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Family History & Genealogy

The Oliphant Family

651 Oliphant 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).

651Records in our database
1843Earliest birth
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At a glance

651 Oliphant 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

North Dakota: 2 Oliphant recordsSouth Dakota: 4 Oliphant recordsNebraska: 22 Oliphant recordsKansas: 46 Oliphant recordsMinnesota: 24 Oliphant recordsIowa: 99 Oliphant recordsMissouri: 172 Oliphant recordsWisconsin: 40 Oliphant recordsIllinois: 35 Oliphant recordsMichigan: 51 Oliphant recordsIndiana: 87 Oliphant recordsOhio: 68 Oliphant records24224624991724035518768
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When they were born

Born in the 1840s: 140Born in the 1850s: 0Born in the 1860s: 260Born in the 1870s: 14Born in the 1880s: 4480Born in the 1890s: 78Born in the 1900s: 1241900Born in the 1910s: 126Born in the 1920s: 7520Born in the 1930s: 22Born in the 1940s: 1340Born in the 1950s: 5Born in the 1960s: 560Born in the 1970s: 1
  • Most records: Missouri (172 of 651)
  • Most common birth decade: the 1910s
  • Earliest birth in the database: Almira Me Oliphant, born 1843, Linn County, Iowa
Documented families

Oliphant families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

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People in the record

Oliphant people in our records

120 of the 606 Oliphant people in our records, from every state where the name turns up: the earliest born and the most recent deaths, newest first. Tap a name to open that person's page. Someone listed in two public indexes is shown once. Search every Oliphant record →

Patricia Ann Oliphant
1951 to 2020
Saint Louis, Minnesota
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Helen Zoanne Oliphant
1924 to 2019
Olmsted, Minnesota
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Robert E Oliphant
1934 to 2011
Iowa
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Carol J Oliphant
1933 to 2010
Iowa
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Ruth L Oliphant
1917 to 2010
Iowa
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Bertha Oliphant
1918 to 2009
Iowa
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Marjorie A Oliphant
1926 to 2009
Iowa
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Wayne Oliphant
1925 to 2009
Iowa
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Vance C Oliphant
1925 to 2008
Iowa
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Bertha F Oliphant
1907 to 2007
Iowa
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Max Oliphant
1914 to 2007
Iowa
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Donna M Oliphant
1930 to 2006
Iowa
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Alice M Oliphant
1936 to 1999
Illinois
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Dolores Oliphant
1916 to 1999
Kansas
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Edward E Oliphant
1916 to 1999
Ohio
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Gary L Oliphant
1946 to 1999
Ohio
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George Oliphant
1941 to 1999
Michigan
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Lillian Oliphant
1906 to 1999
Missouri
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Lillian R Oliphant
1910 to 1999
Ohio
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Lucile Oliphant
1908 to 1999
Indiana
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Lyndol A Oliphant
1923 to 1999
Indiana
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Mary E Oliphant
1901 to 1999
Indiana
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Molly S Oliphant
1930 to 1999
Missouri
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Paul E Oliphant
1922 to 1999
Ohio
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Richard T Oliphant
1922 to 1999
Michigan
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Rita E Oliphant
1916 to 1999
Ohio
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Ann Oliphant
1906 to 1998
Michigan
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Catherine Oliphant
1911 to 1998
Ohio
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Elsie Oliphant
1909 to 1998
Missouri
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Esther K Oliphant
1921 to 1998
Missouri
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Frankella Oliphant
1923 to 1998
Michigan
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Howard D Oliphant
1935 to 1998
Wisconsin
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Lois M Oliphant
1912 to 1998
Indiana
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Marie Oliphant
1921 to 1998
Indiana
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Roy E Oliphant
1918 to 1998
Kansas
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Roy G Oliphant
1902 to 1998
Michigan
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Shirley A Oliphant
1936 to 1998
Indiana
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Bessie L Oliphant
1925 to 1997
Missouri
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Claude Oliphant
1903 to 1997
Indiana
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Louise Oliphant
1909 to 1997
Kansas
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Pearl Oliphant
1906 to 1997
Indiana
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Seneca X Oliphant
1978 to 1997
Illinois
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Thomas J Oliphant
1927 to 1997
Illinois
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George E Oliphant
1946 to 1996
Kansas
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Marjorie O Oliphant
1922 to 1996
Missouri
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Maude M Oliphant
1898 to 1996
Nebraska
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R K Oliphant
1961 to 1996
Wisconsin
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William H Oliphant
1914 to 1996
Missouri
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Emily Martha Oliphant
1921 to 1995
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Laverne J Oliphant
1921 to 1995
Missouri
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Loraine H Oliphant
1924 to 1995
Missouri
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Frank D Oliphant
1933 to 1994
Missouri
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Helma M Oliphant
1906 to 1994
Seward, Nebraska
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Robert C Oliphant
1906 to 1994
South Dakota
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Alberta G Oliphant
1908 to 1993
Missouri
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Anna O Oliphant
1896 to 1990
Minnesota
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Marie Olive Oliphant
1896 to 1987
Douglas, Wisconsin
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Mildred Oliphant
1887 to 1987
Minnesota
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Clare Oliphant
1888 to 1983
Missouri
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Grace E Oliphant
1886 to 1983
Missouri
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Nancy Oliphant
1887 to 1983
Kansas
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Forrest Oliphant
1898 to 1981
South Dakota
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Arthur Oliphant
1882 to 1979
Minnesota
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Minnie Oliphant
1883 to 1978
Illinois
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Viola Oliphant
1908 to 1974
North Dakota
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Lula E Oliphant
1890 to 1973
Missouri
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Mary Oliphant
1891 to 1973
Ohio
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William Oliphant
1881 to 1973
Indiana
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Alice Oliphant
1882 to 1972
Ohio
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Anna M Oliphant
1885 to 1972
Adams, Nebraska
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Grace Oliphant
1883 to 1972
Wisconsin
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Harley F Oliphant
1887 to 1972
Missouri
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Ovie Oliphant
1890 to 1972
Michigan
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Zenora Oliphant
1882 to 1972
Indiana
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Harry Oliphant
1881 to 1971
Ohio
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Jesse Oliphant
1881 to 1971
Iowa
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Willis Oliphant
1889 to 1971
Nebraska
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Effie E Oliphant
1887 to 1970
Ohio
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Fredonia Oliphant
1883 to 1970
Indiana
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Ira O Oliphant
1875 to 1970
Missouri
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Katherine Oliphant
1881 to 1970
Kansas
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Lessie Oliphant
1882 to 1970
Indiana
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Maude L Oliphant
1873 to 1970
Missouri
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Mortie Oliphant
1883 to 1970
Wisconsin
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William Oliphant
1891 to 1970
Missouri
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Blanche Oliphant
1890 to 1969
Iowa
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Cynthia S Oliphant
1890 to 1969
Missouri
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Octavia Oliphant
1876 to 1969
Kansas
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Arthur M Oliphant
1886 to 1968
North Dakota
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Estella Oliphant
1880 to 1968
Indiana
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Marcus Oliphant
1878 to 1968
Kansas
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Margaret Oliphant
1876 to 1968
Illinois
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Charles Oliphant
1871 to 1967
Indiana
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John Oliphant
1879 to 1967
Michigan
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Walter Oliphant
1881 to 1967
Indiana
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Wesley Oliphant
1890 to 1967
Iowa
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William Oliphant
1885 to 1967
Ohio
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Emerson Oliphant
1880 to 1966
Michigan
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Maud Oliphant
1880 to 1966
Missouri
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Roy Oliphant
1885 to 1966
Ohio
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Fred Oliphant
1887 to 1965
Iowa
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Howard Oliphant
1884 to 1965
Kansas
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Thomas Oliphant
1879 to 1965
Illinois
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Carol Elizabeth Stephens Oliphant
1898 to 1964
Washington County
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Mary Oliphant
1875 to 1964
Michigan
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William Oliphant
1892 to 1964
Wisconsin
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Edwin Oliphant
1877 to 1963
Illinois
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Enoch Oliphant
1889 to 1963
Missouri
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Everett Oliphant
1882 to 1963
Indiana
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James Oliphant
1885 to 1963
Michigan
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Paul Oliphant
1887 to 1963
Ohio
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Guy Oliphant
1879 to 1962
Missouri
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Lemuel Oliphant
1879 to 1962
Indiana
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Ida Ae Oliphant
1866 to 1957
Linn County, Iowa
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Jessie J Oliphant
1870 to 1948
Linn County, Iowa
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Mary Je Oliphant
1870 to 1936
Linn County, Iowa
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Thomas J Oliphant
1864 to 1933
Linn County, Iowa
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Helen Oliphant
born 1911
Moody, South Dakota
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Almira Me Oliphant
1843 to 1909
Linn County, Iowa
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Alta Fern Oliphant
1889 to 1906
Linn County, Iowa
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Oliphant genealogy: FAQ

Where were Oliphant ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 651 Oliphant records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (172), then Iowa (99) and Indiana (87).

How far back does the Oliphant family tree go?

The earliest Oliphant birth in our database is 1843: Almira Me Oliphant, Linn County, Iowa. We have pieced together 26 Oliphant family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Oliphant 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.

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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.

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