Marshall County, Indiana Genealogy

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed 7 February 1835 from unorganized territory (Cass/Elkhart/St. Joseph).
 * County Seat:  Plymouth

Description
The county was named for John Marshall. The County Seat is Plymouth and was founded 1836. It is located in the North Central area of the state.

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
St. Joseph •  Kosciusko  •  Elkhart  •  Fulton  •  Pulaski  •  Starke

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Cemeteries

 * Cemeteries for Marshall County Linkpendium

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 Marshall County Linkpendium


 * 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 librariesINTERNET ARCHIVE


 * 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

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Indiana
 * Maps and Gazetteers Linkpendium

Military Records

 * Military Records and Histories Linkpendium
 * Indiana State Digital Archives can be searched by soldier's name
 * Veterans in Marshall County (1913) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Residents of Marshall County Who Served in the Spanish-American War ($, 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 — index and images

Obituaries
Obituaries from The Bremen Enquirer 1884 to 2007 Courtesy of the Bremen Public Library

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1798 – 1999 Indiana Wills and Probate Records 1798-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

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.

Societies

 * Marshall County Genealogical Society 3383 E Eights Rd Bourbon, IN 46504
 * Marshall County Historical Society 123 N Michigan St Plymouth, IN 46563 Phone: 574-936-2306 Email: [mailto:anita@mchistoricalsociety.org anita@mchistoricalsociety.org], Anita Kopetskie, Research Specialist Website
 * Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver PO Box 125 Culver, IN 46511-0125 Phone: 574-842-2941 Website

School Records

 * Students of Plymouth High School, Marshall County, Indiana (1938-9) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of Plymouth High School, Marshall County, Indiana (1939) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Marriage Records

 * 1800s-2007 - Indiana, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $


 * 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


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


 * 1811-2007 at FamilySearch — index and images

Death Records

 * 1882-1920 at FamilySearch Historical Records - Index only
 * 1899-2011 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 at Ancestry - ($), index and images
 * Indiana State Digital Archives

Websites

 * Marshall County, IN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * , Marshall County
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Indiana Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * 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.