Loomis Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Loomis Family

2,745 Loomis 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).

2,745Records in our database

1809Earliest birth

1Documented families

7Biographies

See the Loomis family trees →204 Loomis families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,745 Loomis 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 (625 of 2,745)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: A Loomis, born 1856, Kansas
Earliest in the county histories: Lewis Loomis, born 1809

Most common first names

Mary61 Charles54 Robert53 William45 George43 Ruth39 John36 Donald30 Dorothy30 Edward30 Harold30 Helen28

Documented families

Loomis 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 Loomis family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: Harlow (or Harlon) Loomis and Maria (Ward) Loomis (b. 1798)Most recent: Albert H. Loomis (b. 1848)

The earliest Loomiss in the county histories

Robert LoomisBorn 1797Child of Loren LoomisMedina County, Ohio Warren LoomisBorn 1804Geauga County, Ohio Wildman LoomisBorn 1819Child of Reuel Loomis and Anna (Lyon) LoomisSeneca County, Ohio Russel LoomisBorn 1830, Randolph TownshipChild of Jason Loomis and Marietta LoomisPortage County, Ohio H. S. LoomisBorn 1834, Randolph TownshipChild of Harlow Loomis and Maria (Ward) LoomisPortage County, Ohio S. E. LoomisBorn 1845Child of Harlon Loomis and Maria LoomisPortage County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

7 Loomis 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

19 Loomis people in 10 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (7)

Lewis LoomisBorn 1809 · Portage County, Ohio Russel LoomisBorn 1830 · Portage County, Ohio H. S. LoomisBorn 1834 · Portage County, Ohio S. M. LoomisBorn 1838 · Portage County, Ohio Albert H. LoomisBorn 1853 · Portage County, Ohio S. E. LoomisBorn 1853 · Portage County, Ohio Frank F. LoomisBorn 1854 · Summit County, Ohio

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Common questions

Loomis genealogy: FAQ

Where were Loomis ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,745 Loomis records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Wisconsin (625), then Ohio (481) and Michigan (389).

How far back does the Loomis family tree go?

The earliest Loomis birth in our database is 1856: A Loomis, Kansas. The old county histories name Lewis Loomis, born 1809. We have pieced together 204 Loomis family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Loomis 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 Loomis 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.