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If you have access to, or own, any relevant books or materials from which you would be willing to do lookups, please contact the Guernsey County Ohio GenWeb Project Coordinator. All help is appreciated.
Many of the items listed here are available for purchase from the Guernsey County Genealogical Society (Chapter 5 of the Ohio Genealogical Society).
General and Miscellaneous
Guernsey County, Ohio Records
Written by Catharine Foreaker Fedorchak and Sarah Dolph Foraker, 1969
Publisher: S.l., Cincinnati, Ohio
Contains marriage records, land and tax records, cemetery inscriptions.
Online:
This book has been digitized and indexed by Brigham
Young University's Harold B.
Lee Library.
Historical Collections of Ohio (Centennial Edition)
Written by Henry Howe, 1888
Publisher: C. J. Krehbiel & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
Year: First published 1847, Centennial
Edition 1900 (Vol. I) and 1904 (Vol. II)
A history of Ohio with a short chapter
on Guernsey County. Online: Book contents and Guernsey County chapter.
History of Guernsey County, Ohio
by Col. Cyrus P. B. Sarchet
B.F. Owen & Co.
Indianapolis
1911
425 pages Online:
The entire text is available in the Internet Archive.
The Immigrant Cocoon
by Dr. L. Porter
603 pages, indexed
The story of the Slovaks, English, Hungarians, etc. who lived and worked in the coal regions of Guernsey and neighboring counties. Lookup: Marge Abbott
Portrait and Biographical Record of Guernsey County, Ohio
"Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representive Citizens
of the County, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents
of the United States."
C.O. Owen & Co.
Chicago
1895
546 pages, indexed Online: Portions have been transcribed
for this site. Online:
The entire text is now available in the Internet
Archive.
Guernsey County vital records began being recorded in the 19th century at the County Courthouse, with the Court of Common Pleas and/or Probate Court. Before 1810 March 1, London, Oxford, and Millwood Township records can be found at the Belmont County Courthouse in St. Clairesville, and the other townships' records can be found at the Muskingum County Courthouse in Zanesville. Recording of many of these events was transferred to state or federal responsibility in the 20th century. Here are the relevant dates:
More information about Ohio vital records can be obtained here.
Probate Court Case Files Index, 1844-1961, Guernsey County, Ohio
Vol.
I, Abels to Kuhnash
Vol. II, Kuhns to Zvolensky
Index to the Estate, Administration, Guardianship, Petition Records,
etc. from the Probate Court Lookup: MaryLu
Metz
Guernsey County Ohio Wills and Estates, 1850-1900 Index By Teresa M. Klaiber C.G.R.S.
Publisher: Guernsey County Genealogical Society
In some cases also has wife's or other relatives' names and info regarding residence. Lookup:Leah Rodis
Stout Family Ledger
By George Edward Stout, Rosemond Blanche Stout Mendenhall, and Mary Mendenhall Matthews
This ledger contains many names and dates of birth, marriage, and death for family members and other Ohio residents, primarily in Noble and Guernsey Counties, from 1860 onward. Online: Transcribed by Pam Schroder
Marriage License Index, State of Ohio, Guernsey County, Vol. A: 1810-1832
Published by the Guernsey County Genealogical Society
1987
Listed by the groom's name and also by the bride's name. Provides the date of the marriage and the page number in the county courthouse marriage license book. Lookup:Joanie
Guernsey County land transaction records began being recorded in 1802. Visit the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management for government land sales records beginning in 1820.
Historical Views and Maps of Guernsey County, Ohio
Publisher: Guernsey County Genealogical Society
Includes 1855 and 1870 plat maps and a Range Line Map useful in determining the township of a section of land. Lookup: Leah Rodis
Membership Roster of Mt. Hermon United Presbyterian ChurchMarch 1857 to June 6, 1982
Published by the Guernsey County Genealogical Society
Lists the name of the person and the date they were received into membership.
Lookup:Leah Rodis
Descendents of William Addy and Elinor Clark
Compiled by Ruth Maple Lookup: Brant Addy
The Family of Jonathan Stiles of Guernsey Co. Ohio, His Ancestors And Decendents By Jessie Vernan Stiles
1957
"This is my family but includes thousands of people who married into the Stiles family there. Jonathan Stiles was one of the Founding Fathers of Guernsey Co. arriving in 1806." Lookup:Rhonda Imran
Immigration
Many of the families that moved to Guernsey County were immigrants from other countries.
Ships From Ireland to Early America 1623-1850 Vol II
By David Dobson
2004 Lookup: Linda Holley
