Guernsey County Genealogical Society
Located at:
125 N. 7th St.
Cambridge, Ohio 43725
Phone 740-432-9249
GUERNSEY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
HAS A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS FOR RESEARCHING
INCLUDING COURT RECORDS
Through the efforts of the Guernsey County Commissioners, Common Pleas Court, Probate Court, and our Genealogy Society the research library has grown by leaps and bounds with court dockets.
If you have not visited the library lately I really think you are missing a great opportunity for filling in the missing pieces of your Guernsey County ancestors.
We feel certain some of these dockets have not been seen for quite some time. However, we are very lucky they have been placed in the care of our local genealogical society.
We do not want any one to miss out on these resources, so they all will be listed below, hopefully you can find something to light a small (or large) spark in your genealogy.
Please write or visit the library. There is nothing like finding the huge piece of the puzzle you have been searching for ages.
COMMON PLEAS COURT RECORDS
Record/Docket | Volume | Date |
Criminal Record | 1 – 16 | 1880 – 1957 |
Criminal Appearance | 2 – 15 | |
Criminal Index | 1 – 2 | 1873 – |
Criminal Execution | 2 – 6 | 1894 – 1989 |
7 | ||
Judgment Liens | 1 – 2 | 1935 – 1963 |
Naturalization Records | 1 – 8 | |
Naturalization Petitions | 7 – 13 | |
Petitions | 1930 – 1960 | |
Naturalization Records | 1910 – 1921 | |
Naturalization Petition & Record | 1921 – 1929 | |
Common Pleas Record | B – Q | 1811 – 1848 |
W – Z | 1850 – 1860 | |
General Law Index | A | |
Law Record | R – V | 1848 – 1855 |
Circuit Court Appearance Docket | 1 | 1913 – 1947 |
Miscellaneous Docket | 1 | |
Common Pleas Journal | A – G | 1810 – 1838 |
Common Pleas Journal | I | 1887 – 1909 |
Common Pleas Journal | K – N | 1840 – 1848 |
Common Pleas Journal | O – Z | 1844 – |
Common Pleas Journal | 27 – 58 | 1882 – 1947 |
Common Pleas Record Book | 1810 | |
Common Pleas Docket | 1822 | |
E – Z | 1834 – 1898 | |
Appearance Docket | 3 – 20 | 1903 – 1933 |
Judgment Index Direct | 2 – 3 | |
4 | 1910 | |
5 | ||
Judgment Index Reverse | 2-3 | |
4 | 1910 | |
5 | ||
Witness Docket | 9 – 11 | |
Court of Appeals Journal | 1 | 1913 – 1975 |
Court of Appeals Appearance Docket | 2 – 3 | 1947 – 1979 |
Court of Appeals Docket | 2 | |
Court of Appeals Record | 1 – 3 | |
Supreme Court Docket | A & C | |
Common Pleas Record | 1 | |
2 – 56 | 1862 – 1913 | |
57 – 94 | ||
Record of Wills | A | 1812 – 1841 |
B | 1841 – 1852 | |
C | 1852 – 1863 | |
Foreign Execution Docket | 4 | |
Index to Pending Suits & Living Judgments | 2 | |
Jury Time Book | 1954 | |
Annual Jury List | 1 | |
Registration Real Estate Brokers & Salesmen | ||
Marriage License Applications | 43 | 2000 – 2000 |
44 | 2001 – 2001 | |
45 | 2002 – 2002 | |
46 | 2003 – 2003 | |
Death Records | 1 | 1867 – 1882 |
2 | 1882 – 1900 | |
3 | 1900 – 1909 | |
4 | 1940 – 1951 | |
5 | ||
Index To Marriages | 1 | |
Marriage License | 37 | 1992 – 1993 |
38 | 1993 – 1994 | |
39 | 1995 – 1996 | |
40 | 1996 – 1997 | |
41 | 1999 – 1999 | |
Probate Court Journal | 82 – 102 | |
Marriage Record | A | |
B | 1850 – 1863 | |
C | 1832 – 1846 | |
Marriage Record Journal | 5 | |
Execution Docket | 1 | 1926 – 1930 |
2 | 1930 – 1934 | |
3 | 1934 – 1947 | |
4 | 1947 – 1955 | |
Execution Docket | 5 – 6 | 1955 – 1956 |
T, X, Y, Z | ||
General Index Chancery | A – B | |
Chancery Court Docket | A | |
B | 1842 | |
C | 1846 | |
D | 1848 | |
E | ||
F | 1853 | |
Record Notary Commission | 1 – 13 |
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Guernsey County District Public Library
800 Steubenville Avenue
Cambridge, Ohio 43725-2385
Phone: 740-432-5946 Fax: 740-432-7142
This Library has a Local History and Genealogy Room
The Finley Room
The Finley Room Has New Hours
Monday – Friday
1:00 – 5:30
Saturday – Closed
Sunday – Closed
Guernsey County Research Materials Available In The Finley Room
Histories
Household Guide and Instructor 1882
Portrait and Biographical Record 1895
History of Guernsey County, Oh 19111/Sarchet
Wolfe’s Stories of Guernsey County 1943
Yesterday and Today in Guernsey County 1979
Guernsey County Black Pioneers, Patriots and Persons
Historical Views and Maps
Early Schools
Atlases
Guernsey County 1855-1870-1910-1913
Vital Records
Marriage Records 1810-1977
Death Records 1867-1908
Will and Estate Records 1810-1961
Genealogies
Over 300 Families
Cemetery Records
Pioneer Cemeteries of Guernsey County
Census Records
1810-1920 on Microfilm
Military Records
Newspapers
1860-Present (local)
Other Reference Materials
Federal Land Series
Early Ohio Tax Records
Ohio Cemeteries Directory
Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850 (index)
Land Grant Records
Howe’s History of Ohio
Ohio Gateway State
Hinshaw’s Quaker Records
Gateway to the West
Cambridge City Directories some including Byesville
Cambridge High School Yearbooks
Ohio Records and Pioneer Families
Colonial Families
County Histories
Various Counties of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
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Guernsey County Courthouse
Located on Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio
Dedicated September 11, 1883
Did you know that Guernsey County has…
1 hospital
12 Fire Departments
7 School Districts
3 Joint Vocational School Districts
19 Townships
11 Incorporated Villages
3 Golf Courses
6 Public Parks
1 Airport
4 Radio Stations
1 TV Station
3 Veterinary Clinics
* Oldest Platted Village: Frankfort 9-13-1804
* Largest State Park: Salt Fork 17,229 Acres Land,
2,952 Acres Water
* Largest Interstate interchange: 302 Acres Land,
11 Miles pavement
* Total Acres of Land: 338,560-529 Sq. Miles
* Elevation: 886 ft. above sea level
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