Lucas County, Ohio Genealogy

Guide to Lucas County, Ohio ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The county was named for Robert Lucas, the 12th governor of Ohio. In 1835 during his second term, the county's establishment provoked the Toledo War conflict with the Michigan Territory. It is located in the Northwest-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Lucas County Courthouse 700 Adams Street Toledo, OH 43624 Phone: 419-213-4484 Lucas County Courthouse

Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1850; Probate judge has birth records 1865-1908, death records from 1935, marriage and probate records; County Recorder has land records

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Scribner, Harvey, Memoirs of Lucas County and the City of Toledo: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, (Madison, Wisconsin: Western Historical Association, 1910). Online at Google Books, Internet Archive; Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 3 online at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records
Catholic
 * 1796-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection

Directories

 * 1864-1923 Toledo City Directories 1864-1923 at Fold3 ($)

Local Histories

 * Waggoner, Clark, History of the City of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, (New York, New York: Munsell & Company, 1888). Online at Internet Archive; Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library; Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Killits, John Milton, Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, 1623-1923, (Chicago, Illinois: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1923). Volume 1 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 2 online at FamilySearch Digital Library, Volume 3 online at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Ohio Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Ohio (1788-1940) at MapofUS.org

Military Records
Civil War Civil War service men from Lucas County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lucas County.
 * 1888-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.


 * - 1st Regiment, Michigan Cavalry, Company E
 * - 100th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
 * Company A - many men from Toledo and and Perrysburg in Wood County
 * Company E - many men from Toledo and northern Fulton County
 * Company F - many men from western Lucas County, especially Waterville and Maumee
 * - 111th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Companies E and H

World War I
 * 1914-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1914-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1916-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.

Newspapers

 * 1793-late 1900's at History Connection —  Select county.
 * 1793-2009 Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1869-2007 Toledo Blade, March 1869 - December 2007 at Google News - more than 24,000 issues digitized in the Google News Archive.
 * Early- late 1900's Newspapers at Ohio Memory — sort by County, City, Time Period, and more.

Obituaries

 * 1970-2010  - Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index at Ancestry ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records 1786-1998 at Ancestry ($) — index and images.
 * 1789-1996 at FamilySearch.org — How to Use this Collection.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1800-1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1850 Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Birth

 * 1800-1962 Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1841-2003 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1888-1890 Lucas County, Toledo, Ohio Birth Records at Ancestry ($) - Index
 * 1891-1895 Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Birth Records at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1908-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998 at Ancestry ($) — Index
 * 1959-1998 Ohio, Birth Index, 1959-1998 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Marriage

 * 1789-2013 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1800-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection can browse images by film number at a Family History Center.
 * 1800-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1970-2003 Ohio, Marriages, 1970 - 2003 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1833-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1840-2001 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection
 * 1894-1897 Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Death Index at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908-1953 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection.
 * 1908-1932, 1938–1944, and 1958–2007 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection
 * 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1913-1944, 1954-1963 Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Divorce

 * 1962-2007 Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007 at Ancestry ($)

Family History Centers

 * Toledo Ohio Family History Center
 * Toledo-Lucas County Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Toledo Lucas County Public Library 325 Michigan St Toledo, OH 43604 419-259-5200 Website

Museums
Toledo History Museum 425 N St Clair St PO Box 485 Toledo, OH 43697 0485 419-215-2437 Email:[mailto:toledohistorymuseuminfo@gmail.com toledohistorymuseuminfo@gmail.com] Website National Museum of the Great Lakes 1701 Front St Toledo, OH 43605 419-214-5000 Website Old West end Association P O Box 4652 Toledo, Ohio 43610 567-698-7969 E-mail:[mailto:OWEASSOCIATION@GMAIL.COM OWEASSOCIATION@GMAIL.COM] Website Whitehouse Historical Society PO Box 2571 Whitehouse, OH 43571 419-877-5383 E-mail:[mailto:secretary.whitehousehs@gmail.com​ secretary.whitehousehs@gmail.com​] Website Waterville Historical Society 401 Farnsworth Rd P.O. Box 263 Waterville, OH 43566 E-mail:[mailto:WHS43566@OUTLOOK.COM WHS43566@OUTLOOK.COM] Website Heritage Sylvania 5717 Main St Sylvania, OH 43560 419-517-5533 Website Toledo's Attic Online resources Website

Societies
Lucas County Chapter O.G.S. c/o Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library 325 Michigan St Toledo, OH 43624-1614 Website

Toledo Area Genealogical Society (TAGS) 4515 282nd Toledo OH 43611-1848 Website

Websites

 * Local Gov't Records by County at Ohio History Connection — Browse their list; records are not online.
 * Custom Browse of Historical Collections at Ohio Memory — Use map or alpha bar to select county or place, then browse search options in left sidebar.
 * Ohio Genealogical Society ($) — online databases
 * Lucas County OH Genealogy at LDS Genealogy
 * OHGenWeb Archives
 * The Lucas County OHGenWeb Project, a member of The OHGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.