Heaton Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Heaton Family

1,685 Heaton 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).

1,685Records in our database

1808Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Heaton family trees →102 Heaton families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,685 Heaton 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 (331 of 1,685)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Agnes Heaton, born 1869, Illinois
Earliest in the county histories: David J. Heaton, born 1808

Most common first names

Mary43 James41 Robert37 William37 John32 Charles30 Helen27 Ralph21 Margaret19 Edward18 Richard16 Ruth16

Documented families

Heaton 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 Heaton family of Buchanan CountyMissouriStarts: David J. Heaton, Sr. (b. 1808)Most recent: David E. Heaton (b. 1855)

Family records from county histories (1)

Mary L. Heaton b. 1833Linn County, IowaStarts: Heaton, from St. Lawrence County, New YorkMost recent: Charles H. Gillilan, Lydia Gillilan, Augustus H. Gillilan

The earliest Heatons in the county histories

David J. HeatonBorn 1808Buchanan County, Missouri Samuel HeatonBorn 1819Linn County, Iowa J. H. HeatonBorn 1826Champaign County, Ohio T. HeatonBorn 1837Child of Joseph Heaton and Mary A. HeatonBrown County, Ohio James Guthrie HeatonBorn 1838Stark County, Ohio James HeatonBorn 1839, Madison countyAudrain County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

4 Heaton 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 Heaton people in 12 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

David J. HeatonBorn 1808 · Buchanan County, Missouri

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Heaton genealogy: FAQ

Where were Heaton ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,685 Heaton records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (331), then Missouri (301) and Illinois (269).

How far back does the Heaton family tree go?

The earliest Heaton birth in our database is 1869: Agnes Heaton, Illinois. The old county histories name David J. Heaton, born 1808. We have pieced together 102 Heaton family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Heaton 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 Heaton 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.