The State of Ohio did not require counties to record births (and deaths) until 1867. A few counties have them for the years 1856-1857. Yolanda Campbell Lifter Malabar, FL [email protected] member Association of Professional Genealogists Ohio Family Research http://ohiofamilyresearch.com Brown Co., OH GenWeb http://ohgenealogy.com/brownco ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 2:22 PM Subject: [OHLAWREN] Birth Record Lookup > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Maynard > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/CZB.2ACI/2417 > > Message Board Post: > > I would be grateful for the kindness of a birth record lookup for > Christopher Columbus Maynard born in 1855. I can not find him in any > census before 1880 and unfortunately I do not know the names of his > parents. His marriage record states Lauson County, Ohio as a birth place. > I am assuming this is a mispelling. Thank you very much. > > Christine > >