Ohio, Grave Registrations of Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Grave sites were registered for all veterans from wars prior to 1943. The information on the grave registration cards was taken from burial or cemetery records. Each record is found on a pre-printed card arranged alphabetically by the veteran’s name. The records are all extant and have been preserved under good conditions.

Veterans were buried in private, public, church, national, and military post cemeteries. Others were buried on battlefields, in prison, or in hospital cemeteries. Ohio, along with other states, made a concerted effort to locate the gravesites of veterans from all wars prior to 1943. Approximately three to five percent of the population was recorded in graves registration. Grave registration cards were created to form an index to the graves of former military personnel.

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I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

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 * Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Ohio.
 * Ohio Guided Research
 * Ohio Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Grave registrations of soldiers buried in Ohio

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
 * United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
 * United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
 * United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

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