Start My Family Tree Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree.
Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree.

Marshall County, Kansas

Project Tags

view all

Profiles

Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marshall County, Kansas.

The Oregon Trail crosses Marshall County. The Infamous Donner Reed Party rested along the banks of the Big Blue river and lost one of its members, Sarah Keyes, who is still buried at Alcove Springs (located outside of Marysville). Many documented pioneer bodies are buried surrounding Alcove Spring.

In 1849 Francis James Marshall, from Weston, Missouri, came to Marshall County and established a ferry service on the Big Blue River at "Independence Crossing." A few years later Francis Marshall decided to stay on in Marshall County and make it his home. He moved his Ferry business to an upper crossing now known as Marysville (the city is named after Marshall's own wife Mary).

The county was officially organized on August 25, 1855. It was named for Frank [or Francis] J. Marshall, member of the first territorial legislature, who operated a ferry on the Big Blue River at the Oregon Trail crossing.

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Marshall county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale and had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.

Adjacent Counties

Cities

  • Axtell
  • Beattie
  • Blue Rapds
  • Frankfort
  • Marysville (County Seat)
  • Oketo
  • Summerfield
  • Vermillion
  • Waterville

Other Townships & Communities: Balderson, Barrett, Bigelow, Blue Rapids City, Center, Clear Fork, Cleveland, Cottage Hill, Elm Creek, Franklin, Guittard, Herkimer, Home, Hull, Irving, Lillis, Lincoln, Logan, Lone Elm, Marietta, Mina, Murray, Noble, Richland, Rock, St. Bridget, Schroyer, Vliets, Walnut, Wells and Winifred

Links

Wikipedia

Legends of Kansas

Genealogy Trails

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places

KS GenWeb

Marshall County Plat Book