St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Payne, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. Includes one record book from Mission at Latty, Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1883 - 2001
Extent
2 Reels
Creator
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church (Payne, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church began as a Station of Antwerp in 1873. In 1883, the parish built their first church. With the completion of the church, St. John the Baptist became a Mission of Antwerp.
In 1892, the parish of St. John received their first resident pastor, Rev. J. P. McCloskey. In this same year the parish was assigned the Missions of Latty and Paulding. The priests of Payne served both of these Missions until 1901.
In 1904, their small fame church was replace by a larger brick church that is still in use by the parish.
Currently St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a sister parish of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Paulding, Ohio.
Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - Missionary and Parish History. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1985. Pages 137 - 139.
Conditions Governing Access
There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1883 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in August 2001, with the cooperation of Reverend G. Allan Fillman of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Payne, Ohio.
Processing Information
This finding aid and this collection was prepared by Jennifer Golis in August 2001.
Subject
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church (Payne, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Payne, Ohio) records
- Author
- Jennifer Golis, Lisa Noward, Nick Pavlik
- Date
- August 2001, 2020, January 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin