Welcome to Marshall County, Illinois
Greetings
It is a pleasure to have you visit this free genealogical site about the history of Marshall County, Illinois. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Marshall county ancestors.
Your e-mail contributions to Marshall coordinator will be appreciated and promptly worked for incorporation into the site. Please,
- Don't hesitate to contribute images or transcriptions of genealogical items you have about Marshall county ancestors.
- Feel free to submit your Marshall County ancestors' family group sheets or descendants charts.
- If you notice a typo or broken link on this site, please let me know.
- If you have the time and desire to help in any way, please volunteer.
Enjoy your stay, and come again soon!
Norma Hass
Site Coordinator
County Formation
When Illinois became a state in 1818, the area that is now Marshall county was part of Bond and Clark counties. As more counties were formed, the area became part of Pike, Sangamon, Putnam, and LaSalle counties.
Marshall county was established in 1839 from Putnam county. It was named in honor of John Marshall (1755-1835), who was a soldier during the American Revolution. He served in the US Congress, representing the state of Virginia. And, he served as Secretary of State and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.
In 1843, the western part of La Salle county became the eastern part of Marshall county.
The western part of Marshall county (area west of the Illinois River) was part of the Military Tract of Land granted to veterans of the War of 1812.
A lengthy history of Marshall and Putnam Counties from 1860 is available at Marshall History , of the USGen Archives for Illinois.
