Sands Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Sands Family

1,995 Sands 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).

1,995Records in our database

1839Earliest birth

2Documented families

3Biographies

See the Sands family trees →123 Sands families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,995 Sands 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 (429 of 1,995)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Ella Sands Sands, born 1869, Whiteside County, Illinois
Earliest in the county histories: Alva E. Sands, born 1839

Most common first names

Mary57 John55 Charles49 James46 William44 Robert39 George26 Margaret23 Richard23 Anna20 Edward20 Helen20

Documented families

Sands 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 Sands family of Washington CountyIowaStarts: Benjamin R. Sands and Rosanna (Henderson) Sands (b. 1810)Most recent: Alva E. Sands (b. 1879)

Family records from county histories (1)

Gustave Sands b. 1824Starts: Gustave Sands (b. 1824), from SwedenMost recent: John A. Sands

The earliest Sandss in the county histories

Jonah SandsBorn 1822Child of Abijah Sands and Elizabeth (Grady) SandsWarren County, Ohio John W. SandsBorn 1839, Monroe CountyChild of Benjamin R. Sands and Rosanna (Henderson) SandsWashington County, Iowa Miles SandsBorn 1843, Morgan CountyChild of John W. Sands and Rebecca (Gardner) SandsFairfield County, Ohio Samuel A. SandsBorn 1848Washington County, Iowa F. G. SandsBorn 1869Washington County, Iowa Alva E. SandsBorn 1879, Monroe countyWashington County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

3 Sands 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

9 Sands people in 6 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Alva E. SandsBorn 1839 · Washington County, Iowa John W. SandsBorn 1839 · Washington County, Iowa Samuel A. SandsBorn 1849 · Washington County, Iowa

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Common questions

Sands genealogy: FAQ

Where were Sands ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,995 Sands records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (429), then Missouri (300) and Illinois (234).

How far back does the Sands family tree go?

The earliest Sands birth in our database is 1869: Ella Sands Sands, Whiteside County, Illinois. The old county histories name Alva E. Sands, born 1839. We have pieced together 123 Sands family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Sands 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 Sands 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.