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1907 Voter Registration Index

You can search the 1907 Voter Index by entering a last name below; if you find too many results you may add a first name (or even part of a first name) in the optional first name field to limit the number of hits. Your results will show the volume and page number in which the name can be found in the 1907 Voter Registration Index. Please note that the full text of the voter registration records are not available online.

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About the Voter Registration Index

The books in the original manuscript collection include:
  Registration Date*
  Ward Number*
  Precinct*
  Registrant Number*
  Full Name*
  Residence*
  Age
  Length of Residence in the state, the county, and the precinct
  Nativity (country of birth)
  Naturalization - date and court
  Marital Status
  Signature
  Remarks - generally "papers shown" indicating that the registrant provided his naturalization papers
    *indicates indexed fields

This index to the collection was created from one set of the duplicate registration books, allowing the researcher to search by name rather than ward and precinct. With the information from the index, the registrant can easily be located in the manuscript collection located in the WRHS Library and additional valuable information obtained. As with all indices created from old, often difficult to read handwritten records, the researcher should try many variants of the surname.

A valuable supplement to this collection may be found in the WRHS Map Collection: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Western Reserve (1786-1996). This collection is available on microfilm, with Map #202, Mohr's Map of the City of Cleveland and Suburbs, 1907, providing a source of the twenty-six ward boundaries.