Ashland County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Ashland County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. ''This article is about the north central Ohio county. For other uses, see Ashland.''    United States  Ohio  Ashland County Historical Facts Parent Counties: Formed from <a href="Huron County, Ohio">Huron</a>, <a href="Lorain County, Ohio">Lorain</a>, <a href="Richland County, Ohio">Richland</a>&#160;and <a href="Wayne County, Ohio">Wayne</a> Counties 24 February 1846.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="HBG" /> </li><li>County Seat: Ashland </li><li>Neighboring Counties: <span class="fck_mw_template"> &#160;residents may also have records in <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">Wikipedia contributors, &quot;Ashland County, Ohio&quot; in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland_County,_Ohio (accessed 10 May 2012). <a href="Knox County, Ohio">Knox</a>&#160;(southwest) <span class="fck_mw_template">· &#160;<a href="Wayne County, Ohio">Wayne</a> (east) <span class="fck_mw_template">· &#160;<a href="Medina County, Ohio">Medina</a> (northeast) <span class="fck_mw_template">· <a href="Holmes County, Ohio">Holmes</a>&#160;(southeast)<span class="fck_mw_template">· &#160;<a href="Richland County, Ohio">Richland</a> (west) <span class="fck_mw_template">· &#160; <a href="Lorain County, Ohio">Lorain</a> (north) <span class="fck_mw_template">· &#160; <a href="Huron County, Ohio">Huron</a> (northwest) </li></ul> Boundary Changes See an interactive map of Ashland County <a href="http://www.ohio.n2genealogy.com/oh-maps.html">boundary changes</a>. Record Loss Resources Bible Records Biography Business Records and Commerce Cemeteries <a href="LDS Cemetery Records">LDS Cemetery Records</a> Vol. 1 page 97 - Cemetery on Highway 224 near Sullivan Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information. See <a href="Ohio Cemeteries">Ohio Cemeteries</a> for more information. Census <span class="fck_mw_template"> Church Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Court Records Emigration and Immigration Ethnic, Political, or Religious Groups Gazetteers Genealogy <a href="http://www.fryfamilyashland.com/">Fry Family</a> of Ashland&#160;County, Ohio History <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li>Baughman, Abraham, A Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland Counties, Ohio (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Pub. Co., 1901) Digital version at <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=DNwyAQAAMAAJ">Google Books</a>&#160;<span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li>Hill, George William, History of Ashland County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches (Cleveland, Ohio&#160;: Williams Bros., 1880)&#160;<span class="fck_mw_template">  </li></ul> </dd></dl> Land and Property <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Maps Military <ul><li>Civil War Civil War service men from Ashland County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment)&#160;that&#160;originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Ashland County. <ul><li><a href="1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery">1st Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery</a>, Batteries C and D </li><li><a href="102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry">102nd Regiment, Ohio Infantry,</a> Companies B and K </li><li><a href="105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry">105th Regiment, Ohio Infantry</a>, Company I </li></ul> </li></ul> &#160; &#160; Roster -&#160;Ashland County Ohio –OHGenWeb Project- Known <a href="http://ashlandohio.pa-roots.com/Vets-CivilWar.html">Ashland county Veterans of the Civil War</a> Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers <span class="fck_mw_template"> Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form Obituaries Probate <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li>1790–1967 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – 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 <a href="How to Navigate Browsable Images">browsing</a> the images. A list of Fires that have destroyed records in the courthouses of several counties are listed on the <a href="https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ohio_Probate_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)">Record Description page</a>. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Public Records Repositories Courthouse <a href="http://www.ashlandcounty.org/">Ashland County Courthouse</a> 110 W 2nd Street Ashland, OH 44805 Phone: 419.289.000 Clerk of the Courts has <a href="Ashland County, Ohio#Marriage">divorces</a> and <a href="Ashland County, Ohio#Court_Records">court records</a>. </dd>Probate Court has <a href="Ashland County, Ohio#Marriage">marriages</a> and <a href="Ashland County, Ohio#Probate">probate records</a>. </dd>County Recorder has <a href="Ashland County, Ohio#Land_and_Property">land records</a>.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="HBG">Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 540, Ashland County, Ohio. ; .  </dd></dl> Family History Centers <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a> </li></ul> <span class="fck_mw_template"> <a href="Mansfield Ohio Family History Center">Mansfield Ohio Family History Center</a>. For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the <a href="http://www.familysearch.org/locations">FHC directory</a>. <ul><li><a href="Wooster Ohio Family History Center">Wooster Ohio Family History Center</a> </li></ul> Libraries <ul><li><a href="http://www.ashland.edu/library">Ashland University Library</a> 401 College Ave Ashland, OH 44805 Telephone(419) 289-4142 </li></ul> Museums Societies <ul><li><a href="http://www.ashland.lib.oh.us/Research/Genealogy.htm">Ashland County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.ashlandoh.com/business_detail.php?bus_id=173">Ashland County Historical Society</a> 420 Center St. Ashland, OH 44805 phone Phone: (419) 289-3111 </li></ul> &#160;Taxation <span class="fck_mw_template"> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Vital Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> Birth Online Birth Indexes and Records <ul><li>1800-1962 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2541">Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li><li>1821–1962 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free. This is an incomplete index of extractions of original records and of patron-submitted records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. Information may have been previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections. </li><li>1856–1909 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free; Index. The collection includes a name index and images of county birth records in Ohio. The time period and type of record varies by county. </li><li>1908-1964 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3146">Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li></ul> </dd></dl> Original Birth Records on Microfilm Marriage Online Marriage Indexes and Records <ul><li>1789–1994 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free; Index. Name index and images of county marriage records acquired from local courthouses. </li><li>1800–1958 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free; Index. Name index to marriage records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. </li><li>1803-1900 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5194">Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li><li>1898-1912 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48348">Ohio Marriages</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li><li>1970-2007 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2025">Ohio Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li></ul> </dd></dl> Original Marriage Records on Microfilm Death Online Death Indexes and Records <ul><li>1854–1997 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free; Index. Name index to death and burial records from the state of Ohio. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 2,535,556 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later. </li><li>1908–1953 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free. Name index and images of Ohio statewide death certificates. </li><li>1908–1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 - <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="http://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch Historical Records</a> – free. Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Original Death Records on Microfilm Divorce <ul><li>1962-2007 - <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2026">Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007</a> at <a href="http://www.ancestry.com/">ancestry.com</a> ($) </li></ul> </dd></dl> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Web Sites <ul><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> Places / Localities Populated Places Cities <a href="Ashland, Ohio">Ashland</a> Villages Townships Unincorporated Communities References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /><span class="fck_mw_template">

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