Dickey Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Dickey Family

3,140 Dickey 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).

3,140Records in our database

1794Earliest birth

4Documented families

3Biographies

See the Dickey family trees →192 Dickey families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,140 Dickey 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 (779 of 3,140)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Thomas Dickey, born 1794, Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio

Most common first names

Robert87 William76 Mary68 John67 Charles61 James48 George43 Margaret34 Helen31 Donald29 Frank28 Ruth27

Documented families

Dickey 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 Dickey family of Montgomery CountyOhioStarts: Adam Dickey and Mary (McKee) Dickey (b. 1768)Most recent: Robert R. Dickey (b. 1867)

Family records from county histories (3)

Abraham DickeyDarke County, OhioStarts: Abraham DickeyMost recent: Rachel Dickey Adam Dickey 1768 to 1828Montgomery County, OhioStarts: Adam Dickey (b. 1768), from County Antrim, IrelandMost recent: Robert R. Dickey Thomas Dickey 1794 to 1879Huron County, OhioStarts: Thomas Dickey (b. 1794)Most recent: Cynthia Dickey

The earliest Dickeys in the county histories

Harriet H. DickeyBorn 1816, Camillus TownshipChild of John Dickey and Polly (Ramsey) DickeyMedina County, Ohio R. R. DickeyBorn 1816Montgomery County, Ohio Augustus B. DickeyBorn 1825, Athens CountyBates County, Missouri William DickeyBorn 1834Wyandot County, Ohio David T. DickeyBorn 1835, Grayson countyHenry County, Illinois Jabez DickeyBorn 1838Morrow County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

18 Dickey 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

21 Dickey people in 15 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

William DickeyBorn 1805 · Montgomery County, Ohio R. R. DickeyBorn 1816 · Montgomery County, Ohio Samuel A. DickeyBorn 1840 · Montgomery County, Ohio

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Common questions

Dickey genealogy: FAQ

Where were Dickey ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,140 Dickey records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (779), then Ohio (648) and Illinois (315).

How far back does the Dickey family tree go?

The earliest Dickey birth in our database is 1794: Thomas Dickey, Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio. We have pieced together 192 Dickey family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Dickey 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 Dickey 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.