Category Archives: Ohio County Vital Records

Other Deaths Reported in Ohio County

The following deaths were reported in Ohio County, Indiana but occurred elsewhere. The deaths are from Ohio County Deaths 1882-1910 viewed on FHL 1311820. See Ohio County Death Records for a full death index and to request copies.

Page Name Date of Death Place of Death
18 Neal Powell 8 Mar 1886 Switzerland County
18 Anna Halleran 29 Nov 1886 North Bend, Ohio
30 Hattie Hall 25 Dec 1888 Harrisville, Michigan
38 Charles Mossman 11 May 1891 Cincinnati, Ohio
70 Susana Highbee 7 Nov 1900 Ohio
79 Laura S Sheppard 22 Oct 1902 Ohio
94 John K Lynn 21 Feb 1906 Ohio
101 John K Gillispie 19 Apr 1907 Ohio
105 Drosly A Norris 3 Apr 1908 Ohio

Ohio County Bastardy Cases

The following are bastardy cases found in the Ohio County, Indiana Court Order Books. The index currently covers:

  • Circuit Court Order Books, 1844 to 1872
  • Common Pleas Court Order Books, 1853 to 1872

The first person listed is the mother and the second person was sued by the state or the mother as the potential father. View the original records for details on the case which may have come before the court multiple times.

Additional details may be found in the Court Complete Records Books and the court packets.

Digital copies of the Order Book pages are available on the Record Requests Page. Additional research is available in the Court Complete Record Books and the court packets by contacting tina@indianasgore.com for rates.

Ohio County Delayed Births

Between 1941 and 1956, Ohio County, Indiana recorded delayed births for individuals who had not had their births previously recorded and needed an official record. Births from 1858 to 1917 are included in this index. Records are available on FHL digital film 4455441. See Ohio County Vital Records for additional records.

The following index includes the name of the individual, their birth year, and parents’ names. Women are typically registered under their married name. Records also contain the full birth date, place of birth, color, and parents’ birthplaces.

Births that took place after 1920 are not included in this index to protect the living.

Digital copies can be requested through the Record Requests Page.

Ohio County Deaths 1943-1970

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 9 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering May 1943 to January 1970. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. The page number refers to the abstracts, not the original record.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Rising Sun Deaths 1939-1966

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 8 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering Rising Sun deaths from January 1939 to March 1966. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. The page number refers to the abstracts, not the original record.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Ohio County Deaths 1930-1943

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 7 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering January 1930 to May 1943. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. Page numbers refer to the abstracts, not to the original records.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Ohio County Deaths 1923-1929

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 6 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering January 1923 to December 1929. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. Page numbers refer to the abstracts, not to the original records.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Ohio County Deaths 1917-1923

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 5 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering July 1917 to January 1923. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. Page numbers refer to the abstracts, not to the original records.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Ohio County Deaths 1911-1917

The following is an index created from typed abstracts of Volume 4 of Ohio County, Indiana death records, covering January 1911 to June 1917. It was viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820. Page numbers refer to the abstracts, not to the original records.

A copy of the death records can be ordered from the Ohio County Health Department.

Deaths during this time frame should have been reported to the state. Indiana state death certificates can be requested from Indiana State Department of Health. Death certificates from 1899 to 2011 are available online at Ancestry.com.

Contact me at tina@indianasgore.com for research rates to locate state death certificates.

Rising Sun Deaths 1882-1910

The following is an index of Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana deaths from 1882 to 1910. They were viewed on FHL microfilm 1311820, item 3. The original book does not include page numbers. The page numbers included in this index were created by me.

The original records contain the following headings: record number, date of return, name of patient, sex, color, age, occupation, date of death, marital status, nationality, place of birth, duration of last illness, place of death, cause of death, complications and duration, name of father, name of mother, post mortem, date of report, name of medical attendant, name of person making return.

The handwriting on these records is difficult to read and the clerk liked to skip letters in his writing. Please consider alternate spellings when using the records.

Most individuals who died in Rising Sun can also be found in Ohio County Deaths 1882-1910. There are many differences between entries for the same person in the two records books and it is advised to look at both original records.

Digital copies of these records are available through the Record Requests Page. The index is published in Ohio County, Indiana Deaths, 1882-1910 and available in Paperback and PDF ebook.