Marshall County Genealogical Information

Death Records and Obituaries

Obituaries and Death Notices:  

  • NEW!!  Obituary of Charles Edward Willey

1916-1951 Death Index  -- Donated by Barb Ziegenmeyer

Mortality Index of 1918  
(Mortality Index by month of all deaths for Marshall County and the surrounding area that were reported in the Henry News Republican in 1918)
Vital Records - Deaths  
(A new law was passed in December 1877 requiring all physician assisted births and all deaths be reported. The Henry Republican listed reported births, deaths and marriages starting in January 1878)

Cemetery Listings

Antioch Cemetery, Toluca, Illinois - Contributed by Charles Smith
Barnes Cemetery - Contributed by Jane Foster
The Old Catholic Cemetery, Henry Illinois
(Formerly the Old Irish Cemetery, Old St. Mary's Cemetery, Old German Catholic Cemetery, Old Settler's Cemetery, the Merritt Cemetery, The Apfel Cemetery, The Meridian Cemetery - Contributed by Steve Slaughter and Tom Bogner)
Crow Meadow, Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Contributed by Jane Foster (partial listing)
Cumberland Cemetery

Names, death dates & ages extracted from Cumberland church cemetery - Transcribed and Contributed by Steph McGrath

 Dobson Cemetery - Contributed by Nancy Sundra
(Includes photos, location and short history about the death of Thomas Dobson)

NEW!!  Grieves Cemetery - Transcription and photos by Dena Whitesell

Lawn Ridge Cemetery , Marshall County, Ill. Burial List - Transcribed and Donated by Karen Hammer

LaPrairie Methodist Cemetery, Marshall County Illinois  - Photos Contributed by Al and Carole Martin (Text by Nancy Piper)
Nighswonger Cemetery - Contributed by Steve Slaughter
Reilly Cemetery - Contributed by Charles Smith
Roberts Cemetery - Contributed by Al and Carole Martin
Salem Cemetery, Marshall County, Illinois
St. Ann's Cemetery, Toluca, IL - Contributed by Charles Smith
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Toluca, Illinois - Contributed by Charles Smith
Yankee Lane Cemetery - Contributed by Tracy Kyle

MARRIAGES

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
1844-1845 Marriage Records
Putnam County Marriages  (Marshall Co. Marriages prior to 1840 would have been recorded in Putnam Co.)

Marshall County Marriage Licenses  
Printed in the July 27, 1882 and August 10, 1882 Henry Republican: Stephens -Disosway, Otto-Henderson, Turner-Burcheal, Ohl-Chance, Powers-Pearce;

BIRTHS

Alphabetized Births  
All new birth records and birth announcements added will be alphabetized.  As I have time, all older records will be added.

NEW!!  1882 Births: STUBBLES, KALB, GUYER, TAYLOR, BOURDETTE

Birth Notices  

Birth Records 
Printed in the July 27, 1882 and August 10, 1882 Henry Republican: Frarey, Ballinghausen, Hastings, Solomon, Merdian, Alexander, Stubbles, Kalb, Kirste, Guyer, Taylor, Bourdette, Kline, Schwanky, Stauffer, Worley