Source Information
Boyd, Barbara, comp. Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Birth Records: 1888 - 1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Original data: Toledo, OH Board of Health Birth Indexes, roll # 2 .Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Toledo Health Department, Toledo, Lucas County OH, 1888 - 1890.
About Lucas County, Toledo Ohio Birth Records: 1888 - 1890
City of Toledo, Board of Health Birth Record Index, 1888-1890
Situated on the southern shores of Lake Erie, Toledo is the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. The population of Lucas County swelled from 67,377 in 1880 to 102,296 by 1890, with the largest percentage of the population living within the City of Toledo. This database contains the index for birth records in the City of Toledo for the years 1888-1890, listing surname, Christian name, page of birth record, birth date, sex, and parents names. Additional information may be obtained from the birth record from the City of Toledo Board of Health. All names were kept "as is" including spelling
The births listed are for those living within the city limits of Toledo, not the outlying areas of Lucas County. Those born outside of Toledo will be listed in the Lucas County Probate Court records. Those born in Toledo may be listed at the Toledo Board of Health, the Lucas County Probate Court, or both.
