Case Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Case Family

5,186 Case 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).

5,186Records in our database

1819Earliest birth

3Documented families

3Biographies

See the Case family trees →393 Case families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,186 Case 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 (1,058 of 5,186)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Jerome Case, born 1819, Wisconsin

Most common first names

Robert120 William115 James113 Charles105 Mary102 John97 George80 Dorothy55 Helen51 Margaret50 Ruth46 Harold42

Documented families

Case 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 Case family of Wyandot CountyOhioStarts: Myron B. Case and Lucinda (Goodrich) CaseMost recent: Myron V. Case (b. 1884)

Family records from county histories (2)

Flora L. CaseFranklin County, OhioStarts: A. O. Case & Mila (Case) CaseMost recent: Greenleaf W. Smith, Mila M. Smith (Mrs. Absalom Walcutt), Waldo E. Smith Climenia E. Case b. 1833Union County, OhioStarts: Newton Case & Azubah CaseMost recent: Jessie B. Yonkin, James P. Yonkin, Francis I. Yonkin

The earliest Cases in the county histories

James CaseBorn 1797Child of Thomas W. Case and Cassie (Coxson) CaseBrown County, Ohio Newton CaseBorn 1805, Hartford CountyChild of Martin Case and Rachel (Moore) CaseUnion County, Ohio Lora CaseBorn 1811Summit County, Ohio Francis C. CaseBorn 1813Monona County, Iowa Stephen CaseBorn 1814Child of Stephen Case and Sarah (Sausman) CaseStark County, Ohio Henry CaseBorn 1817Child of Chauncey Case and Cleopatra (Hayes) CaseSummit County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

22 Case 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

37 Case people in 22 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

William Henry CaseBorn 1840 · Wyandot County, Ohio Myron B. CaseBorn 1850 · Wyandot County, Ohio Myron V. CaseBorn 1884 · Wyandot County, Ohio

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Common questions

Case genealogy: FAQ

Where were Case ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,186 Case records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,058), then Missouri (941) and Michigan (730).

How far back does the Case family tree go?

The earliest Case birth in our database is 1819: Jerome Case, Wisconsin. We have pieced together 393 Case family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Case 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 Case 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.