Garland Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Garland Family

1,750 Garland 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).

1,750Records in our database

1855Earliest birth

1Documented families

3Biographies

See the Garland family trees →61 Garland families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,750 Garland 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 (344 of 1,750)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Hamlin Garland, born 1860, Wisconsin
Earliest in the county histories: Horace Garland, born 1855

Most common first names

John46 William45 James43 Robert33 George31 Mary29 Charles23 Richard18 David17 Margaret16 Donald15 Anna14

Documented families

Garland 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 Garland family of Berrien CountyMichiganStarts: Horace Garland (b. 1855)Most recent: J. A. Garland (b. 1871)

The earliest Garlands in the county histories

James Smith GarlandBorn 1802, Clermont CountyChild of James Garland and Presocia (Gatch) GarlandClinton County, Ohio Thomas S. GarlandBorn 1810, Miami TownshipChild of James Garland and Presocia (Gatch) GarlandClinton County, Ohio George GarlandBorn 1837, Perry countyHenry County, Illinois Zenas T. GarlandBorn 1845Child of Thomas S. Garland and Susan C. (Rybolt) GarlandClinton County, Ohio J. GarlandBorn 1849Child of J. H. Garland and Louisa C. GarlandAudubon County, Iowa Monsignor J. J. GarlandBorn 1854Buchanan County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

14 Garland 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

13 Garland people in 7 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Horace GarlandBorn 1855 · Berrien County, Michigan Edgar F. GarlandBorn 1857 · Berrien County, Michigan J. A. GarlandBorn 1871 · Berrien County, Michigan

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Common questions

Garland genealogy: FAQ

Where were Garland ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,750 Garland records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (344), then Ohio (304) and Illinois (276).

How far back does the Garland family tree go?

The earliest Garland birth in our database is 1860: Hamlin Garland, Wisconsin. The old county histories name Horace Garland, born 1855. We have pieced together 61 Garland family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Garland 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 Garland 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.