Scouting the DPL Local History Room, #1

Sometimes we forget that not every genealogical record is on the internet.  Libraries still hold items that have not been digitized and information that may appear only in one place.  

A stop at the Defiance Public Library Local History Room yielded a few sources that may or may not be appropriate for your research. 

#1 Unofficial Records Listed by Township Clerks: 1857 Births, Deaths and Marriages.   

A perusal of the book determined that at least 1855 and 1856 records were also included.
Examples from each section of the book:

Births -Date of birth, name of child, sex, color, born alive or dead, parents, their residence.

These were from Adams Twp, found on page 1. 1857
-Sept 7, Edwin F., boy, white, alive, David Metz and Sarah Archwartzel
- Feb. 22, Peter, male, white, alive, Peter Clemmons and Philipena Denier
-Oct. 25, unnamed, male, white, dead, Ephraim Markle and Barbary Schwan
-Feb. 5 - Walter B., male, white, alive, Waler Williams and Martha A. Williams
-Feb. 14 - George, male, white, alive, James M. Tittle and Sarah M. Dodd

 1856
-March 1 - John F. H. S., male, white, alive, John F. Schultz and Mary C. Didttmer, 

-Nov. 3 -Thomas Orin, male, white, alive, Chas. C. Perry and Ricky Spegel
-Nov. 23 - Julian, female, white, alive, Jacob T. Conkle and Elizabeth Lindsly
-Nov. 17 - Henry, male, white, alive, Christian Brandt and Martha Dorthy Thietha
-Feb. - Alexander, male, white, alive, John Berrier and Eliza Jane Mattocks

 Deaths - Date of death, age, place of death, disease/cause, sex, color, single or married, occupation, residence, place of birth, name of parents.

-May 14,1857 - Henry Hockman, 57, Tiffin Twp, Erisipelas, male, white, married, farmer, Tiffin Twp, born Germany
-Dec. 11, 1856 - Annie Rettig, 69, Tiffin Twp, consumption, female, white, married, born Germany, George and Margaret Th...
-July 11, 1856 - B. H. Kellermier, 65, Tiffin Twp, consumption, male, white, married, tailor, Tiffin, born Germany

-June 30, 1856, A. H. Kellermier, 35, Tiffin, dropsey, male, white, single,farmer, born Germany, B. H. and Jane Kellermier
-March 16, 1857 - Sarah L. Brown, 7 days ol, Tiffin, female, white, single, born Tiffin Twp, Henry and Hester Brown
-Sept. 25, 1856 - William T. Churchman, 15 months, Tiffin, flux, male, white, single, born Tiffin tp, William and Sarah

Marriages - date of marriage, names, residence of each, age of each, places of birth, which marriage, parents

-April 13, 1856 - Jeremiah Simerly, res. Decalb Co., In, age 28, born Tucarawas Co, single and Harriet Shaw, res. Defiance Co, age 18, born Harison Co., Ohio, single, parents John Shaw and Wm. and Mary Simerly.
-Dec. 4, 1856 - Nehemiah Ames, res. Defiance Co, 22, born Washington Co., Pa., single son Nehemiah and Frances and Eliza Dutterer, res. Def. Co, 17, born Trumble Co, Ohio, single, dtr. of George and Catharine Dutterer.
- Dec. 27, 1856 - John Peper, res. Def. Co, 28, born Belmont Co., Ohio, widowed/2nd marriage, son of Wm. and Marg. and Mary E. Henry, res. Def. co, 23, born Crafford Co., Ohio, single, dtr. of John and Rosan  

These records should also be in the birth, death and marriage records in the Records Center which is currently not open to the public.  One must request records from the Probate Court.  This book is a good substitute if you are interested in the specific years mentioned.  A few names were checked and the records were not online.