Richmond Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Richmond Family

3,846 Richmond 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).

3,846Records in our database

1809Earliest birth

3Documented families

6Biographies

See the Richmond family trees →156 Richmond families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,846 Richmond 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 (839 of 3,846)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Obituary Richmond, born 1831, Iowa
Earliest in the county histories: Isaiah Richmond, born 1809

Most common first names

James84 John78 William78 Robert70 Mary66 Charles59 George53 Dorothy34 Donald33 Earl33 Helen28 Mildred27

Documented families

Richmond 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 Richmond family of Henry CountyIllinoisStarts: Benjamin Richmond and Abigail (Dean) RichmondMost recent: Francis Eugene Richmond (b. 1847)

Family records from county histories (2)

James Richmond 1814 to 1908Jasper County, IowaStarts: James Richmond (b. 1814), from TennesseeMost recent: William Jasper Richmond, Francis Marion Richmond, Cordia J. Richmond Leviticus Tilton Richmond b. 1860Starts: Leviticus Tilton Richmond (b. 1860)Most recent: Francis H. Richmond, William T. Richmond, Thomas B. Richmond

The earliest Richmonds in the county histories

Joseph RichmondBorn 1817Pettis County, Missouri Samuel RichmondBorn 1822, Morgan countyMonroe County, Iowa Hiram W. RichmondBorn 1827Medina County, Ohio Jeremiah Fenner RichmondBorn 1834Child of Isaiah Richmond and Eliza A. (Fenner) RichmondHenry County, Illinois John RichmondBorn 1842Coshocton County, Ohio Edwin Adelbert RichmondBorn 1842Child of Isaiah Richmond and Eliza A. (Fenner) RichmondHenry County, Illinois

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

14 Richmond 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

17 Richmond people in 11 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (6)

Isaiah RichmondBorn 1809 · Henry County, Illinois Jeremiah Fenner RichmondBorn 1834 · Henry County, Illinois Joseph Warren RichmondBorn 1840 · Henry County, Illinois Edwin Adelbert RichmondBorn 1842 · Henry County, Illinois John RichmondBorn 1842 · Coshocton County, Ohio Francis E. RichmondBorn 1847 · Henry County, Illinois

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Common questions

Richmond genealogy: FAQ

Where were Richmond ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,846 Richmond records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (839), then Ohio (666) and Michigan (529).

How far back does the Richmond family tree go?

The earliest Richmond birth in our database is 1831: Obituary Richmond, Iowa. The old county histories name Isaiah Richmond, born 1809. We have pieced together 156 Richmond family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Richmond 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 Richmond 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.