Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Marshall County

Guide to Marshall County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 1201 Broadway Marysville, KS 66508-1844 Phone: 785.562.5361 County Clerk has birth and death records 1885-1911. Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1800’s, divorce and probate record. Register of Deeds has school records 1873-1964 and land records.

Parent County
1855--Marshall County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Marysville

Neighboring Counties



 * Gage County, Nebraska
 * Nemaha
 * Pawnee County, Nebraska
 * Pottawatomie
 * Riley
 * Washington

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Big Blue River
 * Little Blue River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military

 * During the Civil War men from this County enlisted in 1st Kansas Infantry Regiment, Company A, 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies A, B and H; 13th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Companies G and H; 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry; and the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Kansas Regiments.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)