Resources
- Wikipedia,
Marshall County
- FamilySearch
- Find-A-Grave
- Illinois State Archives
- Illinois State Databases
- Digital Public Library of America
- Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
- Land Patents - The original sale of land by the federal government is
recorded in a land patent. This could be a available aid to
locating your early settler ancestors. You might find a land patent for an
ancestor by searching at
The Bureau of Land Management. The site also allows you to
view an image of the document, which will tell you where (county
and state) the purchaser lived at the time of the purchase.
- Locating Land - A good explanation of the system for mapping township
sections is offered in the "Determining Location" topic located
near the bottom of the
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales webpage
at Office of Illinois Secretary of State.
- U.S. Surveyor General's Records for Illinois -- Federal Township Plats of Marshall County, Illinois
- Maps of US
- Illinois State Genealogical Society
- Internet Archive
- 1850 Journal of the Franklin Institute describes
a patent for a grain and maize harvester issued 08 Oct 1850 to Edmund QUINCY of Lacon
"The nature of my invention consists in a set of metallic fingers or knives (concave, flat, or fluted, and may be straight, or curved in the
direction of their motion) arranged radially upon a revolving shaft, in such a manner or distance apart as to allow the straw, stems or
stalks of grain to pass between them until the heads, ears, or seed, coming in contact with the fingers, are cut off by them, and thrown into
the elevators, which also revolve as the shafts, and are carried by the elevators into an inclined spout, from which it falls into a wagon
by the side of the machine, or other proper receptacle."
Claim. - "What I claim as my invention, is the use of the revolving shaft, in combination with a system of fingers, teeth, or knives
arranged on the shaft as described, and for the purpose herein set forth, not confining myself to any particular size, shape, or curvature." page 315
- 1851 Livingston's Law Register page 49
lists four registered attorneys in Marshall County, all in Lacon: Mark BANGS, Ira J. FENN, Silas RAMSEY (retired), and Samuel L. RICHMOND
- 1860
History of Putnam and Marshall Counties by Henry Allen Ford
- 1873 Chronicle reports "Mice among matches
bear the responsibility of the fire which lately consumed a dwelling house in Belle Plain, Marshall county, Illinois. But the testimony of
Charles S. FURST, that a box of matches, accidentally set on fire, as he and three tippling and card-playing companions were leaving his
dry goods store in Brooklyn, at four o'clock last Sunday morning, was guilty of destroying the building and damaging two
adjacent buildings, inflicting a loss of $21,000 and imperiling the lives of several persons, did not prevent the arrest of FURST on
suspicion of arson. His stock was insured by the "Phonix," for $2,500, and by the "Imperial," for 2,000." page 85
- 1880
Records of the Olden Time, authored by Spencer Ellsworth,
book includes biographies of Marshall county citizens, portraits, and illustrations. The
first 600 pages of the book offer incredible stories, including a detailed account of the
GRAVES, SNYDER, and FOSDICK families' horrific Donner Party ordeal.
- 1896
Biographical Record of Bureau, Marshall, and Putnam Counties by S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
- 1905 Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley -
Volume 1 and
Volume 2
- 1906 Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois by George Harrington; has a few references to Marshall County residents
- 1907
Past and Present of Marshall and Putnam Counties Illinois by John Spencer Burt and W. E. Hawthorne
- 1913 History of the Baptist Churches of Woodford County, Illinois,
by Amos Marshall, 45 pages (pages 38-44 include Marshall County's Belle Plain Baptist Church's history)
- 1929
History of Reminiscences, Volume 4, pages 150-154 include Lawn Ridge Cemetery burial list
- 1940 Stories from Illinois History by Writer's Program of the WPA
- 1964 Take Thought ... on Remembering Me,
published by the Marshall County Historical Society, 108 pages
- 1967
Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Illinois by Harriet Walker;
Lemuel GAYLORD (14Feb1765-17Nov1854) and Joseph WARNER (Mar1738-05Sep1842) pages 90-91
- 1968 Old Sandy Remembers, Evans Township,
Marshall County, published by the Marshall County Historical Society, approx. 135 pages
- 1976
Deep Are the Roots, history of buildings in Marshall and Putnam counties
- Primitive Baptist Library website includes
Primitive Baptist Church webpage devoted to church and family history research assistance
with a webpage specifically targeting Marshall County
- Marshall County Historical Society
Museum and Genealogical Research, 314 Fifth Street, PO Box 123, Lacon, IL 61540
Email marshallcountyhistory@gmail.com
or Phone (309) 246-2349
- Marshall County government website
- Marshall County Clerk & Recorder
has birth records dating back to 1867 (genealogical birth records may be obtained if the record is at least 75 years old), has marriage records dating
back to 1839 (the marriage must have been at least 50 years ago), has death records dating back to 1877 (death must have occurred at least 20 years ago)
- Marshall County Circuit Clerk
has court records dating back to 1850, including wills
- Robert Waugh House -
in Sparland, Steuben Township, listed on National Historic Register
and is the only brick 8-sided home in state of Illinois with 3 floors of pie-shaped rooms around a central spiral staircase
- Henry Public Library's searchable newspapers
- Chronicling America
- ObitCity
-
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Henry, Lacon, Toluca, and Wenona
-
Historic Map Works Although maps are offered for sale, 1930 Township Plats are available to view at no cost
- NewpaperObituaries.net
- Linkpendium
- ILMARSHALL Query Board and Mailing List at groups.io
- The Ancestor Hunt
- Genealogy Trails
Funeral Homes
Aimone-Froelich Memorial Home, 116 N Walnut, Toluca IL 61369, phone
815-452-2311
Boose Funeral Home, now closed, 807 Western Ave, Henry, IL
61537, John F Boose, owner died 1985
Henry Funeral Home, 416 Edward St,
Henry, IL 61537, phone 309-364-3311
Hurst Funeral Homes, 650 5th St, LaSalle
IL 61301, phone 815-823-4125
Lenz Memorial Home, 823 5th St, Lacon, IL 61540,
phone 309-246-2465
Ries McKitrick & Newton Funeral Home, 513 Carroll St,
Henry, IL 61537, phone 309-364-2252
Ries McKitrick & Newton Funeral Home, 211
E Santa Fe, Toluca IL 61369, phone 815-452-2353
Thierry Funeral Home, 405 S
Oak, Wenona, IL 61377, now owned and operated by Hurst Funeral Homes
Varna
Funeral Home, now closed, 308 Walnut, Varna, IL 61375
Contributed 30 April 2011 by Donna Robinson
Local Libraries
Bond Public Library, 208 S Chestnut St, Wenona, IL 61377, Phone (815) 853-4665
Henry Public Library, 702 Front St, Henry, IL 61537, Phone (309) 364-2516,
on Facebook
Lacon Public Library, 205 6th St, Lacon, IL 61540, Phone (309) 246-2855
Toluca City Library, 102 N Main St, Toluca, IL 61369, Phone: (815) 452-2211,
on Facebook
LDS FamilySearch Center, 3700 W Reservoir Blvd, Peoria, IL, Phone (309) 682-4073
Contributed 30 April 2011 by Donna Robinson
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