Booth Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Booth Family

5,145 Booth 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).

5,145Records in our database

1800Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Booth family trees →303 Booth families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,145 Booth 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: Ohio (1,104 of 5,145)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Lovisa Booth, born 1800, Woodford County, Illinois

Most common first names

William129 Mary127 John126 Robert123 James101 George86 Charles84 Helen62 Harold52 Donald46 Dorothy42 Ruth42

Documented families

Booth 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 records from county histories (2)

Evermont BoothHarrison County, MissouriStarts: Evermont Booth, from VirginiaMost recent: Rosa Booth Rosa BoothHarrison County, MissouriStarts: Evermont Booth & Susan (Reeves) BoothMost recent: Glenn Dale, Earl Dale

The earliest Booths in the county histories

Ezra BoothBorn 1816Medina County, Ohio Stephen BoothBorn 1822, Fairfteld CountyChild of David Booth and Polly (Lane) BoothHenry County, Iowa Christopher C. BoothBorn 1832, Bourbon countySaline County, Missouri James Leroi BoothBorn 1835Crawford County, Ohio Robert BoothBorn 1837Child of John Booth and Eliza BoothMuscatine County, Iowa Augustus D. BoothBorn 1838, Edinburg TownshipChild of Louis E. Booth and Lucy L. BoothPortage County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

28 Booth 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

24 Booth people in 20 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Christopher C. BoothBorn 1832 · Saline County, Missouri

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Booth genealogy: FAQ

Where were Booth ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,145 Booth records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,104), then Missouri (926) and Illinois (595).

How far back does the Booth family tree go?

The earliest Booth birth in our database is 1800: Lovisa Booth, Woodford County, Illinois. We have pieced together 303 Booth family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Booth 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 Booth 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.