The collection consists of 90 applications submitted to the Hancock County Chapter of the Ohio Geanological Society to prove that an ancestor was living in Hancock County prior to 1846, includes birth and death certificates, marriage records, and tombstone inscriptions from the mid 18th century to 1993.
The collection, compiled by Goldie Estelle Wilch, comprises the records of the Hancock County Local Board No. 56, Selective Service System. Included are lists of registrants, correspondence, state and federal Selective Service System newsletters, historical information and newspaper clippings.