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Family History & Genealogy

The Read Family

144 documented Read ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

144Documented ancestors
1845Earliest record
7Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Read

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Read ancestors in the record

Deceased Read ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to John Read, about 1845 in Guthrie County, Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
John Read
1845 – 1917
Guthrie County, Iowa
George Windle Read
1860 – 1934
Indianola
Knut Read
1877 – 1964
Iowa
Josabel Read
1879 – 1969
Iowa
Walter Read
1881 – 1964
Iowa
Edith L Read
1882 – 1968
Iowa
John Read
1883 – 1970
Iowa
Henry Read
1884 – 1968
Iowa
Warren Read
1885 – 1972
Iowa
James Read
1886 – 1969
Iowa
James Read
1886 – 1976
Iowa
William Read
1886 – 1968
Iowa
Christine Read
1888 – 1975
Iowa
Martin Read
1889 – 1971
Iowa
Forrest Read
1889 – 1975
Iowa
Glen Read
1890 – 1982
Iowa
Margaret Read
1890 – 1981
Iowa
Laura Read
1890 – 1985
Iowa
Mae Read
1891 – 1976
Iowa
Virda Read
1891 – 1977
Iowa
James Read
1891 – 1963
Iowa
Paul Read
1892 – 1973
Iowa
James Read
1892 – 1971
Iowa
Warren Read
1892 – 1974
Iowa
Margaret Read
1892 – 1982
Iowa
George Read
1893 – 1972
Iowa
Theda R Read
1893 – 1989
Iowa
Phillip K Read
1893 – 1961
Iowa
Alexius Read
1893 – 1987
Iowa
Bessie Read
1893 – 1976
Iowa
Paul Read
1895 – 1969
Iowa
Charlotte Read
1895 – 1972
Iowa
William Read
1895 – 1958
Iowa
Harry Read
1895 – 1971
Iowa
Hazel Read
1895 – 1978
Iowa
Freda Read
1896 – 1981
Iowa
Mildred Read
1897 – 1990
Iowa
Emil B Read
1898 – 1981
Iowa
Ivar E Read
1898 – 1989
Iowa
Edith Read
1898 – 1971
Iowa
Etta Read
1899 – 1976
Iowa
Mattie Read
1900 – 1984
Iowa
Bertha Read
1901 – 1977
Iowa
Alma Read
1902 – 1969
Iowa
Mollie G Read
1902 – 1993
Iowa
Lawrence Read
1903 – 1982
Iowa
Velna R Read
1904 – 1993
Iowa
Nelson Read
1907 – 1997
Iowa
John Read
1907 – 1986
Iowa
Wayne Read
1907 – 1986
Iowa
John Read
1907 – 1957
Iowa
Viola Read
1907 – 1976
Iowa
Charley Read
1907 – 1987
Iowa
Marie Read
1909 – 1999
Iowa
Virgil D Read
1911 – 2002
Iowa
Madge Read
1911 – 1990
Iowa
James Read
1912 – 1980
Iowa
Addie G Read
1912 – 1999
Iowa
Betty Read
1912 – 1979
Iowa
Leona Read
1912 – 1987
Iowa
Marion A Read
1913 – 2001
Iowa
Raymond Read
1913 – 1961
Iowa
Raymond D Read
1913 – 1996
Iowa
Mary C Read
1913 – 1988
Iowa
Louise M Read
1913 – 1993
Iowa
James M Read
1913 – 2002
Iowa
Marion D Read
1914 – 1992
Iowa
Maurice R Read
1914 – 1991
Iowa
Kenneth B Read
1914 – 1989
Iowa
Weldon Read
1914 – 1976
Iowa
Ozella Read
1914 – 1984
Iowa
E A Read
1915 – 1987
Iowa
Frances Read
1915 – 1994
Iowa
Dorothy Read
1915 – 1973
Iowa
Coral M Read
1915 – 1995
Iowa
Anne C Read
1915 – 2005
Iowa
Chalmer F Read
1915 – 2007
Iowa
James E Read
1916 – 1991
Iowa
Robert A Read
1916 – 2007
Iowa
Clinton Read
1916 – 1965
Iowa
John C Read
1916 – 2008
Iowa
Dallas D Read
1917 – 1991
Iowa
William W Read
1917 – 1998
Iowa
Cathryn M Read
1918 – 2013
Iowa
Elinor Read
1918 – 2011
Iowa
Robert Read
1919 – 1972
Iowa
Kenneth B Read
1919 – 1989
Iowa
Maurice E Read
1919 – 1971
Iowa
Dorothy E Read
1919 – 2007
Iowa
Lula R Read
1919 – 2009
Iowa
Harold W Read
1920 – 1995
Iowa
Stanley E Read
1921 – 2012
Iowa
Jack Read
1921 – 1979
Iowa
John P Read
1921 – 1995
Iowa
Ross B Read
1921 – 1995
Iowa
Harry E Read
1921 – 2005
Iowa
Robert T Read
1921 – 1991
Iowa
Gerald A Read
1922 – 1999
Iowa
James W Read
1922 – 1996
Iowa
Hanford Read
1922 – 1987
Iowa
Catherine Read
1922 – 2005
Iowa
Leona B Read
1922 – 1999
Iowa
Rosemary L Read
1923 – 2006
Iowa
Rose Read
1923 – 1991
Iowa
John Read
1923 – 1985
Iowa
Donald E Read
1923 – 1996
Iowa
Juanita D Read
1923 – 1995
Iowa
Janice L Read
1924 – 2000
Iowa
Henrietta L Read
1924 – 2006
Iowa
James Read
1925 – 1981
Iowa
Irene Read
1925 – 1981
Iowa
Betty J Read
1926 – 2005
Iowa
Erma Read
1926 – 1985
Iowa
Alfred Read
1927 – 1979
Iowa
Marvin D Read
1928 – 2009
Iowa
Robert D Read
1928 – 2011
Iowa
James A Read
1928 – 1996
Iowa
Colleen Read
1929 – 1979
Iowa
Harold C Read
1930 – 1995
Iowa
James R Read
1930 – 2002
Iowa
Barbara R Read
1931 – 2008
Iowa
Richard A Read
1931 – 1991
Iowa
Wanda Read
1931 – 1964
Iowa
Jack A Read
1932 – 2012
Iowa
Jerald N Read
1932 – 2010
Iowa
Patricia A Read
1935 – 2011
Iowa
Joann Read
1936 – 2000
Iowa
Donna Read
1938 – 1983
Iowa
Robert C Read
1941 – 1999
Iowa
George W Read
1943 – 1996
Iowa
Janet E Read
1943 – 1997
Iowa
Robert A Read
1945 – 2009
Iowa
Patty Read
1946 – 1981
Iowa
Teri J Read
1946 – 2004
Iowa
Daniel G Read
1948 – 2003
Iowa
David R Read
1956 – 1992
Iowa
Jeffrey S Read
1956 – 1994
Iowa
Mary Read
1958 – 2007
Iowa
Robert Read
1958 – 1974
Iowa
Karen K Read
1962 – 2005
Iowa
Peyton L Read
1968 – 1999
Iowa
Christophe K Read
1970 – 2004
Iowa
L Read
d. 1972
Iowa
Michelle P Read
1979 – 2001
Iowa
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Common questions

Read genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Read surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Read family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1845. Most Read lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Read family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Read family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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