Marshall Co., OK; History After Statehood --------------------------------- Trudy Marlow jmarlow@texoma.net --------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ---------------------------------------------------- Marshall County after Statehood Marshall County was divided into several townships. In 1950, the townships were Taliaferro (Oakland and Madill), Little City (Odell and New Woodville), Willis (Kingston), Holford. In 1970, the county divisions changed to North Marshall and South Marshall. Bryan. According to the 1970 census, the population of Marshall County was 7,682. In 1980, the population of the county jumped to 10,550. According to the 1990 census, the population of Marshall County was 10,829. The largest town Madill, had a population of 3,069. Kingston had a population of 1,237. Oakland had a population of 602. McBride had a population of 80. New Woodville had a population of 31. The Red River has been a key factor in the history of Marshall County. The building of the Red River Bridge created numerous jobs for the area in the 1930's. A little later, the building of the Denison Dam, and the creation of Lake Texoma employed several Marshall County citizens. Marshall County is also part of an area known as Texomaland. Texomaland includes the land surrounding Lake Texoma on both the Oklahoma and Texas side. When searching for newspaper articles on individuals or events in Marshall County, be sure to search through the Texoma area papers. North Texas newspapers covered southern Oklahoma news worthy stories. For instance, search the Sherman Democrat which was founded August 1879 and the Denison Herald which was founded July 1889. In 1996, the two newspapersmerged to form the Herald Democrat. Back issues of the ShermanDemocrat are available at the Sherman Public Library, 421 North Travis Street in Sherman, Texas. The newspaper in Madill is the Madill Record. They are located at 211 Plaza in Madill, Oklahoma. The zip code is 73446. The Marshall County Historical Society is located in Madill at 506 South 1st Avenue. They published a book "The Memories of Marshall County Oklahoma - Then and Now". The book is compiled of personal family histories of individuals who have lived in Marshall County. The book was published in 1988. The Madill Post Office is located at 223 West Lillie Blvd, in Madill Oklahoma. The zip code is 73446. Marshall County has two known funeral homes. Watts Funeral Home located on Highway 70E in Kingston, Oklahoma. The zip code is 73439. The fax number is 580-564-9885. The other funeral home is Watts Funeral Home in Madill located at 200 South First Street in Madill, Oklahoma. The zip code is 73446. The fax number is 580-795-5861. The Watts Funeral Home is family owned and operated. They only have records after 1926. Need court or probate records for Marshall County, Oklahoma? From 1884 to 1889, check the Western District of Arkansas, they had jurisdiction over criminal and some civil matters in Indian Territory. In 1889 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas assumed the jurisdiction. After 1890, check the county court records, because the Territory was divided into several court districts that serve as county courts. Copies of court records can be obtained by contacting the clerk's office in the appropriate county courthouse. Official records were not kept until after statehood in 1907. Madill is the county seat of Marshall County. The County Clerk is Ann Hartin. The Marshall County Courthouse is located in Madill, Oklahoma. The zip code is 73446. Madill is home of the Sand Bass Festival, which is held the first full week in June of every year. The Marshall County Fair is also held annually in Madill. Marshall County Airports: Madill Municipal Airport, Lebanon Airport, and Lake Texoma Airport.