History      ~  ERIE  COUNTY,  OHIO  ~    Genealogy 
[read farther below for much additional Erie County research help]

ERIE COUNTY, OHIO 1850 census INDEXES:
(see below, for searching all these Townships simultaneously)

   Berlin Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_be_1850

    Brownhelm Twp., Lorain Co.: http://www.oocities.org/ohiopioneers/bh
 
   Florence Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_fl_1850

   Huron Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_hu_1850

   Groton Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_g_1850

   Kelleys Is. Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_k_1850

   Margaretta Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_ma_1850

   Milan Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_mi_1850

   Oxford Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_ox_1850

   Perkins Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_pe_1850

   Portland Twp./Sandusky City: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_po_1850

    Vermilion Twp.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh_er_v_1850
 

 
or search all Erie County Twps. at once, at:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
by typing " census 1850 Ohio Erie " in the DEATH PLACE box.
Be sure to use the 'soundex'(or metaphone) and 'fuzzy search' options, for best results.
    If the surname for which you are searching, does not appear in my
census indexes, but you are certain that the surname should appear,
then please e-mail me.   ohiopioneers@yahoo.com
  A hint for searching for German surnames (which were almost all misspelled):
leave the surname box blank;
type "Germany" in the place-of-birth box; and type " census 1850 Ohio Erie " in the place-of-death box.
This should bring a search-result of all the German surnames in that census, which you can then peruse for a similar sounding German name.
   KEEP IN MIND, that this index is NOT an every-name index. Mostly it includes heads-of-households, and other household members with a surname different from the 'head'.
   Use "Post-em" notes, and PLEASE ADD some bio-info for each person listed; most importantly, where they died, their parents' names, the full name of their spouse(s), and the spouses' parents. [Also, it would be helpful if you include your full name, and perhaps zip-code, since email-addresses change so frequently.]
Your Post-ems will remain attached, for future researchers.
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To access more info, specific to Erie County, Ohio, go to the
Erie County OHGenWeb Archives pages
( I have much more info posted there! )
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ADDITIONAL ERIE COUNTY (OHIO) RESEARCH HINTS

Many Erie County marriage records from the 1800's can be found
at the  L.D.S. ("Mormon") website:
www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
Simply choose the 'marriage record' search option.
In the search results, the marriage entries that are in the 'International Genealogical Index'
which say ", Erie, Ohio",  are mostly transcribed Probate marriage records.
Unfortunately the search-engine misses any names that were badly misspelled;
in which case, try two searches, one using the husband's name, and one using the wife's name.
[ For Erie County marriages prior to 1839, they will be "Huron County"*,
and can also be found online at the Erie County OHGenWeb Archives. ]
Also, there are many Erie County Probate birth-records, from 1867 thru 1880 or so,
at the above L.D.S. website. Simply choose "birth record" search option.
(Keep in mind that a search-result that says
", Sandusky, Ohio" usually means Sandusky COUNTY,  not  Sandusky city.  And
", Huron, Ohio" usually means Huron County, not Huron village. )

Also, the entire 1880 census is transcribed online at the L.D.S. website.
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Many obituaries that appeared in the Sandusky(City) newspapers throughout the 1800's, are indexed at the R. B. Hayes Presidential Library website:
http://index.rbhayes.org/
Unfortunately there is no 'soundex' option, but creative searching may still bring a good result.
Use the 'advanced search', for maiden-names (if they were given in the obit).
For instructions on obtaining copies of the actual obits, click HERE.
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 If perhaps your ancestor died after 1915 anywhere in Ohio,
you may find them listed in the death-certificate index at the Ohio Historical Society website:
http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm

Note: Ohio death-certificates after 1908, should contain the following additional "genealogical" info:
~ the birthplace of the decedent,
~ the names of the decedent's parents (and their birthplaces) ,
~ and the 'Informant'(who is often the relative that provided the personal info!).
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*Erie County, Ohio was created in 1838, mostly from part of Huron County.
Therefore, any government records pertaining to Erie County families prior to 1838, will be found in Huron County.