OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - Ohio Vital records 3 cents & 25 cents each *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John Cramer John.Cramer@das.state.oh.us December 31, 1998 *************************************************************************** The State of Ohio-Vital records: If you have internet access go to http://www.odh.state.oh.us/records/records-f.htm . Birth Records from Dec. 29, 1908 to the present. . Death Records from Dec. 29, 1945 to the present. . Marriage Abstracts from Sept. 7, 1949 to the present. Marriage records that occurred prior to this date are on file in the probate court of the county where the marriage license was issued. . Divorce Abstracts from Sept. 7, 1949 to the present. Divorce records that occurred prior to this date are on file in the probate court of the county where the marriage license was issued. . Forms for downloading: http://www.odh.state.oh.us/records/records-f.htm . . Affidavit of Adopted Person form Adoption Information Authorization For Release - Sibling Hea2780.PDF - [file size = 12 kb] Adoption Information Authorization For Release - Parent Hea2774.PDF - [file size = 12 kb] Birth Certificate Application Hea2709.PDF - [file size = 14 kb] Death Certificate Application Hea2720.PDF - [file size = 14 kb] Heirloom Birth Certificate Application HeirloomOrderForm.PDF - [file size = 6 kb] Notice of Intent Form NOI.PDF - [file size = 7 kb] . Obtaining Records- Public Record Requests (Uncertified Copies) If you have internet access go to http://www.odh.state.oh.us/records/records-f.htm You should state that this is for genealogy research. and you would like the THREE cents per copy vital records. For the 3 cents copies you need to pay postage to get them. . The Ohio Department of Health houses only the records of people born, married, divorced or deceased in Ohio. If the event did not occur in Ohio, contact the vital statistics office in the state where it did occur. . Uncertified copies of vital records have no certification message or signature and may not be used as an official document. These types of copies are used for medical or genealogical research. Fees for these records are 3 cents per copy, plus postage costs. . Requests may be ordered by mail or in person and cannot be ordered by E-mail or telephone. There is up to a six month delay before new records become available to order. . To request public records from the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit, mail a letter to the address below: . Ohio Department of Health Vital Statistics Unit Post Office Box 15098 Columbus, OH 43215-0098 . You may telephone the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit by calling (614)466-2531. This line is answered by a recorded menu-driven message system that offers general information on office hours and specific information on how to order documents. A staff person will speak with you for further information if you stay on the line after selecting an option and listening to the recording. . Birth and Death Certificates-Certified copies If you have internet access go to http://www.odh.state.oh.us/records/records-f.htm . Birth Records . The Ohio Department of Health houses only the birth records of people born in Ohio from Dec. 29, 1908 to the present. If the birth did not occur in Ohio, contact the vital statistics office in the state where it did occur. . Certified copies of vital records may be ordered by mail or in person and cannot be ordered by E-mail or telephone. There is up to a six month delay before records of new births become available to order. . To order a birth certificate from the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit, click here to download an application (The free Adobe Acrobat Viewer is required to print this application. Click here if you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer.) Otherwise, mail a signed letter that includes this information: . Step 1. Information about the person whose record is being requested: . full name at birth and any later name change that may have affected how the birth record was filed date of birth city and county of birth father's full name and mother's full name, including her maiden name . Step 2. Mail a check or money order drawn on a United States bank and made payable to the "Treasury, State of Ohio." The fee for a certified copy of a vital record obtained from the Ohio Vital Statistics Unit is $7 per copy, per record. Do not mail cash. Mail the information described above along with the fee to: . Ohio Department of Health Vital Statistics Unit Post Office Box 15098 Columbus, OH 43215-0098 . Step 3. Allow 4 to 6 weeks from date we receive your request for delivery. We cannot provide same day service. . Special Note: If you do not know the date or place of birth, you may request a search of the state Vital Statistics Unit files and records. The fee for a search is $3 for each ten years searched, or fraction thereof, for each name searched. Payment must be made in advance. After searching is completed, you will be informed if the record was located. . You may telephone the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit by calling (614)466-2531. This line is answered by a recorded menu-driven message system that offers general information on office hours and specific information on how to order documents. A staff person will speak with you for further information if you stay on the line after selecting an option and listening to the recording. . Death Records-Certified copies If you have internet access go to http://www.odh.state.oh.us/records/records-f.htm . The Ohio Department of Health houses only the death records of people who died in Ohio from Dec. 29, 1945 to the present. If the death did not occur in Ohio, contact the vital statistics office in the state where it did occur. . Certified copies of vital records may be ordered by mail or in person and cannot be ordered by E-mail or telephone. There is up to a six month delay before records of new deaths become available to order. . To order a death certificate from the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit, click here to download an application. (The free Adobe Acrobat Viewer is required to print this application. Click here if you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer.) Otherwise, mail a signed letter that includes this information: . Step 1. Information about the person whose record is being requested: . full name of decedent date of death city and county of death . Step 2. Mail a check or money order drawn on a United States bank and made payable to the "Treasury, State of Ohio." The fee for a certified copy of a vital record obtained from the Ohio Vital Statistics Unit is $7 per copy, per record. Do not mail cash. Mail the information described above along with the fee to: . Ohio Department of Health Vital Statistics Unit Post Office Box 15098 Columbus, OH 43215-0098 . Step 3. Allow 4 to 6 weeks from date we receive your request for delivery. We cannot provide same day service. . Special Note: If you do not know the date or place of death, you may request a search of the state Vital Statistics Unit files and records. The fee for a search is $3 for each ten years searched, for each name searched. Payment must be made in advance. After searching is completed, you will be informed if the record was located. . You may telephone the Ohio Department of Health's Vital Statistics Unit by calling (614)466-2531. This line is answered by a recorded menu-driven message system that offers general information on office hours and specific information on how to order documents. A staff person will speak with you for further information if you stay on the line after selecting an option and listening to the recording. . --- . Other source is OHS-Ohio Hist Society If you have internet access go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm http://www.ohiohistory.org/ . To get Death Cert from OHS 1909 to about 1944. From the Ohio Hist Society uncertified for .25 each. This is walk in, you find it, and copy it. See the web site for more details on these. Also see info below. . >>>> OHS Death Cert request . Here it is. In the Death Cert search index for years 1913 thru 1937 http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm . 1913 thru 1937 all years. . 1.Select years series needed (grouped by 5's) 2.Input Last Name 3.Select County (I usually select "all County's") (because many county names misspelled) Then look thru a list of people. I then use edit copy records I want. Then I edit paste into word or my Email program To work with selected items. . To find name online. . This can be retrieved from Ohio Hist Society in Columbus OH. They allow walk-in research and they also do Mail order. . Walk in is low cost. $.25 for uncertified photo copies. You do retrieval & copies. . Mail order. UNCERTIFIED Death Certificate copy: . Ohio Residents--send a check or money order (no cash) payable to the Ohio Historical Society for $3.18 (includes Ohio sales tax). Non-Ohio Residents--send a check or money order (no cash) payable to the Ohio Historical Society for $3.00. . CERTIFIED Death Certificate copy send TWO checks or money orders (no cash): . 1) One payable to the Ohio Historical Society for $3.18 (Ohio Residents) or $3.00 (non-Ohio residents). 2) Another payable to "Treasury, State of Ohio" for $7.00 for certification fee. OHS will forward this check with a copy of the certificate to the Ohio Division of Vital Statistics who will send the certified copy to you. . Send requests to: . Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library Death Certificates 1982 Velma Avenue Columbus, OH 43211-2497 . It is best to ask for records by the info provided on the web. . Provide Name of person Name of county Date of death Volume # Cert # . --- . JW Cramer -- (:}) JWCramer-HillTopUSA jcramer@gcfn.org Also John.Cramer@das.State.OH.US * Families are like fudge .. mostly sweet with a few nuts. ==== OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ====