Dennis Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Dennis Family

7,160 Dennis 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).

7,160Records in our database

1797Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Dennis family trees →383 Dennis families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,160 Dennis 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 (1,770 of 7,160)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: M. A. Dennis, born 1797, Ohio

Most common first names

John176 Mary164 William163 Robert144 James130 Charles115 George110 Dorothy70 Ruth69 Joseph68 Richard66 Helen65

Documented families

Dennis 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 Dennis family of Pickaway CountyOhioStarts: Daniel DennisMost recent: Richard Tipton Dennis (b. 1857)

Family records from county histories (1)

M. A. Dennis b. 1797Johnson County, IowaStarts: M. A. Dennis (b. 1797)Most recent: Bryan Dennis, I. V. Dennis, Adaline Dennis (Mrs. A. J. Bond)

The earliest Denniss in the county histories

Isaac V. DennisBorn 1822Johnson County, Iowa Elah DennisBorn 1824Child of Samuel Dennis and Catherine (Crack) DennisMorrow County, Ohio C. D. DennisBorn 1830Jasper County, Iowa B. DennisBorn 1843, Lancaster countyJackson County, Missouri Joseph R. DennisBorn 1846Saline County, Missouri Lewis DennisBorn 1850Washington County, Indiana

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

17 Dennis 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

23 Dennis people in 18 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Richard Tipton DennisBorn 1857 · Pickaway County, Ohio

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Dennis genealogy: FAQ

Where were Dennis ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,160 Dennis records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,770), then Ohio (1,652) and Michigan (857).

How far back does the Dennis family tree go?

The earliest Dennis birth in our database is 1797: M. A. Dennis, Ohio. We have pieced together 383 Dennis family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Dennis 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 Dennis 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.