FIRST FAMILIES OF BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO APPLICATION

You must be a member of the Belmont County Chapter/OGS

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: Fill in sections B, D, E, and F on this page. List your main ancestral line on Page 2 beginning with your self as #1. Type or write all information legibly. A check for $15.00 (non-refundable) must accompany this application.

[D]	Applicant's Name _______________________________    Full Name of Husband or Wife ____________________________
	Street Address ____________________________________________
	City _______________________   County _________________   State _________________   Zip Code _______ Telephone: (___) __________________ Email:____________________________________________________

[E] ANCESTORS WHO WERE SETTLED IN BELMONT COUNTY BEFORE 1831

Name of Ancestor	Year first proved in Belmont County	Twp first proved in Belmont County	State or County Ancestor came from

[F] My Belmont County Genealogical Society dues are paid for the year _______ .

[G] BCGS Verification __________

APPROVED BY:

First Families of BCGS Committee Chairman ________________________	Date ____________
BCGS Executive Board Chairman ________________________________	Date ____________
BCGS President _____________________________________________	Date ____________

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1.	I,
	was born on		at City	County	State
2.	I am the child of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
3.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
4.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
5.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
6.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
7.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State
8.	The said was the son or daughter of
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	and	his wife
	born on		at City	County	State
	died on		at City	County	State
	married on		at City	County	State

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Basic Rules of Evidence
This application and the accompanying proving documents will be adjudged as follows:

• Primary or collateral evidence from vital statistics, court house or other government records, church and school records, etc. is considered usually to be beyond doubt, and excellent proof.
• Secondary evidence, such as census records, newspaper clippings, old letters, bible or other family records, contemporary to the facts reported, are considered almost as authentic.
• Circumstantial evidence, or hearsay is not considered proof, unless backed up by primary or secondary evidence.
• Oral, written, or published family traditions are very often wrong, and are not accepted as proof.
• All proof documents must by themselves, or in combination with other documents, actually state the fact to be proved. Implied evidence is not accepted as proof.

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This application, information and all supporting documents and data becomes the property of the Belmont County Chapter Ohio Genealogical Society.
Specifications for the First Families of Belmont County
Any member of the Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society who is a direct descendent of an individual who settled in Belmont County before 1831, may become a member of the First Families of Belmont County on the acceptance of an application with proof of such descent and the payment of $15.00 application fee (non-refundable). This application must be accepted by the First Families of Belmont County Committee and by the Belmont County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Executive Board.

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Give volume and page for book reference and include a copy machine, photo or other facsimile copy of the pertinent pages, and all published or unpublished records used for proof. Typed, handprinted or written copies of documents, not certified as "True Copies" are not acceptable as proof. Published or manuscript material authored by the applicant or his family will not of themselves be accepted as proof. Information for additional ancestral lines may be included on blank pages, showing the tie-in to the line on the basic application. If more than two lines are submitted, please include an ancestral chart to show the inter-connections. Only blood lines are acceptable.

Authorities as to settlement in Ohio prior to 1831 upon whom eligibility is claimed.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Authorities as to descent: (List and include fascimile copies as stated above.) Each step must be proved. ________________________________________________________________
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________________
*I  give my consent to Belmont County Chapter, OGS and First Families of Belmont County to furnish information in this application to others.
*I  give my consent to Belmont County Chapter, OGS and/or First Families of Belmont County to publish the information contained in the Ancestor Chart (s) I have submitted.
I, ________________________________ do hearby swear or affirm that the statements set forth in this application, are true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of Applicant _________________________________ Date ___________

*I do not give my consent to Belmont County Chapter, OGS and First Families of Belmont County to furnish information in this application to others.
*I do not give my consent to Belmont County Chapter, OGS and/or First Families of Belmont County to publish the information contained in the Ancestor Chart (s) I have submitted.
I, ________________________________ do hearby swear or affirm that the statements set forth in this application, are true to the best of my knowledge.

Signature of Applicant _________________________________ Date ___________

Mail completed application, ancestor chart(s) and $15.00 application fee (non-refundable) to:
	Belmont County Chapter OGS - First Families
	PO Box 285
	Barnesville, OH 43713-0285

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