GuidedResearch:Ohio

Search a birth index
Search the following database.

Start here:

 * 1800s-2000s:  Ohio Birth Collections by FamilySearch  - County births start in 1867 in Ohio; delayed birth records start earlier

No birth record for your ancestor?

 * See the Wiki page,  Why Can't I Find the Record - Ohio Births  for additional guidance on finding birth information.

Search a marriage index
For best results, search the following databases in the order listed below.

Start here:

 * 1700s-2000s:  United States Marriages, Ohio  - ($), Index and images (18 million names)

If the marriage was not found, try this next:

 * 1780s-2000s:  Ohio Marriage Collections by FamilySearch  - Index and images

No marriage record for your ancestor?

 * See the Wiki page,  Why Can't I Find the Record - Ohio Marriages  for additional guidance on finding marriage information.

Search a death index
Search the following database.

Start here:

 * 1840s-2000s:  Ohio Death Collections by FamilySearch  - Index and some images

No death record for your ancestor?

 * See the Wiki page,  Why Can't I Find the Record - Ohio Deaths  for additional guidance on finding death information.