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)