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Family History & Genealogy

The Minor Family

150 documented Minor ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

150Documented ancestors
1855Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Minor

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Minor ancestors in the record

Deceased Minor ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Caroline Minor, about 1855 in Linn County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Caroline Minor
1855 – 1912
Linn County, Iowa
Nancy Minor
1859 – 1911
Linn County, Iowa
Blma Minor Minor
1860 – 1931
Linn County, Iowa
John He Minor
1861 – 1911
Linn County, Iowa
Peter Minor
1870 – 1966
Iowa
Arthur Minor
1878 – 1963
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Nora Minor
1881 – 1970
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Claude Minor
1885 – 1963
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Loyal Minor
1886 – 1963
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James Minor
1886 – 1974
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Joe Minor
1889 – 1971
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George Minor
1889 – 1976
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Arthur Minor
1890 – 1964
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Joseph Minor
1890 – 1973
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Julia Minor
1890 – 1972
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Christina Minor
1891 – 1965
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James Minor
1891 – 1985
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Sarah Minor
1892 – 1973
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Paul Minor
1892 – 1972
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Mabel Minor
1892 – 1987
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Alice Minor
1893 – 1975
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Florence L Minor
1893 – 1990
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George Minor
1893 – 1974
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Sophia Minor
1894 – 1972
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Frieda Minor
1894 – 1982
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Guy Minor
1894 – 1971
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Gabriel Minor
1894 – 1981
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Edward Minor
1895 – 1969
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Tom Minor
1895 – 1988
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Winnie M Minor
1896 – 1988
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Anna J Minor
1896 – 1988
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Ralph Minor
1897 – 1990
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Marguerite Minor
1897 – 1979
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Gilbert Minor
1898 – 1972
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Robert Minor
1898 – 1967
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Ruth Minor
1899 – 1985
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Matilda D Minor
1899 – 1997
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Gladys Minor
1901 – 1983
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Owen Minor
1901 – 1975
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Libbie Minor
1901 – 1976
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Ethel Minor
1901 – 1971
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Clyde Minor
1901 – 1978
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Augustus W Minor
1901 – 1994
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Angeline Minor
1903 – 1993
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Pearl Minor
1903 – 1984
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Eva Minor
1903 – 1985
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Earl W Minor
1905 – 1998
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Harry Minor
1906 – 1971
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M O Minor
1906 – 1995
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Verna Minor
1906 – 1977
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S V Minor
1906 – 1999
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Florence T Minor
1907 – 1995
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Robert Minor
1908 – 1980
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Everett Minor
1908 – 1994
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John Minor
1908 – 1984
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Bernice A Minor
1908 – 2007
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Owanna M Minor
1908 – 2004
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Edna E Minor
1909 – 2000
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Joe Minor
1909 – 1967
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Janet Minor
1909 – 1974
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Donald Minor
1910 – 1983
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Arthur E Minor
1910 – 1991
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Rosella Minor
1910 – 2001
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James Minor
1911 – 1981
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Charlie E Minor
1911 – 1988
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Raymond A Minor
1912 – 1993
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John C Minor
1912 – 1990
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Fred W Minor
1912 – 1990
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Pauline Minor
1912 – 1974
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Gilbert Minor
1913 – 1985
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Sarah J Minor
1913 – 2002
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Marguerite Minor
1913 – 1999
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Glen Minor
1913 – 1993
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Gene P Minor
1913 – 1989
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Gayhard Minor
1914 – 1974
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William Minor
1914 – 1982
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Corean Minor
1915 – 1982
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Earl E Minor
1915 – 1997
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Edna H Minor
1915 – 2002
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Marie F Minor
1915 – 2005
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Thelma Minor
1916 – 1987
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Harold Minor
1916 – 1978
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Orval G Minor
1916 – 2003
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William Minor
1916 – 1988
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Rue K Minor
1917 – 2001
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Eldon V Minor
1917 – 1997
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Alfred R Minor
1917 – 1994
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Ruth M Minor
1917 – 1998
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Helen Minor
1917 – 1986
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Mildred R Minor
1917 – 2011
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Herbert Minor
1917 – 1986
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Glenn W Minor
1918 – 1999
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Joe Minor
1918 – 1974
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Hilda Minor
1919 – 1990
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Harriett E Minor
1919 – 1988
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Harold L Minor
1919 – 1997
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Marjorie E Minor
1920 – 2010
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Warren Minor
1921 – 1985
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Fred J Minor
1921 – 1996
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Arthur M Minor
1921 – 2000
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Martin L Minor
1921 – 1990
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Norman L Minor
1921 – 2000
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Dolores L Minor
1921 – 2008
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Joe H Minor
1921 – 2003
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Elwood F Minor
1923 – 2001
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Meryl J Minor
1923 – 2010
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R Minor
1923 – 1976
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Mary M Minor
1923 – 2004
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Clem E Minor
1923 – 1998
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Harold Minor
1925 – 1972
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Thelma Minor
1925 – 2002
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William R Minor
1925 – 1991
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Teresa Minor
1925 – 1990
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Franklin Minor
1925 – 1995
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Dellyse W Minor
1926 – 2006
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Howard M Minor
1926 – 2007
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J F Minor
1926 – 1990
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Donald F Minor
1926 – 2011
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Ralph N Minor
1926 – 2004
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Shirley J Minor
1927 – 1998
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W D Minor
1927 – 1992
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Gerald W Minor
1928 – 2008
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Marvin J Minor
1929 – 2008
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Joseph Minor
1929 – 1981
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Katherine L Minor
1929 – 2007
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Milton F Minor
1929 – 1994
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Clifford J Minor
1929 – 1998
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Betty Minor
1930 – 2007
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Geraldine M Minor
1931 – 1996
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Neal D Minor
1933 – 2009
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John R Minor
1933 – 2012
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Nancy L Minor
1935 – 1989
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Robert C Minor
1936 – 1993
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Merlyn W Minor
1937 – 1999
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John Minor
1937 – 2006
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Phyllis J Minor
1938 – 2011
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Gilbert C Minor
1940 – 1992
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Carolyn R Minor
1941 – 2010
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Virginia C Minor
1941 – 1999
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Rita M Minor
1942 – 1999
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Richard Minor
1942 – 2002
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Ruth Minor
1942 – 1972
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R I Minor
1942 – 1991
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John Minor
1943 – 2012
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Diane K Minor
1947 – 2003
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Glenda J Minor
1947 – 2010
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Sam Minor
1948 – 1977
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Richard E Minor
1951 – 1997
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Terry L Minor
1953 – 1999
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Aaron L Minor
1977 – 1998
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Common questions

Minor genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Minor surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Minor family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1855. Most Minor lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Minor family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Minor family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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