Ludwig Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Ludwig Family

4,426 Ludwig 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).

4,426Records in our database

1791Earliest birth

3Documented families

2Biographies

See the Ludwig family trees →276 Ludwig families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

4,426 Ludwig 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 (886 of 4,426)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Ignatz Ludwig, born 1791, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

John119 William110 Mary82 Robert79 Charles68 Edward56 George56 Joseph53 Dorothy51 Fred47 Ruth45 Anna43

Documented families

Ludwig 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 Ludwig family of Pickaway CountyOhioStarts: Daniel Ludwig and Mary LudwigMost recent: David S. Ludwig (b. 1842)

Family records from county histories (2)

Eli Ludwig d. 1863Harrison County, IowaStarts: Eli Ludwig, from Columbia County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: Francis H. Ludwig John Ludwig d. 1908Winneshiek County, IowaStarts: John Ludwig, from GermanyMost recent: Albert Ludwig

The earliest Ludwigs in the county histories

Samuel LudwigBorn 1788Crawford County, Ohio Samuel LudwigBorn 1813Crawford County, Ohio Daniel LudwigBorn 1831Madison County, Ohio Daniel LudwigBorn 1831Child of Jacob Ludwig and Evaline (Morris) LudwigPickaway County, Ohio Isaac LudwigBorn 1834Child of Jacob Ludwig and E valine (Morris) LudwigPickaway County, Ohio George LudwigBorn 1835Madison County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

10 Ludwig 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

17 Ludwig people in 9 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Isaac LudwigBorn 1834 · Pickaway County, Ohio Isaac LudwigBorn 1842 · Allen County, Ohio

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Ludwig genealogy: FAQ

Where were Ludwig ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 4,426 Ludwig records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Wisconsin (886), then Ohio (759) and Missouri (758).

How far back does the Ludwig family tree go?

The earliest Ludwig birth in our database is 1791: Ignatz Ludwig, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 276 Ludwig family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Ludwig 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 Ludwig 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.