Montgomery County, Ohio Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. It is located in the bottom Southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Montgomery County Courthouse 41 N Perry St, Room 106 Dayton, OH 45422-2150 Phone: 937-496-7623 Montgomery County Website

Clerk Court has divorce and court records. Probate Judge has birth, marriage, death and probate records. County Recorder has land records.

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

Biographies

 * Conover, Frank. Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with the biographies and portraits of the Presidents of the United States and biographies of the governors of Ohio. (A.W. Bowen & Co., 1897). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Goggle Books.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Dayton

Lutheran
 * Records of Hope Lutheran Church, Dayton, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Lyford, W.G. The western address directory : containing the cards of merchants, manufacturers, and other business men, in Pittsburgh, (Pa.) Wheeling, (Va.) Zanesville, (O.) Portsmouth, (O.) Dayton, (O.) Cincinnati, (O.) Madison, (Ind.) Louisville, (K.) St. Louis, (Mo.); Together with historical, topographical & statistical sketches, (for the year 1837,) of those cities and towns in the Mississippi valley; intended as a guide to travelers; to which is added, alphabetically arranged, a list of the steam-boats on the western waters.  Published by Jos. Robinson, Baltimore, Maryland, 1837. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; Archive

Local Histories

 * Brown, Ashley, The History of Montgomery County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Cities, Towns, Schools, Churches, etc. (Chicago, Illinois: W.H. Beers and Co., 1882). Online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books; Internet Archive
 * Drury, Augustus Waldo, History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1909). Volume 1 online at Google Books, Internet Archive, FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Civil War Civil War service men from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.


 * - 1st Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, a battery is like a company in an artillery regiment.
 * - 4th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry, Company H
 * - 113th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company I

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

 Additional Records
 * Soldier's Home Inmates record, 1867-1880
 * Minutes of Montgomery County, Ohio Soldiers Relief Commission meeting, 1946-1950
 * Board of County Commissioners. Record of burials of indigent soldiers and sailors, 1884-1902
 * County Recorder. Soldiers discharge records, 1865-1917

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900s at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * Early-late 1900s Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Obituaries

 * Dayton Obituaries Index - currently covers the years 1850-current.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1807-1850 Miami Valley will abstracts at Ancestry.com ($) - original data
 * 1850-1900 at at FamilySearch — How to use this Collection.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch– How to Use this Collection; Index of deaths from the Ohio Department of Health in Columbus. Index provided by Ancestry.com.
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Archives
Montgomery County Records Center & Archives 117 S Main St PO Box 972 Dayton OH 45422 937-225-6366 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Dayton Ohio FamilySearch Center
 * Dayton Ohio East FamilySearch Center
 * Centerville Ohio FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Dayton Metro Library Main Library 215 E Third St Dayton, OH 45402-2103 937-463-2665 Website Germantown Public Library 51 N Plum St Germantown, OH 45327-1357 937-855-4001 Website Washington-Centerville Public Library 111 W Spring Valley Rd Centerville, OH 45458 937-433-8091 Website Wright Memorial Public Library 1776 Far Hills Ave Oakwood, OH 45419-2598 937-294-7171 Website

Museums
Carillon Historical Park 1000 Carillon Blvd Dayton, OH 45409 937-293-2841 Website Facebook Museums in Dayton Dayton Local website

Societies
Montgomery County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1584 Dayton, OH 45401-1584 Email:[mailto:info@mcc-ogs.org info@mcc-ogs.org] Website Dayton History 1000 Carillon Blvd Dayton, OH 45409 937-293-2841 E-mail:[mailto:info@daytonhistory.org info@daytonhistory.org] Website Facebook

Miami Valley Genealogy P.O. Box 808 Piqua, OH 45356 Website and The Troy Historical Society, Miami Valley Genealogy
 * Index to more than a half-million pointers to records all over Miami Valley including Montgomery County.

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Montgomery County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * USGW Archives. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Ohio GenWeb Project for Montgomery County
 * – 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.