Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for John Marshall. The County has Marshalltown as its seat and the County was created 1846. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Picture of the courthouse at:

http://www.co.marshall.ia.us/facilities/courthouse

Parent County
1846--Marshall County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Jasper and Linn Counties prior to organization 1 October 1849. County seat: Marshalltown

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Grundy • Hardin •  Jasper •  Poweshiek •  Story •  Tama

Biography

 * Jasper, Marshall, and Grundy Counties, Iowa Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries
Riverside Cemetery 611 North Center Street Marshalltown, IA 50158-1618 (641) 753-7891

Rose Hill Memorial Gardens 602 Iowa Avenue Ease (Iowa Avenue is old Highway 30) Marshalltown, IA 50158-4779 (641) 752-0360

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Marshalltown, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories

 * Description and history of Marshall County, Iowa, 1862. By Taylor and Barnhart. Marshalltown, Iowa : Taylor &amp; Barnhart, [1862]. Online at: ;.


 * The History of Marshall County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, town, &amp;c., a biographical directory of citizens, war records of its volunteers.. Chicago, Illinois : Western Historical Co., 1878. Online at;, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.


 * Past and present of Marshall County, Iowa. By William Battin and F. A. Moscrip. Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen, 1912. Vol. 1 Online at:, Google Books, HathiTrust; . Vol. 2 , Google Book, HathiTrust.
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, Iowa, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties. Chicago, IL, USA: Biographical Publishing, 1894. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 4th Independent Battery, Iowa Light Artillery,
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.


 * Marshall County Time. 1858. Marshall, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Central Iowa Genealogical Society serving Marshall County, Iowa PO Box 945 Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 Website

Historical Society of Marshall County 202 E. Church Street Marshalltown, IA 50158 Telephone:641-752-6664 Website

Family History Centers



 * Marshalltown Iowa Family History Center 703 S12th St., Marshalltown, IA 50158 United States Location Map