Baldwin Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Baldwin Family

8,620 Baldwin records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

8,620Records in our database

1795Earliest birth

2Documented families

8Biographies

See the Baldwin family trees →519 Baldwin families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

8,620 Baldwin records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,817 of 8,620)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: James M. Baldwin, born 1810, Michigan
Earliest in the county histories: Alva Baldwin, born 1795

Most common first names

William231 Mary179 John177 James156 Robert153 Charles143 George116 Helen92 Margaret88 Donald79 Richard78 Frank68

Documented families

Baldwin families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Baldwin family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: Alva Baldwin (b. 1795)Most recent: Dr. Alvah V. Baldwin (b. 1840)

Family records from county histories (1)

Samuel V. BaldwinClark County, OhioStarts: Joseph Baldwin, from VirginiaMost recent: William Baldwin

The earliest Baldwins in the county histories

Alva BaldwinBorn 1795Portage County, Ohio John BaldwinBorn 1799Cuyahoga County, Ohio Marquis BaldwinBorn 1809Child of John T. BaldwinLucas County, Ohio W. H. BaldwinBorn 1810, Champaign CountyHancock County, Ohio William BaldwinBorn 1812, Preble countyGrundy County, Missouri James A. BaldwinBorn 1813Platte County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

519 Baldwin families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

35 Baldwin death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

73 Baldwin people in 46 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (8)

Alva BaldwinBorn 1795 · Portage County, Ohio W. H. BaldwinBorn 1810 · Hancock County, Ohio Harvey BaldwinBorn 1823 · Portage County, Ohio Darius L. BaldwinBorn 1828 · Portage County, Ohio Hezekiah D. BaldwinBorn 1829 · Portage County, Ohio William BaldwinBorn 1834 · Clark County, Ohio Frank M. BaldwinBorn 1842 · Clinton County, Ohio Henry BaldwinBorn 1860 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Baldwin genealogy: FAQ

Where were Baldwin ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 8,620 Baldwin records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,817), then Ohio (1,432) and Illinois (995).

How far back does the Baldwin family tree go?

The earliest Baldwin birth in our database is 1810: James M. Baldwin, Michigan. The old county histories name Alva Baldwin, born 1795. We have pieced together 519 Baldwin family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Baldwin family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Baldwin family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.