Hull Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Hull Family

6,440 Hull 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).

6,440Records in our database

1800Earliest birth

3Documented families

3Biographies

See the Hull family trees →414 Hull families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,440 Hull 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 (1,329 of 6,440)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Henry Hull, born 1800, Hancock County, Ohio

Most common first names

William160 John138 Mary136 Robert133 Charles116 James107 Helen76 George74 Ruth69 Dorothy64 Donald57 Harold56

Documented families

Hull 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 (2)

The Hull family of Boone CountyIowaStarts: Dr. James, George and Uriah Hull (b. 1779)Most recent: John A. Hull, Jr. (b. 1871)The Hull family of Washington CountyIowaStarts: Joseph Hull and Elizabeth (Van Winkle) Hull (b. 1798)Most recent: Horatio Hull (b. 1845)

Family records from county histories (1)

James Hull b. 1822Boone County, IowaStarts: James Hull (b. 1822)Most recent: Elizabeth Hull, George C. Hull, Sarah M. Hull

The earliest Hulls in the county histories

Samuel HullBorn 1805Nodaway County, Missouri Henry HullBorn 1806Child of John Hull and Mary (Rinehart) HullMontgomery County, Ohio Isaac HullBorn 1819Morrow County, Ohio Alfred A. HullBorn 1821Child of Benjamin Hull and Louisa Monson HullChampaign County, Ohio George W. HullBorn 1824Child of Benjamin Hull and Elizabeth (Smith) HullCrawford County, Ohio Cornelius HullBorn 1826, Delaware countyAtchison County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

53 Hull 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

42 Hull people in 29 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Henry Clay HullBorn 1826 · Washington County, Iowa John A. HullBorn 1831 · Boone County, Iowa Jackson HullBorn 1841 · Boone County, Iowa

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Common questions

Hull genealogy: FAQ

Where were Hull ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,440 Hull records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,329), then Missouri (1,215) and Illinois (707).

How far back does the Hull family tree go?

The earliest Hull birth in our database is 1800: Henry Hull, Hancock County, Ohio. We have pieced together 414 Hull family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Hull 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 Hull 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.