Kent Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Kent Family

4,484 Kent 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).

4,484Records in our database

1786Earliest birth

2Documented families

5Biographies

See the Kent family trees →237 Kent families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

4,484 Kent 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 (746 of 4,484)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Russel H. Kent, born 1841, Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: Zenas Kent, born 1786

Most common first names

William111 Mary100 John93 James80 Robert76 George73 Charles68 Helen51 Dorothy50 Ruth43 Anna41 Albert39

Documented families

Kent 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 Kent family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: Zenas Kent (b. 1786)Most recent: Edgar M. Kent (b. 1828)

Family records from county histories (1)

Roswell Kent b. 1798Summit County, OhioStarts: Roswell Kent (b. 1798), from Leyden, MassachusettsMost recent: Ekka K. Kent, Russel H. Kent, Flora K. Kent

The earliest Kents in the county histories

Eliza KentBorn 1798Child of Zenas Kent and Ann (Plumb) KentSummit County, Ohio Hiram KentBorn 1807, Franklin CountyUnion County, Ohio Josiah KentBorn 1811Child of Martin Kent and Abigail (Hale) KentPortage County, Ohio Marvin KentBorn 1816Portage County, Ohio Keno KentBorn 1821, Aurora TownshipChild of Zeno Kent and Emily (Granger) KentPortage County, Ohio Edgar M. KentBorn 1828, Aurora TownshipChild of Amasa Kent and Eleanor (Johnson) KentPortage County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

23 Kent 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

16 Kent people in 10 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Zenas KentBorn 1786 · Portage County, Ohio Josiah KentBorn 1811 · Portage County, Ohio Marvin KentBorn 1816 · Portage County, Ohio Keno KentBorn 1821 · Portage County, Ohio Edgar M. KentBorn 1828 · Portage County, Ohio

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Common questions

Kent genealogy: FAQ

Where were Kent ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 4,484 Kent records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (746), then Ohio (668) and Illinois (609).

How far back does the Kent family tree go?

The earliest Kent birth in our database is 1841: Russel H. Kent, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. The old county histories name Zenas Kent, born 1786. We have pieced together 237 Kent family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Kent 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 Kent 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.