Horn Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Horn Family

7,470 Horn 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).

7,470Records in our database

1850Earliest birth

3Documented families

2Biographies

See the Horn family trees →430 Horn families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

7,470 Horn 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 (1,558 of 7,470)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Laranzo Horn, born 1851, Kansas
Earliest in the county histories: Joseph Gilbert Van Horn, born 1850

Most common first names

William178 Mary164 John161 Robert140 Charles136 James108 George104 Edward72 Henry71 Walter70 Dorothy68 Margaret66

Documented families

Horn 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)

Allen T. HornPreble County, OhioStarts: Michael Horn, from VirginiaMost recent: Imogene Horn Phoebe HornAshland County, OhioStarts: George HornMost recent: Fern O. Obrecht, G. Harold Obrecht, Carry Carol Obrecht Rebecca B. Horn d. 1878Pottawattamie County, IowaStarts: Rebecca B. Horn, from EnglandMost recent: Hester E. Ford, Fannie E. Ford (Mrs. Frost Nusuni), John J. Ford

The earliest Horns in the county histories

John A. HornBorn 1808Buchanan County, Missouri C. O. Van HornBorn 1808Morrow County, Ohio John Philip HornBorn 1812Wayne County, Ohio David T. HornBorn 1814, Alamance countyLinn County, Missouri Jacob HornBorn 1818Child of John Horn and Nancy HornLogan County, Ohio C. C. HornBorn 1819Nodaway County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

31 Horn 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

53 Horn people in 36 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Joseph Gilbert Van HornBorn 1850 · Clark County, Ohio Joseph Van HornBorn 1850 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Horn genealogy: FAQ

Where were Horn ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 7,470 Horn records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,558), then Ohio (1,515) and Wisconsin (970).

How far back does the Horn family tree go?

The earliest Horn birth in our database is 1851: Laranzo Horn, Kansas. The old county histories name Joseph Gilbert Van Horn, born 1850. We have pieced together 430 Horn family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Horn 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 Horn 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.