Steiner Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Steiner Family

4,550 Steiner 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).

4,550Records in our database

1787Earliest birth

1Documented families

4Biographies

See the Steiner family trees →292 Steiner families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

4,550 Steiner 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 (1,138 of 4,550)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Bernhard Steiner, born 1787, Illinois

Most common first names

John162 Mary100 Joseph85 Robert84 William75 Frank63 George59 Walter57 Charles52 Helen51 Edward47 Dorothy42

Documented families

Steiner 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 Steiner family of Allen CountyOhioStarts: Elizabeth (Steiner) Amstutz (b. 1815)Most recent: Dr. Oliver S. Steiner (b. 1874)

The earliest Steiners in the county histories

Benedict SteinerBorn 1828Hardin County, Ohio Michael SteinerBorn 1828Child of George Steiner and Margaret SteinerHardin County, Ohio Martin SteinerBorn 1829Hardin County, Ohio George John SteinerBorn 1830Child of August Steiner and Christena Guider. Mrs. SteinerHardin County, Ohio C. P. SteinerBorn 1832, Wayne CountyChild of Peter D. Steiner and Fannie (Steiner) SteinerAllen County, Ohio William SteinerBorn 1833Washington County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

2 Steiner 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

27 Steiner people in 13 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

C. P. SteinerBorn 1832 · Allen County, Ohio H. C. SteinerBorn 1850 · Allen County, Ohio Adam SteinerBorn 1854 · Allen County, Ohio David W. SteinerBorn 1867 · Allen County, Ohio

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Common questions

Steiner genealogy: FAQ

Where were Steiner ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 4,550 Steiner records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,138), then Wisconsin (1,035) and Missouri (580).

How far back does the Steiner family tree go?

The earliest Steiner birth in our database is 1787: Bernhard Steiner, Illinois. We have pieced together 292 Steiner family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Steiner 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 Steiner 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.