Finding aid for the Lake County, County Auditor School Enumerations
Title:
Lake County, County Auditor School Enumerations
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Lake County Auditor
Dates:
1842-1865
Quantity:
0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Lake County, Ohio, (f. 1840) was formed when the seven northern townships of Geauga County, and Chagrin (now Willoughby) of Cuyahoga County, withdrew from their respective counties to form Lake County. The collection consists of lists of names of youth between the ages of 5 and 21 in eleven districts of Lake County's Painesville Township, along with names of parents or guardians. Some school enumerations for Madison Village are also included.
Identification:
MS 4326
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

History of Lake County, Ohio

Lake County, Ohio, (f. 1840) was formed when the seven northern townships of Geauga County, and Chagrin (now Willoughby) of Cuyahoga County, withdrew from their respective counties to form Lake County.

Scope and Content

The Lake County, County Auditor School Enumerations Records, 1842-1865, consist of lists of names of youths between the ages of five and twenty-one in eleven districts of Lake County's Painesville Township, along with the names of the youths' parents or guardians. Also included are some school enumerations from Madison Village.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Lake County, Ohio, and its public education system there in the mid-nineteenth century. Genealogists might find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The enumerations are arranged by district number and then chronologically within two folders. In no district is every year represented.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Lake County (Ohio). Auditor's Office.
Madison (Lake County, Ohio) -- Census.
Painesville (Ohio : Township) -- Census.
School census -- Ohio -- Lake County.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___] MS 4326 Lake County, County Auditor School Enumerations, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Mr. Henry F. LaMuth, 1975

Processing Information

Processed by Daniel J. Linke in 1989.