Cline Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Cline Family

6,796 Cline 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).

6,796Records in our database

1806Earliest birth

2Documented families

8Biographies

See the Cline family trees →352 Cline families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,796 Cline 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 (2,023 of 6,796)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Eliza Caroline Cline, born 1838, Piatt County, Illinois
Earliest in the county histories: John J. Cline, born 1806

Most common first names

John163 William153 Mary149 Robert140 James133 Charles129 George83 Dorothy78 Ruth63 Mildred60 Clarence57 Kenneth57

Documented families

Cline 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 Cline family of Clinton CountyOhioStarts: Philip Cline and Mary (Turner) Cline (b. 1781)Most recent: P. P. Cline (b. 1850)

Family records from county histories (1)

Corrington ClineDelaware County, OhioStarts: Corrington ClineMost recent: Erwin C. Cline, Orrin L. Cline, Toura Cline

The earliest Clines in the county histories

John J. ClineBorn 1806Clinton County, Ohio Henry ClineBorn 1807Delaware County, Ohio John ClineBorn 1812, West VirginiaBuchanan County, Missouri Philip ClineBorn 1816, Clinton CountyChild of Philip Cline and Mary (Turner) ClineClinton County, Ohio William T. ClineBorn 1826Child of John J. ClineClinton County, Ohio M. B. ClineBorn 1826, Ross countyJohnson County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

13 Cline 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

43 Cline people in 28 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (8)

John J. ClineBorn 1806 · Clinton County, Ohio Philip ClineBorn 1816 · Clinton County, Ohio William T. ClineBorn 1826 · Clinton County, Ohio James M. ClineBorn 1834 · Clinton County, Ohio Alexander ClineBorn 1845 · Clinton County, Ohio Samuel H. ClineBorn 1846 · Clinton County, Ohio Eli J. ClineBorn 1850 · Bates County, Missouri P. P. ClineBorn 1850 · Clinton County, Ohio

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Common questions

Cline genealogy: FAQ

Where were Cline ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,796 Cline records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (2,023), then Missouri (1,336) and Illinois (659).

How far back does the Cline family tree go?

The earliest Cline birth in our database is 1838: Eliza Caroline Cline, Piatt County, Illinois. The old county histories name John J. Cline, born 1806. We have pieced together 352 Cline family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Cline 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 Cline 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.