Woodward Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Woodward Family

4,258 Woodward 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).

4,258Records in our database

1792Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Woodward family trees →291 Woodward families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

4,258 Woodward 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 (819 of 4,258)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Samuel Woodward, born 1792, Iowa

Most common first names

Mary104 William98 John95 Robert83 Charles80 James75 George58 Helen56 Donald46 Harry44 Dorothy38 Thomas37

Documented families

Woodward 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 (2)

Carrie W. WoodwardDallas County, IowaStarts: John L. Woodward & Henrietta L. WoodwardMost recent: Woodward H. Brenton, Ruth Brenton Daniel Woodward 1801 to 1876Jackson County, MichiganStarts: Daniel Woodward (b. 1801), from VermontMost recent: Harley P. Woodward, Catherine G. Woodward, Naomi A. Woodward

The earliest Woodwards in the county histories

Jonathan WoodwardBorn 1801Logan County, Ohio William C. WoodwardBorn 1810Child of Capt. William C. WoodwardLancaster County, Nebraska Robert C. WoodwardBorn 1820Child of Jacob S. WoodwardClark County, Ohio Jacob WoodwardBorn 1820, Robertson countyChild of Edward Woodward and Mary WoodwardGreene County, Missouri B. WoodwardBorn 1820Medina County, Ohio S. B. WoodwardBorn 1820Medina County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

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

In old newspapers

22 Woodward 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 Woodward people in 20 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Robert C. WoodwardBorn 1829 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Woodward genealogy: FAQ

Where were Woodward ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 4,258 Woodward records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (819), then Missouri (752) and Illinois (477).

How far back does the Woodward family tree go?

The earliest Woodward birth in our database is 1792: Samuel Woodward, Iowa. We have pieced together 291 Woodward family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Woodward 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 Woodward 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.