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Family History & Genealogy

The Geary Family

1,417 Geary 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).

1,417Records in our database
1865Earliest birth
1Documented families
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At a glance

1,417 Geary 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

North Dakota: 8 Geary recordsSouth Dakota: 34 Geary recordsNebraska: 53 Geary recordsKansas: 33 Geary recordsMinnesota: 70 Geary recordsIowa: 84 Geary recordsMissouri: 124 Geary recordsWisconsin: 92 Geary recordsIllinois: 266 Geary recordsMichigan: 127 Geary recordsIndiana: 81 Geary recordsOhio: 250 Geary records834533370841249226612781250
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When they were born

Born in the 1860s: 160Born in the 1870s: 8Born in the 1880s: 8180Born in the 1890s: 149Born in the 1900s: 2441900Born in the 1910s: 318Born in the 1920s: 26620Born in the 1930s: 117Born in the 1940s: 6840Born in the 1950s: 40Born in the 1960s: 1660Born in the 1970s: 9Born in the 1980s: 480Born in the 1990s: 2Born in the 2000s: 12000
  • Most records: Illinois (266 of 1,417)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: John Geary, born 1865, Missouri
Documented families

Geary families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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People in the record

Geary people in our records

120 of the 1,415 Geary people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Geary record →

Cheryl Ann Geary
1955 to 2022
Seville, Ohio
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William H Geary
1944 to 2022
Augusta, Michigan
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Brandon S Geary
1974 to 2021
Byesville, Ohio
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Carl Wayne Geary
1942 to 2021
Pekin, Indiana
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Dennis L Geary
1949 to 2020
Waterloo, Iowa
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Donald Lee Geary
1938 to 2020
Mount Orab, Ohio
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Kevin Bruce Geary
1950 to 2020
Merrillville, Indiana
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Susan Marie Geary
1953 to 2020
Outagamie, Minnesota
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Wallace Cohen Geary
1933 to 2020
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
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Donald Irvin Geary
1934 to 2019
Richmond, Ohio
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Duane Orin Geary
1938 to 2019
Ramsey, Minnesota
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James E Geary
1939 to 2019
Pekin, Indiana
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Raymond L Geary
1933 to 2019
Mansfield, Ohio
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Richard John Geary
1958 to 2019
Hillside, Illinois
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Rita Victoria Geary
1949 to 2019
Saint Louis, Minnesota
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Thomas Leo Geary
1934 to 2019
Sioux City, Iowa
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Eula Jane Geary
1925 to 2018
Dayton, Ohio
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Evelyn M Geary
1926 to 2018
Elwood, Illinois
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John J Geary
1930 to 2018
Missouri
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Karen Sue Geary
1938 to 2017
Holly, Michigan
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Kathleen Mary Geary
1934 to 2017
Missouri
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Valdo Ernest Geary
1925 to 2016
Richland, Wisconsin
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Austin D Geary
1927 to 2015
Munising, Michigan
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Jesse Leroy Geary
1936 to 2015
Missouri
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David Patrick Geary
1928 to 2014
Wisconsin
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Frederick Jay Geary
1930 to 2014
Holland, Michigan
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Debra K Geary
1956 to 2013
Ohio
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Donald W Geary
1952 to 2013
Michigan
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Edward L Geary
1941 to 2013
Ohio
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James Geary
1963 to 2013
Kansas
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James W Geary
1945 to 2013
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
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Louis H Geary
1932 to 2013
Illinois
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William M Geary
1949 to 2013
Illinois
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Andrea M Geary
1942 to 2012
Illinois
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Anita L Geary
1941 to 2012
Illinois
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Clarence William Geary
1934 to 2012
Sauk, Wisconsin
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David V Geary
1949 to 2012
Illinois
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Edward F Geary
1926 to 2012
Illinois
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Glyda B Geary
1924 to 2012
Rock, Wisconsin
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Harriet W Geary
1920 to 2012
Illinois
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Helen Geary
1916 to 2012
Illinois
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Nellie E Geary
1924 to 2012
Nebraska
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Benjamin Harris Geary
1927 to 2011
Sturgis, South Dakota
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Rita G Geary
1923 to 2011
St. Louis, Missouri
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Barbara A Geary
1928 to 2010
Colorado
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Thomas H Geary
1929 to 2010
Wiley Ford, Mineral County, West Virginia
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Velma M Geary
1931 to 2010
Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado
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William Junior Geary
1926 to 2010
Florida
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Catherine P Geary
1916 to 2009
Seattle, King County, Washington
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Dennis R Geary
1943 to 2009
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
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Florence Ruby Geary
1917 to 2009
Holts Summit, Callaway County, Missouri
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Gordon H Geary
1937 to 2009
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
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John Gilbert Geary
1926 to 2009
Fountain Valley, Orange County, California
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Donald Edward Geary
1936 to 2008
Homestead Meadows North, El Paso County, Texas
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Huldis Geary
1914 to 1999
Belfield, Stark County, North Dakota
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Mary C Geary
1888 to 1988
Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota
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Mary Geary
1887 to 1986
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Meta Geary
1896 to 1986
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
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Bess Geary
1889 to 1985
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Mary Geary
1889 to 1985
Richland, Union County, South Dakota
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Lucy Geary
1886 to 1983
Fair Plain, Berrien County, Michigan
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Albert J Geary
1889 to 1981
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
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Dudley Geary
1882 to 1981
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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William Geary
1881 to 1981
Adams, Walsh County, North Dakota
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Nina Geary
1886 to 1980
Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida
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Osha Geary
1882 to 1980
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa
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William Geary
1887 to 1980
Randolph, Columbia County, Wisconsin
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Emma Geary
1889 to 1978
Beach, Golden Valley County, North Dakota
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Ida Geary
1881 to 1978
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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Catherine Geary
1879 to 1976
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Cal Geary
1889 to 1975
Craig, Burt County, Nebraska
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Harry A Geary
1893 to 1975
Bellefontaine Neighbors, St. Louis County, Missouri
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Mabel I Geary
1890 to 1974
Liberty, Clay County, Missouri
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Grace I Geary
1881 to 1973
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
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Grace S Geary
1877 to 1973
East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Herbert Geary
1884 to 1973
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Jessie Geary
1885 to 1973
Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana
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Charles Geary
1885 to 1972
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
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Ellen Geary
1887 to 1972
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
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Theodore Geary
1887 to 1972
Hartford County, Connecticut
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William Geary
1889 to 1972
Hooverson Heights, Brooke County, West Virginia
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Ellamae Geary
1883 to 1971
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Frank Geary
1880 to 1971
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
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Rose Geary
1883 to 1971
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Walter Geary
1886 to 1971
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Howard Geary
1889 to 1970
Florida
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Lee Geary
1881 to 1970
Mundelein, Lake County, Illinois
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Mary Geary
1888 to 1970
Watertown, Carver County, Minnesota
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Myrtle Geary
1885 to 1970
California
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Oliver Geary
1887 to 1970
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Thomas H Geary
1877 to 1970
Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri
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Dennis Geary
1882 to 1969
Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota
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Harry Geary
1879 to 1968
Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois
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John Geary
1875 to 1968
Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
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Kathryn Geary
1888 to 1968
Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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Lillian Geary
1878 to 1968
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Martha Geary
1875 to 1968
Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas
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Michael Geary
1881 to 1968
Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Minnie A Geary
1887 to 1968
Anderson, McDonald County, Missouri
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Olive Geary
1886 to 1968
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
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Aldis Geary
1886 to 1967
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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Mary Geary
1881 to 1967
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan
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Emma Geary
1884 to 1966
Polo, Ogle County, Illinois
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Harve Geary
1881 to 1966
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
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Katherine Geary
1883 to 1966
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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Margaret Geary
1884 to 1966
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
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Charles Geary
1891 to 1965
Nebraska
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Michael Geary
1880 to 1965
Illinois
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Bertha Geary
1892 to 1964
Nebraska
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David Geary
1878 to 1964
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
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Lauretta Geary
1881 to 1964
Illinois
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Morris Geary
1885 to 1964
Wisconsin
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George Geary
1883 to 1963
Ohio
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George Geary
1884 to 1963
Wisconsin
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John Geary
1884 to 1963
Illinois
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John Geary
1865 to 1963
Missouri
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Rosa Geary
1883 to 1963
Illinois
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William Geary
1880 to 1962
Michigan
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George Geary
1882 to 1952
Indiana
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Bernard J Geary
1881 to 1947
Minnesota
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Common questions

Geary genealogy: FAQ

Where were Geary ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,417 Geary records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Illinois (266), then Ohio (250) and Michigan (127).

How far back does the Geary family tree go?

The earliest Geary birth in our database is 1865: John Geary, Missouri. We have pieced together 70 Geary family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Geary 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.

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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.

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