Douglas Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Douglas Family

8,735 Douglas 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).

8,735Records in our database

1813Earliest birth

5Documented families

1Biographies

See the Douglas family trees →292 Douglas families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

8,735 Douglas 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 (2,614 of 8,735)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Stephen A. Douglas, born 1813, Illinois

Most common first names

William255 John225 James221 Robert191 Mary186 Charles155 George103 Dorothy85 Helen78 Donald77 Ruth68 Margaret64

Documented families

Douglas 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 records from county histories (5)

Aubry DouglasJohnson County, IllinoisStarts: William Douglas & EllaMost recent: Lester Douglas, Roy Douglas, Velma May Douglas Charles DouglasJohnson County, IllinoisStarts: William Douglas & EllaMost recent: Ione Douglas, Charles R. Douglas, Homer S. Douglas Claude DouglasJohnson County, IllinoisStarts: William Douglas & EllaMost recent: Delphia Douglas, Clyde Douglas, Raymond Douglas Eva Leota DouglasJohnson County, IllinoisStarts: William Douglas & EllaMost recent: Orion G. Smith, William G. Smith, Bessie Ellen Smith William DouglasJohnson County, IllinoisStarts: William DouglasMost recent: Eva Leota Douglas, Aubry Douglas, Charles Douglas

The earliest Douglass in the county histories

Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Knox County, Ohio Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Miami County, Ohio Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Mills County, Iowa Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Preble County, Ohio Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Sedgwick County, Kansas Stephen Arnold DouglasBorn 1813Wyandot County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

28 Douglas 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

16 Douglas people in 16 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Michael E. DouglasBorn 1831 · Richland County, Ohio

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Common questions

Douglas genealogy: FAQ

Where were Douglas ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 8,735 Douglas records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,614), then Ohio (1,232) and Illinois (1,208).

How far back does the Douglas family tree go?

The earliest Douglas birth in our database is 1813: Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois. We have pieced together 292 Douglas family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Douglas 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 Douglas 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.