TRUMBULL COUNTY OHIO - Facts about Trumbull County
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Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman 
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February 14, 1999
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    We are switching to Trumbull County.  What I was trying for was
histories, bios, information about your ancestors that lived there, talk of
memories of folks that used to live there and links/information to do
research in that county.  Following is a start.

DATE CREATED - 1800 
PARENT COUNTY - Jefferson, Wayne County Michigan 
COUNTY SEAT - Warren 
SURROUNDED BY:
   NORTH - Ashtabula County
   EAST - State of Pennsylvania
   SOUTH - Mahoning County
   SOUTHWEST - Portage County
   NORTHWEST - Geauga County
OTHER INFORMATION:

Trumbull County borders the state of Pennsylvania about 40 miles southeast
of Cleveland. Jonathan Trumbull was an early Ohio governor. He was
nicknamed "Brother Jonathan" by George Washington and became an early
symbol of America.

Trumbull County comprised the entire Western Reserve until the formation
of the state of Ohio in 1803. It was named for Jonathon Trumbull
(1740-1809). Warren was the countyseat. It is comprised of 616 square
miles.


This area was acquired from four Indian Tribes- The Wyandots,
Delawares, Chippewas, and Ottawas. The Indians became dissatisfied with the
treaty the white men established and refused to cooperate. Years of war
between Indians and Whites followed. Treaties were reached and violated
time and time again. Finally, in 1805, a treaty at Fort Industry gave all
lands to the west of the Cuyahoga in the Reserve, to the Connecticut Land
Company.


Warren, the county seat, was founded in 1799 and named for surveyor
Moses Warren. The Packard brothers who later manufactured the Packard
automobile in Detroit, established a company in Warren that made
incandescent lamps and electrical products. Stephen Foster wrote the song
"Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" in the city.


Principle industries in the county include; metals, transportation
equipment, electircal machinery, automobile parts, brick, iron and steel,
automatic sprinklers, sealed beam lights, pipe, welding machines, electric
motors and dairy products.


Clerk of Courts has divorce, civil court & citizenship records from
1800. Records for Trumbull County are available as follows: Birth records
from 1867, marriage-1803, death-1867, land-1795, probate-1803, court-1807.

                                                                Maggie


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