Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Ohio

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains a name index of soldiers buried in Ohio. These index cards were compiled by the Ohio Adjutant General's Office. The card index includes soldiers from the Revolutionary War to World War II. This collection covers the years 1810 to 1955.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Grave registration cards may include the following information:


 * Full name of the veteran
 * Birth date and place
 * Death date and place
 * Burial date and place
 * Enlistment date, branch of service, unit, and rank
 * Next of kin and relationship
 * Address of the deceased at the time of death

How Do I Search the Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The location or 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

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s grave registration, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Download a copy of the record, or extract the genealogical information needed. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. The information may also lead you to other records about your ancestors.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses.
 * 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.

I Can’t Find Who 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. Try searching for these names as well.
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