Ohio, Licking County, Hartford Township Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains burial records and cemetery deeds from Croton, Ohio, for the years 1881 to 1962.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:


 * Name of deceased
 * Death date
 * Burial dates and places
 * Age
 * Cause of death
 * Residence

In addition, they may also list the following:


 * Birth year
 * Names of children
 * Mortuary or undertaker

How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * The name of your ancestor.
 * The date of the event.

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What Do I Do Next?
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I Found the Peron I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

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 * 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.
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Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation:

"Ohio, Licking County, Hartford Township Records, 1881-1962." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Hartford Township Office, Croton.

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