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Family History & Genealogy

The Darby Family

1,668 Darby 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).

1,668Records in our database
1839Earliest birth
4Documented families
See the Darby family trees →64 Darby families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers
At a glance

1,668 Darby 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

North Dakota: 3 Darby recordsSouth Dakota: 22 Darby recordsNebraska: 39 Darby recordsKansas: 70 Darby recordsMinnesota: 29 Darby recordsIowa: 80 Darby recordsMissouri: 308 Darby recordsWisconsin: 51 Darby recordsIllinois: 178 Darby recordsMichigan: 240 Darby recordsIndiana: 85 Darby recordsOhio: 330 Darby records322397029803085117824085330
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When they were born

Born in the 1830s: 1Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 0Born in the 1860s: 060Born in the 1870s: 25Born in the 1880s: 7780Born in the 1890s: 200Born in the 1900s: 2651900Born in the 1910s: 398Born in the 1920s: 25420Born in the 1930s: 145Born in the 1940s: 7540Born in the 1950s: 54Born in the 1960s: 1560Born in the 1970s: 10Born in the 1980s: 680
  • Most records: Ohio (330 of 1,668)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Robertson Warwick Darby, born 1839, Clay County, Missouri
Documented families

Darby families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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The earliest Darbys in the county histories

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People in the record

Darby people in our records

120 of the 1,665 Darby people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Darby record →

Gabriel Benard Darby
1952 to 2022
Seville, Ohio
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William George Darby
1953 to 2022
Seville, Ohio
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Harold T Darby
1932 to 2021
Xenia, Ohio
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John James Darby
1930 to 2021
Elwood, Illinois
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Julius Darby
1930 to 2021
Wichita, Kansas
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Roger Darby
1947 to 2021
Canal Winchester, Ohio
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Raymond F Darby
1934 to 2020
St. Louis, Missouri
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Thane L Darby
1939 to 2020
Pleasanton, Nebraska
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Elbert Chuck Darby
1940 to 2019
Grand Blanc, Michigan
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Jefferson Darby
1948 to 2019
Elwood, Illinois
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Arthur Leo Darby
1928 to 2018
Saint Louis, Michigan
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Artie E Darby
1931 to 2018
Berkley, Michigan
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Mona M Darby
1917 to 2018
Holly, Michigan
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Patricia Elaine Darby
1948 to 2018
Ramsey, Minnesota
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Richard E Darby
1926 to 2018
Ellsworth, Ohio
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Robert Edward Darby
1945 to 2018
Marion, Indiana
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Ann Nell Darby
1935 to 2017
Missouri
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Cindy L Darby
1959 to 2017
Fairland, Indiana
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Curtis Earl Darby
1947 to 2017
Elwood, Illinois
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Donald Darby
1935 to 2017
Missouri
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Jack L Darby
1933 to 2017
Edwardsburg, Michigan
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Alfred Henry Darby
1930 to 2016
Elwood, Illinois
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Cecil C Darby
1926 to 2016
West Branch, Michigan
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Charles Arthur Darby
1946 to 2016
Crawfordsville, Iowa
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James Darby
1947 to 2016
Holly, Michigan
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Ralph H Darby
1921 to 2016
Holly, Michigan
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Danny L Darby
1951 to 2015
Missouri
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Gerald Herbert Darby
1922 to 2014
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Alithea M Darby
1915 to 2013
Missouri
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Billie J Darby
1929 to 2013
Kansas
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Mark A Darby
1952 to 2013
Dayton, Ohio
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Nancy Ellyn Darby
1938 to 2013
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Sara B Darby
1919 to 2013
Iowa
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Dave Darby
1928 to 2012
Illinois
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Donald W Darby
1927 to 2012
Illinois
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Helen I Darby
1924 to 2012
Iowa
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Hildred Elizabeth Darby
1914 to 2012
Missouri
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Jo Ann Darby
1974 to 2012
Indiana
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Thomas E Darby
1935 to 2012
Ohio
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Dorothy Mae Darby
1925 to 2011
Missouri
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Manuel Walker Darby
1930 to 2011
Missouri
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Poste Kirkland Darby
1933 to 2011
Missouri
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Alice E Darby
1947 to 2010
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
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John H Darby
1933 to 2010
Thornton, Adams County, Colorado
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Junior L Darby
1924 to 2010
Elmore County, Alabama
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Loretta Arlene Darby
1916 to 2010
LaGrange, Lorain County, Ohio
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Mary A Darby
1932 to 2010
Redwater, Leake County, Mississippi
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Pauline R Darby
1906 to 2010
Missouri
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Charyn M Darby
1938 to 2009
Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia
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Leroy Charles Darby
1927 to 2009
Palmer Ranch, Sarasota County, Florida
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Lucy J Darby
1932 to 2009
Gwinnett County, Georgia
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Mary Ellen Darby
1933 to 2009
Seville, Ohio
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Mary Rosie Darby
1915 to 2009
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Ben H Darby
1916 to 2008
Mulberry, Polk County, Florida
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Brian J Darby
1977 to 1996
North Dakota
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Ruth Darby
1942 to 1994
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
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Dwight L Darby
1929 to 1993
North Dakota
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Hilda I Darby
1889 to 1988
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Viola Darby
1884 to 1986
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts
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Senora Darby
1886 to 1985
Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois
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Roy Darby
1881 to 1981
Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan
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Charles Darby
1885 to 1978
Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
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Ethel Darby
1879 to 1978
East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois
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James Darby
1885 to 1978
Freeland, Saginaw County, Michigan
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John L Darby
1884 to 1978
Buffalo, Dallas County, Missouri
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Theodore Darby
1884 to 1978
Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska
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Mary Darby
1881 to 1977
Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri
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Anna Darby
1885 to 1976
Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin
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Douglas Darby
1932 to 1976
North Dakota
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Lenore Darby
1876 to 1976
Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa
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William R Darby
1885 to 1976
Hayti, Pemiscot County, Missouri
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Drucilla Darby
1876 to 1974
Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas
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Eleanor Darby
1877 to 1974
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Homer Darby
1879 to 1974
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Lula Darby
1890 to 1974
Courtland, Panola County, Mississippi
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Frank Darby
1871 to 1973
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Artie M Darby
1885 to 1972
Hermitage, Hickory County, Missouri
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Florence Darby
1891 to 1972
Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois
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Charles Darby
1876 to 1971
Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas
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George R Darby
1882 to 1971
Pleasanton, Buffalo County, Nebraska
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Oscar D Darby
1885 to 1971
Hermitage, Hickory County, Missouri
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Peter Darby
1890 to 1971
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Frank Darby
1881 to 1970
Ohio
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Frank Darby
1881 to 1970
Brookfield Center, Trumbull County, Ohio
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Frank Darby
1881 to 1970
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Harry Darby
1882 to 1970
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Leanora Darby
1875 to 1970
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
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Inez Darby
1878 to 1969
New Castle, Henry County, Indiana
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William Darby
1888 to 1969
Plain City, Weber County, Utah
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Joseph Darby
1886 to 1968
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina
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Ben Darby
1890 to 1967
Bellevue, King County, Washington
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Charles Darby
1879 to 1967
Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri
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Charles Darby
1884 to 1967
Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas
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Eva Darby
1891 to 1967
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
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John Darby
1886 to 1967
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Laura Darby
1879 to 1967
Albia, Monroe County, Iowa
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West Darby
1877 to 1967
New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri
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Charles Darby
1881 to 1966
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
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Flora M Darby
1875 to 1966
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
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Harry W Darby
1876 to 1966
St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota
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Ruth M Darby
1885 to 1966
Hickory County, Missouri
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Thomas Darby
1879 to 1966
Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan
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Fred Darby
1879 to 1965
Indianapolis city, Marion County, Indiana
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Grace Darby
1876 to 1965
Michigan
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Harry Darby
1870 to 1965
Ohio
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Herbert Darby
1880 to 1965
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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James Darby
1879 to 1965
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Roscoe Darby
1878 to 1965
Ohio
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William Darby
1878 to 1965
Iowa
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Winifred Darby
1884 to 1965
Michigan
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Addie Darby
1872 to 1964
Ohio
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Ernest Darby
1885 to 1964
Michigan
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Cashus Darby
1880 to 1963
Ohio
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Guy Darby
1875 to 1963
Ohio
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Mary Darby
1877 to 1963
Illinois
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Merritt Darby
1883 to 1963
Missouri
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Jesse Darby
born 1892
Custer, South Dakota
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John Darby
born 1890
Mccook, South Dakota
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Robertson Warwick Darby
1839 to 1872
Clay County, Missouri
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Lon Darby
born 1844
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Common questions

Darby genealogy: FAQ

Where were Darby ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,668 Darby records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (330), then Missouri (308) and Michigan (240).

How far back does the Darby family tree go?

The earliest Darby birth in our database is 1839: Robertson Warwick Darby, Clay County, Missouri. We have pieced together 64 Darby family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Darby 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.

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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.

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