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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The county seat is Plymouth. Census 2010 recorded the population at 47,051.
History
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Marshall County was formed in 1836, during the early years of European-American settlement and before the forced removal of the Potawatomi people in 1838. It was named for U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, who died in 1835. Marshall County is notable as the starting point in 1838 of the Potawatomi Trail of Death, which was the forced removal by United States forces of Chief Menominee and 859 members of the Potawatomi nation from Indiana to Indian Territory, at the site of present-day Osawatomie, Kansas, a distance of .
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1834 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1834 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,651
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| 1850 | 5,348
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| 1860 | 12,722
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| 1870 | 20,211
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| 1880 | 23,414
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| 1890 | 23,818
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| 1900 | 25,119
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| 1910 | 24,175
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| 1920 | 23,744
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| 1930 | 25,077
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| 1940 | 25,935
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| 1950 | 29,468
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| 1960 | 32,443
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| 1970 | 34,986
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| 1980 | 39,155
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| 1990 | 42,182
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~inmarsha
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