Probate Court Services :

Probate Court

  ESTATES AND GUARDIANSHIPS  
  Wills  
  TRUST RECORDS  
  BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES  
  MARRIAGE LICENSES/RECORDS  
  IMMIGRATION RECORDS  
     
  OTHER LOCATIONS FOR RECORDS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probate Court Estates and Guardianships records are from 1838 to present.

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Wills start 1798 to present.

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Trust Records start 1859 to present.

Copies are $1.00 per page.
Copies can be certified upon request. Additional charge $3.00.
To Contact: (740) 283-8554

The Probate Court does not accept personal checks.

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Probate Court Birth and Death Records begin with 1867 to 1908.

Copies are $1.00 per page.
Certified copies are $3.00 per copy.
To Contact: (740) 283-8587

The Probate Court does not accept personal checks.


After 1908 records can be obtained at the following:

If the party was born or died within the city limits of Steubenville, OH, the record can be obtained:
City of Steubenville Health Department
312 Market Street
Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: (740) 283-6000 ext: 1500
Certified copies of the birth of death are $23.00 per copy.


If the person was born or died in Jefferson County, but outside the city limits of Steubenville, OH, the record can be obtained:
Jefferson County Health Department
Ohio Valley Towers, Fifth and Market Streets, Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: (740) 283-8530
Certified copies of the birth of death are $23.00 per copy.

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Marriage Records are from 1803 to present.

Copies are $1.00 per page.
Certified copies are $3.00 per copy.
To Contact: (740) 283-8587

The Probate Court does not accept personal checks.

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Immigration and Naturalization information

The early 1800's Jefferson County's records are housed at the Youngstown Historical Center:
   

Archives/Library

   
 

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor

 

151 West Wood Street

 
 

P.O. Box 533

 
 

Youngstown, OH 44501-0533

 
 

(330) 743-5934

 
   

 

     
   

Index for the immigration records for the years 1863 to 1903 will be found in Probate Court (Vital Statistics).

   
         
   

Volumes for the years 1863 to 1903 are kept in the micro-film room in the basement of the courthouse.

   
         
   

Index for the immigration records covering the years 1903 to 1939 can be found in the Clerk of Courts office.  These records will also include the Declaration of Intention.  Clerk of Courts' office is on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse.

   
         
   

(After 1917, the naturalization processes were often handled by the United States Federal District Courts:  Northern District of Ohio, United States District Court 102, U.S. Courthouse, 201 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1201, (216) 522-4355; Southern District of Ohio, United States District Court, 85 Marconi Blvd., Room 260, Columbus, Ohio 43215, (614) 469-5835.)

   

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Our public library and historical museum have excellent records.

Public Library Jefferson County Historical Association & Museum.
Schiappa Memorial Branch 426 Franklin Avenue
History and Genealogy Steubenville, Ohio 43952
4141 Mall Drive (740) 283-1133
Steubenville, Ohio 43952  
(740) 264-6166  
   
   
The Jefferson County Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society  
P.O. Box 2367  
100 Fernwood Drive  
Wintersville, Ohio 43953  
(740) 346-2820  

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