Ohio, Trumbull County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains various records from the courthouse in Warren, Ohio. It covers the years 1795 to 2010. It is being published as images become available. For a list of collections see the "FamilySearch Catalog" section at the end of this article.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Marriage • 2 Naturalization
 * Name of Immigrant
 * Country of birth
 * Date of arrival
 * Date of declaration of intention
 * Date of Naturalization

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the probate record to identify adoptions, guardians, heirs and relatives
 * Use the probate record to approximate a death date, then find a death certificate
 * For earlier years, use the probate record to substitute for civil birth and death records
 * Search vital records for births, marriages, and deaths
 * Use the information found in the record to find immigration and land records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Ohio.
 * Ohio Guided Research
 * Ohio Record Finder
 * Ohio Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Ohio Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Trumbull County, birth records, 1941-1998
 * Trumbull County, marriage records, 1913-2010
 * Trumbull County, Court of Common Pleas records, 1811-1920
 * Trumbull County, deed records, 1795-1947
 * Trumbull County, infirmary records, 1865-1952
 * Trumbull County, inventory of estates, 1887-1932
 * Trumbull County, justice Court records, 1853-1933
 * Trumbull County, minister's licenses, 1820-1948
 * Trumbull County, naturalization records, 1855-1985
 * Trumbull County, probate Court records, 1852-1931
 * Trumbull County, probate records, 1830-1956
 * Trumbull County, wills, 1848-1931
 * Trumbull County, railroad appropriations, 1853-1919
 * Trumbull County, tax records, 1823-1931
 * Trumbull County, township maps, 1815-1923
 * Old Mahoning Pioneer cemetery survey : inventory of the cemetery taken by the Trumbull County Genealogical Society in 2003, ca. 1804-1897
 * Veterans buried in the Pioneer (Old Mahoning) cemetery : Revolutionary War, 1774-1783; War of 1812, 1812-1816; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Civil War, 1861-1865, 1774-1897

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Historical Records Survey Division of Women's and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration.  Inventory of the county archives of Ohio, no. 78, Trumbull County. Columbus, Ohio : Historical Records Survey, 1937
 * History of Trumbull and Mahoning counties : with illustrations and biographical sketches. 2 volumes. Cleveland, Ohio : H. Z. Williams & Bros., 1882

Citing This Collection
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