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Family History & Genealogy

The Close Family

93 documented Close ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

93Documented ancestors
1880Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Close

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Close ancestors in the record

Deceased Close ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Margaret Close, about 1880 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Margaret Close
1880 – 1968
Iowa
Clyde Close
1883 – 1964
Iowa
Julia Close
1884 – 1982
Iowa
Gladys Close
1887 – 1973
Iowa
Abbie Close
1887 – 1968
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Laura Close
1890 – 1973
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Ethel Close
1892 – 1968
Iowa
Otto Close
1892 – 1967
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Omer Close
1893 – 1967
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Lillian Close
1894 – 1987
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Ruth Close
1895 – 1976
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Leonard Close
1899 – 1975
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Leland Close
1899 – 1995
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Eleanor Close
1900 – 1984
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Edwin Close
1900 – 1986
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R V Close
1901 – 1990
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Lena Close
1901 – 1980
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Lena C Close
1901 – 1995
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Edna Close
1902 – 1978
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Raymond Close
1902 – 1969
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Ralph Close
1903 – 1977
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Opal Close
1903 – 1994
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Lorena Close
1903 – 1995
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William Close
1904 – 1977
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Edith Close
1904 – 1976
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Marie Close
1905 – 1977
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Loraine Close
1905 – 1983
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Bernell Close
1906 – 1969
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Lola E Close
1907 – 1988
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Harry L Close
1908 – 1994
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Martin M Close
1908 – 1990
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Glenn Close
1909 – 1977
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Lulu M Close
1909 – 1991
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Kingsley R Close
1911 – 2002
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Thelma J Close
1911 – 2010
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Richrd M Close
1911 – 1989
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Alden W Close
1912 – 1999
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Edna Close
1912 – 1987
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Orville C Close
1912 – 1995
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Raymond L Close
1912 – 1999
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Valborg D Close
1913 – 2002
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Katherine V Close
1913 – 2002
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Francis Close
1913 – 1967
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Evelyn A Close
1913 – 2000
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Madeline L Close
1913 – 2004
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Paul V Close
1913 – 2002
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George E Close
1914 – 1995
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C A Close
1914 – 1994
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Eldora E Close
1915 – 2001
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Robert R Close
1915 – 1988
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William Close
1915 – 1981
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Hazel Close
1917 – 1985
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Geneva Close
1917 – 1992
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William F Close
1919 – 2003
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Edith E Close
1920 – 2001
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Joe Close
1920 – 2010
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Ethel Close
1921 – 1984
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Jack C Close
1922 – 1989
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Robert G Close
1922 – 1999
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Jeannette W Close
1922 – 2004
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Robert E Close
1922 – 2001
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Jean M Close
1922 – 2003
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Wilma M Close
1923 – 2011
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Margurite M Close
1923 – 2004
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Lucy Close
1924 – 1986
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Robert E Close
1925 – 2000
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Juanita A Close
1926 – 2010
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Thelma N Close
1926 – 1999
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Fred Close
1927 – 1981
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Arnold Close
1927 – 1974
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J Donald Close
1928 – 2012
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Walter D Close
1928 – 2004
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Margaret L Close
1929 – 1993
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Jack V Close
1929 – 2011
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John E Close
1930 – 2007
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William Close
1932 – 1972
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Glen F Close
1932 – 2008
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Ellen Mae Close
1933 – 1993
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Jerry J Close
1933 – 1999
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Cletus P Close
1936 – 2005
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Lloyd E Close
1938 – 2005
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Evelyn A Close
1940 – 2006
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James A Close
1942 – 2008
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Ronald P Close
1943 – 2004
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Cheryl R Close
1944 – 2002
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M Close
1946 – 1994
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Donald T Close
1946 – 2006
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Robert G Close
1952 – 2008
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Cynthia L Close
1953 – 2011
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Shelley Close
1954 – 1986
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Chris Close
1959 – 1978
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T T Close
1959 – 1993
Iowa
Timothy R Close
1960 – 2009
Iowa
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Common questions

Close genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Close surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Close family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1880. Most Close lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Close family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Close family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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