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Documented Families of the Heartland

Real families reconstructed from public-domain county histories and old newspaper obituaries — parents, spouses, and children, with the source cited. Find yours by state and county.

2,772Families
280Counties
12States
Illinois 155 Indiana 62 Iowa 1040 Kansas 74 Michigan 49 Minnesota 67 Missouri 90 Nebraska 33 North Dakota 4 Ohio 1163 South Dakota 13 Wisconsin 22

Illinois155 families · 31 counties

Bureau County

  • Arch · John D. Arch

Coles County

Cook County

Cumberland County

Fayette County

Grundy County

Hancock County

Henry County

  • Hill · Philip S. Hill
  • Hill · W. E. Hill
  • Pope · John A. Pope

Jackson County

Johnson County

Lake County

Lee County

Livingston County

Macoupin County

Marion County

Marshall County

McHenry County

McLean County

Ogle County

Peoria County

Piatt County

Pike County

Rock Island County

Schuyler County

St. Clair County

Stephenson County

Vermilion County

Warren County

Whiteside County

Winnebago County

Other / unspecified county

Indiana62 families · 31 counties

Adams County

Allen County

Bartholomew County

Boone County

Carroll County

Clay County

Dearborn County

Decatur County

Dixon County

Franklin County

Hamilton County

Harrison County

Henry County

Johnson County

La Grange County

Madison County

Marion County

Marshall County

Monroe County

Morgan County

Putnam County

Ripley County

Shelby County

St. Joseph County

Steuben County

Vigo County

Wabash County

Warren County

  • Dunn · James B. Dunn

Washington County

Wayne County

Other / unspecified county

Iowa1040 families · 72 counties

Adair County

Allamakee County

Appanoose County

Audubon County

Benton County

Black Hawk County

Boone County

Brien County

Buchanan County

Buena Vista County

Butler County

  • Ray · J. W. Ray

Carroll County

Cedar County

Cherokee County

Clarke County

Clay County

Clayton County

Clinton County

Crawford County

Dallas County

Davis County

Decatur County

Delaware County

  • Lewis · Jane Elizabeth Lewis

Des Moines County

Dubuque County

Fayette County

Floyd County

Fremont County

Greene County

Grundy County

Guthrie County

Harrison County

Henry County

Ida County

Iowa County

Jackson County

Jasper County

Jefferson County

Johnson County

Jones County

Keokuk County

Lee County

Linn County

Louisa County

Madison County

Mahaska County

Marion County

  • Nolin · William Harvey Nolin

Marshall County

Mills County

Monona County

Monroe County

Muscatine County

O'Brien County

Osceola County

Pocahontas County

Polk County

Pottawattamie County

Poweshiek County

Sac County

Scott County

Shelby County

Story County

Union County

Van Buren County

Wapello County

Washington County

Wayne County

Webster County

Winneshiek County

Woodbury County

Wright County

Other / unspecified county

Kansas74 families · 6 counties

Atchison County

Leavenworth County

Marshall County

Sedgwick County

Wabaunsee County

Other / unspecified county

Michigan49 families · 9 counties

Barry County

Branch County

  • Hoxie · Charles W. Hoxie

Hillsdale County

Ingham County

Jackson County

Oakland County

Shiawassee County

Washtenaw County

Wayne County

Minnesota67 families · 6 counties

Goodhue County

Otter Tail County

Renville County

Stearns County

Winona County

Other / unspecified county

Missouri90 families · 12 counties

Andrew County

Clark County

Clay County

Clinton County

Cooper County

Harrison County

Holt County

Newton County

  • Hart · Curtis M. Hart

Putnam County

Shelby County

Washington County

  • Cape · Jennie Cape
  • Cape · William B. Cape

Other / unspecified county

Nebraska33 families · 11 counties

Buffalo County

Cass County

Cherry County

  • Holmes · Philemon Marion Holmes

Gage County

  • Harris · George Linden Harris

Hall County

Holt County

Sheridan County

Sherman County

Thayer County

  • Wyman · Olive Jane Wyman

Webster County

Other / unspecified county

North Dakota4 families · 4 counties

Cass County

Ransom County

Richland County

Traill County

Ohio1163 families · 82 counties

Adams County

Allen County

Ashland County

Ashtabula County

Athens County

Auglaize County

Belmont County

Brown County

Butler County

Carroll County

Champaign County

Clark County

Clermont County

Clinton County

Columbiana County

Coshocton County

Crawford County

Cuyahoga County

Darke County

Defiance County

  • Dowe · John Frederick Dowe
  • Leaders · Harman C. Leaders

Delaware County

Erie County

Fairfield County

Fayette County

Franklin County

Fulton County

Gallia County

Geauga County

Greene County

Guernsey County

Hamilton County

Hancock County

Hardin County

Harrison County

Highland County

Hocking County

Holmes County

Huron County

Jefferson County

Knox County

Lake County

Licking County

Lorain County

Lucas County

Madison County

Mahoning County

Marion County

Medina County

Meigs County

Miami County

Monroe County

Montgomery County

Morgan County

Morrow County

Muskingum County

Noble County

Of Seneca County

Ottawa County

Perry County

Pickaway County

Pike County

Portage County

Preble County

Putnam County

Richland County

Ross County

Sandusky County

Scioto County

Seneca County

Shelby County

Stark County

Summit County

Trumbull County

Tuscarawas County

Union County

Van Wert County

Warren County

Washington County

Wayne County

Williams County

Wyandot County

Other / unspecified county

South Dakota13 families · 2 counties

Faulk County

Other / unspecified county

Wisconsin22 families · 14 counties

Dane County

Dodge County

Granite County

Grant County

  • Pink · Mary Magdaline Pink

Green County

Jefferson County

  • Bond · Richard Bond

Juneau County

Lafayette County

Langlade County

Rock County

Waukesha County

  • Peck · John H. Peck

Waushara County

Wayne County

Other / unspecified county

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