If you don't know the
date or where someone is buried, check the Necrology files first.
If you know the date but don't know where they are buried and it is after 1908, order the death certificate which should show the cemetery they are buried in.
Necrology (local cemetery records and newspaper death notices)Cleveland Public Library
Attention: Necrology Files Division
325 Superior Avenue NE
Cleveland, OH 44114
216.623.2856 (Main)
Hours: M-Sat 9:00am - 6:00pm, Sun 1:00pm - 5:00pm (during school year)
Death Notices from 1833, 1847-1848, 1850-1975
After 1975 you need to obtain a copy of the obit from the newspaper
Either through email or by visiting Cleveland Public Library
email:microform.center@cpl.org
Main web page for Cleveland Public Library
http://www.cpl.org
Genealogy Resources at the Cleveland Public Library
http://www.cpl.org/genealogy-resources.asp
Obituaries
& Death Notices - Cleveland Plain Dealer appearing in the last 180
days
http://www.legacy.com/Cleveland/LegacyHome.asp
Obituary
Lookup Volunteers
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/
Ohio
Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
Genealogy > Records - Genealogy > Cemetery, Death and Obituary
Records
http://www.oplin.org/
Social
Security Death Index Interactive Search
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Cuyahoga
Probate Court Death Records Index 1867 - 1890
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/deaths/coarch/index.html
Cuyahoga Probate Court Records Prior to
1975
(to obtain copy of a will)
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Attn: Microfilm Department
1 Lakeside Avenue NW
Cleveland, OH 44113
216.443.8764
Note: Send a SASE envelope. Don't forget to include the name
of the deceased and the date of death. They will notify if you a
will exists and how much copies will be.
First 40 copies free
25 cents each photocopy thereafter
Cuyahoga County Archives
2905 Franklin Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44113
216.443.7250
http://centralservices.cuyahogacounty.us/archives/
Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm, 3:00pm-4:00pm by appt only. (Note: Closed Tues, Sat, and Sun)
email:archive@www.cuyahoga.oh.us
Note: If using email, provide mailing address. Bill comes with the documents.
Death Certificates 20 December 1908-1953 (State of Ohio)
$.25 per name/request
Akron-Summit County Library
60 South High Street
Akron, OH 44326
330.643.9000
Death Certificates 20 December 1908-1944
(State of Ohio)
$6.00 per name/request
Ohio Historical Society
Research Services Department
1982 Velma Avenue
Columbus, OH 43211-2497
614.297.2510/800.653.6446
www.ohs.org
Searchable database for
years 1913-1944 (not complete, has many errors and are in the
process
of correcting)
http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/search.cfm
Need
to obtain form for submission from
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/refemail.html#death
Takes 8-10 weeks.
Death Certificates 1945-Present (State of
Ohio)
Birth Certificates 20 December 1908-Present
(State of Ohio)
$15.00 Cerifiied (no
uncertified copies available as of July 1, 2003)
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics Unit
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, OH 43215-0098
614.466.2531
Death Certificates
1909-Present
(Cleveland)
Birth Certificates 1909-Present (Cleveland)
Certified $17.00 (as of July 1, 2003)
Bureau of Vital Statistics
601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 122
Cleveland, OH 44114
216.664.2315
Hours: M-F 8:00am - 4:00pm
NOTE: Prior to 1925 Cleveland BVS said use Columbus Vital Statistics,
according to Ohio Historical Society you must go through them and
Columbus
does not have the records. If researching in person, you can
still
use the Cleveland BVS records index by appointment.
If looking for birth and death records from the following:
| Bedford Municipal, Bedford | Click here for information |
| Berea | Click here for information |
| Doctor's Hospital, Cleveland Heights | Click here for information |
| Euclid Glenville, Euclid | Click here for information |
| Huron Road, East Cleveland | Click here for information |
| Lakewood | Click here for information |
| Maple Heights | Click here for information |
| Marymount, Garfield Heights | Click here for information |
| Parma | Click here for information |
| Rocky River | Click here for information |
| Shaker Heights | Click here for information |
| South Euclid | Click here for information |
| University Heights | Click here for information |
Marriage Records (Cleveland)
1810 - April
1998
Uncertified 10 cents
Certified $2.00
Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
1 Lakeside Avenue, Room 146
Cleveland, OH 44113
216.443.8920
216.443.8764
216.443.8765
Hours: M-F 8:30am - 4:30pm
http://probate.cuyahogacounty.us/marriage.htm
NOTE: Cashiers check, money order by mail, cash in person, NO
checks will be accepted!
Divorce Case Numbers
Clerk of Courts Office
216.443.7966
You do need to obtain a divorce case number in order to purchase
divorce
records.
(Naturalization Card Index 1818-1931 mostly COMMON PLEAS COURT)
Search the index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/nats/coarch/index.html
Cuyahoga County Coroner Office (Coroner
Reports)
11001 Cedar Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
216.721.5610
Fax 216.721.2559
Either request the long or short version. Fees do apply.
Index
to Cuyahoga coroner files 1833-1900
Cuyahoga County Recorders Office
Search
the index
http://recorder.cuyahogacounty.us/general.cfm
Looking for an old address in Cuyahoga
County?
Check here to see if still standing.
Property
Information, Cuyahoga County Auditor
http://auditor.cuyahoga.oh.us/auditor/repi/default.asp
Do you need a headstone for a grave?
See the list of local Monument and Tombstone
Dealers
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclecem/monument.html
Birth Index Records
Ohio Department of Health
P O Box 15098
Columbus Ohio 43215-0098
City Directories
1960 Cleveland Telephone
Directory
By Sandy & John Stoika
email: jstoika@wowway.com
1900 Cleveland Telephone Directory
http://www.distantcousin.com/directories/oh/cleveland/1900/
1923, 1928 and 1938 Cleveland Telephone
Directory
By Kim Overberger
email: kjo126@yahoo.com
PLEASE:
For 1923 Cleveland Telephone Directory lookup, place 1923
in the subject line
For 1928 Cleveland Telephone Directory lookup, place 1928
in the subject line
For 1938 Cleveland Telephone Directory lookup, place 1938
in the subject line
1837 Cleveland City Directory
http://www.evendon.net/PGHLookups/Cleveland1837M.htm
http://www.uscitydirectories.com/
Dictionary
Translations
English
to Hungarian/Hungarian to English Dictionary
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/hun.html
Funeral Home Records
DeVand Funeral Home Records are located
at:
Brown-Forward
Funeral Services
http://www.brown-forward.com/
Other Local Cemeteries
East Cleveland Township Cemetery
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuycem/
International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/ohclev.html
Lake
View Cemetery Association
http://www.lakeviewcemetery.com/index.asp
Lutheran
Cemetery
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/cems/lutheran/
St.
Adelbert's Cemetery
Middleburg Heights, OH
http://mattsonworks.net/St_Adelbert.html
Strongsville
Cemetery 1818-2003
Strongsville, OH
http://mattsonworks.net/strongsville.html
City Histories
Chagrin
Falls, Ohio
http://www.drelocation.com/ohio/cuyahogaco/chagrinfallsohio.htm
Cuyahoga
County Township Histories
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah3/townships.html
Encyclopedia
of Cleveland History
http://ech.cwru.edu/
Near
West Side neighborhoods have roots in Brooklyn Township
http://www.nhlink.net/ClevelandNeighborhoods/plainpress/PPStories/tremonthistory.htm
History
of Lakewood, OH
http://www.lkwdpl.org/history/4.htm
Military Web Sites
3rd
Ohio Calvary
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~thirdovc/
5th
Ohio Independent Sharpshooters
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/6964/
60th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Includes entire rosters for the 60th OVI, biographies, photos, memoirs
(diaries, letters, newspaper articles) and other fascinating facts,
plus
information about the One Year's and Three Years' Service (reorganized)
of the 60th OVI during the Civil War; complete rosters for both
organizations
and links to grave sites, bios, photos, and Web sites specific to each
soldier.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~volker/60thOhio.html
103rd
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
http://www.centuryinter.net/lorgen/ovi/103_intro.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/Andersonvilleprison/index.html
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus,
Franklin County, Ohio
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rocky/Franklin_Cemeteries/chase/chase.html
Civil
War Documents Searchable Database (Ohio Historical Society)
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/civilwar.html
Civil
War Soldiers & Sailors System
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/
Search
by Soldiers Name
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.htm
Cuyahoga
County
Grave Site Search (Military)
http://recorder.cuyahogacounty.us/GraveSearch.cfm
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/genealogical_prison_records.htm
Guide to Internet Links in Civil War History
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwlink.html
Ohio
in the Civil War
http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/
Soldiers'
& Sailors' Monument
http://www.soldiersandsailors.com/
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclecem/ssm/
Soldiers
& Sailors Monument Roll of Honor
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/military/monument/
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall
http://www.thewall-usa.com/
War
of 1812 Roster
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/database/rosters.html
http://ovh.ohio.gov/
Ohio Veterans Home Sandusky
http://www.ohioveteranshome.gov/sandusky.asp
Ohio Veterans Home Medina County (Sandusky & Georgetown, Ohio Homes)
http://www.co.medina.oh.us/veterans/ohiovetshome.htm
Churches
Catholic
Diocese of Cleveland
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/
Email: Catholic
Diocese of Cleveland
Phone: 216.696.6525
Immaculate Conception Church: 216.431.5900
Cleveland,
Ohio Pastors and Their Churches
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~officer/pastors.html
St
Paul's Lutheran Church, Berea, OH
officestaff@stpaulberea.org
Cuyahoga/Ohio
Societies
Encyclopedia
of Cleveland History
http://ech.cwru.edu/
First
Families: 1600's Ancestors Data Base
http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/
Ohio
Historical & Genealogical Societies
http://www.obitlinkspage.com/hs/oh.htm
Western
Reserve
Historical Society
http://www.wrhs.org/
Personal Genealogy
Web Sites with Cleveland Connections
Murphy's
Public House (All Ohio Locations)
http://home.alltel.net/dmurphy595/
Other Misc Items
Cleveland
Area Lost & Found (Documents, pictures, etc.)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclecem/lostfound.html
1899
Collinwood Official Directory
http://library.case.edu/ksl/ecoll/books/sheoff00/sheoff00.html
1907
Cleveland Voter Registration Index
http://www.wrhs.org/library/template.asp?id=325
American
Memorials - A Place to Remember (Obituaries 2000-2001)
http://www.americanmemorials.com/home.asp
Behind
the Name, The Etymology and History of First Names
http://www.behindthename.com/
Birthdate
Calculator
http://web2.iadfw.net/bhende19/b-date.htm
http://www.longislandgenealogy.com/birth.html
Brief
History of Cemeteries, A
http://www.alsirat.com/silence/history.html
Bureau
of Land Management General Land Office Records
The
Official Federal Land Patent Record Site
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Burial
Customs and Cemeteries in American History
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb41/nrb41_5.htm
10,000
Year Calendar
http://calendarhome.com/tyc/
Cemetery
Organization Headstone Symbols
http://www.bright.net/~laurelb/symbols/symbols.html
USGenWeb
Census Project, State Census Index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states.htm
http://www.csuohio.edu/CUT/Clevmaps.htm
Information about historical and contemporary maps and map-related happenings in
and about Cleveland and the Western Reserve region of northeastern Ohio.
Cleveland City Directory 1863-1864
http://www.ohiocitydirectory.com/Cleveland/1863_64/
Cleveland
Street Cross Index for 1906 Name Changes
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/maps/streets/index.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~officer/Clev1906Streets.html
Cuyahoga
County, OH Ohgenweb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm
Disease
and Medical Terms for Genealogists
http://www.sedgleymanor.com/sitemap.html
Genealogy
Tips on Disease, Medical Terms, Epidemics
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hornbeck/disease.htm
"Do-It-Yourself"
Color-Coded State Maps
http://monarch.tamu.edu/~maps2/
Family
History Questionaire
http://www.birley.org/a_family_history_questionnaire.htm
Ford
& Nagle Historians and
Genealogists
Collectors of Antique Family Photos, Family
Bibles, and Family Documents
http://my.erinet.com/~fordnag/FordNagle.htm
http://www.ancestorhunt.com/genealogical_prison_records.htm
Historic
Asylums
Click on OH on the right to see Ohio Asylums including Cleveland State
Hospital
http://www.historicasylums.com/
John's
Ohio Genealogy Resources Page
http://www.rootexinc.net/OhioCounties.html
Nickel
Plate Railroad Grade Elimination Project Cleveland, 1926 (Index of
Images)
http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/nkp/subject.htm
Northern
Ohio Railway Museum
http://www.trainweb.org/norm/index.html
A
List of Occupations
http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html
Ohio
Memory:
An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History
http://www.ohiomemory.org/
The
Poor House Story
http://www.poorhousestory.com/
Railroad
Nicknames
http://www.spikesys.com/Trains/nickname.html
dMarie
Time Capsule - On this Day in History...
http://dmarie.com/timecap/
St
Joseph's Saniturium
http://www.stjosephchristianlife.org/history.htm
Rootsweb Soundex Converter
http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter
Spanish Flu Epidemic
The
Influenza Pandemic of 1918
http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/
Tombstone
Art
http://www.tales.ndirect.co.uk/A_ZINDEX.HTML
Tombstone
Initials and Their Meanings
http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/initials.htm
United
States Military Rank Insignia
http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/almanac/almanac/people/
Vital
Records Information for United States
http://www.vitalrec.com/
What
do all those symbols and initials mean?
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~duncanrw/tombandfrat.html
If you know of
great
link to help others please let me know specially for Cleveland area
research.
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