Ottawa County Microfilms

The following records related to Ottawa County local history and genealogy have been microfilmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Note that as of 8/31/2017, films can no longer be ordered for viewing at your local Family History Center. More films may be made available on line in coming years.

Civil Records - partial listing:

Ottawa County Births - 1867-1908 with index, Ottawa County Probate Court

Film #475446 - Birth index 1867-1890 - On Line
Film #475917 - Birth records 1867-1903 v.1 & v.2 plus testimony for omitted records 1890-1908 - OnLine
Film #947829 - Birth records 1867-1908 filmed by the Gen. Soc. of Utah
Film #1288399 - Birth records 1867-1908 filmed by the Ohio Hist. Soc - OnLine

Ottawa County Marriages - 1840-1952, Ottawa County Probate Court

Film #2069268 - Marriage records 1840-1904 - OnLine
Film #2069269 - Marriage records 1904-1918 - OnLine
Film #2069270 - Marriage records 1918-1930 - OnLine
Film #1533177 - Marriage records 1930-1942 - OnLine
Film #2069272 - Marriage records 1943-1952 - OnLine
Film #0475913 - Marriage records 1840-1930 - OnLine

Ottawa County Deaths - 1869-1908, Ottawa County Probate Court

Film #475458 - Death record, 1869-1908 - OnLine

Additional microfilms are available at the Bowling Green State University Center for Archival Collections

Church Records - partial listing:

St. John's Lutheran Church (Port Clinton, Ohio) - 1875-1977
St. John's United Church of Christ (Genoa, Ohio)  - 1870-1981
St. John's United Church of Christ (Elmore, Ohio)  - 1857-1985
St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Oak Harbor, Ohio)  - 1811-1972
St. Paul's United Church of Christ (Oak Harbor, Ohio)  - 1879-1979
Trinity United Church of Christ (Elliston, Ohio) - 1862-1974
Trinity United Methodist Church (Port Clinton, Ohio)  - 1874-1924
Zion United Methodist Church (Elliston, Ohio) - 1861-1949

Newspapers - partial listing:

Port Clinton Progressive Times - Sept. 27, 1922-June 4, 1931
Ottawa County News Democrat - Aug. 23, 1895-June 5, 1931
Ottawa County Republican - Feb. 9, 1923-Aug. 7, 1925
Ottawa County News - March 1, 1865-Aug. 16, 1895; June 12, 1931 - July 6, 1956
Port Clinton Daily News - July 12, 1956-May 29, 1969
Ottawa County Herald - 1902-1925
Ottawa County Union - March 26, 1869-Feb. 10, 1871
Ottawa County Exponent - unknown dates
Port Clinton Herald & Republican - Dec. 11, 1936-Aug. 2, 1968
Port Clinton Herald - Aug. 8, 1968-May 22, 1969
Elmore Independent - Jan. 27, 1888-Dec. 21, 1900

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