Jacobs Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Jacobs Family

13,896 Jacobs 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).

13,896Records in our database

1811Earliest birth

2Documented families

4Biographies

See the Jacobs family trees →846 Jacobs families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

13,896 Jacobs 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 (2,959 of 13,896)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Frederich Jacobs, born 1811, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

John333 Mary280 Robert265 William260 Charles220 James190 George178 Helen166 Ruth128 Joseph127 Edward126 Henry122

Documented families

Jacobs 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 (2)

James JacobsBrown County, OhioStarts: James JacobsMost recent: Sarah Jacobs, Elisabeth Jacobs, William Jacobs Melinda JacobsBrown County, OhioStarts: James Jacobs & Isabella (Feely) JacobsMost recent: A. J. Kimball, W. F. Kimball, F. M. Kimball

The earliest Jacobss in the county histories

George Rodney JacobsBorn 1802Boone County, Missouri T. K. JacobsBorn 1812, Mifflin CountyChild of William Jacobs and Sarah (Williams) JacobsAllen County, Ohio John JacobsBorn 1812, Franklin CountyStark County, Ohio Maria S. JacobsBorn 1813, Burkshire countyChild of Joshua Jacobs and Mary (Adamson) JacobsAudrain County, Missouri John G. JacobsBorn 1827, Frederick countyJasper County, Missouri James M. JacobsBorn 1828Child of Samuel R. Jacobs and Elizabeth (Turner) JacobsAllen County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

27 Jacobs 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

47 Jacobs people in 37 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

James A. JacobsBorn 1833 · Allen County, Ohio William JacobsBorn 1840 · Summit County, Ohio W. J. JacobsBorn 1846 · Brown County, Ohio Joseph G. JacobsBorn 1850 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Jacobs genealogy: FAQ

Where were Jacobs ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 13,896 Jacobs records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (2,959), then Illinois (2,184) and Missouri (2,157).

How far back does the Jacobs family tree go?

The earliest Jacobs birth in our database is 1811: Frederich Jacobs, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 846 Jacobs family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Jacobs 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 Jacobs 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.