Fleming Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Fleming Family

8,798 Fleming 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).

8,798Records in our database

1818Earliest birth

4Documented families

5Biographies

See the Fleming family trees →413 Fleming families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

8,798 Fleming 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: Ohio (1,654 of 8,798)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Mary Fleming, born 1818, Iowa

Most common first names

John272 James262 William236 Mary226 Robert204 Charles146 Thomas129 George107 Helen97 Margaret96 Joseph86 Edward83

Documented families

Fleming 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 (3)

The Fleming family of Buchanan CountyMissouriStarts: Lewis V. Fleming (b. 1817)Most recent: M. K. Fleming (b. 1841)The Fleming family of Des Moines CountyIowaStarts: Michael Fleming and Bridget (Maher) Fleming (b. 1823)Most recent: John J. Fleming (b. 1851)The Fleming family of Mahaska CountyIowaStarts: Robert L. Fleming (b. 1811)Most recent: Cornelius Fleming (b. 1857)

Family records from county histories (1)

James Fleming 1822 to 1889Wapello County, IowaStarts: James Fleming (b. 1822), from ScotlandMost recent: Christina Fleming

The earliest Flemings in the county histories

Lewis V. FlemingBorn 1817Buchanan County, Missouri John J. FlemingBorn 1826Delaware County, Ohio Frank FlemingBorn 1826Franklin County, Ohio J. C. FlemingBorn 1826Warren County, Ohio D. M. FlemingBorn 1827Child of Levi Fleming and Jane FlemingMiami County, Ohio Washington FlemingBorn 1827Child of Isaac Fleming and Elizabeth (Wyan) FlemingMorrow County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

33 Fleming 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

41 Fleming people in 32 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

James FlemingBorn 1830 · Buchanan County, Missouri M. K. FlemingBorn 1841 · Buchanan County, Missouri Charles FlemingBorn 1842 · Mahaska County, Iowa John Calvin FlemingBorn 1848 · Des Moines County, Iowa Cornelius FlemingBorn 1857 · Mahaska County, Iowa

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Common questions

Fleming genealogy: FAQ

Where were Fleming ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 8,798 Fleming records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,654), then Missouri (1,517) and Illinois (1,465).

How far back does the Fleming family tree go?

The earliest Fleming birth in our database is 1818: Mary Fleming, Iowa. We have pieced together 413 Fleming family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Fleming 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 Fleming 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.