Warren County Genealogical Society
Warren County, Ohio
Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society
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Society Information

About Us
Awards
- 2011
  - Outstanding Volunteer, Terry Easton
  - Outstanding Chapter
  - Thomas A. Edison for Outstanding Chapter Website
- 2010
  - Outstanding Officer, Harriet Foley
  - Tecumseh Book Award for WCGS Summer Workshop Booklet by Dana Palmer
- 2009
  - Outstanding Volunteer, Vicki Bergerhouse
  - Outstanding Chapter
  - Thomas A. Edison for Outstanding Chapter Website
- 2008
  - Outstanding Officer, Arne Trelvik
  - Outstanding Chapter
  - Thomas A. Edison for Outstanding Chapter Website
  - Salmon P. Chase Book Award for Warren County, Ohio Will & Estate Records, Boxes 251-300, 1879-1883 by Diana Linkous & Dana Palmer
- 2007
  - Outstanding Volunteer, Charles “Chuck” Griffen
  - Outstanding Chapter
  - Thomas A. Edison for Outstanding Chapter Website
Events
- Chapter Meetings
- Conferences
- Cemetery Restoration Clinic
- Education
- Photo Gallery
- Projects
  - Cemetery Digitization Project
  - Virtual Cemetery (tombstone photos loaded here)
  - Will & Estate Project
  - Tax Project
  - Funeral Home Project
FAQ
Heir Lines Quarterly
- Topical Index
  - By Issue
  - By Topic
- Every Name Index
  - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lineage Societies
- First Families
- Early Settlers
Membership

o Membership Application in html format

o Membership Application downloadable in pdf format

o Member Sites

Publications
- Click here to download our Publication Catalog in pdf format
- Click here to download our Publication Order Form in pdf format
- Click here to download a list of our New Releases in pdf format
Donation Policy
Research

Online Indexes

Cemetery
Census
- 1810 Census - All of Ohio lost, use tax records as substitute
- 1820 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1830 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1840 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1840 Warren County Census - Pensioners Index
- 1850 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1850 Mortality Index
- 1860 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1860 Mortality Index
- 1870 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1880 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1890 Warren County Census - Veterans Schedule
- 1900 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1910 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1920 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
- 1930 Warren County Census (**Coming Soon**)
Churches
Court
- Court Structure & Description
- Clerk of Courts
  - www.co.warren.oh.us/clerkofcourt/
- Circuit Court
- Common Pleas
  - Contact & Inventory
    - www.co.warren.oh.us/clerkofcourt/
    - http://www.co.warren.oh.us/domestic_relations_court/index.htm
  - Court Details
  - WCGS Indexed Records
- County Courts
  - www.countycourt.co.warren.oh.us/pa/
  - www.co.warren.oh.us/countycourt/index.htm
- Court of Appeals
  - http://www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us/default.asp
- Court of Claims
  - www.cco.state.oh.us
- District Court
- Justice of the Peace
- Juvenile Court
  - http://www.co.warren.oh.us/probate_juvenile/index.htm
- Municipal Court
  - Franklin: http://www.franklinohio.org/pages/courtmain.asp
  - Lebanon: http://www.ci.lebanon.oh.us/departments/courts/courts.html
  - Mason: http://www.masonmunicipalcourt.org/
- Mayor’s Court
- Probate Court
- Supreme Court
  - Divorces
  - Chancery Records
Funeral Homes
- Current Funeral Homes
- Indexes
  - Franklin & Springboro Area [Eaton, Anderson, Unglesby, Croll]
  - Lebanon Area [Oswald, Johnson, Stine-Kilburn, Vale, Webster] More Coming Soon
  - Loveland Area [Tufts-Schildmeyer]
  - Mason Area: [Shorten-Ryan, Mueller-Parker] Coming Soon
  - Morrow Area [Vale-Hoskins] Coming Soon
  - Springboro [Anderson]
  - Waynesville Area [McClure, Stubbs-Conner]
  - Blanchester Area: [Hannah] Coming Soon
History
- History of Warren County
  - General History
  - History of County
  - Creation Dates
  - County Overview
    - Elected County Officials
    - Current Elected Officials
  - Township Formation Maps by Tom Foley (1803, 1804, 1806, 1813/1815, 1818, 1850, 1860)
  - Date Villages Platted
  - Villages Not Platted
  - Ghost Towns
  - Place Names
  - Places with Name Changes
  - Maps
  - Published Local & County Histories
  - Local History Books at WCGS
- Beers History of Warren County, Ohio
- Josiah Morrow Articles from The Western Star
- Memory Lane Articles
- Every Name Index to the History of Oregonia
- Biographies & Family Histories
- Biographies at US GenWeb
- Bible Records
- Bible Records at US GenWeb
- First Families
- Early Settlers
- 1803 Pioneers
- Vertical Files
- Letters Remaining at the Lebanon P.O. 1816 - 1830
- Road Name Changes
- Other Resources
- Misc
- WCGS Member Pages
Land
Maps
Military
- Online Indexes
  - Revolutionary War
  - War of 1812
    - Lest We Forget
    - US Gen Web
    - Beers
    - OHS
  - Mexican American War
  - Civil War
    - Lest We Forget
    - Civil War Discharges
    - Dallas Bogan Articles
    - US Gen Web
    - Mason Historical Soc
    - Ohio in Civil War
    - Ohio Civil War Roster
    - Beers History of Warren County page 349, 617, 644-645, 709-710
    - 1890 Warren County Census - Veterans Schedule
  - Spanish American War
    - Lest We Forget
    - US Gen Web
  - Indian Campaign
    - US Gen Web
  - World War 1
    - Lest We Forget
    - US Gen Web
  - World War 2
  - Korean Conflict
    - Lest We Forget
    - US Gen Web
  - Vietnam
    - Lest We Forget
    - US Gen Web
  - Persian Gulf
    - Lest We Forget
  - Afghanistan
    - Lest We Forget
  - Peacekeepers
    - Lest We Forget
  - Middle East Conflicts
    - US Gen Web
  - Others on US Gen Web
    - US Gen Web
  - Military Honor Roll
    - Lest We Forget
- Publications
- Military Service Record Form
- Additional Resources
  - US GenWeb Page with additional military information
  - Military Histories
  - Recorders Office for Military Discharge Papers
  - Local Veterans History Project from Mary L. Cook Library
Misc.
Newspapers
- Obits
- History of newspapers in Warren County, Ohio
- Listing of newspapers in Warren County, Ohio
- Newspapers on file at WCGS
Obits
- Warren County, Ohio Obituary Index (2009 Edition)
- Mail Order Photocopy Request Form (PDF file)
- Indexed alphabetically by year
  - 1850-1861 Miami-Visitor Death Notices and Obituaries
  - 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819
  - 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829
  - 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839
  - 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849
  - 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859
  - 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869
  - 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879
  - 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
  - 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899
  - 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903. 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
  - 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919
  - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
  - 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
  - 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
  - 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
  - 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
  - 1970, 1971, 1972. 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
  - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
  - 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  - 2010, no date
Resources
Schools
Taxes
- 1810 Tax List
- 1827 Tax List A-L M-Z
- 1830 Tax List A-L M-Z
- 1832 Tax List A-L M-Z
- 1840 Chattel Tax List
- 1840 Property Tax List
- 1841 Chattel Tax List
Vitals
- Births
  - Births 1867-1871
    - Every Name A-L, M-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1867-1871
  - Births 1872-1879
    - Every Name A-E, F-L, M-R, S-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1872-1879
  - Births 1880-1883
    - Every Name A-L, M-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1880-1883
  - Births 1884-1887
    - Every Name A-L, M-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1884-1887
  - Births 1888-1892
    - Every Name A-L, M-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1888-1892
  - Births 1892-1896
    - Every Name A-F, G-M, N-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1892-1896
  - Births 1897-1902
    - Every Name A-F, G-M, N-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1897-1902
  - Births 1903-1908
    - Every Name A-F, G-M, N-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1903-1908
  - Births 1920-1925
    - Every Name [Not online yet]
    - Child & Parent Index [Not online yet]
  - Late Births 1868-1938
    - Every Name A-L, M-Z
    - Child & Parent Index 1868-1938
  - Births from Township Assessor’s Records
    - Births 1886-1907 - Book 2
      - Every Name A-G, H-P, Q-Z
      - Child & Parent Index A-L, M-Z
    - Births 1886-1907 - Book 3
      - Every Name A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z
      - Child & Parent Index A-L, M-Z
    - Births 1909-1919
      - Every Name A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z
      - Child & Parent Index A-L, M-Z
- Marriages
  - 1803-1834
    - Brides A-L, M-Z
    - Grooms A-L, M-Z
  - 1834-1854
    - Brides A-K, L-Z
    - Grooms A-K, L-Z
  - 1854-1861
    - Bride
    - Grooms
  - 1861-1867
    - Bride
    - Grooms
  - 1867-1872
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1872-1876
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1876-1882
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1882-1889
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1889-1896
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1896-1902
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1899-1901
    - Bride
    - Groom
  - 1902-1907
    - Combined Index
  - 1804 - 1904 Consents
  - 1803 Pioneers (lists some marriages)
  - http://www.familysearch.org/ [Click on Historical Records, then Ohio]
- Deaths
  - 1867 to 1881 A-L & M-Z
  - 1881 to 1904 A-L & M-Z
  - 1904 to 1908
  - 1909 to 1915
  - 1916 to 1920
  - 1921 to 1925
  - 1926 to 1930
  - 1931 to 1935 (Coming Soon)
  - 1886-1907 (Assessor records) A-L
  - 1886-1907 (Assessor records) M-Z
  - Census Mortality Indexes
    - 1850
    - 1860
  - Death Records Found at the following Repositories:
    - Edna L. Bowyer Warren County Ohio Record Center & Archives
    - Warren County Health Department
    - The Division of Vital Statistics of the Ohio Department of Health.
    - Ohio Historical Society
    - http://www.familysearch.org/ [Click on Historical Records, then Ohio]

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This page created 27 April 2010 and last updated on 09 January 2012