Washington County, Ohio

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This group is for anyone that is doing family history research in Washington, Ohio. Also contains information about the Underground Railroad activity in Southeastern Ohio & Wood County, (West) Virginia.

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Monroe county and Clinton county

Where are thes two counties close to. Dianne

By Dianne Welch

Oct 13, 2009

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Monroe County

I have ancestors from Monroe from1840 t01880. Isaac Stackhouse his son Jacob W. Stackhouse and his Son My Great grandfather George W. Stackhouse born in 1860. Isaac is a Patriot. How can I find records of these men? They lived in SalemTwp, Seneca, and Elk. Is there a Ohio Vital Records online, like…

By Dianne Welch

Oct 30, 2009

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vital records

I live in WV, but I have grandparents back to 1822 that were born in Hanover Twp., Belmont, Ohio. In WV you can go on line to WV Vital Records and get birth and death certificates for researching genealogy. Do you have anything like that? If not, how do you research your families? Thanks for any…

By Dianne Welch

Oct 5, 2009

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1834 Ihabitants of Washington - & - 1834 Memorial of Sundry Citizens of Washington County, ohio

Many names listed

By Debbie Noland Nitsche

Sep 3, 2009

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Racer (formerly DeCoursey) Family in Ohio

My ancestors were Denis Corsa Racer and his wife Mary "Polly" Holdren.Their son, Benjamin was born in 1810 in Marietta, Washington county, Ohio. Benjamin married Sarah Minear in 1833 in Athens.The Racer family lived in that area for quite sometime, however, Benjamin and Sarah migrated to Iowa. I'm…

By Cheryle Hoover Davis

Jul 25, 2009

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Early Settlers Who Arrived in Marietta, Ohio in 1788, 1789 & 1790

EARLY SETTLERS WHO ARRIVED IN MARIETTA, OHIO IN 1788, 1789 & 1790Names & information is taken from the book History of Washington County, Ohio 1788-1881By H. Z. Williams & Bros.On Monday the seventh of April 1788, these 48 men made the first lawful English settlement in the Northwest…

By Debbie Noland Nitsche

Jul 23, 2009

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Opening The Door West - Historical Documentary

Opening The Door WestWOUB-TV and Shelburne Films present an Award Winning historical documentary:This feature length historical documentary is the story of the Ohio Company of Associates, a group of Revolutionary War officers and soldiers, and how, in 1788, they first opened the door for westward…

By Debbie Noland Nitsche

Jul 21, 2009

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Henry Burke's History of the Underground Railroad in Southeast Ohio

Henry's website:LINKS TO THE PAST

By Debbie Noland Nitsche

Jul 21, 2009

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Washington County, Ohio Historical & Genealogy LINKS Website

Many people have sent me email's letting me know that they can no longer access my Washington County, Ohio Historical & Genealogy LINKS website. As most of you know Hometown AOL closed their doors on November 1, 2008. Because of this, you cannot access the site. However by using the Wayback…

By Debbie Noland Nitsche

Jul 21, 2009

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Washington County, Ohio