Ridenour Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Ridenour Family

1,516 Ridenour 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).

1,516Records in our database

1817Earliest birth

1Documented families

5Biographies

See the Ridenour family trees →95 Ridenour families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,516 Ridenour 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 (612 of 1,516)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: George Ridenour, born 1872, Nebraska
Earliest in the county histories: Peter Ridenour, born 1817

Most common first names

John38 William36 Charles31 Mary30 Robert28 James24 George23 Helen19 Anna17 Donald17 Harold17 Richard16

Documented families

Ridenour 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 Ridenour family of Allen CountyOhioStarts: John Ridenour and Hannah (Spahn) Ridenour (b. 1785)Most recent: Mary E. (Ridenour) Dillsaver (b. 1862)

The earliest Ridenours in the county histories

Peter RidenourBorn 1817, Perry CountyChild of Isaac Ridenour and Lydia (Cotterman) RidenourAllen County, Ohio William RidenourBorn 1822, Jefterson CountyChild of Daniel RidenourPettis County, Missouri Israel RidenourBorn 1825, Fairfield countyPutnam County, Ohio George M. RidenourBorn 1826, Fairfield CountyChild of Michael Ridenour and Hannah (Shotts) RidenourAllen County, Ohio John G. RidenourBorn 1827, Fairfield CountyChild of George Ridenour and Mary (Conrad) RidenourAllen County, Ohio Samuel O. RidenourBorn 1832, Allen CountyChild of Jacob Ridenour and Catherine (Oats) RidenourAllen County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

3 Ridenour 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

18 Ridenour people in 8 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Peter RidenourBorn 1817 · Allen County, Ohio George M. RidenourBorn 1826 · Allen County, Ohio John G. RidenourBorn 1827 · Allen County, Ohio Samuel O. RidenourBorn 1832 · Allen County, Ohio Jacob RidenourBorn 1860 · Allen County, Ohio

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Common questions

Ridenour genealogy: FAQ

Where were Ridenour ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,516 Ridenour records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (612), then Missouri (243) and Indiana (190).

How far back does the Ridenour family tree go?

The earliest Ridenour birth in our database is 1872: George Ridenour, Nebraska. The old county histories name Peter Ridenour, born 1817. We have pieced together 95 Ridenour family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Ridenour 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 Ridenour 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.