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Family History & Genealogy

The Way Family

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

107Documented ancestors
1732Earliest record
11Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Way

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

Way ancestors in the record

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

This line reaches back to Abigail Way, about 1732 in Connecticut, USA. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Abigail Way
1732 – 1826
Connecticut, USA
m. Ebenezer Allen
Alonzo Way
1874 – 1969
Iowa
Jessie Way
1876 – 1974
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Charles Way
1881 – 1965
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Clifford Way
1881 – 1965
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Sadie Way
1883 – 1964
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Mattie Way
1884 – 1963
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Rollie Way
1886 – 1973
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May Way
1887 – 1978
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Lee Way
1890 – 1973
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Charles A Way
1890 – 1988
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Cliff Way
1891 – 1982
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Velma Way
1892 – 1986
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Alfarata Way
1892 – 1977
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Frank Way
1892 – 1970
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Marcia Way
1892 – 1974
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Lloyd Way
1893 – 1977
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Roean Way
1893 – 1976
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Flossie Way
1893 – 1965
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Martha Way
1893 – 1982
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Benjamine Way
1895 – 1975
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Blanche Way
1897 – 1978
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Esther Way
1898 – 1972
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Robert Way
1899 – 1973
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Elsie Way
1899 – 1987
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John Way
1899 – 1983
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Joseph Way
1900 – 1980
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Arthur F Way
1900 – 1988
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John Way
1900 – 1977
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Virgil Way
1900 – 1979
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George Way
1900 – 1986
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Maude Way
1900 – 1983
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Helen Way
1901 – 1981
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David Way
1903 – 1979
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Bertha Way
1903 – 1999
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Helen M Way
1904 – 1999
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Charles Way
1904 – 1976
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Cecil Way
1904 – 1970
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Kenneth Way
1905 – 1982
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Marie Way
1906 – 1979
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Thelma Way
1907 – 1984
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Murlyn Way
1907 – 1984
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Erna N Way
1908 – 1990
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Fleda E Way
1908 – 2006
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Paul B Way
1908 – 1988
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Della C Way
1909 – 1997
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Don L Way
1910 – 1990
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Clarence W Way
1911 – 1991
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Helen Way
1912 – 1983
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Edwin Way
1913 – 1973
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Naydean Way
1913 – 1982
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Helen W Way
1915 – 1998
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Robert O Way
1915 – 1993
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Eugene G Way
1915 – 2006
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Raymond Way
1915 – 1980
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Gertrude E Way
1916 – 2000
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Donald W Way
1916 – 1992
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Lyle D Way
1916 – 1985
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Elda G Way
1916 – 2009
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Edward Way
1917 – 1991
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Mildred Way
1917 – 1975
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Robert Way
1918 – 1977
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Jesse Way
1918 – 1980
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Harold Way
1919 – 1976
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Lewis A Way
1919 – 2008
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Rosezella A Way
1919 – 2002
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Wilma Way
1919 – 2005
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David B Way
d. 1920
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Alice Way
1920 – 1976
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Lawrence E Way
1921 – 1993
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Vivi Way
1921 – 1998
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Bernice Way
1921 – 1979
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Jack S Way
1921 – 1999
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Vera Way
1921 – 1979
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Wallace Way
1922 – 1985
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Richard Way
1922 – 1967
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Helen L Way
1922 – 2003
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Forrest Way
1922 – 1971
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Duane Way
1922 – 1975
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Lena B Way
1923 – 1989
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Joseph W Way
1924 – 2003
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Lyman I Way
1925 – 2009
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Earnest D Way
1925 – 2011
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Ronald Way
1925 – 1986
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Mardell M Way
1925 – 1999
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Wayne G Way
1925 – 2005
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Donald E Way
1926 – 1990
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Fred Way
1927 – 1983
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Bette J Way
1927 – 2003
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Herbert H Way
1929 – 2010
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June L Way
1929 – 2011
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Norma J Way
1930 – 2001
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Gerald Way
1932 – 1980
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Warren F Way
1932 – 1999
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Gene A Way
1932 – 2011
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Jean C Way
1936 – 2009
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Mary E Way
1939 – 1996
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Sharon L Way
1940 – 2010
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Sandra L Way
1943 – 1994
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James R Way
1943 – 2006
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Anthony Way
1945 – 1968
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Susan E Way
1946 – 1997
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Beverly A Way
1948 – 1995
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S Way
1952 – 2004
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Steven Way
1962 – 1995
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Melissa M Way
1975 – 2013
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David D Way
1981 – 1995
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Common questions

Way genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Way 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 Way family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1732. Most Way lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Way family members listed here?

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

Is this my Way 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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