Defiance County, Ohio Genealogy

United States &gt; Ohio &gt; Defiance County

Parent County
1845--Defiance County was created 4 March 1845 from Williams, Henry, Paulding Counties. County seat: Defiance

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen County, Indiana
 * DeKalb County, Indiana
 * Henry
 * Paulding
 * Putnam
 * Williams

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Defiance 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 Defiance County.


 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company D

Vital Records

 * Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch – Pilot. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog