Gregg Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Gregg Family

3,125 Gregg 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).

3,125Records in our database

1806Earliest birth

3Documented families

See the Gregg family trees →213 Gregg families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,125 Gregg 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 (727 of 3,125)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Caleb Gregg, born 1806, Belmont County, Ohio

Most common first names

William85 John71 Robert66 Mary64 Charles57 James55 George38 Dorothy37 Richard37 Margaret33 Helen31 Ruth31

Documented families

Gregg 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 (3)

Elijah W. Gregg 1830 to 1887O Brien County, IowaStarts: Caleb Gregg & Millicent GreggMost recent: Eva L. Gregg, Fred W. Gregg, Harvey Gregg Caleb Gregg b. 1806O Brien County, IowaStarts: Caleb Gregg (b. 1806)Most recent: Emmor R. Gregg, Elijah W. Gregg Emmor R. Gregg b. 1839O Brien County, IowaStarts: Caleb Gregg & Millicent GreggMost recent: Grant Gregg, Ida Gregg, Maud Gregg

The earliest Greggs in the county histories

Sa GreggBorn 1806Child of Samuel Gregg and Ann GreggMuscatine County, Iowa Carlton E. GreggBorn 1813Madison County, Ohio Samuel H. GreggBorn 1827Montgomery County, Indiana William GreggBorn 1837, Gratis townshipChild of Silas Gregg and Susan (Fudge) GreggPreble County, Ohio Robert GreggBorn 1839Child of William GreggCrawford County, Ohio William Harrison GreggBorn 1840Child of Samuel Gregg and Rebecca (Brandon) GreggWarren County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

17 Gregg 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

27 Gregg people in 19 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Gregg genealogy: FAQ

Where were Gregg ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,125 Gregg records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (727), then Ohio (705) and Michigan (294).

How far back does the Gregg family tree go?

The earliest Gregg birth in our database is 1806: Caleb Gregg, Belmont County, Ohio. We have pieced together 213 Gregg family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Gregg 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 Gregg 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.