Allen County, Ohio Genealogy

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County Courthouse
301 North Main St. P.O. Box 1243 Lima, OH 45802

History

 * The Shawnees (tribe) were removed to Kansas in 1832 from the Hog Creek Reservation (now Shawnee Township.)
 * 1875 Personal Histories of Allen County Ohio.
 * In 1885, oil was discovered in Lima. This brought about a boom that lasted until after 1910.
 * Henry Howe’s 1889's depiction of the History of Allen County Ohio

Parent County

 * 1820 -- Allen County was created 12 February 1820 from Shelby County. County seat: Lima  
 * The county seat was not selected until 3 March 1831 when Lima was platted.
 * The records did not begin until 6 June 1831 when the county commissioners first met. Earlier records may be in Shelby County.

Boundary Changes

 * Auglaize County was set off 14 February 1848 from the southern half of original Allen County.
 * Monroe, Richland and southern half of Sugar Creek Townships were transferred from Putnam County in 1848.
 * Parts of VanWert and Mercer counties were transferred to Allen County to form Spencer Township and part of Marion Township in 1848.
 * Cash settlement was agreed upon by Allen and Putnam counties for Putnam's loss May 1853.

Record Loss
Two Firemen Killed in Ohio Courthouse Fire

LIMA, Ohio, Jan. 7 (AP). - Two firemen were killed Monday when part of the roof of the burning Lima County courthouse fell, burying them.

They were Capt. John Wolfe and Fireman John Fisher. Together with Fireman Frank Kinzer they were working on the second floor of the building when the roof crashed. There is an eight-foot space between the ceiling of the second story and the floor of the third, and the fire is said to have started in there, presumably from a blow torch being used to thaw frozen pipes.

Many county records are believed to have been destroyed by the fire.

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX, 8 Jan 1929

source: gendisasters.com

Populated Places
Cities

Villages

Townships

Communities

Neighboring Counties

 * Auglaize
 * Hancock
 * Hardin
 * Putnam
 * Van Wert

Cemeteries (Rural)

 * Cemetery transcriptions for the following cemeteries: Fisher, Harrods, Ridge, Westminster

Census
1785 1850--Federal Census transcription and images 1920--index for surnames beginning with the letter "E" and "F"

Land
Bureau of Land Management Database Transcription It shows the original purchasers of land from the federal government and covers the period from pre-Revolutionary times up to 1908.

Maps

 * Township maps of Allen County in 1880

Migration

 * Migrations Through Allen County, Ohio

Military
Revolutionary War


 * Pensioners Living in Ohio in 1818-1819

War of 1812


 * Roster of Ohio Soldiers at The Ohio Historical Society

Civil War


 * 1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary and Military Services
 * Civil War Rosters
 * Men In the Civil War Allen County, Ohio

World War I


 * The Unreturning Brave (from WWI) published in 1925
 * List of Dead Heroes Whose Bodies Rest in Allen County

Miscellaneous


 * The names of the soldiers buried in different cemeteries of Allen county whose graves were decorated May 30, 1907

Obituaries

 * Search Engine for the Obituary Index to the Lima News

Taxation
1834 Tax Lists


 * Amanda and Auglaize Townships
 * Bath and Deuchoquette Townships
 * German and Jackson Townships
 * Marion, Perry and Wayne Townships

Taxpayers--Personal Property 


 * Allen County Tax List August 25, 1881

Vital Records
Marriages in Allen County
 * 1836-1852 Pioneer marriages, Not all inclusive
 * 1854 Taken from Lima Democratic News
 * 1852-1860 Marriages from the Lima Dailey News
 * 1860 Marriages from the Lima Democratic News
 * 1861-1862 Marriage Books and Partial book B
 * 1889-1893 Marriage Licenses
 * 1900 Allen County Republican Gazette Marriages
 * Marriages with no date

1876 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898-1899 |
 * Divorce Petitions and Decrees


 * Divorce Petitions and Decrees for Allen and Van Wert Counties, and Surrounding Areas, 1898-1900

1898-1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1905-1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1900 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |

Death 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.


 * Transcribed from Allen County newspapers of those who died in Allen and surrounding counties.

Societies and Libraries

 * Allen County Ohio Genealogy Society Lima, Ohio.

Web Sites

 * The 1880 Business Patron’s References is divided by town and township, each section has a unique set of information about their patrons.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * The Allen County OHGenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Allen County