Marshall Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Marshall Family

17,370 Marshall records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

17,370Records in our database

1808Earliest birth

4Documented families

3Biographies

See the Marshall family trees →815 Marshall families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

17,370 Marshall records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (3,659 of 17,370)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Nancy Darr Marshall, born 1808, Butler County, Ohio

Most common first names

John490 William485 Robert412 Mary402 James375 Charles289 George251 Helen191 Joseph169 Richard159 Margaret147 Dorothy144

Documented families

Marshall families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Marshall family of Allen CountyOhioStarts: James H. Marshall (b. 1823)Most recent: John R. Marshall (b. 1851)

Family records from county histories (3)

William Marshall d. 1904Dubuque County, IowaStarts: William Marshall, from London, EnglandMost recent: Annie E. Marshall John MarshallLinn County, IowaStarts: John Marshall, from Westmoreland County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: Alexander Stewart Marshall Robert A. MarshallKeokuk County, IowaStarts: Robert A. MarshallMost recent: John Marshall, Nettie Marshall, Frank Marshall

The earliest Marshalls in the county histories

Owen MarshallBorn 1804, Hampshire countyCoshocton County, Ohio Anna M. MarshallBorn 1813Child of Henry Marshall and Mary MarshallDarke County, Ohio William M. MarshallBorn 1815, Trumbull CountyHancock County, Ohio James MarshallBorn 1816, Lemon TownshipChild of James Marshall and Huldah MarshallWarren County, Ohio Henry V. MarshallBorn 1822, Sparta TownshipOhio County, Indiana James H. MarshallBorn 1823Allen County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

815 Marshall families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

53 Marshall death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

64 Marshall people in 48 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Cyrus MarshallBorn 1826 · Allen County, Ohio Joseph R. MarshallBorn 1839 · Allen County, Ohio John R. MarshallBorn 1851 · Allen County, Ohio

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Common questions

Marshall genealogy: FAQ

Where were Marshall ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 17,370 Marshall records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (3,659), then Ohio (3,192) and Illinois (2,435).

How far back does the Marshall family tree go?

The earliest Marshall birth in our database is 1808: Nancy Darr Marshall, Butler County, Ohio. We have pieced together 815 Marshall family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Marshall family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Marshall family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.