Our databases of births, marriages, deaths, and others are growing, and it has now become necessary to consolidate access to them from one page.
Please use the links on the left to access the databases. The retrievals are easy to do, and we try to present the output in an easy-to-read format.
| Database | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1830 Census | 1830 Federal Census (Complete) |
| 1840 Census | 1840 Federal Census (Complete) |
| 1853 Property Tax | Property Appraisals, 1853. Properties were re-appraised in 1853. This database is like a mini-census of heads-of-households. |
| 1859 Property Tax | Property Appraisals 1859. Properties were re-appraised again in 1859. |
| 1895 Veterans | Veterans Living in Henry County in 1895 |
| 1905 Biographies | Prominent county citizens,fFrom Henry County, Ohio, by W. W. Campbell |
| 1948 County Directory | Residents in Henry County, 1948. Includes all localities EXCEPT Napoleon City |
| Birth Corrections | Birth Corrections, Volumes 6-15 |
| Birth Records | Henry County Births. Probate Office – Volumes 1-4 Complete |
| Cemetery Inscriptions | Cemetery Inscriptions. All Henry County cemeteries, last read 2013. |
| Chattel Tax Records | Chattel Tases for years 1827, 1829, 1837, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1849, 1851, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1860, 1862, 1864, 1867, 1869, 1872, 1875, and 1890 |
| Court of Common Pleas Records | Court of Common Pleas case index. Includes divorces, civil actions, foreclosures, quiet titles, and many more types of cases. (In progress; books 1 and 2 are done, and work on book 3 is almost complete). |
| Death Records | Henry County Deaths 1867-2012 |
| Deshler Flag Obituary Index | Deshler Flag Obituary Index. Index of obituaries published in The Flag from 1897 to 2015, with parents and dates. |
| Early Obituaries | Early Obituaries. Index of obituaries appearing in Henry County newspapers from 1852 to 1892. |
| Estate Records | Estate Records Index from about 1850 to 1930. |
| German Obituaries (Translated) | Translations of obituaries from 1911 to 1941 collected by the late Joyce Cowell of Deshler. Approximately 1200 obituaries of people who were living in Defiance County and western Henry County. Work still in progress. |
| Historical Photos 1 | Photographs and captions from Henry County, Ohio, Vol. 1 (complete) |
| Historical Photos 2 | Photographs and captions from Henry County, Ohio, Vol. 2 (complete) |
| Historical Photos 3 | Photographs and captions from Henry County, Ohio, Vol. 3 (complete) |
| Marriage Records | Henry County Marriages. 1847-1937 |
| Military Databases | Military Databases. Includes units of the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War. |
| Miscellaneous | Biographical Index of Vols. 1 and 3 Henry County, Ohio, Topical Index of Vols. 1, 2, and 3 Miscellaneous Civil War information Various contributions by researchers |
| Naturalizations | Naturalization records in both the Probate Office and Clerk of Courts. Mid- to late-1800s, limited early 1900s |
| Northwest Signal Obituary Index | Northwest Signal Obituary Index, 1965 – 2018. Basically just the index. |
| OSU Extension Photos | Photographs from the Ohio State University Extension office, Henry County, Ohio |
| Pedigree Chart Index | Pedigree Charts Index. Index to the 3-volumes of Ancestral Charts submitted by researchers |
| https://henrycountyfamilies.org/vetgraves/index.php | Veterans' Burial Records. Originals kept in the Henry County Courthouse. |
| Youngs Cemetery Obituaries | Young's Cemetery Obituaries. All existing obituaries for people buried in Young’s Cemetery in Liberty Center. Published obits up to and including 1976 (a total of 854 obits and growing). |
