Defiance Genealogy (in Defiance County, OH)

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Defiance Birth Records

1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

1908-1964 Ohio Birth Index Ancestry online

Birth records of Defiance County, OH, 1 July 1867 - 19 December 1908 FamilySearch Library

Birth records, 1866-1908 ; index, 1866-1908 FamilySearch Library

Ohio, Birth Records, 1908-present Ohio Department of Health

Registry of births, 1856-1857 ; return of births, 1867-1873, 1890-1891 FamilySearch Library

Defiance Cemetery Records

Auglaize Village Cemetery Find a Grave online

Battenburg Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves online

Brunersburg Cemetery Billion Graves online

Brunersburg Cemetery Ohio Gravestones online

Cemeteries of Defiance, Ottawa, and Wood counties, Ohio. WorldCat

Church records, 1850-1997 (Catholic Church. St. John the Evangelist (Defiance, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1876-2001 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Defiance, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

Cromley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cromley Cemetery Billion Graves online

Defiance County Children Home Cemetery Billion Graves online

Domersville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Domersville Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evansport Cemetery Billion Graves online

Evansport Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Foster Cemetery Find a Grave online

Frazee Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hire Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hire Cemetery Billion Graves online

Huse Cemetery Find a Grave online

Independence Cemetery Find a Grave online

Independence Cemetery Billion Graves online

Junction Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kahlo Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kahol Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mansfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mansfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

McCauley Cemetery Find a Grave online

McCauley Cemetery Billion Graves online

Myers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Myers Cemetery Billion Graves online

New Saint John Methodist Cemetery Billion Graves online

Noble And Tiffin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Noble And Tiffin Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Saint John Methodist Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Saint Stephen Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant Bend and Ayersville Cemetery Billion Graves online

Poplar Ridge Cemetery Find a Grave online

Poplar Ridge Cemetery Billion Graves online

Riverside Cemetery Find a Grave online

Riverside Cemetery Billion Graves online

Riverside Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Riverside Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Riverview Memory Gardens Find a Grave online

Riverview Memory Gardens Billion Graves online

Saint Mark Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Marks Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Michael Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Stephen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Stykeman-Minsel Cemetry Find a Grave online

Taylor Cemetery Find a Grave online

Taylor Cemetery Billion Graves online

Tombstone inscriptions for the cemeteries in Defiance City and Township, with Old Riverside Cem[etery], Defiance County, Ohio, volume 1 and 2 FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions for the cemeteries in Defiance City and Township, with Old Riverside Cem[etery], Defiance County, Ohio, volume 1 and 2 FamilySearch Library

Tombstone inscriptions for the cemeteries in New Riverside Cemetery, Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio, volume 1 FamilySearch Library

Tuttle Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tuttle Cemetery Billion Graves online

Defiance Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Defiance Church Records

1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Bethlehem church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Church records, 1836-1897 (First Presbyterian Church (Defiance, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1850-1997 (Catholic Church. St. John the Evangelist (Defiance, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1876-2001 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Defiance, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

St Mark church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Defiance City Directories

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Defiance (Ohio) city directories FamilySearch Library

Defiance City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Defiance, OH; 1936, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance, Ohio, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Defiance Death Records

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1908-1932, 1938-2007 Ohio Deaths Ancestry online

Defiance County, Ohio, death records index : December 20, 1908 - December 31, 1996, located at the Defiance County Health Department FamilySearch Library

Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Williams, and Wood counties, Ohio, newspaper obituary abstracts, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Early death records of Defiance County, Ohio, 1867-1884 FamilySearch Library

Northwest Ohio obituaries scrapbook 1911-1941. WorldCat

Ohio Death Index, 1913-1944, 1954-1963 MyHeritage online

Ohio, Death Records, 1908-present Ohio Department of Health

Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013 Ancestry online

Patient death register, 1930-1998 FamilySearch Library

Defiance Histories and Genealogies

Maumee Valley and Pioneers Ancestry online

The Maumee Valley Ancestry online

The Maumee Valley Pioneer Ancestry online

Defiance Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1870-1906 FamilySearch Library

Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 MyHeritage online

Defiance Land Records

Deed records, 1824-1886; index, 1823-1969 FamilySearch Library

Defiance Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, April 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, August 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, December 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, March 1884 Library of Congress online

Defiance Marriage Records

1774-1993 Ohio, County Marriages Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1845-1994 ; index, 1845-1885 FamilySearch Library

Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900: Defiance County, Ohio Marriages, 1851-64 Ancestry online

Defiance Newspapers and Obituaries

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Crescent-News 09/28/2011 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Defiance County Expressᅠ(1878-1888) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance County Republican Expressᅠ(1889-1895) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance County Republican and Expressᅠ(1888-1890) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Daily Crescent Newsᅠ(1895-1972) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Daily Crescentᅠ(1888-1911) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Daily Expressᅠ(1894-1986) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Daily Republicanᅠ(1895-1897) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Democrat 1845-1871 Newspapers.com online

Defiance Democrat 1845-50, 1852, 1854, 1864, 1870-71, and 1881 (Newspaper: Defiance, Ohio) Ancestry online

Defiance Democratᅠ(1844-1920) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Evening Newsᅠ(1894-1905) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Expressᅠ(1895-1907) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Marketeerᅠ(1980-1987) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Republican Daily Expressᅠ(1895-1895) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Republican Expressᅠ(1889-1895) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance Weekly Expressᅠ(1899-1907) Newspaper Archive online

Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Williams, and Wood counties, Ohio, newspaper obituary abstracts, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Northwest Ohio obituaries scrapbook 1911-1941. WorldCat

Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013 Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Defiance

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Advance Guard. (Defiance, O.) 1896-1899

Defiance Banner. (Defiance, Ohio) 1838-1839

Defiance Banner. (Defiance, Ohio) 1849-1853

Defiance County Express. (Defiance, Ohio) 1867-1888

Defiance County Republican and Express. (Defiance, Ohio) 1888-1892

Defiance Crescent-News. (Defiance, Ohio) 1900-1904

Defiance Daily Crescent. (Defiance, Ohio) 1899-1900

Defiance Democrat. (Defiance, Ohio) 1844-1920

Defiance Evening News. (Defiance, Ohio) 1892-1899

Defiance Express. (Defiance, Ohio) 1870-1887

Defiance Republican. (Defiance, Ohio) 1857-1862

Defiance Weekly Express. (Defiance, O. [Ohio]) 1867-1869

Defiance Weekly Express. (Defiance, Ohio) 1899-1920

Democratic Times. (Defiance, Ohio) 1881-1884

Defiance Probate Records

1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Defiance School Records

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Ayersville High School - Sohiray Yearbook (Defiance, OH), 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1980 E Yearbook online

Ayersville High School yearbook, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Ayersville High School yearbook, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983 Classmates online

Ayersville High School yearbooks, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Defiance College - Oraculum Yearbook (Defiance, OH), 1913, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1955, 1963, 1968, 1969 E Yearbook online

Defiance College yearbooks, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1955, 1963, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Defiance High School - Panorama Yearbook (Defiance, OH), 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960 E Yearbook online

Defiance High School yearbook, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Defiance High School yearbook, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987 Classmates online

Defiance High School yearbooks, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Tinora High School yearbook, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Tinora High School yearbook, 1977, 1980 Classmates online

Tinora High School yearbook, 1977, 1980, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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