Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Marshall County

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

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 1201 Broadway Marysville, Kansas 66508-1844 Phone: 785.562.5361 Marshall County Website 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.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Marshall County, Kansas:

Census Records
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — images

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy 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 Records

 * 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.

Probate Records
'''Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1811 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Death

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies
Marshall County Historical Society 1207 Broadway Marysville 66508 The Marshall County Historical Society can be found online on their Facebook page. They will do local research for a fee.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Marshall County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)