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Cuyahoga County Genealogy Tips
From Brooklyn Centre Wiki
The following tips and links are some of those found most useful to the genealogist researching in Cuyahoga County.
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Early Birth Records
- Email them at archive@cuyahogacounty.us
- Birth certificates were not required prior to 1908.
Marriage Records
Death Records
- Stark County Library
- The Stark County Library is obviously not in Cuyahoga County, however, it is still a valuable resource because they have the microfilm collection of Ohio death records from 1908 to 1953, and apparently another collection starting at 1867 (Early Ohio Deaths).
Cemetery Records
- Catholic
- Records for all the west side Catholic cemeteries can be found at:
- Holy Cross Cemetery, 14609 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44142
- 216-267-2850
- Lat: 41° 24' 49"N,
- Long: 81° 47' 49"W
World War I Draft
- All males born between 18 Sep 1872 and 12 Sep 1900 had to register for the draft. This registration included not only United States citizens, but also all Aliens.
Naturalization
Other Counties
- Lake County A wealth of information here.