Ohio, Clermont County School Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Ohio  Clermont County



What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of digital images of school records from Clermont County, Ohio for the years 1830 to 1839.

Collection Content
The records may include any of the following information:


 * Name of town and county
 * School District Number
 * Names
 * Ages
 * Gender
 * Names of parents or guardians
 * Beginning and ending dates of grading period
 * Beginning and ending dates for school year

How Do I Search the Collection?
School records can be very helpful as they can often be used as a reliable substitute for birth records or they can lead you to birth records. To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * Name of the child
 * Other identifying information such as age or approximate birth date, years of attendance, parents' names, or residence

Search the Collection
To browse by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record Type, Volume, and Year Range" category which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about them. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestor. For example:


 * Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date.
 * Use the age or birth date along with the parents’ names and residence to find the family in census records.
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records.

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * It is often helpful to extract the information on all children with the same parents. If the surname is unusual, you may want to compile the entries for every person of the same surname and sort them into families based on the names of the parents. Continue to search the birth records to identify other relatives such as cousins who attended the same school or other nearby schools.
 * Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after 1885.
 * There is also some variation in the information given from record to record.

What If I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For?

 * Look for variant spellings of the surnames. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Look for an index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby districts.

Related Websites

 * Ohio Public School Directory

Related Wiki Articles

 * Ohio Genealogy
 * Clermont County, Ohio Genealogy
 * United States School Records, Annual Reports, Newspapers, Sunday Schools, Teachers Records, School Censuses (National Institute)
 * United States School Records, Class Registers, Admission Registers (National Institute)

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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