Stratton Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Stratton Family

2,843 Stratton 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).

2,843Records in our database

1800Earliest birth

2Documented families

4Biographies

See the Stratton family trees →166 Stratton families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

2,843 Stratton 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 (580 of 2,843)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Orrange Stratton, born 1800, Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio

Most common first names

Robert64 John59 James56 Charles55 William55 Mary53 George36 Helen35 Richard27 Anna26 Donald26 Thomas24

Documented families

Stratton 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 Stratton family of Portage CountyOhioStarts: J. B. Stratton (b. 1800)Most recent: Clarissa C. (Stratton) Reed (b. 1849)

Family records from county histories (1)

Orrange Stratton 1800 to 1875Miami County, OhioStarts: Orrange Stratton (b. 1800)Most recent: Hulda M. Stratton, Willie Stratton, Elizabeth J. Stratton

The earliest Strattons in the county histories

J. B. StrattonBorn 1800Portage County, Ohio Alexander StrattonBorn 1821, Oxford TownshipChild of Isaac Stratton and Sarah StrattonDelaware County, Ohio N. J. StrattonBorn 1837, Jersey CountyChild of L. P. StrattonNodaway County, Missouri Daniel H. StrattonBorn 1840, Ray countyChild of Daniel Stratton and Elizabeth StrattonRay County, Missouri Jared StrattonBorn 1841, Atwater TownshipChild of Jared Stratton and Damaris (Perkins) StrattonPortage County, Ohio John StrattonBorn 1842, Salem townshipChild of David Stratton and Susan (Betz) StrattonColumbiana County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

5 Stratton 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

13 Stratton people in 12 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

J. B. StrattonBorn 1800 · Portage County, Ohio Freeman StrattonBorn 1833 · Portage County, Ohio Jared StrattonBorn 1841 · Portage County, Ohio Samuel StrattonBorn 1843 · Portage County, Ohio

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Common questions

Stratton genealogy: FAQ

Where were Stratton ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 2,843 Stratton records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (580), then Missouri (571) and Michigan (348).

How far back does the Stratton family tree go?

The earliest Stratton birth in our database is 1800: Orrange Stratton, Lost Creek Township, Miami County, Ohio. We have pieced together 166 Stratton family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Stratton 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 Stratton 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.