WHERE TO LOOK
- Start with what you know. Name? Dates? Location?
- Looking for death dates or age? Cemetery Recordings. Find a Grave on internet.
Microfilm Darke Co. Deaths 1867-1905. By appt. only. Upstairs.
Check AWTHS website under on-line records. 1889-1896
Also on-line obits 1899-1935 AT papers. (AWTHS website)
Check actual old newspapers. 1901-1970
Newspaper records Greenville papers: Darke-1850-1898
Arcanum Abstracts-Rose Shilt’s AT obits
Miami Co-Friends Lutheran Church 1917-1961
Preble Co Abstracts 1867-1907;1927-1930
- Burials– Cemetery Recordings by Anita Short and binders for Darke Co.
Preble Co-Cemetery Inscriptions V.1
Montgomery Co-Cemetery Records V 1-3 and assorted twp’s.
Funerals-Miami Co 1880-1894
- Also Find a Grave.
Permits– 1889-1907 AWTHS on-line website. Issued by cemetery and date.
- Birth Record? Cemetery Recordings. Darke Co. Births 1889-1908. Microfilm. Appt. only.
AWTHS website under on-line records 1889-1899.
Miami Co-1853-1869
Preble Co-1867-1908
- Marriage- Darke Co. 1817-1911. Online 1845-50 AWTHS site.
Miami Co-1876-1892 by Enos Pemberton, Minister
Montgomery Co-1803-1851; Affidavits 1824-1857
Preble Co-1808-1950
- Where people lived? Census Records Darke Co. OH 1830,1850,1860,1870,1880,1900, 1910,1920,1930.
Preble Co-1820,1850,1860,1870,1880,1900.
Montgomery Co-1850,1860,1870,1880.
Plat Maps 1875, 1888, 1910 and later maps. (Darke Co) Rural Directories (phone/address books) Years on website, 1916 and various later 1900’s years.
Census also tell which township in county as well as who lived in the household.
- Deeds-of houses/farms. See plat maps.
Darke Co Deed records 1817-1834
Land Entries Newton Twp T8R4 & Union
Preble Co-1808-1821;1821-1827, V3-7
- Wills- Darke Co-Abstracts V.1 1818-1857T6R5.
- Will Index 1818-1900.
Darke Co Estates Vol 1&2 1818-1893
Preble Co-Estate Cases 501-12,999
Preble Co-Will Abstracts V 1&2 1808-1854
Montgomery Co-Administration & Will 1805-1850
Probate- Preble Co-Abstracts Estates & Guardianships
Cases 1-2999
Montgomery Co-Guardians 1805-1860;
Common Pleas 1803-1849 Mont Co.
Darke Co 1817-1860
Preble Co-1808-1853
Personal Property Tx List-Preble Co. 1827-1834
Naturalization Intent Darke Co 1856-1873
Quadrennial Enumeration Darke Co 1887 Twin & Franklin Twp-1899 Harrison Twp
Enumeration Miami Co-1827 by townships
- Church attended-see binders
- Schools-see binders, yearbooks, photos on laptop
Schools**Our yearbooks are mainly 1920-only one 1930-no 1940’s except Monroe. Than AHS 1950-to around 2003. Some years missing of more recent. HOWEVER we have the Sr. class photos from 1920-2000 even if don’t have every yearbook. Arcanum and F-M.
- Clubs, social-see binder and photos on laptop
- Businesses-see business binder and Book “Arcanum Businesses”.
- Other community’s-see binders, laptop and booklets such as Ithaca, Castine, Gordon, Pitsburg. Check cabinet and website for complete book list.
- Family histories-see our surname list on website as well as binders and records upstairs
Biographies-See Darke County History book. Some names included.
Old newspapers.
- Military Records/names-see binders and website list
- Obits-See AWTHS website On-line records for AT obits. 1899-1935
Check binder for funeral cards.
Preble Co-1877-1926
Preble Co-Eaton Register 1850-1890
- Records on laptop by do a search:
Arcanum Businesses (Lions, Livery, etc.)
Area Communities
Arnold History of Jaysville
Buildings and Residences 1910-1919
Cemeteries
Chronology 1872-1968
Churches
Driving and Walking Tours
Early Buildings 1856-1914
Family Histories
Greenville Journal-Arcanum News 11/1852-1926
Gunder and Founder Family
Historic Homes and Dwellings
Hotels
Ithaca
Janox
Mary Heyduck
Military
Preble County
Renumbering of Lots 1869
Residents Each 10 Years 1852-1900
Schools
Newspapers:
Preble Co-Early Eaton Papers 1825-1850
Preble Co-Eaton Democrat Papers V 1
Most of our death-census-cemetery books are on shelf 5 red cabinet #2.
We suggest checking the Reference Materials List on AWTHS website under “Research” for a fairly complete list as well as browsing the many items in the reference cabinets.
The rest of Darke Co records are Cabinet #3 bottom shelf. Same cabinet, top shelf is Miami Co. and Montgomery books and records.
We have many newspaper clippings, especially little bergs. You may also find births,
Deaths and marriage records along with court and misc.
Upstairs: We have more military records, old newspapers, Preble County records and many old photos as well as some family histories. Some deeds/wills/family trees in file cabinet.
Our Arcanum books we sell are excellent sources.
On line we recommend Find a Grave and Family Search. Fold3 for military.
Records/reference materials not available at AWTHS may be found at Arcanum Library including Ancestry on line as well as Darke Genealogical Society at Garst in Greenville. Along with Greenville Public Library.
Arcanum has early marriages and births along with census. Garst has deeds on microfilm. Greenville Library has good assortment but early births/marriages are on microfilm. No wills/deeds.
Actual records can be obtained from courthouse for deeds (recommend Garst as 1st choice) and wills/probate records as well as births/deaths at Health dept. near Greenville Park.
We appreciate donations to AWTHS for our volunteer’s time assisting.
*AWTHS does not offer internet. There is a charge for copies from copier.
See AWTHS website under research for full guidelines researching, acquisitions.
Compiled by Annette Stewart 2023
3nd addendum