Lehman Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Lehman Family

5,798 Lehman 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).

5,798Records in our database

1848Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Lehman family trees →406 Lehman families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,798 Lehman 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 (1,680 of 5,798)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Edwin Lehman, born 1848, Minnesota

Most common first names

William126 John118 Robert111 Mary99 Helen77 George75 Edward71 Charles70 Ruth69 Margaret62 Walter61 Harry57

Documented families

Lehman 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 Lehman family of Wayne CountyOhioStarts: Martin Lehman and F. Christina (Speck) Lehman (b. 1744)Most recent: Simon Lehman (b. 1849)

Family records from county histories (1)

Albert E. Lehman d. 1892Crawford County, IowaStarts: Albert E. Lehman, from GermanyMost recent: Oscar Lehman

The earliest Lehmans in the county histories

Ephraim LehmanBorn 1820Child of John Lehman and Nancy (Bair) LehmanWayne County, Ohio Christian LehmanBorn 1828, Franklin CountyChild of Joseph Lehman and Catherine LehmanAllen County, Ohio Simon LehmanBorn 1840Wayne County, Ohio Solomon S. LehmanBorn 1841, Franklin countyChild of Abraham Lehman and Catharine (Shirk) LehmanFranklin County, Ohio Simon LehmanBorn 1849Wayne County, Ohio Oscar LehmanBorn 1861Crawford County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

7 Lehman 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

11 Lehman people in 8 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Simon LehmanBorn 1849 · Wayne County, Ohio

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Lehman genealogy: FAQ

Where were Lehman ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,798 Lehman records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,680), then Wisconsin (1,003) and Illinois (557).

How far back does the Lehman family tree go?

The earliest Lehman birth in our database is 1848: Edwin Lehman, Minnesota. We have pieced together 406 Lehman family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Lehman 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 Lehman 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.