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Compiled Richland Co. Death Index (records submitted by your fellow researchers):  A - M    |     N - Z

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Where to locate Richland Co. Death Records:

1823-1848

• Deaths from the Mansfield Gazette, 1823-24  (see Pastfinder 17/2 at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website)
• Early Richland County Deaths from the Mansfield Gazette & Richland Farmer, 1825-1831  (see Pastfinder 17/3 and 17/4 at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website

1849-1850

• Mortality Schedule from the 1850 Richland Co. Census:
  • Butler Township
  • Jackson  Township.
  • Monroe Township
  • Sharon Township.
  • Springfield & Sandusky Townships
  • Troy Township
  • Washington Township
  • Weller Township
  • .... remaining townships were so difficult to read that I was unable to complete transcriptions for them

1851-1858

• Jehu Markey, 1855
• Richland Co., Ohio Deaths, 1856 & 1857  (from the Pastfinder, 1990 - Vol. 9, Issue 1 ... available on-line at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website at:  https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohrichgs/Pastfinder1990-Issue1/Binder2.pdf

1859-1860

• Records On-line
  • 1860 Mortality Schedules from the 1860 Richland Co. Census

1861-1875

• Records On-line
  • Richland Co. Deaths, 1874-1875  (on-line at the Richland Co. Genealogical Society's website)
  • Richland Co. Deaths, 1875 (on-line at the Richland Co. Genealogical Society's website)

1876-1882

• Records On-line
  • Richland Co. Deaths, 1876 from The Ohio Liberal
  • Richland Co. Deaths, 1877 from The Ohio Liberal

1883-1884

• Records On-line
  • Richland Co. Deaths From THE OHIO LIBERAL, 1883 - incomplete - See links above to the Compiled Richland Co. Death Index 
  • Richland Co. Deaths From THE OHIO LIBERAL, 1884 - incomplete - See links above to the Compiled Richland Co. Death Index
  • Richland Co. Deaths from the Mansfield Herald, 1885  (see Pastfinder 19/1 and 19/2 at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website) 
  • Richland Co. Deaths from the Richland Shield & Banner, 1885  (see Pastfinder 19/3 at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website)

1885-1889

1885 -- George Buchan, assessor of Butler Township, reported ten deaths and twenty-five births in the township last year.  [source:  Mansfield Herald:  21 May 1885, Vol. 35, No. 27]  S.M. Armstrong, assessor of Bloominggrove Township reported six deaths for the year.  [source:  Mansfield Herald:  21 May 1885, Vol. 35, No. 27]

• Memorial Card for Daniel Eli Lauppe, 1887

1890 - December 19, 1908

• Records held by the county.  Contact:  Richland County Probate Court, Attn: Genealogy, 50 Park Avenue East, 2nd Floor, Mansfield, OH 44902-1850, (419) 774-5583 or 419 774-5586.  Birth and death records are from 1865 to 1908. 
• Bellville Deaths: 6/1/1893 -- 6/1/1894
• C.H. Miller, 1893
• Josiah Armstrong, 1897
• Hanibal Hamilton, 1897
• Solomon Wagner, 1897
• Lucy B. Walker, 1897
• Deaths from the Richland Shield & Banner, 11/22/1898-12/30/1898  (external site)
• 1901 -- Some records can be found for this year in the Chronology of 1901 from the MANSFIELD NEWS
• Obituary Report, 1902
• Pioneers Who Have Died in Richland County During the Year - 1902
• Early Richland Co. Pioneer Deaths, 1906  (see Pastfinder 18/3 at Richland Co. Gen. Society website)
• James Mahood
• 105 Deaths between 6/1/1908 - 6/1/1909

December 20, 1908-1912

• Actual death certificates available on-line at the FamilySearch website.  Access is free, but you must register first.  Go to:  http://labs.familysearch.org.  View and print actual Ohio death certificates (1908-1953) from your computer.
• Records on Microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society -- see website for details on ordering.
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)
• 105 Deaths between 6/1/1908 - 6/1/1909

1913-1937

• Some Washington & Monroe Township Death Records  [see:  The Pastfinder, Vol. 10, Issue 3]
• Actual death certificates available on-line at the FamilySearch website.  Access is free, but you must register first.  Go to:  http://labs.familysearch.org.  View and print actual Ohio death certificates (1908-1953) from your computer.
• Ohio Death Certificate Index at the Ohio Historical Society -- searchable index on-line!  
• Records on Microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society -- see website for details
• You can now order uncertified copies of death certificates via the Ohio Historical Society website ... see their page for instructions.  ($7.00/each)  http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required) - Up to 1932.

1938-1944

• Actual death certificates available on-line at the FamilySearch website.  Access is free, but you must register first.  Go to:  http://labs.familysearch.org.  View and print actual Ohio death certificates (1908-1953) from your computer.
• Ohio Death Certificate Index at the Ohio Historical Society -- searchable index on-line!  
• Records on Microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society -- see website for details on ordering.
• You can now order uncertified copies of death certificates via the Ohio Historical Society website ... see their page for instructions.  ($7.00/each)  http://www.ohiohistory.org/dindex/
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1945 -1953

• Actual death certificates available on-line at the FamilySearch website.  Access is free, but you must register first.  Go to:  http://labs.familysearch.org.  View and print actual Ohio death certificates (1908-1953) from your computer.
• Records on Microfilm at the Ohio Historical Society -- see website for details on ordering.

1953 - 1957

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50. FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.

1958-1969

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Index To Ohio Deaths: 1958-1969 available at the Ancestry.com website.  (requires subscription)
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1970-1988

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Index To Ohio Deaths:  1970-1988 available at the Ancestry.com website.  (requires subscription)
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1989-1991

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Index To Ohio Deaths: 1989-1991 available at the Ancestry.com website.  (requires subscription)
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1992

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Index To Ohio Deaths: 1992 available at the Ancestry.com website.  (requires subscription)
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1993-1998

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Index To Ohio Deaths: 1993-1998 available at the Ancestry.com website.  (requires subscription)
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

1999-present

• Certified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit EFFECTIVE 10/16/2009, THE FEE HAS GONE UP TO $21.50.   FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2005 - New price will be $16.50.  FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.  New price will be $15 each.
• Certified Copies of records from VitalChek Network
• Uncertified Copies of records available from the Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics Unit (.05 each + postage)  - NO LONGER AVAILABLE AFTER JULY 1, 2003.  Click here to see the text of new legislation.  The pertinent sections are 3705.23 and 3705.24.
• Available at Ancestry.com (subscription required) - Up to 2007.

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Other sources for death information:

• Social Security Death Index at Rootsweb (FREE - updated monthly) - (external link)
• Social Security Death Index at GenealogyBank.com - (FREE)  - (external link)
• Pauper's Records: DEATHS -- Taken from the Pauper's Record Book at the Richland County Home in Weller Twp. 
• KELLER Deaths
• KELLER Deaths (part 2)
• Richland Co. People in Licking Co., Ohio Probate Records.
• Beelman Funeral Home Records  (see Pastfinder 19/2 and 19/4 at the Richland Co. Gen. Society website)

Other resources:

• Disease Chart  (external link)

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Researchers Willing To Do Research

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Social and vital statistics for the year ending 31 March 1896:  There were 382 deaths during the year - of which 189 were white males and 183 white females and 1 colored female.  They were as follows according to occupation:  1 banker, 2 blacksmiths, 3 bricklayers, 8 carpenters, 2 clerks, 1 clergyman, 2 doctors, 70 farmers, 129 housekeepers, 8 house servants, 18 laborers, 2 lawyers, 2 machinists, 3 merchants, 1 shoemaker, 2 tailors, 2 teachers, 46 of various occupations, and 80 of no occupation (including children).   [source:  Richland Shield & Banner:  20 June 1896, Vol. LXXIX, No. 6]

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last updated on 22 August, 2010