Genealogy Research Request
To make a genealogy research request, please read the instructions and fill out the form located on our Genealogy Research Request page.
The cost for genealogy research is as follows:
Obituaries……………………$5.00 per obituary*
General Research………$10.00 per hour*
*There is no fee for Holmes County residents.
There is a limit of 10 requests for court cases and probate records.
- HeritageQuest Online – Online index to US Census as well as additional family history information.
- Ancestry Library – IN LIBRARY USE ONLY – A library edition of the popular online database, Ancestry.com.
- Fold3 Military Records (New!) – Historical military records
- African American Heritage (New!)– Census, Freedman’s Bank, Slave and Free(d) Persons of Color registers, military draft and service records, etc.
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – Street maps from 1867 to 1970
- Genealogy and History– Various Links
Calmoutier Genealogy
Calmoutier genealogy research conducted by Father James Semonin. Click the link below download the PDF file.
What We Have:
Deeds
These are on microfilm Beginning-1850 through 1984
Newspapers
On microfilm:
HOLMES COUNTY FARMER-HUB: Aug. 1843 – 2010 (Papers from 2010 to the current date are in paper format.)
HOLMES COUNTY REPUBLICAN: Aug. 1856 – July 1923
HOLMES COUNTY WHIG: Jun. 21, 1844 – Dec. 6, 1845
Mar. 18, 1946 – Mar. 13, 1847
Jun. 19, 1847 – Dec. 28, 1848
Jan. 4, 1850 – Apr. 29, 1853
Obituaries
Farmer-Hub obituaries are available on index cards in a file cabinet.
Hub obits are indexed at http://index.rbhayes.org/hayes/index/. However, there are years that have not been indexed. They are: 1888-1917, 1925, 1932, 1938-1957, 1967-1985.
Probate Records
These available on microfilm for the years 1824 – 1900. However, 2 rolls are missing and may be available from the Holmes Co. Genealogical Society. They are indexed in a blue notebook beside the microfilm storage cabinet and online at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohholmes/index.html
Common Pleas Court Civil Records
These are available on microfilm for the years 1826 -1900. They are indexed in 2 blue notebooks beside the microfilm storage cabinet and online at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohholmes/index.html
Guardians
These are available on microfilm for the years 1852-1900. They are not indexed.
Wills
We do have some wills available on microfilm for the years 1824 – 1938. These are not indexed.
Marriages
We have marriage records on microfilm for the years 1821 -1955. Some rolls have indexes. Others do not.
We also have typed summaries of marriage information in book form for the years 1825 – 1895. A listing is also found on our website,
www.holmeslibrary.org/departments/reference-services/genealogy/genealogy-room/marriage-records/
Birth Records
These are available on microfilm for the years 1867 – 1956. Some rolls are indexed, others are not. There is an index available which covers years 1867-1877 on our website here.
Holmes Co. Common Pleas Naturalization Records (index cards)
Available on microfilm for the years 1840 – 1940
Tax Duplicates
Available on microfilm for the years 1825 – 1841
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Census
Available on microfilm for the years: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920.
Census information is also available online using HeritageQuest Online. Go to http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index
Cemeteries
We have a Holmes County Cemetery Index and a Holmes County Cemetery Book (3 ring binders) in the genealogy room. These contain cemetery inscriptions through the early 1960’s. Cemetery locations and contact information for some cemeteries can also be found here.
Also, Holmes County cemetery inscriptions and other information is available on our website, www.holmeslibrary.org/cemeteries/townships/ Patrons can then select a township and search the available cemeteries.
We also have the book, Cemetery Directory of the Amish Community in Eastern Holmes & Adjoining Counties in Ohio, published in 1975.
Family Histories
An index of the available family histories is available on our website, http://www.holmeslibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Family-History-Index.pdf
Holmes County History Books
Holmes County, Ohio – Fred W. Almendinger – 1962
Holmes County History – W. S. Hanna – 1932
Holmes County A Pictorial History – 1994
Holmes County Ohio to 1985 – 1985
Holmes County, Ohio Celebrating 175 years – 1999
Holmes County Historical Sketches 1803 – 2003 – Brooks Harris
Holmes County, Ohio History in Photo Postcards – Brooks & Kathleen Harris 2005
Community History Books
BALTIC
A History of Baltic 1848 – 1973 – Clarence Troyer
BENTON
History of Benton 1810 – 1995 – Clayton W. Miller
BERLIN
Sesquicentennial History of the Berlin Community 1816 – 1966
CHARM
Historical Album of Charm, Ohio – Vernon Miller – 1995
DOUGHTY VALLEY
Doughty Valley Happenings – Eli A. Yoder
EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY
History of Villages – People – Places in Eastern Holmes Co. – C. Troyer 1975
FREDERICKSBURG
A History of Fredericksburg & Community – 1991
HOLMESVILLE
Home Sweet Holmesville – David A. Stallman – 2011
Our Home Town – Holmesville, Ohio – David A. Stallman – 2001
KILLBUCK
Killbuck – Early Years Vol. 1, 2, 3, & 4 – Lucille Lowe
Shrimplin Settlement – Oxford – Palladium – Killbuck 1810 – 1976
Catherine Cline
MOUNT HOPE
Mt. Hope – A Pictorial History 1824 – 1999 – Eli H. Bowman
PAINT TOWNSHIP, MT. EATON
The History of Paint Township Mount Eaton, Ohio 1829 – 2003
SHREVE
There’s No Place Like Home Shreve, Ohio, USA 1853 – 2003
WALNUT CREEK
Sesquicentennial History of New Carlisle & Walnut Creek Township
1827 – 1977
WINESBURG
An Authentic History of Winesburg Holmes Co., Ohio – Arthur A. Smith
Winesburg Sketch Book – Robert Mohr
Archives and Historical Societies by State
Census Finder
Ellis Island
Federal Inmates Released Before 1982
Genealogy Resources by State
Guide to Tracing American Indian and Alaskan Native Ancestry
Guide to Tracing Your American Indian Ancestry
Historical Records From the National Archives
Historical Records of Deceased Immigrants
Ship Passenger Arrival Records
Land Records
Military Service Records
National Archives Genealogy
National Gravesite Locator
Nationalization Records
Social Security
Historic Mapworks
Vital Documents
RB Hayes Obituary Database – An index to 2,100,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day. You will find Holmes County Obituaries here.
Note: We do not have death certificates and only have very few marriage records. For marriage records dating from 1825 to the present, contact Holmes County Probate Court at 330-674-5881. For Ohio records, see the Ohio department of health at www.odh.ohio.gov. Please contact us at 330-674-5972 before sending money for research.
Remember to check our Cemetery Site for more information about where your ancestors are buried.