Morrow County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Morrow County, Ohio ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Delaware, Knox, Marion, and Richland Counties 24 February 1848.
 * County Seat: Mount Gilead

Description
The county was named for Jeremiah Morrow, who was Governor of Ohio from 1822 to 1826. It's county seat is Mount Gilead and was founded 1848. It is located in the Mid-Central area of the state.

Neighboring Counties
Marion County • Crawford County • Richland County • Knox County • Delaware County

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Ohio county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Ohio County Boundary Maps" (1788-1940) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

LDS Cemetery Records Vol. 21 page 24 - unidentified cemetery

Local Histories

 * History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio ... a History of Morrow County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc., (Chicago, Illinois: O. L. Baskin, 1880). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive Ancestry ($)(Indexed)


 * Baughman, A.J., History of Morrow County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interest, (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1911). Digital copy at Google Books Internet Archive


 * Morrow County History Book Committee, History of Morrow County, Ohio, (Salem, West Virginia: Don Mills, 1989).

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
Service men from Morrow 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 Morrow County.


 * 96th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
 * Company C, roster
 * Company D (both Morrow and Marion Counties), roster

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Online Newspapers Online Newspaper Abstracts Newspaper Extracts and Abstracts in Book Form

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1786 - 1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1789 - 1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 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.

Courthouse
Morrow County Courthouse 48 East High Street Mount Gilead, OH 43338 419.947.2085 Probate Court has birth and death records 1856-1857 and 1867-1908, marriage and probate records from 1848 and naturalization records 1848-1894;

County Health Department has birth and death records from 1908. County Recorder has land records from 1848 and military records. Common Pleas Court has divorce and court records.

Family History Centers

 * Clear Fork Ohio Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the FHC directory. Put your town name in the top search box.

Online Genealogy Research Groups

 * 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
 * U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research - FamilySearch Community group, must have a free FamilySearch account to join

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1800-1962 - Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1830-`1893 - Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records at ancestry.com ($)
 * 1908-1964 - Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964 at ancestry.com ($)

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records
 * 1789-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch — free; Index.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1830-1893 - Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records at ancestry.com ($

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1830-1893 - Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records at ancestry.com ($
 * 1840-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1854-1997 - Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997 (FamilySearch.org) Index.  Provides FHL Film number of original death certificate.
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 (FamilySearch.org) Index and images of Ohio death certificates. You must have a FamilySearch account and be logged in to view images.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-1944, 1958-2007 - Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (FamilySearch.org) Free index. Provides death certificate number. Order originals through the Ohio History Store ($).
 * 1913-1944 - Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913-1944 (Ohio Historical Society) Free index. Search by county and timeframe. Order originals through the Ohio History Store ($).

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Websites

 * Morrow County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Morrow County OH Genealogy
 * The Morrow County OH GenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project

Places
The Townships that came from Delaware County are: Westfield, Lincoln, Harmony, Peru and Bennington.

The Townships that came from Knox County are: Franklin, Chester and South Bloomfield.

The Townships that came from Marion County are: Canaan, Cardington, Gilead (some of what is now Gilead was in Knox County) and Washington. Morven Township lands, Marion County, were ceded to Morrow County, but did not continue to exist by that name.

The Townships that came from Richland County are: North Bloomfield, Troy, Congress and Perry.

Populated Places
Map: The Townships of Morrow County