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Painesville Township and City Records

The original Painesville Township included the current Painesville City. Borders have changed over the years, with much annexation to the city. A small part of Concord, which includes the Mentor Avenue/Blish/Nye Rd. Cemetery, was annexed to Painesville Township. The records for the township at their Nye Road Township Hall begin with the minutes of the Trustees beginning February 1918. This first book ends 24 December 1927. A packet of materials was recently donated back which covers the minutes from 6 January 1934 through 18 December 1935. These are the oldest records available. At one point it was mentioned that many old records were lost when a building's basement flooded. More searching for records is needed.

The City of Painesville does have some old records, although most of the records in the warehouse are 20th century era. The information from the cemetery collection is nearly all available at the cemetery office. These appear to be duplicate information for safe keeping.

The oldest of the records date back to 1859, being records of the Evergreen Cemetery. They have the following described books.

• Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery - Ledger 6 8 1/2 x 4 worn brown 430 pgs, 64 used. Apr 1874-Jan. 10, 1903. Contains records such as the care of Washington Street Cemetery the building of the Evergreen vault, vault use rules, annual appointments of trustees, agents, superintendent/sextons.
• Book I Evergreen Cemetery Burials 1847-1908. Ledger olive grey cover, pin bound Property of Cemetery Division, Onion skin typed register. Includes Book I, Book II and Book III plus loose later pages in same volume. Includes name, lot, Division/Grave and page number which refers to the record book in the sexton's care. Book II includes Evergreen Cemetery Burial 1909-1937. Book II is Evergreen 1953-1960. Then Book I Riverside Cemetery Burials 1953-1960. Loose pages are Evergreen 1963-1967. This large collection appears to be the original typed copy for which a carbon is at Morley Library.
• Evergreen Cemetery Lot Record No. 1. Ledger 8 1/2 x 14 with tabs, 296 pages, plus index. no covers "duplicate book" Ca 1860-1960 typed in printed book includes date, name of lot owner, lot #. In Division and Lot order and indexed by name.
• Riverside Cemetery Lot Record No. 1. Ledger 8 1/2 x 14 with tabs, no covers "duplicate book" Ca 1954-1962 typed in printed book includes date, name of lot owner, lot #. In Division and Lot order and indexed by name.
• Evergreen Cemetery 1859-1803 [sic] Cash Journal 9 x 14 lt brown leather bound book. 575 pp, 297 used. Includes land, labor, materials, lot sales. One section on Evergreen Cemetery Fund names amounts of payees and record of funds being placed in US Bond Issues for perpetual care.
• Burial Reports 1958 through 1959 about 500 loose pages include name of deceased, adult or infant, Lot, Div, Date, Time of Service, Arrival at Cemetery, Time, Type of Case- inside/outside, Lot purchase cost, open/close cost, charge to which funeral home and the lot diagram. This was likely the order sheet for the sexton.
• Box of Cemetery Records 1958-1968 on back wall.

The oldest Minutes of Trustees Meetings is from Dec. 18, 1900 to Apr. 28, 1903. 8 x 9 black bound book 58 pages. No others seen.

Welfare Clearing House 3/14/1932-6/1/1932 includes indiviuals with address, religion and lists of foods given on dates. 8 x 14 Journal grey bound 152 pgs

Record of the Board of Health Painesville Lake County, Ohio June 29 1880. Board minutes, red spine, brown book 10 x 12, 192 pgs 18 pg used.

Record of Bonds for elected and other city officials 1880-1890 Brown 9 x 12 book 292 pg 35 pgs used.

Several other books such as index to Court record book, money amounts, Daily Cash Receipts, Water Department and Service Dept. records, Criminal Cashbooks, City Payroll records, Human Resourses files, City plans, resolutions,Police and Fire 1968-1993, PERS records, Attendance cards. These are all 20th century.

Court records include Civil Journals, Civil Dockets 1956-1990?, Transfer Journals, Small Claims Court, Traffic and Criminal month end reports and receipts.. These are all 20th century.

In Drawer D in office there is a Minutes book of Fire Department Apr. 22, 1871 - Sep. 3, 1877, 8 x 10 book green patterned 232 pgs, 110 used. Time Book of the Painesville Fire Department from Oct. 1, 1880 - Sept. 3, 1877.

Also in Drawer D there is a clipping file of comiled histories and news clippings and old reports on Painesville.

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