OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 617 Today's Topics: #1 Obtaining Records from Sandusky Co [Karen Borton ] #2 Estate Papers: Col. Alexander Harp [Margbrady@aol.com] #3 Estate Papers: John Miner/Minor Tr [Margbrady@aol.com] #4 Ohio Vital Records - How to Obtain ["nancywhite-anaheim" ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from OH-FOOTSTEPS-D, send a message to OH-FOOTSTEPS-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 12:07:16 -0400 From: Karen Borton To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <37B6E5B4.C8048F1C@bright.net> Subject: Obtaining Records from Sandusky County, Ohio Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I just received this letter in the mail Friday, August 13, 1999. Sandusky County, Ohio, Probate Court 100 N. Park Ave. Fremont, OH 43420 (419) 334 - 6211 Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS Probate court has the birth and death records for 1867 to Dec. 20, 1908. A certified copy of a birth or death record is $5.00. A copy of the record not certified is $1.00. Prior to 1867 there are no birth or death records for the county. Birth and Death Records for Dec. 21, 1908 and After are at the Sandusky County Board of Health, 2000 Countryside Dr., Fremont, OH 43420, (419) 334 - 6377. Please contact them for their hours and fees. ESTATES, GUARDIANSHIP AND TRUST FILES Case files # 22280 to present are in Probate Court, 1st floor, Court House Building. Case files # 4451 - 22279 are in the Probate Court attic storeroom. Please stop in Probate Court for directions to the storeroom. Court costs for copies of estate, guardianship and trust papers are $1.00 per page (side). There is and additional charge of $1.00 to certify a copy. Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, 1337 Hayes Avenue, Fremont, OH 43420, (419) 332 - 2081) has the following records: Please contact them for their costs and hours. Will Files # 1 to # 9307 Estate Files # 1 to # 4450 Guardianship Files # 1 to # 4450 Trust Files # 1 to # 4450 Probate Clerks can not do genealogy research, we will look up the record if you have the correct information. If you are interested in having someone do research you can contact Kin Hunters through the R.B. Hayes Center (419) 332 - 2081). MARRIAGE RECORDS Probate Court has marriage records for 1820 to present for licenses obtained in Sandusky County, Ohio. The marriage records are indexed under the man's name only until approximately 1900. A certified copy of marriage record is $2.00. A copy of the record not certified is $1.00. OBTAINING PROBATE RECORDS BY MAIL Send letter of request, with names of individual(s), type of information requested and date. Include a check, payable to Probate Court, and a self addressed stamped envelope. If we do not have the record requested your check will be returned to you. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:30:05 EDT From: Margbrady@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Estate Papers: Col. Alexander Harper. Died 1798. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Have transcribed estate papers for Col. Alexander Harper, died in Ashtabula Co., OH 1798. Papers filed in Trumbull County. Will share with all. Thank you, Donna Cuillard Col. Alexander Harper Family Organization Genealogy Committee ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 13:31:51 EDT From: Margbrady@aol.com To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: Subject: Estate Papers: John Miner/Minor Trumbull Co., 1804 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John Miner/Minor married Loraine Rice. He died in 1804 in present-day Ashtabula Co., OH. Papers filed in Trumbull County. Donna Cuillard Col. Alexander Harper Family Organization Genealogy Committee ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 10:49:31 -0700 From: "nancywhite-anaheim" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000e01bee746$87449ba0$f569480c@compaq-4626> Subject: Ohio Vital Records - How to Obtain Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The following is a link to the Vital Records for each county. Click on the following link, and then select the county. It will then display the information on how to obtain the Vital Records for that County. http://vitalrec.com/oh.html#County Nan ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 16:52:32 -0500 From: "Ken Ruane" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <000801bee768$7acca6c0$4671c0d0@Friday> Subject: OBIT: Bonham, Hancock, 1903 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This obit, from the family Bible is dated in pencil "Approximately three weeks after July 31, 1903: NOBLE LIFE NOW ENDED Robert Bonham Passes Away Suddenly at Home on Defiance Ave. LIFE LONG RESIDNT OF HANCOCK COUNTY. Widow and six children left to mourn loss of husband and father. Robert Bonham of Defiance Avenue, Findlay, died this morning at 12:30 o'clock. He leaves a widow and six children to mourn his loss. The children are William Henry Bonham of North Main Street, and Edward Walton Bonham living on the old home-stead in ! Portage township, and four daughters, Elta, one of the most popular teachers in the city; Violet, Mary and Keturah, all living at home. Mr. Bonham was born July 27, 1834, and was married to Sarah Jane Moorhead May 14, 1863. He enlisted in the Twenty-first Regiment in 1861 and served three years in the Civil War. He was, at the time of his death, a member of Stoker post, G.A.R.of this! city. Mr. Bonham moved to town last fall from his farm in Portage Township, where he had lived for years, one of the most honored citizens of the county. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of this city and was ordained elder the last Sunday h! e attended church. Mr. Bonham leaves a wide circle of acquaintances and friends who have known him for years sto be one of the most genial, good natured and strictly honest men of the county. He always had a good word for everybody. While he was in the S! outhland fighting for the maintenance of the Union he obsesrved the same rules of integrity and morality that have characterized his conduct ever since. The cause of his death was muscular rheumatism aggravated by a numnber of complications. The funeral will probably be held at__o'clock Saturday. Submitted by Peggy O'Leary, Orange, TX -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #617 *******************************************