Questions tagged [ohio]
For questions about ancestors and records in the US state of Ohio, including questions pertaining to the period before the state's admission to the US (1803) when it was French, later British, and then American territory.
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How to Trace Ancestors to Switzerland
Some of my Zimmerman ancestors emigrated from Switzerland to the United States (Tuscarawas, Ohio) in the mid 1800s. When I find them on U.S. Census records, there are a bunch of other Zimmerman ...
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Could "Our Mother" be a term of endearment on 1855 headstone?
In researching my great great grandmother, Elizabeth Cowan Short, I have located her death record in Franklin County, Ohio, USA (1896), as well as her burial record. They record her birth as 29 ...
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Descendants of Sir William Blackstone, a historical puzzle
I have been researching my paternal line and have come across a stumbling block. My line can be traced pretty easily back to the beginning of the 19th century in Ohio, where we come across one ...
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How can I establish an early 19th century birthplace?
I have been investigating my ancestor, Vestus/Sylvester Blackstone with a goal of getting an accurate timeline for some of the major events in his life. I am trying to resolve a number of ...
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