Ohio Vital Records (OH Vitals)

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Lake County Probate Records

Located at Lake County USGenWeb.  Features an index of birth and death records as recorded by the Lake County Probate Court between years 1867 and 1908.  Information includes full name of deceased, page, number, date entered in records, date of death, marital status, age at death, place of death, place of birth, occupation, parents, race, cause of death, place of residence and by whom.

Licking County Death Records

Registered in the Probate Court, these are taken from the Death Record Books and covers years 1874-1908.

Licking County Probate Index

Located at the Licking County Genealogical Society.  Features an index of early birth and death records in Licking County.  Covers years 1829-1904.

Lorain County Probate Court Records Search

Located at the Lorain County Probate Court site.  The database holds all probate related records since 1990.  Searchable by name, company name, case type, and case numbers.

Ohio Death Records   ****Obtaining Ohio Vital Records

Located at Delphos, Ohio History.  Features an index of deaths occurring in Delphos and Marion Townships in Ohio.  Covers years 1909 to 1953.  Includes full name of deceased, birth date, death date, volume and page number, cemetery and a column for miscellaneous information.

Lake County Probate Records

Located at Lake County USGenWeb.  Features an index of birth and death records as recorded by the Lake County Probate Court between years 1867 and 1908.  Information includes full name of deceased, page, number, date entered in records, date of death, marital status, age at death, place of death, place of birth, occupation, parents, race, cause of death, place of residence and by whom.

Licking County Birth and Death Certificate Search

Located at the Licking County Government Site.  Features a searchable database of birth and death records for years 1909 to present time.  Search by name.

Licking County Death Records

Registered in the Probate Court, these are taken from the Death Record Books and covers years 1874-1908.

Licking County Probate Index

Located at the Licking County Genealogical Society.  Features an index of early birth and death records in Licking County.  Covers years 1829-1904.

Lorain County Probate Court Records Search

Located at the Lorain County Probate Court site.  The database holds all probate related records since 1990.  Searchable by name, company name, case type, and case numbers.

Ohio Death Certificate Index

Located at the Ohio Historical Society.  Features a database of death certificates on file in Ohio from 1913 to 1944.  Searchable by name of deceased, date and county.  Information in the index includes full name of decedent, date of death, county where death occurred, volume number and certificate number.  Copies of the actual death certificate may be ordered.

Ohio Marriage Records   ****Obtaining Ohio Vital Records

Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index.

Located at the Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, OH.  Features a database of marriage licenses issued in Cuyahoga County from 1810 through April 1998.  Searchable by name of bride and name of groom.  Information in the index includes the full name of both bride and groom, volume number and page where the record can be found. 

Also see: Marriage License Index 1998 to present.

Franklin County Marriage Index

Located at the Franklin County Probate Court.  Features a searchable database of marriages 1995 through present time.  Search by name of bride, name of groom and date.  Information provided in the index includes name of groom, name of bride, date of application, date marriage license was issued, wedding date, and case number.

Hamilton County Marriage License Search. 

Located at the Hamilton County Probate Court.  Search by bride or groom.

Lorain County Probate Court Records Search

Located at the Lorain County Probate Court site.  The database holds all probate related records since 1990.  Searchable by name, company name, case type, and case numbers.

Lucas County Probate Court Records Search

Located at the Lucas County Probate Court site.  Features recent marriage licenses, guardianship, and other public records.

Wood County Marriage License Search. 

Located at the Wood County Probate Court.  Search for marriage licenses issued in Wood County, Ohio.  Searchable by name, date and case number.

472,837 Marriage Records at RootsWeb!

Free search of a vast repository of early marriages.

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Obtaining Ohio Vital Records

Ohio Department of Health Vital Records

The Ohio State Department of Health holds Ohio birth certificates from 1908 to present day and Ohio death certificates from 1954 to present in their office. 

Order Vital Records from VitalChek

VitalChek is the approved, quick and easy way to order Ohio birth records and order Ohio death records online. 

Ohio vital records may also be obtained from the local city or county health department office where the vital event occurred.

See: List of Local Registrars of Ohio Vital Statistics Offices.

Ohio marriage licenses and divorce decrees are NOT on file in the Ohio State Department of Health Vital Statistics Office.  They do have abstracts of these records on file from 1954 to present at the State Office, but the actual marriage and divorce records must be obtained at the county level.

Ohio marriages are on file in the office of the County Probate Court in the county where the marriage occurred. 

See: List of Ohio County Probate Courts.

 

Ohio Divorce records are on file in the County Clerk of Courts office where the divorce decree was granted. 

See: List of Ohio County Clerk of Courts.

Also see:

• Ohio Census at Census Finder
• Ohio Marriages at GenWed
• Ohio Newspaper Obituaries
• Ohio Newspaper List
• Ohio Obituary Indexes and Search Engines
• All Free Records Public Records Information
• Free Genealogy
• Search The Social Security Death Index