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

Description
The county was named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. It's county seat is Wauseon and was founded April 1, 1850. It is located in the Northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fulton County Courthouse 210 S. Fulton Wauseon, Ohio 43567-1355 Fulton County Website Fulton County Courthouse 210 South Fulton Street Wauseon, OH 43567-1355 Phone: 419.337.9230 Probate Court has birth and death records 1867-1908, marriage, probate and naturalization records; Clerk Court has divorce and court records; County Recorder has military and burial records; County  Auditor  has land records

Populated Places
 Populated Places  For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. Hometown Locator The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records
For an extensive list of resources for Bible Records see Ohio Bible Records.

Cemeteries

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

Church Records
Catholic
 * 1796-2004 - at FamilySearch – free. This collection includes images of parish registers recording the events of baptism, first communion, confirmation, marriage, and death in the Diocese of Toledo (Ohio), Roman Catholic Church. These records are accessed by browsing the images by county. In addition to traditional parish registers, this collection includes miscellaneous cemetery records, Books of the Elect, Professions of Faith, Sick Call registers, etc.

Lutheran
 * 1846-1900 - St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church baptism, confirmation, marriage and death records. Courtesy OhioGenWeb.

Land and Property Records

 * 1790-1907 - Bureau of Land Management database Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * Reighard, Frank H., A standard history of Fulton County, Ohio: an authentic narrative of the past… (Chicago Lewis Publishing Co., 1920) Digital version of Volume 1 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books; Volume 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library; Google Books; also available on microfilm at.
 * Mikesell, Thomas, The county of Fulton; a history of Fulton County, Ohio, from the earliest days (Madison, Wisconsin Northwestern Historical Association, 1905) Digital version at Google Books; FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Aldrich, Lewis Cass, History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Syracuse, N.Y. D. Mason &amp; Co., 1888) Digital version at Internet Archives.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War
 * Civil War service men from Fulton 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 Fulton County.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society. Fulton County Chapter. Civil War soldiers discharge abstracts, Fulton County, Ohio. ([Ohio] Ohio Genealogical Society. Fulton County Chapter, 1993) and 1890 Fulton County, Ohio special census of Union veterans


 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and H
 * - 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Comapanies C and F

World War I
 * 1914-1919 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1914-1918 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1916-1920 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1977 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — images
 * 1790-1967 - at FamilySearch – 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.

Tax Records

 * 1800-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1800-1958 - at FamilySearch – 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 some 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.
 * 1800-1942 - at FamilySearch — index
 * various years - Community contributed marriage records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Death

 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1908-1953 - Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. 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.
 * 1954-Present - Ohio Deaths, 1954-Present Death certificates from 1954 to the present are held by the Ohio Department of Health.These records can be ordered in person or by mail.
 * various years - Community contributed death records Courtesy OhioGenWeb Archives

Family History Centers

 * Wauseon Ohio Family History Center

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Select a county
 * Every Name Index.com Online indexes for county histories. Select a county
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Fulton County OH Genealogy
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.