Ellison Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Ellison Family

3,728 Ellison 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).

3,728Records in our database

1810Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Ellison family trees →189 Ellison families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,728 Ellison 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 (879 of 3,728)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Sarah Ellison, born 1810, Hanging Rock, Ohio

Most common first names

James88 John88 Mary83 William82 Charles51 Robert51 George49 Edward45 Carl34 Helen33 Ruth32 Dorothy28

Documented families

Ellison 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 Ellison family of Jones CountyIowaStarts: Elisha F. Ellison (b. 1851)Most recent: J. P. Ellison (b. 1851)

Family records from county histories (1)

Sarah Ellison 1810 to 1871Adams County, OhioStarts: John Ellison, Jr.Most recent: John Means, William Means, Margaret Means

The earliest Ellisons in the county histories

Isaac EllisonBorn 1807, Monroe CountyChild of Mat Ellison and Anna (Campbell) EllisonHarrison County, Iowa Thomas EllisonBorn 1824, Larksher CountyPettis County, Missouri Samuel EllisonBorn 1830Carroll County, Iowa Jacob F. EllisonBorn 1833, Sullivan countyJasper County, Missouri Isaac D. EllisonBorn 1833, Stark countyLabette County, Kansas Elisha F. EllisonBorn 1851Child of John Ellison and Rachel R. (Curtis) EllisonJones County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

4 Ellison 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

12 Ellison people in 10 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

J. P. EllisonBorn 1851 · Jones County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Ellison genealogy: FAQ

Where were Ellison ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,728 Ellison records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (879), then Ohio (519) and Illinois (512).

How far back does the Ellison family tree go?

The earliest Ellison birth in our database is 1810: Sarah Ellison, Hanging Rock, Ohio. We have pieced together 189 Ellison family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Ellison 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 Ellison 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.