Template:AL Vital Intro

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. No births or deaths were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. Marriage records started in 1799. The state started keeping birth and death records in 1908; marriage records in 1936, and divorce records in 1950.

Any existing birth and death records from 1867 through December 19, 1908 are located at the Probate Court.

The Ohio Department of Health has birth records filed after December 20, 1908 and death records filed after January 1, 1954 while the Ohio Historical Society houses death records from December 20, 1908 through December 31, 1953.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Probate Court with divorce records located with the  Clerk of Courts.