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Monday, 7 October 2013

Ohio Marriage Records Online

By Ben Kingsley


Vital records such as birth, marriage and death records are essential especially if one is dealing with government or private companies. These records show a person's legitimacy, eligibility for marriage support, death benefits as well as social security. These records are housed commonly together in the State's Vital Statistics though for those States that have huge volume of records, such as the Ohio marriage records, these are not kept in the office but in the county courts. These records are vital especially if the person needs benefits such as retirement and spousal death benefit.

For those who are looking for information on marriages, the Office of Vital Statistics of Ohio maintains an index or abstract of marriages that took place from January 1, 1950 up to the present. The index contains basic information of the marriage. To request for information, the person requesting should complete the "Application for the Marriage Abstract" form and submit it to the office. One can also search the marriage index by making an appointment with the Vital Statistic Office.

In Ohio, marriage records are obtainable from the county probate court where the marriage license was issued. One can also obtain copies of marriage returns, minister license records as well as marriage consents for minors by their parents. Each county also has their own marriage index. To preserve the marriage records, which date back to 1900, the Family History Library microfilmed marriage records dating as far back as 1910.

For people requesting for the marriage records in Franklin, they can request for the copies via online, standard mail and even in person. Each certified copy costs about $2 and transaction fee costs $1. For online requests, they can fill up the online form and then pay for their request via money order. For copies requested via mail, the person requesting must include all the pertinent details concerning the marriage, a self-addressed stamped envelope and attach the payment in cash or money order. The county charges for postage fee and this depends on how many copies one would request for, though at present, the county charges $.46 for every 4 abstracts requested.

On the other hand, if you find yourself in Belmont County, consider sending your request through the regular mail. The county only accepts money order or cheque. Payment for the records is much higher as records cost $3. This is entirely different when one is married in Clark County where the person can check the online database of the county and request for the information on the spot.

For those looking for records of marriage online, there are convenient ways to do it as well. Some counties such as the Hamilton County in Ohio provides an online search service where one can look for marriage records that date back from 1817 up to the present. Some marriage records might be lost due to fire and water damage though some may have been saved and recreated. To make researching easier, consider checking out the marriage indexes in the county probate or from an online vital records database. This would ensure that you would know where you have to go to request for information.




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