Darke County Genealogy Fair

"Keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect." Motto of Darke Co.'s own 'Annie Oakley' (1860-1926)

The Great Darke County Fair
Greenville, Ohio

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Darke Co. was named for William Darke (1755-1801) who fought as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, served in the Virginia state convention which approved the U.S. Constitution in 1788, and commanded a Virginia regiment in the Northwest Territory. As Colonel William Darke he distinguuished himself in the serious defeat for General St Clair at Ft. Recovery (now in Mercer Co, Ohio) in 1791. St. Clair was replaced by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne whose military success in August 1794 in the Battle of Fallen Timbers subdued the native populations resulting in the Treaty of Green Ville signed in August 1795. [see also bottom table with photos of the signing of the Treaty and photos of Wabash River]
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Darke County and It's Ohio Neighbors.

Darke Co. [1990 pop: 53,619] was formed in 1809 and administered by its "parent" Miami Co. until 1817 when Greenville, site of the fort where the important Treaty of Greene Ville was signed in 1795, was established as the seat of county government.
Ohio's Region 7 of the Local Records Project
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Darke County Court House
Greenville, Ohio
The Setting
"The local historian nowhere finds a more interesting field for research, or one more fruitful, than that which embraces the experiences of the pioneers of Darke -- the men who literally hewed out the county from the sturdy and unbroken forest, wherein the ax of the woodman had never before resounded; who conquered a scanty subsistence from the unused soil which the plowshares of civilization had never disturbed; who not only were hindered by these primitive and inert conditions, but positively opposed by the rigors of the climate, the malarial influences of the atmosphere, and the depredations of wild animals; whose crops were even preyed upon by the birds of the forest and the smaller predatory animals. But 'peace hath her victories,' and adversity and savagery combined withstood not the constant onward march of the vanguard of the grand army of civilization whose pioneers, discharging their daily routine of duty, unwittingly recorded their deeds in history."
------from Beer's History of Darke County, Ohio, 1880, pp 343-44.

see also Darke Co. in Historical Collections of Ohio by Henry Howe c1888

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Darke Co. Probate Court
300 Garst Ave
Greenville, OH 45331
937-547-7345

Microfilm Department
Administration Bldg
520 S Broadway
Greenville, OH 45331 Birth & Death records from 1867 to 1908,
Marriage Records and Probate Records from 1817
are held by the Probate Court.

Early Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills, Estates,
& other Probate records are on microfilm with
Genealogical Society paper files at the
Garst Museum
205 N Broadway
Greenville, OH 45331
(small fee for entry)
Darke Co. Health Department
300 Garst Ave
Greenville, OH 45331
937-548-4196

Greenville Public Library
520 Sycamore St
Greenville, OH 45331
937-548-3915

Local Libraries & Research Centers with Darke Co. Information
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Databases

BURIALS DATABASE Newspaper lists of burials in some cemeteries (mostly southern townships) in Darke Co. 1928-1996

CENSUS FILES Index and Entry page to Darke Co. Census Files.

COMBINED CENSUS INDEX: 1820-1850 & 1880 Combined Year Census index 1820-1850 & 1880. ALL Townships included in one index. [1860 & 1870 to be added later.]

CENSUS INDEX: TOWNSHIPS Link to Jane's township page index which includes links to the her census pages organized by township.

1825 CENSUS List of men over age 21 living in Darke Co, in 1825.

1850 CENSUS INDEX Heads of Household Index to the 1850 Darke Co., OH, census. Find page number to view at site below. Try both A and B (both sides) of indexed pages.

1850 CENSUS IMAGES Images of actual pages of original 1850 census. Use index (above) to find which page to view.

1860 CENSUS INDEX Index of the 1860 census sorted by surname & township.

1880 CENSUS INDEX Index of the 1880 census sorted by surname & township.

CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL Some of Civil War Veterans of Darke Co. Official company rosters and browser-submitted entries.

GAR Veterans of 1903 1903 photograph of some Civil War Veterans of Darke Co.

DARKE CO. LANDS & OWNERS Information about the 20 Townships of Darke Co.; tables showing range, township, and section numbers for each township. See also Township Maps below.

EARLY LAND PURCHASERS Databases of lands purchased from the govenment sorted by names of purchasers and locations in Darke Co.

1880 MAP Detail maps showing the townships and sections taken from the map in Beer's History of Darke Co. published in 1880.

1967 TOWNSHIP PLAT MAPS Links to 1967 plat maps (showing who owned what). Also includes images of index to the name of land onwers.

FAMILY HISTORIES AT GARST Tom Midlam's listing of Family Histories held at the Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio (list does NOT include books and information in the Surname Files - see below).

HALL OF PIONEERS Browser-submitted list of indivduals who lived in Darke Co. before 1851. Find cousins working the same lines you are!

MARRIAGES Early Darke Co. Marriages 1817-1850.

MIAMI VALLEY GENEALOGY INDEX Over 565,000+ entries. Includes references to abt 1900 of published records to Darke and other counties in SW Ohio.

QUERIES (archived) Read Darke Co. Queries posted July 1996 through June 2001. [many addresses are no longer valid.]

QUERIES & DISCUSSION BOARD Read Darke Co. Queries posted starting July 2001.
SURNAME FILES View Phyllis Crick's alphabetized list of Surname Folders in the file cabinets at the Garst Museum in Greenville, OH.

TOWNSHIP MAPS Introduction to land descriptions & early owners with detailed maps of all 20 townships computer-drawn by Tom Midlam.

Darke Co. List for Researcher Networking

JOIN DCO DISCUSSION LIST Begun in December 1995, the Darke Co. Discussion List has been available for researchers of Darke Co. families. Share your research and get help from others. Listmembers often offer lookups in Darke Co. source books they own and share their families' experiences in Darke Co. Simply click on words "JOIN DCO DISCUSSION LIST" above and follow directions for subscribing to the DARKE-OH-L List. That URL also provides access to the NEW list archives. Problems? Contact Jane Torres for extra subscription instructions. After successfully subscribing, you will receive a welcome message and password. SAVE THAT MESSAGE for future reference. Send new list messages to DARKE-OH-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU

ListFest Annual Celebration of the DCO Discussion List held in Greenville

ListFests Photo Album Albums of photographs taken at annual Listfests.

ListFest 2000 Article [long load] Front page article in Greenville Advocate about the List Fest 2000 held 22 July 2000. (JPEG image)

BRINGING IT BACK HOME Some DCO Discussion List Members' Ancestry and contact information collected by Laura Drake from mesages sent to the DCO List for the New Millenium.

LISTMEMBERS' ANCESTOR CHARTS Some DCO Discussion List Members' Ancestry and contact information collected by Jane Torres from mesages sent to the DCO List -before- the New Millenium.

Some Information Generated by the Darke Co. LIST

CAROUSEL Read/Browse various texts taken from the Darke Co. LIST.

Bibliography/Lookups Find Darke Co. researchers who will do lookups in selected volumes. Add your name if you can help! Also find information about the Wright State University Archives (in Dayton, OH) of microfilms of the local records. Contact them on-line!!

Biographies. Texts taken from local area histories.

Birth/Death Records. Information on Darke Co. Birth & Death Records.

Brethren Churches. The Brethren Churches of Darke Co., OH.

Burials. Lists of burials in Darke Co. (same as above)

Cemeteries. List of the Cemeteries of Darke Co. organized by the numbered volumes of inscriptions published by the Darke Co. Genealogical Society. See Tom Midlam's Cemetery Locator below.

Grillot Family. A 40-year old text treatment of the GRILLOT family of Darke Co.

Land Owners. List of early land owners in Wayne Twp.

Masonic Directory. Names from the 1921 edition of the Masonic Directory.

Monroe Township Deeds. Deed records 1829-1866 for Section 31.

Obituaries. Various obituaries of Darke Co. residents & descendants.

Wm Benton Page. Jennie Page's notes about her father in the Civil War

People. About selected people from Darke Co., OH.

Versailles POLICY. Abstracts of genealogical interest.

School Souvenirs. Remembrances for assorted schools.

Shook's Chapel. History/membership of Shook's Chapel M.E. Church

Towns. Information on some Darke Co. Towns.

Greenville. Detail map showing some locations such as Garst Museum, Court House, & Water Street Cemetery.

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DCOWeb
Premier entry site for Darke Co. genealogical research indexing all other sites.
Original DCO GENEALOGICAL RESEARCHERS' PAGE
Where it all began!! Since January 1996, before the Projects, Jane Torres and her DCO List Members have lead the pack for genealogical research on the Internet for Darke Co.

DARKE Co. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Publications, Applications, Membership, Officers.

SOCIETY BOOKSTORE DCGS Bookstore with Order Form.

DARKE Co. MESSAGE BOARDS Bulletin Boards for browser-submitted Biographies, Queries, Probate Records, Wills & Estates, etc. Read information file and check each board for topics.

DARKE Co. FORUM GenForum's Bulletin Board for Darke Co. genealogical researchers.

DARKE Co. GALLERY Terry Jones' picture gallery of Darke Countians of the past.

DCOWeb's PHOTO ALBUM Various collections of photographs, cemetery grave markers, postcards, documents, etc. See index of Album contents on left side of pages.

DARKE Co. SCENES Terry Jones' Photos of some contemporary Darke Co. features.

DARKE Co., OHIO, GENEALOGY The USGenWeb page for the county.

WELCOME TO DARKE CO. The OHN page for the county.

PIONEER HISTORY Long's 1901 book about early Wayne Twp.

GETTIN' TO DARKE COUNTY Photo-essay: Migration Maps, Ohio Maps, Signing The Greenville Treaty of 1795 (artist's recreation and text of the Treaty which opened Ohio for settlement).

TOWNSHIPS OF DARKE COUNTY A general map of the county with individual township maps taken from Beer's History of Darke County, 1880.

DARKE CO. RESOURCES Rootsweb's page for Darke Co.

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** Other Resources **
Ohio Resources

COUNTY LINKS A list of neighboring county sites.

MIDWESTERN OHIO GENEALOGY ON THE WEB. A site of links to the Ohio counties representing Regiion 7 of the Local Records Project. Links to the various OHGenWeb pages and some others. Instructions for joining county lists when they exist.

OGS The Ohio Genealogical Society.

OHS Visit the Ohio Historical Society Online.

OHIO DEATHS Searchable index of Ohio Deaths 1913-1937.

OHIO PATHS Links for navigating Ohio's one-site genealogical projects: Migrations, GenForum, Rootsweb Resources, Political Graveyard, and GenExchange.

OHN Ohio History Network. List of Ohio county and topic pages.

OHIO ALHN Ohio state page for American Local History Network.

IIGS LIBRARY: Ohio Visit the IIGS Library's page of links for Ohio.

GRI-Ohio Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Ohio.

OHIO PLACES Defunct and changed place names for Ohio.

ONO Ohio Network Online - a topic and location index of Ohio Web sites.

1895 ATLAS 1895 Atlas Project for Ohio.

United States Resources

USIGS Visit the United States Internet Genealogical Society.

USIGS Signal Read the USIGS Signal - a newsletter.

NA Home page of the National Archives.

GenFORUM. Genealogy Message Boards for locations and surnames.

BLM Records Bureau of Land Management deed records for selected states including Ohio's early CASH land sales. Requires you to accept 'cookies'.

US GAZETTER Find out where places are in the US!

GNIS United States Geological Society's Geographic Name Information System.

Non Location-specific Resources

Copyright Fundamentals for Genealogy.

GRI Fuller's & Gaunt's excellent Genealogy Resources on the Internet.

GenServ Search and contribute GEDCOMs here: over 13 million names. $Commercial$

SEEKER Find all your missing friends and relatives.

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