Marshall County, Indiana Genealogy

United States Indiana  Marshall County

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

Parent County

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in St Joseph (north)·Elkhart (northeast)·Kosciusko (east)·Fulton (south)·Pulaski (southwest)·Starke (west)

1835--Marshall County was created 7 February 1835from St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties. County seat: Plymouth

Neighboring Counties

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Adams New Purchase (Allen/Delaware/Randolph) in 1835
 * County Seat:  Decatur
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in St. Joseph (north)·Elkhart (northeast)·Kosciusko (east)·Fulton (south)·Pulaski (southwest)·Starke (west)

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Marshall County Linkpendium
 * Cemetery - Marshall County Cemeteries with locations and driving directions - sorted Alphabetically INGenWeb
 * Cemetery - Marshall County Cemeteries with locations and driving directions - sorted by TownshipINGenWeb

Census Records

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for Marshall County, Indiana (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in Marshall County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * Histories of Marchall CountyLikpendium


 * McDonald, Daniel. A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co, 1908.)977.288 H2m FHL US/CAN Book other libraries Vol. 2 INTERNET ARCHIVE


 * Ellsworth, Spencer. Records of the Olden Time, or, Fifty Years on the Prairies Embracing ... the Organization of the Counties of Putnam and Marshall, Incidents and Reminiscences Connected Therewith, Biographies of Citizens, Portraits and Illustrations. (La Crosse, Wis: Brookhaven Press (a division of NMT Corp.), 2003.)other librariesINTERNETARCHIVE


 * Brant Fuller. History of Indiana Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together with a Personal and Family History of Many of Its Citizens. (Madison, Wisc: Brant, Fuller, 1890.)other libraries;Vol.1 INTERNET ARCHIVE vol. 2INTERNET ARCHIVE

Land and Property

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

Maps

 * Maps and Gazetteerslinkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Records and Histories Linkpendium


 * Indiana State Digital Archives for Civil Warcan be searched by soldier's name (accessed 1 May 2011)
 * Veterans in Marshall County (1913) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Marshall County Who Served in the Spanish-American War ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

War of 1812

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

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 211 W Madison Street Plymouth, IN 46563-1762 Phone: 219.936.8922

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.

Family History Centers

 * South Bend Indiana Family History Center

For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the [Family History Center directory].

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archivesfor Death, E-Publication, Institution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)

Marriage Records

 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992-FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959-FamilySearch

Death Records

 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920-FamilySearch

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Marshall County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * EveryNameIndex.com Free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories.