Marshall County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Description
Marshall County was named for John Marshall. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 211 W Madison Street Plymouth, IN 46563-1762 Phone: 219-936-8922 County Website

Marshall County Health Department 510 W. Adams GL-30 Plymouth, IN, 46563 Health Officer: Byron Holm, MD Phone Number: 574-935-8565 Fax: 574-936-9247 Health Department

County Health Department has birth, death and burial records from 1882.County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1836. County Recorder has land records. Health Department has birth records and death records. Copies may be obtained from the county health department or the Indiana State Division of Vital Records.

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:

Bible Records

 * Marshall County Historical Museum Bible Inventory at RootsWeb
 * Myers-Kanouse Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections
 * Titus Family Bible Records at Indiana State Library Digital Collections

Biographies

 * Indiana Biography Index at Indiana State Library

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Marshall County, Indiana at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1906 (*); Circuit and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1836-1911 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1836-1921 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1986 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1852-1973 (*); Common Pleas Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1940 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Marshall County, Indiana (1858) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * 1921 Polk South Bend, Indiana City Directory, 1921 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

Funeral Homes

 * Deaton-Clemens Funeral Homes in Bourbon and Plymouth.
 * Earl-Grossman Funeral Home in Argos.
 * Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home in Plymouth.
 * Mishler Funeral Home in Bremen.
 * Odom Funeral Home in Culver.

Local Histories

 * History of Indiana. Special Edition for Marshall County. 2 volumes. 1890. Madison, Wisconsin : Brant Fuller & Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust.
 * The Story of Marshall County. 1923. By Minnie Harris Swindell. Plymouth, Indiana : M.H. Swindell. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust, Ancestry ($);.
 * A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. 2 volumes. 1908. By Daniel McDonald. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co. Online at: Vol. 1 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. 2 - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vols. 1 & 2 - Hathitrust;.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Historic Indiana Maps at IUPUI University Library
 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Record Series Index at Indiana Digital Archives
 * Veterans in Marshall County (1913) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)
 * Residents of Marshall County Who Served in the Spanish-American War at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)

Civil War Civil War service men from Marshall County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Marshall County.


 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company B
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company E, and H
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company A
 * 13th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company K
 * 17th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F
 * 20th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C, and Reorganized Company D
 * 20th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and K
 * 30th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Reorganized Company E
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, and F
 * 124th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H, and I
 * 28th US Colored Troops, Addition Recruits for Colored Troops

World War I
 * 1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * Naturalization Record Series (for this county) at Indiana Digital Archives. Search by names.

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Hoosier State Chronicles

Obituaries
Obituaries from The Bremen Enquirer 1884 to 2010 Courtesy of the Bremen Public Library

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1798-1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1800-1906 (*); Clerk, Circuit and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1800-1986 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1838-1937 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1851-1986 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1853-1919 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

School Records

 * Students and Teachers of various Marshall County, Indiana Schools (1904, 1908, 1923, 1928, 1930, 1938-9) at Indiana Genealogical Society ($)


 * Every Name Index to P. H.S. 1876-1976 Centennial Edition Every Name Index by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2011; original text by Plymouth High School Centennial Annual Committee. EveryNameIndex.com

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Marriage

 * 1780-1992  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1800s-2007 Indiana, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
 * 1802-1892 Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 at Ancestry $
 * 1811-1959 Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 at MyHeritage - index and images, ($)
 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Death

 * Pre-1882 WEB: Indiana, Deaths, Pre-1882 at Ancestry - index, (Free collection)
 * 1750-1993 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry $

FamilySearch Centers

 * South Bend Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Valparaiso Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Michigan City Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * St Joseph County Library - an affiliate library.
 * Starke County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Societies
Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver PO Box 125 Culver, IN 46511-0125 Phone: 574-635-0053 Email: [mailto:historyofculver@gmail.com historyofculver@gmail.com] Website Marshall County Genealogical Society 3383 E Eights Rd Bourbon, IN 46504 Phone: 574-936-2306 Facebook Marshall County Historical Society 123 N Michigan St Plymouth, IN 46563 Phone: 574-936-2306 Email: [mailto:anita@mchistoricalsociety.org anita@mchistoricalsociety.org] Email: [mailto:karinrettinger@mchistoricalsociety.org karinrettinger@mchistoricalsociety.org] (Genealogy Dept) Website

Websites

 * Indiana Digital Archives Search by name in all records or specific collections
 * Indiana Historical Society Digital Collections Extensive - keyword searches suggested
 * Indiana Memory Click the map or select a statewide collection
 * List of indexes and databases at Indiana State Library
 * Indiana Genealogical Society Databases Free and Members-only. Scroll the list.
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * EveryNameIndex.com for Indiana Free online genealogy indexes for county histories. Select a county.
 * Marshall County, Indiana: Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More at Linkpendium
 * – 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.