Peters Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Peters Family

21,494 Peters 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).

21,494Records in our database

1827Earliest birth

5Documented families

3Biographies

See the Peters family trees →1,435 Peters families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

21,494 Peters 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 (3,660 of 21,494)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: John Peters, born 1827, Hancock County, Ohio

Most common first names

John569 William475 Mary415 Robert374 George277 James263 Charles258 Helen240 Edward234 Joseph222 Anna216 Henry213

Documented families

Peters 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 (2)

The Peters family of Adair CountyIowaStarts: James Russell Peters (b. 1872)Most recent: Myron Julius Peters (b. 1876)The Peters family of Pickaway CountyOhioStarts: Samuel Peters and Mary (Stevenson) Peters (b. 1772)Most recent: John Henry Peters (b. 1867)

Family records from county histories (3)

Frederick PetersPottawattamie County, IowaStarts: Frederick Peters, from Holstein, GermanyMost recent: Fred Peters, Johann Peters, Albert Peters Sophia PetersFairfield County, OhioStarts: George PetersMost recent: Adelle Conrad, Minnie Conrad, George S. Conrad Hans Peters b. 1851Pottawattamie County, IowaStarts: Frederick Peters & Lottie Peters, from Holstein, GermanyMost recent: Antone Peters, Mate Peters, Emil Peters

The earliest Peterss in the county histories

Henry PetersBorn 1796, York CountyChild of Samuel Peters and Mary (Stevenson) PetersWyandot County, Ohio Nathan PetersBorn 1799Marion County, Ohio Joseph PetersBorn 1818Clinton County, Ohio Oliver PetersBorn 1819Child of John Peters and Sarah PetersBates County, Missouri W. S. PetersBorn 1819, Fauquier countyRay County, Missouri Joseph PetersBorn 1820Montgomery County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

1,435 Peters families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

40 Peters 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

53 Peters people in 35 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Francis J. PetersBorn 1848 · Pickaway County, Ohio W. L. PetersBorn 1851 · Pickaway County, Ohio A. A. PetersBorn 1852 · Pickaway County, Ohio

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Common questions

Peters genealogy: FAQ

Where were Peters ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 21,494 Peters records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Wisconsin (3,660), then Ohio (3,216) and Illinois (2,860).

How far back does the Peters family tree go?

The earliest Peters birth in our database is 1827: John Peters, Hancock County, Ohio. We have pieced together 1,435 Peters family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Peters 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 Peters 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.