Dayton Genealogy (in Montgomery County, OH)

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Dayton Birth Records

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1800-1962 Ohio Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

1908-1964 Ohio Birth Index Ancestry online

Birth and death records, 1866-1910 FamilySearch Library

Cincinnati Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms, 1821 to 1921 (includes Montgomery County) FindMyPast online

Index to Montgomery County, Ohio births, 1909-1948 FamilySearch Library

Index to Montgomery County, Ohio births, 1909-1948 FamilySearch Library

Index to city of Dayton, Ohio births, 1875-1881 WorldCat

Index to city of Dayton, Ohio, births, 1867-1875 WorldCat

Indexes to births, marriages, and deaths appearing in Dayton Journal, 1934-1938 WorldCat

Miami Chapel United Methodist Church (Dayton, Ohio) records 1912-1973 Archive Grid

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

Van Buren Street Methodist Church (Dayton, Ohio) records 1876-1959 Archive Grid

Dayton Cemetery Records (68)


Dayton 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

Dayton Church Records (58)


Dayton City Directories (162)


Dayton Death Records

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1908-1932, 1938-2007 Ohio Deaths Ancestry online

Birth and death records, 1866-1910 FamilySearch Library

Cholera deaths, 1849, Dayton, Ohio, in 1850 mortality schedule WorldCat

Dayton (Montgomery Co.) Ohio newspaper clippings WorldCat

Dayton, Ohio, Obituary Index, 1850-2013 Ancestry online

Early Obituaries from Dayton newspapers prior to 1923 (selections) Dayton Metro Library online

German Language Obituaries from Gedenk Blaetter and Daytoner Volks Zeitung Dayton Metro Library online

Index to city of Dayton, Ohio deaths, 1867-1873 WorldCat

Index to city of Dayton, Ohio deaths, 1873-1881 WorldCat

Indexes to births, marriages, and deaths appearing in Dayton Journal, 1934-1938 WorldCat

Montgomery County, Ohio cemetery burial records. Volume I, Mad River Township (Dayton). Book B, Woodland Cemetery WorldCat

Obituaries of prominent Daytonians, 1949-1952. 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

Pastor's record, 1921-1943 : Reformed churches in Dayton, Ohio; State College and Reading, Pennsylvania; Clinton Ave. Congregational Church in Brooklyn, New York FamilySearch Library

Register of deaths by cholera in Dayton, in 1849 and register of interments: July 13-1849--Aug. 16, 1849 WorldCat

Registry of cholora [sic] deaths in Dayton in 1849 WorldCat

Riverview Cemetery monument markers inventory, 1969-1986 and burial permit receipts, 1909-1952 FamilySearch Library

Scrapbook of family deaths, 1977-1987, cemetery members, assessments and receipts, and membership file (Temple Israel (Dayton, Ohio)) FamilySearch Library

The Vindicator : [photocopies of obituaries, 1871-1928] FamilySearch Library

The Vindicator : [photocopies of obituaries, 1871-1928] WorldCat

Dayton Histories and Genealogies

99 years of Dayton photographers FamilySearch Library

A Sketch of the Dayton Bench and Bar Ancestry online

A bibliography of sources for Dayton, Ohio, 1850-1950 : cooperative Dayton history project FamilySearch Library

A history and roster of the Jonathan Dayton Chapter 1896-1976 FamilySearch Library

Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of the presidents of the United States and biographies of the governors of Ohio FamilySearch Library

Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with the biographies and portraits of the Presidents of the United States and biographies of the governors of Ohio LDS Genealogy online

Centennial portrait and biographical record of the city of Dayton and of Montgomery County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with the biographies and portraits of the Presidents of the United States and biographies of the governors of Ohio Internet Archive online

City Manager In Dayton : Four Years of Commission-Manager Government, 1914-1917 Ancestry online

City of Dayton FamilySearch Library

City of Dayton, Montgomery Co. FamilySearch Library

Complete name index to John F. Edgar's 1896 pioneer life in Dayton and vicinity FamilySearch Library

Dayton and Montgomery County, resources and people FamilySearch Library

Dayton's German heritage : Karl Karstaedt's Golden Jubilee history of the German Pioneer Society of Dayton, Ohio FamilySearch Library

Early Dayton 1796-1896 Internet Archive online

Early Dayton : with important facts and incidents from the founding of the city of Dayton, Ohio, to the hundredth anniversary, 1796-1896 FamilySearch Library

Early Dayton; with important facts and incidents from the founding of the city of Dayton, Ohio, to the hundredth anniversary, 1796-1896, LDS Genealogy online

Early Dayton; with important facts and incidents from the founding of the city of Dayton, Ohio, to the hundredth anniversary, 1796-1896, Internet Archive online

History of Dayton, Ohio : with Portraits and Biographical Sketches of some of its Pioneer and Prominent Citizens Ancestry online

History of Dayton, Ohio : with portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneer and prominent citizens FamilySearch Library

History of Dayton, Ohio. With portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneer and prominent citizens Vol. 1 LDS Genealogy online

History of Dayton, Ohio. With portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneer and prominent citizens Vol. 1 Internet Archive online

History of Dayton, Ohio. With portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneer and prominent citizens Vol. 2 LDS Genealogy online

History of Dayton, Ohio. With portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneer and prominent citizens Vol. 2 Internet Archive online

History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio (Item No. 79), 1909 (included in U.S. County and Regional Histories and Atlases collection) Ancestry online

History of the City of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume 1 Google Books online

History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio FamilySearch Library

History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume I LDS Genealogy online

History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume I Internet Archive online

History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume II LDS Genealogy online

History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio, Volume II Internet Archive online

Miami Valley local history and various other subjects, 1921-1937 FamilySearch Library

Montgomery County Historical Society collection : a special collection of historical materials at the Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library FamilySearch Library

Odell's Dayton directory and business advertiser : to which is prefixed a sketch of the history of the city FamilySearch Library

Pioneer life in Dayton and Vicinity, 1796-1840 Ancestry online

Pioneer life in Dayton and vicinity, 1796-1840 FamilySearch Library

Sketches of Western Adventure : Men of Dayton Ancestry online

The Settlement of the Miami Valley of Southwestern Ohio : a Dissertation Ancestry online

The Story of Dayton Ancestry online

The flood of March 1913, the Miami Conservancy District, and the effect on the village of Osborn, Ohio FamilySearch Library

The story of Dayton FamilySearch Library

The story of Dayton LDS Genealogy online

The story of Dayton Internet Archive online

Dayton Immigration Records

An index to naturalization records from Montgomery County, Ohio, 1803-1931 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization index (Ohio), 1852-1991 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1818-1916 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1834-1916 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization service petition and record at Dayton, 1916-1931 FamilySearch Library

Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977 MyHeritage online

Record of declaration of intention at Dayton, 1916-1935 FamilySearch Library

Dayton Land Records

Deed records, 1805-1900 FamilySearch Library

Dayton Map Records

Dayton 1870 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of Dayton, Ohio 1870. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1918-1932 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1918-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1955 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, 1956 Library of Congress online

Dayton Marriage Records

1774-1993 Ohio, County Marriages Ancestry online

Cincinnati Roman Catholic Parish Marriages, 1821 to 1921 (includes Montgomery County) FindMyPast online

Indexes to births, marriages, and deaths appearing in Dayton Journal, 1934-1938 WorldCat

Marriage records, 1803-1913 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio, 1851-1852 WorldCat

Our forefathers : Dayton Sunday Journal [Clippings from the Dayton Sunday Journal, Sept. 17, 1933 to May 7, 1939] WorldCat

Dayton Military Records

A Brief Sketch of the Organization and Services of the Fifty-Ninth Regiment of United States Colored Infantry : and Biographical Sketches. Ancestry online

Hessian soldier file, 1777-1962 FamilySearch Library

History of the First Regiment of Infantry, Ohio National Guard Ancestry online

History of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Internet Archive online

Muster roll for Pennsylvania soldiers at the National Home for disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch, in Dayton, Ohio, 1869-1880 FamilySearch Library

Registers of veterans at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch in Dayton, Ohio, 1867-1934 FamilySearch Library

U.S. National Homes For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 (Central Branch, Dayton, Ohio) Ancestry online

Dayton Minority Records

Daily Bulletin, African American newspaper, 1944-1946 Ohio Memory online

Daily Express, African American newspaper, 1950-1952 Ohio Memory online

Dayton's German heritage : Karl Karstaedt's Golden Jubilee history of the German Pioneer Society of Dayton, Ohio FamilySearch Library

German Language Obituaries from Gedenk Blaetter and Daytoner Volks Zeitung Dayton Metro Library online

Hessian soldier file, 1777-1962 FamilySearch Library

Historical record of African Americans in Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio : beginning in 1802 WorldCat

Ohio Daily-Express, African American newspaper, 1947-1950 Ohio Memory online

Dayton Miscellaneous Records

Indenture record, minors, 1838-1883 FamilySearch Library

Records, ca. 1861-1936 FamilySearch Library

Register of statistics of arrests, 1908-1910 FamilySearch Library

Dayton Newspapers and Obituaries (66)


Dayton Probate Records

1786-1998 Ohio, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

An index of wills and administrations Montgomery County, Ohio, 1803-1893 Genealogy Gophers online

Miami Valley will abstracts from the counties of Miami, Montgomery, Warren, and Preble in the state of Ohio, 1803-1850 FamilySearch Library

Ohio, Montgomery County, Probate Estate Files, 1850-1900 Family Search online

Dayton School Records (131)


Dayton Tax Records

Montgomery Co., tax lists, 1798-1809 : Dayton Twp., Hamilton Co., 1798 (area includes Montgomery and surrounding counties) Montgomery Co., 1804, 1806, 1809 FamilySearch Library

Tax records 1804, 1810, 1816 Miami Valley Genealogical Index online



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