Smalley Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Smalley Family

1,665 Smalley 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).

1,665Records in our database

1822Earliest birth

1Documented families

5Biographies

See the Smalley family trees →105 Smalley families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

1,665 Smalley 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 (500 of 1,665)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Eugene Virgil Smalley, born 1841, Minnesota
Earliest in the county histories: Jacob W. Smalley, born 1822

Most common first names

Mary40 John36 George35 Charles29 James29 Robert29 William29 Richard20 Frank17 Donald15 Edward14 Harold14

Documented families

Smalley 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 Smalley family of Wyandot CountyOhioStarts: Jacob W. Smalley (b. 1822)Most recent: Walter M. Smalley (b. 1862)

The earliest Smalleys in the county histories

Shepherd SmalleyBorn 1817, Hamilton CountyMuscatine County, Iowa Jacob W. SmalleyBorn 1822, Wayne CountyChild of Richard Smalley and Catharine (Emmons) SmalleyWyandot County, Ohio James SmalleyBorn 1823, Ashland CountyChild of Isaac Smalley and Priscilla (Scott) SmalleyWyandot County, Ohio Allen SmalleyBorn 1841, Ashland CountyChild of Isaac Smalley and Elizabeth (Smith) SmalleyWyandot County, Ohio Jesse SmalleyBorn 1846, Crane TownshipChild of Isaac Smalley and Margaret (Snyder) SmalleyWyandot County, Ohio M. A. SmalleyBorn 1850, Ashland CountyChild of Isaac Smalley and Elizabeth (Smith) SmalleyWyandot County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

2 Smalley 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

14 Smalley people in 8 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Jacob W. SmalleyBorn 1822 · Wyandot County, Ohio James SmalleyBorn 1823 · Wyandot County, Ohio Allen SmalleyBorn 1841 · Wyandot County, Ohio M. A. SmalleyBorn 1850 · Wyandot County, Ohio Walter M. SmalleyBorn 1862 · Wyandot County, Ohio

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Common questions

Smalley genealogy: FAQ

Where were Smalley ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 1,665 Smalley records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (500), then Missouri (228) and Illinois (177).

How far back does the Smalley family tree go?

The earliest Smalley birth in our database is 1841: Eugene Virgil Smalley, Minnesota. The old county histories name Jacob W. Smalley, born 1822. We have pieced together 105 Smalley family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Smalley 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 Smalley 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.