Crawford Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Crawford Family

15,713 Crawford 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).

15,713Records in our database

1768Earliest birth

2Documented families

6Biographies

See the Crawford family trees →786 Crawford families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

15,713 Crawford 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: Missouri (3,911 of 15,713)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Anna Miller Crawford, born 1768, Harrison County, Ohio

Most common first names

William451 James389 John388 Robert366 Mary340 Charles280 George212 Helen150 Dorothy140 Margaret139 Ruth136 Thomas122

Documented families

Crawford 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 Crawford family of Coshocton CountyOhioStarts: John Crawford and Rebecca (McCann) Crawford (b. 1806)Most recent: Robert Andrew Crawford (b. 1872)

Family records from county histories (1)

William CrawfordWashington County, IowaStarts: William CrawfordMost recent: H. G. Crawford

The earliest Crawfords in the county histories

John CrawfordBorn 1802, Cumberland CountyPettis County, Missouri John S. CrawfordBorn 1808Child of Thomas B. Crawford and Elizabeth CrawfordChampaign County, Ohio Philip CrawfordBorn 1818, Frederick CountyChild of Joseph Crawford and Margaret (Mort) CrawfordMontgomery County, Ohio Johnson CrawfordBorn 1819, Carrroll CountyClinton County, Ohio Charles Henry CrawfordBorn 1820Montgomery County, Ohio Logan CrawfordBorn 1822Harrison County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

42 Crawford 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

74 Crawford people in 49 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

Andrew CrawfordBorn 1830 · Coshocton County, Ohio Thomas W. CrawfordBorn 1836 · Coshocton County, Ohio William H. CrawfordBorn 1839 · Coshocton County, Ohio J. W. CrawfordBorn 1847 · Coshocton County, Ohio J. R. CrawfordBorn 1849 · Coshocton County, Ohio Robert Andrew CrawfordBorn 1872 · Coshocton County, Ohio

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Common questions

Crawford genealogy: FAQ

Where were Crawford ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 15,713 Crawford records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (3,911), then Ohio (3,318) and Illinois (1,954).

How far back does the Crawford family tree go?

The earliest Crawford birth in our database is 1768: Anna Miller Crawford, Harrison County, Ohio. We have pieced together 786 Crawford family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Crawford 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 Crawford 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.