Boone Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Boone Family

3,461 Boone 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).

3,461Records in our database

1808Earliest birth

3Documented families

1Biographies

See the Boone family trees →116 Boone families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,461 Boone 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 (1,080 of 3,461)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Levi Day Boone, born 1808, Illinois

Most common first names

William91 Mary81 James75 John72 Robert64 Charles55 Daniel50 George45 Donald33 Richard33 Dorothy27 Ruth27

Documented families

Boone 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 Boone family of Boone CountyIowaStarts: Daniel Boone (b. 1735)Most recent: Lewis Boone (b. 1861)

Family records from county histories (2)

Moses BooneBoone County, IowaStarts: Squire Boone, from KentuckyMost recent: Squire Boone Squire BooneBoone County, IowaStarts: Moses BooneMost recent: William Myrtle Boone, Tyler Boone, Elizabeth Williams

The earliest Boones in the county histories

R. R. BooneBorn 1816, Harrison CountyBuchanan County, Missouri Isaac BooneBorn 1816Miami County, Ohio Banton G. BooneBorn 1838, Callaway CountySt. Clair County, Missouri William H. BooneBorn 1847, Montgomery CountyChild of Isaac Boone and Mary (Holderman) BooneDaviess County, Indiana Lewis BooneBorn 1861, Worth townshipBoone County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

7 Boone 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

14 Boone people in 11 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Lewis BooneBorn 1861 · Boone County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Boone genealogy: FAQ

Where were Boone ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,461 Boone records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,080), then Ohio (561) and Illinois (410).

How far back does the Boone family tree go?

The earliest Boone birth in our database is 1808: Levi Day Boone, Illinois. We have pieced together 116 Boone family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Boone 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 Boone 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.