Peck Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Peck Family

5,966 Peck 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).

5,966Records in our database

1797Earliest birth

5Documented families

4Biographies

See the Peck family trees →478 Peck families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,966 Peck 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 (1,014 of 5,966)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Sheldon Peck, born 1797, Illinois

Most common first names

Mary125 Robert124 John123 William119 James89 George88 Harold68 Dorothy65 Margaret65 Charles63 Ruth60 Donald53

Documented families

Peck 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 Peck family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: Eli Peck (b. 1808)Most recent: Norman D. Peck (b. 1843)

Family records from county histories (4)

Vinnie Peck b. 1873Sandusky County, OhioStarts: William Peck & Armena FairbankMost recent: Bernice Keenan John H. Peck b. 1843O Brien County, IowaStarts: Winthrop D. Peck & Sarah A. PeckMost recent: Charles P., Tartus H., Ida M.William Peck b. 1800Starts: William Peck (b. 1800), from ConnecticutMost recent: Nelson Peck, Catherine Peck, Jason L. Peck William Peck b. 1841Starts: William Peck & Luna ColeMost recent: Charles William Peck, Vinnie Peck, Ida Peck

The earliest Pecks in the county histories

Eli PeckBorn 1808Child of Rufus Peck and Sally (Hall) PeckPortage County, Ohio Newton PeckBorn 1808Summit County, Ohio Edwin Orlando PeckBorn 1815Ashtabula County, Ohio Matthew L. PeckBorn 1822Child of Hezekiah Peck and Martha (Long) PeckDes Moines County, Iowa D. B. PeckBorn 1830Child of John Peck and Amy (Maxwell) PeckMorrow County, Ohio Burton PeckBorn 1831Child of Elmer Peck and Alma (Stone) PeckPortage County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

33 Peck 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

41 Peck people in 27 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Eli PeckBorn 1808 · Portage County, Ohio Burton PeckBorn 1831 · Portage County, Ohio Norman D. PeckBorn 1843 · Portage County, Ohio M. H. PeckBorn 1866 · Portage County, Ohio

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Common questions

Peck genealogy: FAQ

Where were Peck ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,966 Peck records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,014), then Wisconsin (883) and Missouri (872).

How far back does the Peck family tree go?

The earliest Peck birth in our database is 1797: Sheldon Peck, Illinois. We have pieced together 478 Peck family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Peck 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 Peck 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.