Kimball Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Kimball Family

2,530 Kimball 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).

2,530Records in our database

1822Earliest birth

3Documented families

See the Kimball family trees →221 Kimball families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,530 Kimball 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: Wisconsin (460 of 2,530)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Henry Kimball, born 1822, Iowa

Most common first names

Robert65 William58 Ruth46 Charles42 Mary38 George36 Richard35 John34 James31 Helen28 Dorothy26 Harold25

Documented families

Kimball 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)

Abraham Kimball b. 1742Brown County, OhioStarts: Abraham Kimball (b. 1742), from New HampshireMost recent: John Kimball, Aaron Kimball, Smith Kimball T. M. Kimball 1803 to 1894Champaign County, OhioStarts: T. M. Kimball (b. 1803), from VermontMost recent: Martha J. Kimball Benjamin Kimball b. 1778Brown County, OhioStarts: Abraham Kimball & Phoebe Kimball, from Hopkinton, New HampshireMost recent: Ozen Kimball, Phoeba Kimball, Jasper M. Kimball

The earliest Kimballs in the county histories

Bela KimballBorn 1799Child of Andrew Kimball and Abigail KimballChampaign County, Ohio H. A. KimballBorn 1825, Champaign CountyChild of Bela Kimball and Electa KimballFayette County, Ohio A. M. KimballBorn 1840Jones County, Iowa William H. KimballBorn 1858Child of William Henry Kimball and Sarah (Burch) KimballSummit County, Ohio D. B. KimballBorn 1873Black Hawk County, Iowa S. KimballBorn 1877Child of Edward E. Kimball and Ida (Breece) KimballAllen County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

19 Kimball 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

15 Kimball people in 14 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Kimball genealogy: FAQ

Where were Kimball ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,530 Kimball records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Wisconsin (460), then Michigan (391) and Ohio (338).

How far back does the Kimball family tree go?

The earliest Kimball birth in our database is 1822: Henry Kimball, Iowa. We have pieced together 221 Kimball family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Kimball 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 Kimball 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.