Jewell Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Jewell Family

3,156 Jewell 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).

3,156Records in our database

1834Earliest birth

1Documented families

2Biographies

See the Jewell family trees →187 Jewell families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,156 Jewell 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 (692 of 3,156)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Catherine Underwood Jewell, born 1834, Minnesota

Most common first names

William87 Charles74 James69 Mary63 Robert63 John47 Donald37 George35 Helen31 Ruth31 Margaret30 Arthur26

Documented families

Jewell 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 Jewell family of Winneshiek CountyIowaStarts: Jacob Jewell and Emily (Headington) JewellMost recent: Frank Jewell (b. 1864)

The earliest Jewells in the county histories

A. M. JewellBorn 1808, Hubbard townshipChild of John Jewell and Jane (Miller) JewellMahoning County, Ohio Samuel S. JewellBorn 1818Child of Abram J. Jewell and Abigail C. (Jones) JewellUnion County, Ohio Marvin JewellBorn 1822Logan County, Ohio Joseph JewellBorn 1827Morrow County, Ohio Samuel JewellBorn 1833, Wayne CountyChild of Samuel J. Jewell and Mary (Tremains) JewellWood County, Ohio Samuel P. JewellBorn 1840, Union CountyChild of Johnson Jewell and Martha J. (Sketo) JewellAtchison County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

19 Jewell 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

17 Jewell people in 14 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Benjamin E. JewellBorn 1850 · Winneshiek County, Iowa Frank JewellBorn 1864 · Winneshiek County, Iowa

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Jewell genealogy: FAQ

Where were Jewell ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,156 Jewell records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (692), then Michigan (529) and Missouri (412).

How far back does the Jewell family tree go?

The earliest Jewell birth in our database is 1834: Catherine Underwood Jewell, Minnesota. We have pieced together 187 Jewell family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Jewell 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 Jewell 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.