For example, search: Knox County Probate Court Death.įor death records not in our collection, contact the local Probate Court or county archives to find out where the records are housed. The best way to find out which probate court records or published indexes are available in the Archives & Library is to search the Library Catalog. The Archives & Library holds probate court death records for some Ohio counties, but not all. There is no statewide index to these records before December 20, 1908, so you need to know the county of death to find a record. If the county of death is not known, search the U.S. Some records may have indexes to direct you to the volume and page number on which a person’s record can be found. Records will have space to include the deceased's parents names, but this information is dependent on the informant knowing and providing the correct information. Death records were one-line entries in ledger books listing additional information such as birthplace and cause of death. In 1867, it became a statewide law to record deaths at the probate court of the county where the death occurred. The best way to find out what records are housed in the Archives & Library is to search the Library Catalog by the county and court name (for example: Knox County Probate). For deaths occurring after 1852, check for records in the county probate court. Also review Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850: an Index by Carol Willsey Bell, available in the Archives & Library for research. Will and Estate Recordsįor deaths occurring before 1852, check for records in the Supreme Court of Ohio or county court of common pleas, chancery section. If you know where the person was living and what church the family attended, you may be able to find baptismal, christening, funeral, burial or other records. Because the Archives & Library does not hold church records, it is best to contact the church or church archives directly. Some Ohio newspapers are freely available online and keyword searchable on Chronicling America and Ohio Memory. Visit our Newspaper Research Guide for search tips and strategies, and links to some of Ohio's popular obituary indexes. Search the Library Catalog to determine what newspapers we have available for which time periods. Depending on the time period, the notices could be scattered throughout the newspaper. Search for a death notice or obituary in the newspaper. Although the official records do not exist, you may be able to find information about these events from other sources. It was not required by law to keep death records in Ohio until 1867. You can also request death certificates from the local public health department where the death occurred. Death certificates for the state of Ohio from 1971 to the present are held by the Ohio Department of Health. We do not hold records of deaths that occurred in 1971 to the present. We also hold Ohio Stillborn Death Certificates from Decemthrough 19 through 1953, as well as Columbus Death Certificates from 1904 through 1908. We hold Ohio Department of Health death certificates from Decemthrough 1970. Deaths that occurred on Decemto the present are recorded by local vital statistics offices and the Ohio Department of Health in a certificate format. Each county's probate court was responsible for recording the death as a single line entry in a ledger book from 1867 to December 19, 1908. In Ohio, it became a statewide law to record deaths in 1867. Depending on the time period, there are different ways to access death records. Death records typically provide the individual’s date of death, the cause of death, residence and additional biographical information.
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