Wolf Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Wolf Family

14,410 Wolf 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).

14,410Records in our database

1802Earliest birth

4Documented families

7Biographies

See the Wolf family trees →1,107 Wolf families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

14,410 Wolf 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 (3,157 of 14,410)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: George Wolf, born 1807, Kansas
Earliest in the county histories: Jacob Wolf, born 1802

Most common first names

John380 William334 Mary306 George254 Robert237 Joseph216 Charles204 Frank157 Anna153 Helen152 Edward149 Henry143

Documented families

Wolf 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 records from county histories (4)

Isaac WolfHancock County, OhioStarts: Isaac WolfMost recent: Mary C. Wolf Peter WolfAudubon County, IowaStarts: Peter Wolf, from Schleswig, GermanyMost recent: Jens Wolf, Chris Wolf, Matilda Wolf Mary C. Wolf b. 1856Hancock County, OhioStarts: Mary C. Wolf (b. 1856), from Washington County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: George, Susan Welberg Wolf b. 1872Audubon County, IowaStarts: Peter Wolf & Margaret Peterson, from Schleswig, GermanyMost recent: Leonard Wolf

The earliest Wolfs in the county histories

Joseph De WolfBorn 1786Portage County, Ohio Michael WolfBorn 1799Crawford County, Ohio Elias WolfBorn 1805Child of Peter WolfMiami County, Ohio John WolfBorn 1813, Oxford townshipCoshocton County, Ohio Henry WolfBorn 1819Coshocton County, Ohio William WolfBorn 1821, Oxford townshipCoshocton County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

1,107 Wolf families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

39 Wolf 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

49 Wolf people in 30 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (7)

Jacob WolfBorn 1802 · Coshocton County, Ohio John WolfBorn 1813 · Coshocton County, Ohio William WolfBorn 1821 · Coshocton County, Ohio John WolfBorn 1832 · Tuscarawas County, Ohio William WolfBorn 1833 · Coshocton County, Ohio George L. WolfBorn 1836 · Coshocton County, Ohio Frank WolfBorn 1842 · Coshocton County, Ohio

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Common questions

Wolf genealogy: FAQ

Where were Wolf ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 14,410 Wolf records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (3,157), then Wisconsin (2,806) and Missouri (2,010).

How far back does the Wolf family tree go?

The earliest Wolf birth in our database is 1807: George Wolf, Kansas. The old county histories name Jacob Wolf, born 1802. We have pieced together 1,107 Wolf family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Wolf 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 Wolf 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.