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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