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 an Ohio resident be in the Indiana militia? (Timeline resolution)
It is part of my family's tradition that a particular ancestor of mine was a participant in the Battle of Tippecanoe, on November 19, 1811, but I am having a little trouble confirming it. Here are ...
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Migration route from New Hampshire to Ohio ca1810-1816?
My ancestor, William Preston, resided Rumney, Grafton County, New Hampshire in 1808. By about 1816, he had removed to and settled at Fort Winchester in the area of now Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.
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Old German script. What is the wife's name in this 1837 baptismal ledger from Stark County, Ohio?
The partial image below is from an 1837 baptismal register of a church located in Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio. It is written in old German script. At least to our knowledge, these ledgers have ...
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What is the significance of a "right of dower" in this 1830s era deed (Ohio/New Hampshire, USA)?
Working with 19th-century deeds, I often find the wife has executed the deed in what is described as an act of relinquishing her "right of Dower." (Corrections to the way I have described that ...
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Washington County, Ohio in the 1810 Census
In ancestry.com's "About" section for the 1810 Census, we read the following:
Schedules exist for 17 states and District of Columbia, Georgia territory, Mississippi territory, Louisiana territory, ...
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Is Unregistered Death possible after 1900 in U.S.?
I am researching my great uncle, James Barton (no middle initial), trying to find a death record. I believe he was living in Mt. Victory, Hardin County, Ohio in 1900. I found a 'James Barton' married ...
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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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Finding birth-name of male Ohio ancestor who changed name in about 1926?
My grandfather was born in Ohio in 1909.
He was said to have changed his name at the age of 17 and left home.
I know he had siblings, but not the names of any of his family.
How would I find out ...
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Does George B Sperry logo on fold case for photos indicate photographer or case manufacturer?
I've got a married couple in two portrait photos inside a folding case measuring 7.25 x 9.25 inches that was taken in approximately 1940. On the back outside lower right corner is this logo:
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Finding evidence for Daniel Denehy and Ellen Connors in 19th Century Wales?
I have hit a wall. I know my Grandparents Daniel and Ellen Denehy lived in Wales were married there and had Thomas A. Denehy there. I cannot find any other information on them such as immigration/...
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Finding widow's relinquishment from 1844 Ohio probate record?
Probate record for George Hay, died 1844, Hamilton Cty, Ohio, has a note that reads "Widows relinquishment filed"...and nowhere can I find the widow's name!
The Guardianship notes for the children ...
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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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Finding 3rd great grandmother’s parents’ names around 1836 in Warren, Ohio?
She was born in 1836 in Warren, Ohio, as Elvira Scott, as she indicated on her marriage certificate in 1854 in Illinois.
There were no birth records there in Ohio until 1867. On an 1860 US Census ...
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Where can one find free look-ups in the Ohio Genealogical Report?
Does anyone know of a website where you can request free look-ups in back issues of The Ohio Genealogical Report?
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What was "Chronic Endeidis"?
Chronic Endeidis, this is from my Great-great Grandfather's death certificate as cause of death ( 1895 ). It is probably a variate spelling but I cannot find reference to it; either by itself or ...
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Where is Hepzibah Mason in Gregory Stone genealogy : ancestry and descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917?
The American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) on Ancestry has this record which states:
Name: Hepzibah Mason
Volume: 111
Page Number: 364
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