Marshall County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse PO Box 219; Holly Springs, MS 38635 Phone: 662.252.4431 Clerk Chancery Court has divorce, probate and land records from 1836.

Parent County
1836--Marshall County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Holly Spring

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Some early records are lost.

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * DeSoto
 * Fayette County, Tennessee
 * Lafayette
 * Shelby County, Tennessee
 * Tate
 * Union

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Land and Property

 * Deed records, 1836-1886; indexes, 1835-1887 Index

Local Histories

 * Matthews, Paul A. Early Families of the Memphis Area: Profiles of 135 Families of Fayette, Shelby and Tipton Counties in Tennessee, Crittenden County, Arkansas and DeSoto and Marshall Counties in Mississippi: With Historical Time Lines and Photogrpahs of Those Counties. Memphis, Tennessee: Descendants of Early Settlers of Shelby and Adjoining Counties, 2008..
 * Clayton, Alexander M. Centennial Address on the History of Marshall County. Washington, D.C., 1880.
 * A Chapter In the History of the Epidemic of 1878 From Private Memoranda. Holly Springs, Miss.: Published by request, 1879

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * 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.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company A - Walker Reserves
 * Company F - Alcorn Rifles
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company F - Reason’s Company
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Richmond’s Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - McKissack’s Company
 * Company K - Bowles’ Company, aka McEwen’s Company
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company B - Home Guards
 * Company D - Jeff Davis Rifles
 * Company F - Quitman Rifle Guards
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company F - Capt. Keith’s Company
 * Company K - Capt. Monroe’s Company

Newspapers
These are the newspapers that have been published in Marshall County, according to Chronicling America's US Newspaper Directory:

Democratic Banner. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1853-18?? Empire Democrat. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1854-18?? The Guard. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1842-1846 The Byhalia Journal. (Byhalia, Miss.) 1883-1899 The Light. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 197?-1976 Marshall Democrat. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1855-18?? Marshall Jeffersonian. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-18?? The Marshall Messenger. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1976-Current The North Mississippian. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 18??-18?? Mississippi Palladium. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852 The Reporter. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1891-1893 Marshall County Republican. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1839-18?? Pigeon Roost News. (Byhalia, Miss.) 1982-Current South-Reporter. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1920-Current The Independent South. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1861-18?? The Independent South. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1871-1873 The South. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1896-1919 The Southern Banner. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1839-1839 Southern Herald. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1857-1??? Southern Banner. (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1841-1841

See Chronicling America to find the libraries and institutions that hold copies or microfilm of these newspapers.

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1836-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1836-1860 - Marshall County Marriage Index 1836-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1860-1870 - Marshall county Marriage Index 1860-1870. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1870-1873 - Marshall County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1870-1873. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1873-1877 - Marshall County Marriage Books 3 and 4 Index 1873-1877. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1877-1880 - Marshall County Marriage Books 5 and 6 Index 1877-1880. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1880-1885 - Marshall County Marriage Books 7 and 8 Index 1880-1885. Batches at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1885-1890 - Marshall County Marriage Books 9 thru 10 Index 1885-1890. Batch and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1890-1895 - Marshall County Marriage Books 11 thru 13 Index 1890-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1894-1899 - Marshall County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1894-1899. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1899-1903 - Marshall County Marriage Books 16 and 17 Index 1899-1903. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1903-1905 - Marshall County Marriage Book 18 Index 1903-1905. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1905-1908 - Marshall County Marriage Books 19 and 20 Index 1905-1908. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1908-1912 - Marshall County Marriage Books 21 and 22 Index 1908-1912. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1912-1916 - Marshall County Marriage Books 23 and 24 Index 1912-1916. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1891-1952 Will records, 1891-1952 Viewable

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Marshall County Historical Society 220 E College Ave Holly Springs 38635-3122 Marshall County Genealogical Society 109 E. Gholson Avenue Holly Springs MS 38635

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Marshall County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook