Cramer Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Cramer Family

5,344 Cramer 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).

5,344Records in our database

1810Earliest birth

2Documented families

3Biographies

See the Cramer family trees →330 Cramer families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,344 Cramer 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 (1,428 of 5,344)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Catherine Cramer, born 1817, Hancock County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: John H. Cramer, born 1810

Most common first names

Mary127 John109 Charles100 Robert97 William96 George78 James59 Richard59 Ruth59 Harold57 Margaret53 Harry51

Documented families

Cramer 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 Cramer family of Ray CountyMissouriStarts: John H. Cramer (b. 1810)Most recent: J. F. Cramer (b. 1856)

Family records from county histories (1)

Elizabeth Cramer b. 1817Delaware County, OhioStarts: Elizabeth Cramer (b. 1817)Most recent: Margaret J. Loveless, William H. Loveless, Nancy A. Loveless

The earliest Cramers in the county histories

John H. CramerBorn 1810Ray County, Missouri Daniel CramerBorn 1817Ray County, Missouri Daniel CramerBorn 1818, York CountyChild of John Cramer and Catherine (Slote) CramerSeneca County, Ohio John CramerBorn 1821Child of John CramerVan Wert County, Ohio Henry CramerBorn 1822Child of Daniel Cramer and Catharine (Myers) CramerSummit County, Ohio Andrew CramerBorn 1827, Pickaway countyHancock County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

30 Cramer 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

28 Cramer people in 14 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

John H. CramerBorn 1810 · Ray County, Missouri Daniel CramerBorn 1817 · Ray County, Missouri J. F. CramerBorn 1856 · Ray County, Missouri

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Common questions

Cramer genealogy: FAQ

Where were Cramer ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,344 Cramer records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,428), then Missouri (865) and Wisconsin (607).

How far back does the Cramer family tree go?

The earliest Cramer birth in our database is 1817: Catherine Cramer, Hancock County, Ohio. The old county histories name John H. Cramer, born 1810. We have pieced together 330 Cramer family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Cramer 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 Cramer 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.