Researching Russell Ohl
Investigate the background of Russell Ohl using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7 people with the Ohl surname? In that year Ohl was ranked number 3572 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
Records of Russell Ohl on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Russell Ohl in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Russell Ohl. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Russell Ohl. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Russell Ohl. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Russell Ohl. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Russell Ohl. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Ohl ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Ohl Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Russell Ohl and the Ohl Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ohl Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Ohl family tree.
Search Parish Records for Russell Ohl at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Russell Ohl using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Russell Ohl records.
Explore MyHeritage for Russell Ohl information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Russell Ohl.
Research the Ohl surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ohl Military records.
Ohl Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Russell Ohl.
Study MyTrees for information on the Ohl family and people looking to contact living Ohl relations.
Look at One Great Family for Ohl records submitted by people who are already researching the Ohl Family Tree.
Find Russell Ohl from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ohl Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Ohl surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Ohl surname in the USA? Ohl is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ohl Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Russell Ohl. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Russell Ohl
Russell Ohl
Russell Shoemaker Ohl (January 30, 1898 – March 20, 1987) was an American engineer who is generally recognized for patenting the modern solar cell (, "Light sensitive device").Ohl was a notable semiconductor researcher prior to the invention of the transistor. He was also known as R.S. Ohl.
Russell Ohl’s specialized area of research was into the behavior of certain types of crystals. He worked on materials research in the 1930s at AT&T's Bell Labs’ Holmdel facility, investigating diode detectors suitable for high-frequency wireless, broadcasting, and military radar. His work was only understood by a handful of scientists in the organization, one of whom was Dr. Walter Brattain (one of the trio who invented the germanium bipolar transistor in 1947, and who would be awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1956).
Ohl, in 1939, discovered the PN barrier (or as it became known, the “P–N junction”). At the time hardly anyone knew anything about the impurities within these crystals, but Russell Ohl discovered the mechanism by which it worked. It was the impurities which made some sections more resistant to electrical flow than others, and thus it was the "barrier" between these areas of different purity that made the crystal work. Ohl later found that super-purifying germanium was the key to making repeatable and usable semiconductor material for diodes. All diodes (incl. LEDs, laser diodes etc.) are descendants of Ohl's work. His work with diodes led him later to develop the first silicon solar cells.
Source: Russell Ohl, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ohl
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
OLahy OLeahy Oal Ohley Oley Olie Olle Olley Ollie Ooley Owel Owell Owl Owle Oyley Oyloe Oyly Oyola
Comments
Looking for information on a Russell Ohl in your family tree? Why not post a question here -