Kuhn Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Kuhn Family

6,123 Kuhn 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).

6,123Records in our database

1861Earliest birth

3Documented families

3Biographies

See the Kuhn family trees →298 Kuhn families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,123 Kuhn 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 (1,701 of 6,123)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Lewis Kuhn, born 1861, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

John165 William149 Mary140 Robert134 Charles105 George87 Margaret72 Helen71 James69 Paul67 Frank65 Anna61

Documented families

Kuhn 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 Kuhn family of Winneshiek CountyIowaStarts: John KuhnMost recent: George W. Kuhn (b. 1880)

Family records from county histories (2)

William Kuhn d. 1910Clayton County, IowaStarts: William Kuhn, from GermanyMost recent: Augusta Kuhn Albert Kuhn b. 1874Dubuque County, IowaStarts: Gottfried Kuhn & Elizabeth Hess, from near Zurich, SwitzerlandMost recent: John Kuhn, Elizabeth Kuhn

The earliest Kuhns in the county histories

W. H. KuhnBorn 1813Summit County, Ohio Henry KuhnBorn 1819Tuscarawas County, Ohio Bayard T. KuhnBorn 1826Noble County, Indiana Francis KuhnBorn 1829, York TownshipChild of John Philip Kuhn and Catherine (Benfer) KuhnTuscarawas County, Ohio George M. KuhnBorn 1844Child of Christian Kuhn and Sophia (Stoll) KuhnCrawford County, Ohio Luther A. KuhnBorn 1845Child of William H. H. Kuhn and Mary (Elder) KuhnSummit County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

12 Kuhn 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

18 Kuhn people in 10 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Joseph Philip KuhnBorn 1865 · Winneshiek County, Iowa Anton KuhnBorn 1870 · Winneshiek County, Iowa George W. KuhnBorn 1880 · Winneshiek County, Iowa

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Common questions

Kuhn genealogy: FAQ

Where were Kuhn ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,123 Kuhn records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,701), then Wisconsin (882) and Missouri (791).

How far back does the Kuhn family tree go?

The earliest Kuhn birth in our database is 1861: Lewis Kuhn, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 298 Kuhn family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Kuhn 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 Kuhn 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.