Ohio, Tax Records, 1800-1887
This project was indexed in partnership with the Ohio Genealogical Society. Name index of tax records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. Includes the following Ohio counties: Ashtabula, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Trumbull and Washington. The majority of the tax records in this collection are for the years 1816 through 1838. Additional records will be added as they are completed.
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Ohio, Tax Records
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ohio,_Tax_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
The records include an index & images to taxation records as recorded with the County Auditor of each county. The records in this collection cover the years 1800 to 1850. However, the majority are from the years 1816 through 1838. Entries are recorded in voucher books, one person per page. Included are the following Ohio counties:
Governments created tax records that vary in content according to the purpose of the assessment. Most are based on personal property, real estate, and income. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. Numerous families lived in Ohio and owned taxable property.
Tax records are based on the property owned by people. Only the person who owned the taxable property was listed on the tax record; other residents, living on the property, were not listed.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Legal description of real and personal property
- Names and ages of property owners and possible relationships
- Time periods when families resided in Ohio
- Occupation of the property owner
- Places of residence
- Names of other relatives
- Additional information associated with the property
Collection Content
Sample Image
1922 Ohio Tax Record
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Multiple custodians, Ohio
"Ohio, Tax Records, 1800-1887." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 December 2024. Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society. Citing multiple county courthouse offices, Ohio.
