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

Description
The County was named of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. The County has Guntersville as its seat and the County was created January 9, 1836.

County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse 602 Adams Avenue Hettinger, ND 58739 Phone: 701.567.2460 County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1836 and birth and death records from 1920

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . Marshall County begins on page 58.

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Marshall county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Douthat, James L. Guntersville Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, at Mountain Press. $$
 * Additional Marshall County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military Records
Civil War


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Russell's), Company H [formerly 5th TN Cavalry]
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Russell's), Company I
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Railroad Guards"
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, D, E and G
 * - 49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1871-1880 - at FamilySearch
 * 1880-1930 - at FamilySearch
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers
Abstracts of The Marshall County News (1858), The Tennessee Valley (1856), The Marshall Eagle (1853), The Albertville Banner (1919), and The Albertville Herald (1936) were published in:


 * 1853-1858, 1919, 1936 - Caver, Larry E. Abstracts from Alabama Newspapers, Volume II: Limestone County, Madison County, Marshall County, Jackson County. Carrollton, Miss.: Pioneer Publishing Co., 2007. Digital version at e at Family History Centers.

Voting Records
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Marshall County has two books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch

Tax Records

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Marshall County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
 * 1830s-1840s Marshall County Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * 1836-1840, 1846-1847, 1868, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); . This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
 * 1836-1895 - Marshall County Marriage Books 6-11 Index 1836-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry
 * 1809-1920 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages,
 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); . Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); . The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).
 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1920-1925 - Marshall County Death Index 1920-1925. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1925-1934 - Marshall County Death Index 1925-1934. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry
 * 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths at Ancestry

Family History Centers
Family History Center Locator
 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Guntersville Alabama
 * Rt 2 &amp; Spring Creek Rd Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States Phone: 256-582-6861 Hours: Th 10am-1pm; W 6:30pm-8pm Closed: Thanksgiving and Christmas

Libraries
Alabama Genealogy website

Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O.  Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 Publication: Valley Leaves

Guntersville Historical Society PO Box 236 Guntersville, AL 35976 256-582-3087

Guntersville Museum & Cultural Center 930 O’Brigg St. Guntersville, AL 35976 256-571-7597



Libraries Boaz Public Library 404 Thomas Ave. Boaz, Alabama 35957 Telephone: 256-593-3000


 * Special Collections include census microfilms, newspaper microfilms, yearbooks, and other items of local interest.

Marshall Guntersville Public Library 256-571-7595

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Marshall County Alabama Genealogy ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Marshall County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marshall Co. AL
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.