Reynolds Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Reynolds Family

19,930 Reynolds 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).

19,930Records in our database

1788Earliest birth

3Documented families

4Biographies

See the Reynolds family trees →933 Reynolds families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

19,930 Reynolds 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: Missouri (4,591 of 19,930)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: John Reynolds, born 1788, Illinois

Most common first names

William512 John500 James439 Robert434 Mary423 Charles289 George258 Helen191 Thomas180 Dorothy177 Margaret174 Ruth174

Documented families

Reynolds 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 Reynolds family of Guthrie CountyIowaStarts: Gillium Reynolds and Winnie (Beman) Reynolds (b. 1806)Most recent: Simpson Reynolds (b. 1850)

Family records from county histories (2)

Robert ReynoldsHancock County, OhioStarts: Robert Reynolds, from Westmoreland County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: Maria Reynolds Terrence Reynolds b. 1823Greene County, IowaStarts: Terrence Reynolds, from County Monaghan, IrelandMost recent: Mary J. Reynolds, Florence Reynolds, Margaret A. Reynolds

The earliest Reynoldss in the county histories

Benedict ReynoldsBorn 1801Child of Benedict Reynolds and Mary ReynoldsTuscarawas County, Ohio Philip S. ReynoldsBorn 1806, Orange countySaline County, Missouri Rebecca ReynoldsBorn 1809Platte County, Missouri Henry ReynoldsBorn 1816Clark County, Ohio Elsbury W. ReynoldsBorn 1817, Queen Anne countyCarroll County, Missouri Joseph ReynoldsBorn 1819Winona County, Minnesota

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

55 Reynolds 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

69 Reynolds people in 51 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

Joseph ReynoldsBorn 1819 · Winona County, Minnesota William ReynoldsBorn 1846 · Clark County, Ohio John H. ReynoldsBorn 1848 · Clark County, Ohio Simpson ReynoldsBorn 1850 · Guthrie County, Iowa

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Common questions

Reynolds genealogy: FAQ

Where were Reynolds ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 19,930 Reynolds records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (4,591), then Ohio (3,407) and Illinois (2,908).

How far back does the Reynolds family tree go?

The earliest Reynolds birth in our database is 1788: John Reynolds, Illinois. We have pieced together 933 Reynolds family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Reynolds 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 Reynolds 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.