Coffin Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Coffin Family

917 Coffin 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).

917Records in our database

1799Earliest birth

4Documented families

1Biographies

See the Coffin family trees →70 Coffin families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

917 Coffin 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: Iowa (157 of 917)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Hannah We Coffin, born 1799, Fulton County, Ohio

Most common first names

Charles21 John20 Mary19 William19 George14 James14 Robert12 Ruth12 Dorothy11 Harry11 Helen11 Edward9

Documented families

Coffin 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 (4)

Carrie C. CoffinWebster County, IowaStarts: Lorenzo S. Coffin & Mary ChaseMost recent: Irma C. Rutledge, Isabelle M. Rutledge, Rayburn S. Rutledge Lorenzo S. CoffinWebster County, IowaStarts: Lorenzo S. Coffin, from New HampshireMost recent: Carrie C. Coffin William CoffinClarke County, IowaStarts: William CoffinMost recent: Emily Coffin Emily CoffinClarke County, IowaStarts: Dr. William Coffin & Eunice WorthMost recent: Laura Coffin, Orange Coffin, Warren W. Coffin

The earliest Coffins in the county histories

Frederick W. CoffinBorn 1809, Washington countyAshland County, Ohio Milton CoffinBorn 1823, Guilford CountyRandolph County, Indiana Elijah G. CoffinBorn 1830, Harmony TownshipChild of Philander Coffin. Philander CoffinClark County, Ohio William F. CoffinBorn 1835Child of Thomas Coffin and Jane (Stevenson) CoffinSwitzerland County, Indiana Jacob B. CoffinBorn 1842Child of Simeon L. Coffin and Phebe A. CoffinGeauga County, Ohio J. F. CoffinBorn 1872, Louisa countyChild of J. P. Coffin and Flora M. (Hines) CoffinMuscatine County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

10 Coffin 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

10 Coffin people in 10 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Elijah G. CoffinBorn 1830 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Coffin genealogy: FAQ

Where were Coffin ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 917 Coffin records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Iowa (157), then Indiana (151) and Illinois (100).

How far back does the Coffin family tree go?

The earliest Coffin birth in our database is 1799: Hannah We Coffin, Fulton County, Ohio. We have pieced together 70 Coffin family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Coffin 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 Coffin 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.