DEFIANCE COUNTY HISTORY 1883

This is not an "all name" index, but only indexes the main person each individual biography talks about.

From the organization of Williams County in 1820, present day Defiance County was part of "old" Williams County, until 1845. In 1845, Defiance broke off from Williams County. However, over the years many families moved back and forth between the two counties. Therefore, many family ties exist between the two counties, even to the present day.

The source for the index is: History of Defiance County, Ohio,(Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1883).

You can obtain copies of the desired biography by writing to :

Defiance Public Library
320 Fort St.
Defiance, OH 43512-2186
Voice: (419) 782-1456
Fax: (419) 782-6235

Catalog: telnet://131.187.103.178/
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Website: http://www.defiance.lib.oh.us/

Hours:
Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. to 8:30 pm.
Fri-Sat 9 am. to 6 pm.
Sat (June-Aug) 9 am 12 noon
Sunday 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. (Jun to Aug closed)

(Note: Please call in advance for information concerning any research/copying charges that may be assessed.)

Thanks to Cathy Cooley, Williams Co. OHGenWeb Coordinator, who prepared this index.

Click on the first alphabetical letter of your ancestor's surname to go to that index.