Morgan County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Morgan County Ohio genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Ohio Morgan County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Guernsey, Muskingum, and Washington Counties 29 December 1817.
 * County Seat: McConnelsville
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Muskingum (north)·Athens (southwest)·Perry (west)·Noble (northeast) · Washington (southeast)

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
For a list of record loss in Ohio counties see: Ohio Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

See Ohio Cemeteries for more information.

Church Records
Finding Church Records at Other Repositories

Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Morgan County, Ohio Church Records in online catalogs like:


 * WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Local Histories

 * Gaylord, James M., Historical Reminiscences of Morgan County, (McConnelsville, Ohio: The Weekley Herald, 1932).


 * Howe, Henry, History of Morgan County, Ohio, 181-1889, (Knightstown, Indiana : Bookmark, 1977).


 * Robertson, Charles, History of Morgan County, Ohio, with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, (L.H. Watkins & Co., 1886). Digital copy at Google Books

Maps

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940)

Military

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


 * - 97th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies C and D

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

Probate

 * 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.

Repositories
See also a List of Ohio Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse 19 East Main Street McConnelsville, OH 43756-1198 Phone: 740.962.4752 County Recorder has land records; Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death, probate and naturalization records and naturalization records

Family History Centers

 * Zanesville 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.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Web Sites

 * Morgan County, OH History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Ohio Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.