Marshall County, Illinois

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	=== Biography  ===		=== Biography  ===
−	[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3AMarshall+County+%28Ill.%29+Biography.&qt=hot_subject Marshcall County Biography Bibliography]  ([http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat])	+	[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3AMarshall+County+%28Ill.%29+Biography.&qt=hot_subject Marshcall County Biography Bibliography]  ([http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat])
	=== Cemeteries  ===		=== Cemeteries  ===
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	*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.		*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
	*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]		*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]
−	*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner]  (Information Center)	+	*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner] (Information Center)
	=== Land and Property  ===		=== Land and Property  ===
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−	[http://www.illinoisancestors.org/veterans/marshall_county.html Veteran's Honor Roll]    ( [http://www.illinoisancestors.org/ Illinois Ancestors] ) This site list the names alphabetically of the individual, war, rank, branc,, unit, death date, and cemetery	+	[http://www.illinoisancestors.org/veterans/marshall_county.html Veteran's Honor Roll]    ( [http://www.illinoisancestors.org/ Illinois Ancestors] ) This site list the names alphabetically of the individual, war, rank, branc,, unit, death date, and cemetery
	==== '''War of 1812'''  ====		==== '''War of 1812'''  ====
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	[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/otherwar/rosters/u4thbriga157gmt.txt Captain Robert Barnes' Company ]- USGenWeb		[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/otherwar/rosters/u4thbriga157gmt.txt Captain Robert Barnes' Company ]- USGenWeb
−	==== '''Civil War''' ====	+	==== '''Civil War''' ====
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	<br>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 or regiments that were formed from men of Marshall County.<br>		<br>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 or regiments that were formed from men of Marshall County.<br>
	'''Artillery<br>'''		'''Artillery<br>'''
−	[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/art_spng.html Springield Light Battery]	+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/art_spng.html Springield Light Battery]
−	'''Infantry'''	+	'''Infantry'''
−	:- [[44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company C.	+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/011_reg.html 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry ](3 months), [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/011-3b-in.html Company B]
−	:- [[53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry|53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company H.<br>	+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/011_reg.html 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry] (3 years) [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/011-b-in.html Company B], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/011-i-in.html Company I]
−	:- [[65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment)|65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment)]], Company C. <br>	+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/017_reg.html 17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]&nbsp; [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/017-b-in.html Company B]
−	:- [[77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company D.	+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/018_reg.html 18th (Reorganized) Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/018R-k-in.html Company K]
−	:- [[86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Companies B and E.	+	:- [[44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [[]].
		+	:- [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/047_reg.html 47th Regiment, Illinois infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/047-d-in.html Company D], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/047-g-in.html Company G]
		+	:- [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/047_reg.html 47th (Consolidated) Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/047C-i-in.html Company I]
		+	:- [[53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry|53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/053-h-in.html Company H].<br>
		+	:- [[65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment)|65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (2nd Scotch Regiment Cameron's Highlanders)]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/065-c-in.html Company C]. <br>
		+	:- [[77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/077-d-in.html Company D].
		+	:- [[86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/086-b-in.html Company B], and&nbsp; [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/086-e-in.html Company E].
		+	:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/138_reg.html 138th Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/138-k-in.html Company K]
−	<br>1861-1862 Militia Rolls IRAD-ISU	+	1861-1862 Militia Rolls IRAD-ISU
	'''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)'''		'''Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)'''
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	[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/civilwar/rosters/garlacon674nmt.txt Lacon Post], Lacon 1913 - USGenWeb		[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/civilwar/rosters/garlacon674nmt.txt Lacon Post], Lacon 1913 - USGenWeb
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	[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/civilwar/pensions/1883pension 1883 Pensioners List ]- USGenWeb		[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/marshall/military/civilwar/pensions/1883pension 1883 Pensioners List ]- USGenWeb
−	==== World War I ====	+	==== World War I ====
−	[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Illinois.Marshall+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ancestry	+	[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Illinois.Marshall+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918] Ancestry
−	==== World War II ====	+	==== World War II ====
	[http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/28/28-2790a.gif Army Casualties]&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/ U.S National Archives and Records Administration]		[http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/28/28-2790a.gif Army Casualties]&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/ U.S National Archives and Records Administration]
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	[http://library.public-libraries.org/county/IL/MarshallCounty.html Public Libraries in Marshall County]		[http://library.public-libraries.org/county/IL/MarshallCounty.html Public Libraries in Marshall County]
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	=== Social Groups Online  ===		=== Social Groups Online  ===

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Marshall County, Illinois
Map
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	January 19, 1839
County Seat	Lacon
Courthouse
Photo courtesy Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois State Archives
Address	Marshall County Courthouse 122 N. Prairie Lacon, Illinois 61540 (309) 246-6325 Marshall County Website

 

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 United States Illinois Marshall County

Contents 1 Marshall County Organization 1.1 Historical Facts 1.2 Parent County 1.3 Boundary Changes 1.4 Record Loss 2 Records and Resources 2.1 Biography 2.2 Cemeteries 2.3 Census 2.4 Church Records 2.5 Court Records 2.6 Ethnic Research 2.6.1 African American 2.7 Land and Property 2.8 Local Histories 2.9 Maps 2.10 Military Records 2.10.1 War of 1812 2.10.2 Blackhawk War 2.10.3 Civil War 2.10.4 World War I 2.10.5 World War II 2.11 Naturalization 2.12 Newspapers 2.13 Probate Records 2.14 Repositories 2.14.1 County Courthouse 2.14.2 Family History Center 2.14.3 Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) 2.14.4 Public Libraries 2.15 Social Groups Online 2.16 Societies 2.17 Taxation 2.18 Vital Records 2.18.1 Birth 2.18.2 Marriage 2.18.3 Death 3 Places / Localities 3.1 Populated Places 3.2 Neighboring Counties 4 Web Sites 5 References

Marshall County Organization

Beginning Dates for Marshall County Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
1870	1830	1877	1840	1839	1830

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Marshall County are kept, see the Marshall County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts

The county was named for John Marshall, a soldier of the Revolution, Statesman, author and jurist, Ambassador to France, Representative in Congress from Virginia, Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Parent County

• 1839--Marshall County was created 19 January 1839 from Putnam County.  County seat:  Lacon ^[1]

Boundary Changes

1825-1839 Putnam

1827-1827 Peoria

1823-1825 Fulton

1821-1823 Sangamon

1817-1821 Bond

1812-1821 Madison

1801-1812 St. Clair

1795-1901 Knox, Northwest Territory

See an interactive map of Marshall County boundary changes.

Record Loss

Records and Resources

Biography

Marshcall County Biography Bibliography  (WorldCat)

Cemeteries

Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

• Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

• Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Marshall County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there.

• Marshall Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 

• Illinois Cemeteries by county.

• Marshall County, Illinois Cemeteries. by James E. Fairbanks FHL Collection item 5

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Marshall County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of Marshall County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	16,370		—
1910	15,679		−4.2%
1920	14,760		−5.9%
1930	13,023		−11.8%
1940	13,179		1.2%
1950	13,025		−1.2%
1960	13,334		2.4%
1970	13,302		−0.2%
1980	14,479		8.8%
1990	12,846		−11.3%
2000	13,180		2.6%
2010	12,640		−4.1%
IL Counties 1900-1990

Church Records

Court Records

Ethnic Research

African American

The following have information concerning African American research.

• African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records

• Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
• African-American Resources for Illinois
• African American Coal Miner (Information Center)

Land and Property

Local Histories

Maps

Military Records

Veteran's Honor Roll    ( Illinois Ancestors ) This site list the names alphabetically of the individual, war, rank, branc,, unit, death date, and cemetery

War of 1812

Military Land Grants in Marshall County Illinois for Soldiers of the War of 1812 - USGenWeb

Blackhawk War

Captain Robert Barnes' Company - USGenWeb

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 or regiments that were formed from men of Marshall County.

Artillery

-Springield Light Battery

Infantry

-11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months), Company B

-11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 years) Company B, and Company I

-17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry  Company B

-18th (Reorganized) Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K

- 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, [[]].

- 47th Regiment, Illinois infantry, Company D, and Company G

- 47th (Consolidated) Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I

- 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.

- 65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (2nd Scotch Regiment Cameron's Highlanders), Company C.

- 77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.

- 86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B, and  Company E.

-138th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K

1861-1862 Militia Rolls IRAD-ISU

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

Lacon Post, Lacon 1913 - USGenWeb

1883 Pensioners List - USGenWeb

World War I

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Ancestry

World War II

Army Casualties   U.S National Archives and Records Administration

Naturalization

Newspapers

Probate Records

Repositories

County Courthouse

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Adams County are kept, see the Adams County Courthouse page.

Family History Center

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)

Illinois State University (ISU)
2016 Warehouse Road Campus
Box 1520
Normal, Illinois 61802
Phone: 309-452-6027

Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County

Public Libraries

Public Libraries in Marshall County

Social Groups Online

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Illinois Vital Records for more information.

Birth

1878- Present - The original Marshall County birth records are at the County ____office. The following records are available:

1878-1914 Birth Certificates - IRAD-ISU

Marriage

1839-Present - the original Marshall County marriage records are at the County _____office. The following records are available:

1839-1921 Marraige Licenses - IRAD-ISU

Death

1877-Present - The original Marshcall County death records are at the County ____office. The following records are available:

1877-1914 Death Certificates - IRAD-ISU

1877-1914 Death Certificates, stillbirth -IRAD-ISU

1874-1888 Coroner's Inquest Record - IRAD-ISU

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bureau
• LaSalle
• Peoria
• Putnam
• Stark
• Woodford

Web Sites

Databases Pertinent to Marshall County
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Federal Township Plats of Illinois

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Marshall County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 196. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.

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