Marshall County, Minnesota Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for William Rainey Marshall, 5th Governor of Minnesota. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Court Administrator has birth, marriage and death records from 1882, divorce and probate records from 1891 and court records. County Recorder has land records from 1883 and military records from 1919.

Parent County

 * 1879--Marshall County was created 25 February 1879 from Kittson County. County seat: Warren
 * For a brief history of how Marshall County was named, click here, then select Marshall County.

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

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

 * Beltrami
 * Grand Forks County, North Dakota
 * Kittson
 * Pembina County, North Dakota
 * Pennington
 * Polk
 * Roseau
 * Walsh County, North Dakota

Census
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran

 * Records of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Holt, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1912 - 1956 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1872-1962 - at FamilySearch — index

Obituaries

 * 1865-2006 - at FamilySearch— index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1801 - 1999 Minnesota Wills and Probate Records 1801-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Marriage

 * 1860 - 1949 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

 * 1850-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1887-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Marshall County Historical Society PO Box 103 808 East Johnson Ave Warren MN 56762-0103 Telephone: 218-745-4803

Argyle Historical Society PO Box 338 Argyle MN 56713 Telephone: 218-437-6640

Red River Valley Genealogical Society PO Box 9284 112 N University Drive Suite L116 Fargo, ND 58106 Website

Northwest Minnesota Historical Center Livingston Lord Library Moorhead State University Moorhead, MN 56560

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

 * Marshall County, MN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)