Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; Marshall County

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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)