Sandra: I used an approach that involved lots of time and some luck but it did produce results. Many of the early records from Cincinnati churches have been microfilmed and are available for viewing at Family History Libraries operated by the Mormon Church. I used census records to locate a street address for an ancestor and then checked maps to find churches located near that address. I then started with microfilms from the nearest church and worked my way outward until I either found information or decided my ancestors didn't attend a church whose records were microfilmed. There is a good index of available microfilms at the website operated by the Mormons: http://familysearch.org. The index will usually tell you what records are available (birth, death, marriage, etc.) and what dates are covered. The time-consuming part of this process is scrolling through frame after frame of microfilmed records looking for your ancestor. However, the records are in chronological order so you can skip to the appropriate section fairly quickly if you have a reasonable idea of the date of interest. You can see where time and luck are involved but I found tons of information about the births, marriages and deaths of my ancestors. Dick Felts Gainesville, GA > [Original Message] > From: Sandy Schnipke <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 2/18/2008 6:12:43 PM > Subject: [OHHAMILT] Question about 1856 birth records. > > I would like to know if there are any birth records for 1856? If so, where > could I find them? I am looking for birth record of John Charles Tremont > Gray, born 6 September 1856 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were David > Gray and Pricilla (Armstrong) Gray. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Sandra (Gray) Schnipke > > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > > Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamil ton/mb.ashx > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.7/1285 - Release Date: 2/18/2008 5:50 AM

Judy, Did you know that you can view and print Death Certificates for Ohio from 1908 - 1953 at this site now? http://labs.familysearch.org Click on the "Record Search" link and follow the directions to register with a username. It's my understanding that the requirements and hours for searching at the Vital Statistics office on Elm Street have changed, so I would call them directly and ask your questions. I would do the same for the William Howard Taft office. Marilyn ----------------------original message-------------------- In a message dated 2/17/2008 6:11:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello List, I am interested in going to the Vital Statistics office on Elm Street (Elm Street Clinic) and to the Health District Office on Wm. Howard Taft to view death certificates of family members. Can anyone tell me what information I should bring with me to do my research? I have death dates, volume and certificate numbers for some of the families I am researching. I know I need to make an appointment to do my research. Is there a way to know if they died inside or outside the city limits, from the information you would acquire from the Ohio Deaths on Ancestry? Any information you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help. Judy in Harrison **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Greetings; I have also not run into any "real" birth records for Hamilton County OH, but there is a series of indexes called "Selected Hamilton County Ohio Church Baptism Records" by Jeff Herbert. The earliest of these several volumes is pre-1856. However, it is definitely "selected", in that it contains NO Catholic church records at all, and not all churches in the area by any means. When you get lucky, it will at least provide some lead toward finding other records at the same church. Best wishes, Ann Bergelt Florida **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Sandra, As far as I know there are no birth records before 1864/65 in Hamilton County. Check this web site for further information about birth records in the state of Ohio. _http://vitalrec.com/oh.html_ (http://vitalrec.com/oh.html) Marilyn ----------------------original message----------------------- In a message dated 2/18/2008 8:39:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I would like to know if there are any birth records for 1856? If so, where could I find them? I am looking for birth record of John Charles Tremont Gray, born 6 September 1856 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were David Gray and Pricilla (Armstrong) Gray. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sandra (Gray) Schnipke **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Found MANY Ohio relations via this site...... Mike Florissant, MO ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:37:43 AM Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Death Certificates Judy, Did you know that you can view and print Death Certificates for Ohio from 1908 - 1953 at this site now? http://labs.familysearch.org Click on the "Record Search" link and follow the directions to register with a username. It's my understanding that the requirements and hours for searching at the Vital Statistics office on Elm Street have changed, so I would call them directly and ask your questions. I would do the same for the William Howard Taft office. Marilyn ----------------------original message-------------------- In a message dated 2/17/2008 6:11:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello List, I am interested in going to the Vital Statistics office on Elm Street (Elm Street Clinic) and to the Health District Office on Wm. Howard Taft to view death certificates of family members. Can anyone tell me what information I should bring with me to do my research? I have death dates, volume and certificate numbers for some of the families I am researching. I know I need to make an appointment to do my research. Is there a way to know if they died inside or outside the city limits, from the information you would acquire from the Ohio Deaths on Ancestry? Any information you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help. Judy in Harrison **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

I would like to know if there are any birth records for 1856? If so, where could I find them? I am looking for birth record of John Charles Tremont Gray, born 6 September 1856 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were David Gray and Pricilla (Armstrong) Gray. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sandra (Gray) Schnipke

In addition to my previous posting. I will be looking at death certificates for deaths that occured after 1950's. I have had great success with the Family Search Pilot Program for deaths before the 1950's. Thanks again. Judy in Harrison

Hello List, I am interested in going to the Vital Statistics office on Elm Street (Elm Street Clinic) and to the Health District Office on Wm. Howard Taft to view death certificates of family members. Can anyone tell me what information I should bring with me to do my research? I have death dates, volume and certificate numbers for some of the families I am researching. I know I need to make an appointment to do my research. Is there a way to know if they died inside or outside the city limits, from the information you would acquire from the Ohio Deaths on Ancestry? Any information you could give me would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help. Judy in Harrison

This message is OFF TOPIC for this list !!!! List Administrator --------------------original message---------------------- In a message dated 2/17/2008 9:46:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Listers, Could someone please help me find where a divorce decree might be located so that I can get an address to write for a copy? My sister who lives in France needs to get a copy of her divorce decree so that she can become a citizen of France. Here is the information she gave me: Wife: Mary M. McKinley Husband: Melvin McKinley Divorced: 18 Aug 1983 Place: Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Thank you for any help with this. ~ Barbara in Indiana **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Hello Folks, Just a reminder.................. Posts made to this mailing list should only be about Hamilton County, Ohio. Posts about other states, counties, etc. are off topic. For Kentucky research you need to subscribe to the appropriate mailing list for that state: _http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/KY/_ (http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/KY/) I know this is a friendly list and everybody is always helpful, but we still need to stay ON TOPIC. Thanks, Marilyn - List Administrator **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Hello Listers, Could someone please help me find where a divorce decree might be located so that I can get an address to write for a copy? My sister who lives in France needs to get a copy of her divorce decree so that she can become a citizen of France. Here is the information she gave me: Wife: Mary M. McKinley Husband: Melvin McKinley Divorced: 18 Aug 1983 Place: Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio Thank you for any help with this. ~ Barbara in Indiana

Thank you, Carol. Whose phone number is this below? I guess I'll write a letter to the Newport Courthouse and get specific information from them. Appreciate your steering me in the right direction. Regards, Barbara in Indiana Carol Sanman <[email protected]> wrote: Since you have the date and place, you can call this #: 859-292-3845. Since they married in Newport, it is most likely their license would be at the Newport Courthouse. You can either call or write them for the license. Cost depends upon whether you need a certified copy or not. Here's the address for Campbell County Courthouse. 340 York Street, Newport, KY 41071 Carol On Feb 16, 2008, at 5:16 AM, Barbara Noble wrote: > Hello, > > My sister who lives in France needs to get a copy of our parents' > marriage certificate and has asked me to find out where she can > write to get a copy. She will also need to know the cost. > > ** Fay L. Dill and Alma Dwinell were married 7 Apr 1928 in > Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky. ** > > I sure appreciate your help and so does my sister. > > ~ Barbara in Indiana > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > > Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHHAMILT- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Since you have the date and place, you can call this #: 859-292-3845. Since they married in Newport, it is most likely their license would be at the Newport Courthouse. You can either call or write them for the license. Cost depends upon whether you need a certified copy or not. Here's the address for Campbell County Courthouse. 340 York Street, Newport, KY 41071 Carol On Feb 16, 2008, at 5:16 AM, Barbara Noble wrote: > Hello, > > My sister who lives in France needs to get a copy of our parents' > marriage certificate and has asked me to find out where she can > write to get a copy. She will also need to know the cost. > > ** Fay L. Dill and Alma Dwinell were married 7 Apr 1928 in > Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky. ** > > I sure appreciate your help and so does my sister. > > ~ Barbara in Indiana > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > > Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHHAMILT- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, My sister who lives in France needs to get a copy of our parents' marriage certificate and has asked me to find out where she can write to get a copy. She will also need to know the cost. ** Fay L. Dill and Alma Dwinell were married 7 Apr 1928 in Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky. ** I sure appreciate your help and so does my sister. ~ Barbara in Indiana

Thanks. I will definitely make time to go there! I did have family that lived on that side at various times. Phyllis -----Original Message----- If you're in Newport, it's only one bridge and a couple miles to Kenton County Library in Covington. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1279 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 6:35 PM

Hello, I am trying to locate the marriage for Maria Clara Becker, who was born abt 1885 in Cincinnati. Her father was Frank W. Becker and her mother was Julia Kuehnie Becker. She was married between 1900 and 1910, I'm hoping in Hamilton Co. I don't really want to purchase her marriage cretificate. Any help that anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Jan Uffelmann Joliet, IL

Another thought for your research trip. I came in a couple of years ago from Florida and stayed at Ashley Quarters, which is actually in Florence KY (convenient to the airport, rental cars, etc.). After many years away from Cincinnati, I was not about to attempt to drive across the bridge and downtown by myself. When I went to the Kenton Co. Library, and had a wonderful research day, I learned about the public transporation system. Next day, parked the car at a free lot in Florence (on Turfway, I believe) and took the bus to Sixth Street in Cincinnati. Checked the schedule and came back just before rush hour, picked up my rental car at the parking lot and felt I had really accomplished something with a minimum of stress and expense! Best wishes, Ann Bergelt **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)

If you're in Newport, it's only one bridge and a couple miles to Kenton County Library in Covington. On 4th and Scott Street. Free parking. They have a wonderful genealogy department. Alot of Cincinnati as well as Kentucky records. More of the Kentucky ones. Carol On Feb 14, 2008, at 9:16 AM, Phyllis Garratt wrote: > Thanks. I was thinking of staying just over the river in KY and will > check out places in Newport. > > And a big thank you to all others for the great suggestions! > > Phyllis > > -----Original Message----- > I am here in Cincy and I would suggest staying right over the bridge > from downtown at Newport area. > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1277 - Release Date: > 2/13/2008 8:00 PM > > > > > To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] > > Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ > > Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/ > localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHHAMILT- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks. I was thinking of staying just over the river in KY and will check out places in Newport. And a big thank you to all others for the great suggestions! Phyllis -----Original Message----- I am here in Cincy and I would suggest staying right over the bridge from downtown at Newport area. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1277 - Release Date: 2/13/2008 8:00 PM

I am here in Cincy and I would suggest staying right over the bridge from downtown at Newport area. I don't like going downtown. I know you'll have to park to do research but think it would be worth it. Or just stay out by the convention and drive downtown for the day. With the highways its all connected. Peg <[email protected]> wrote: Phyllis - are you coming for the Ohio Genealogical Conference April 17-19? It's on the north side of Cincinnati. Re places to stay - where are you planning to do most of your work? Downtown library, courthouse, cemeteries, ? I just did some Googling of downtown hotels (hotels near 45202) and came up with this one: (there are other downtown hotels but they are 3-6 blocks away. http://www.garfieldsuiteshotel.com/ I think it is within a block of the library if that is your primary aim. Personally I wouldn't wonder around downtown at night alone, but during the day and early evening you would be fine. I don't know how that would work out in terms what they charge for parking your car in addition to the room. Parking around the library can be a bit of a hassle. Here's another option, though it's about a 30 minute drive. On the east side of town there is an area called Eastgate - it's a big shopping mall area. There's a Holiday Inn and a Fairfield Inn out that way (you can Google hotels near 45244 to see these. They are also close to the expressway (I-275) so it is an easy drive to downtown. There's a hotel on Montgomery rd which I think is in Norwood. That might be ok. The area around the University and the hospitals - Clifton - is iffy for someone alone at night. I'd be happy to try to answer any specific questions you might have. You can email me directly at fayfeder at cinci.rr.com By the way - would you like company on any parts of your research? I live here, am retired, but the only research I've done is on the internet or a little at the downtown library. I am intimidated by walking into the courthouse and other places and so would love to go with someone and see how it is done. For the time in the library, if that is where you are going, we could take turns watching each other's things. - set up at a table and one of us stay with our stuff while the other went for books and films and so on. There are people cruising through the library all the time with an eye to stealing anything that is left unattended. Peg -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phyllis Garratt Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:57 PM To: OHHAMILT Subject: [OHHAMILT] Cincinnati Research Trip Coming to Cincinnati in April to do research. Can anyone recommend a few places to stay in Cincinnati? I am not familiar with neighborhoods and which areas are nice and safe. I don't mind being a little ways out from the city. Thank you, Phyllis No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1275 - Release Date: 2/12/2008 3:20 PM To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamil ton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message To contact the List Administrator, send an email to: [email protected] Did you miss a message? You can find it in the list's archives here: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/OHHAMILT/ Don't forget--there is also a message board for Hamilton County: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.hamilton/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.