2-FamilySearch Digital Library, FHL film 1000326 Item 1; book 977.112 H2w v. 1-2
- Scribner, Harvey, Memoirs of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1910). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive Volume 1-FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2-FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 3-FamilySearch Digital Library, FHL film 1000327; book 977.112 H2s v.1
- Killits, John Milton, Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, 1623-1923, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1923). Digital copy at FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol 1, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol 2, FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol 3, FHL film 1000328; book 977.112 H2t
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
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.
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
Military[edit | edit source]
- 1888-1919 - Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Civil War service men from Lucas 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 Lucas County.
- - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company E
- - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
- Company A - many men from Toledo and and Perrysburg in Wood County
- Company E - many men from Toledo and northern Fulton County
- Company F - many men from western Lucas County, especially Waterville and Maumee
- - 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and H
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1914-1919 - Ohio, World War I Statement of Service Cards, 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1914-1918 - Ohio, World War I, Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1916-1920 - Ohio, WWI Index and Return Cards, 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — index
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1977 - Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy 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 Memory. 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 and Obituaries. Online Newspapers
- Toledo Blade, March 1869 - December 2007 - more than 24,000 issues digitized in the Google News Archive.
Online Newspaper Abstracts
Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
From 1797 or the creation of the county, probate records were held by the Court of Common Pleas. After 1852, records are held by the {{{1}}} County Probate Court. Records include wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (1867-1908 only). The records may give the decedent's date of death, name of spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
See Ohio Probate Records for information about how to use probate records. Online Probate Records
- 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1789 - 1996 Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
- 1790–1967 - Ohio, Probate Records, 1790-1967 at FamilySearch Historical Records – free. This collection consists of probate records and estate files from county courthouses in Ohio. The content and time period varies by county, with more records being added as they become available. This Collection will include records from 1789 to 1996. Currently, (September 2012) the collection is only searchable by browsing the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the Record Description page.
Finding More Probate Records[edit source]
Additional probate records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Public Records[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Lucas County Courthouse
700 Adams Street
Toledo, OH 43624
Phone: 419.245.4000
Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1850;
Probate judge has birth records 1865-1908, death records
from 1935, marriage and probate records; County Recorder
has land records[5]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Toledo Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 118068
Toledo, 43611
Toledo Area Genealogical Society
Online Genealogy Research Groups[edit | edit source]
- U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community - FamilySearch Facebook Research Group
- Ohio Ancestors - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
- U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join
Taxation[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1950 - Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Finding More Tax Records
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Marriages were usually recorded from the formation of the county and are held at the office of the County Probate Court. Divorce records are located with the county Clerk of Courts.
Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the County Probate Court. The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954, while the Ohio History Connection houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Online Birth Indexes and Records
- 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
- 1841-2003 - Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1888-1890 - Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Birth Records at ancestry.com ($)
- 1891-1895 - Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Birth Records at Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index ($)
- 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry.com ($) — index
Original Birth Records on Microfilm
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1789-2013 - Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1800-1958 - Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — free; Index.
- 1800-1942 - Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — index
- 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
Death[edit | edit source]
Online Death Indexes and Records
- 1840-2001 - Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1894-1897 - Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Death Index at ancestry.com ($)
- 1908-1953 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.org. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.
Finding More Vital Records
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
- 1970-2010 - Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index at ancestry.com ($)
- Swan Creek Cemetery Inscriptions at ancestry.com ($)
- 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry.com ($) — index and images
- 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Original Death Records on Microfilm
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Lucas County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Lucas County OH Genealogy
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- FamilySearch Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lucas County, Ohio. Page 540-547 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 531-533.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/lucas/ accessed 2/22/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lucas County, Ohio," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_County,_Ohio, accessed 27 December 2018.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lucas County, Ohio. Page 543 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
