Ohio, Grace Episcopal Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1880-1980

This collection contains parish registers for the Grace Episcopal Church in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio.

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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Information in the records varies by type of record and individual records within the type. You may find any of the following:


 * Name of the primary individual
 * Names of parents
 * Birth, death, or marriage dates and places
 * Baptism, confirmation, or burial dates and places
 * Ages
 * Names of family members
 * Relationships
 * Cause of death
 * Witnesses
 * Remarks

How to Use the Record
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * Name
 * Type of event such as baptism or confirmation
 * Approximate date of the event

Search the Collection
To search the collection, select the “Browse” link in the initial search page, then select “Record Type, Volume, and Year Range,” which will take you to the images. Look at the images one by one 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.

Using the Information
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example:


 * Use birth and baptismal records to identify a person’s birth date and place.
 * Use the age given inthe death record to calculate the person’s birth date.
 * Use marriage records to identify a couple, and the marriage date and place and to begin compiling a family group.
 * Use church records in general to identify other family members who may have served as witnesses to an event.
 * Use the date of the event along with the locality to find the family in census records and land records.
 * Use the names of the parents to locate church and land records.

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * An infant’s baptism usually took place within a few days or weeks of the birth.
 * Church records are considered a primary source. They are usually reliable because they are kept by the minister, or a clerk appointed by the minister, who usually recorded an event at or very near the time it occurred.
 * There is also some variation in the information given from record to record.
 * Extract the information on all children with the same parents. If the surname is unusual, you may want to compile 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 siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations who were born in the same county or nearby.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names.
 * Check the records of other congregations in the area or nearby communities.
 * Check the records of other religious sects in the area or nearby communities.

Related Websites

 * The Archives of the Episcopal Church

Related Wiki Articles
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Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Example for a Record Found in a Historical Record Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.