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Mississippi Area Key to Genealogical Records

Introduction

     One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived. My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Mississippi so far.
     Area Keys need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and organized, beginning dates of counties and parent counties, maps,  a list of towns, information about the state records including when various types of records such as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records, publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage societies.
     If you have ancestors in Mississippi, you would be wise to make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I hope you will find these pages helpful in locating your ancestors.
     Sincerely, Donna K. Clark

Mississippi Statewide Genealogy Publications Mississippi became a territory in 1798 and a state in 1817.

Mississippi Archives

Mississippi Department of Archives and History Hours and Location Map - free online at the archives website

Mississippi Census

The following census links at Ancestry.com take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township.

1820 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1830 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1835  Census records and Cherokee muster rolls for Southern States of Alabama 1835, Georgia 1835, North Carolina 1835, Tennessee, and Mississippi 1834 - online at Ancestry.com

1840 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840 - online at Ancestry.com

1850 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1850 U.S. Slave Census Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1860 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1860 U.S. Slave Census Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1870 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1880 U. S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1890 Veterans Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1900 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1910 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1920 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

1930 U.S. Census - online at Ancestry.com

Mississippi Church

Pub. 1941 Inventory of the church and synagogue archives of Mississippi - online at Ancestry.com

Mississippi Court Records

1799-1835 Mississippi Court Records, 1799-1835 for Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Hinds, Warren and Yalobusha counties - online at Ancestry.com

1800s Mississippi County Court Records for Wilkinson, Jefferson Claiborne, Warren, Hinds, Holmes, and Harrison counties - online at Ancestry.com

Mississippi History

Pub. 1872 Reminiscences of pioneer life in the Mississippi Valley - online at Ancestry.com

Mississippi Libraries

WORLD-WIDE www.FamilySearch.org - free index online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints      The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.     The web site also contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local, state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of U.S. statewide records can be viewed online including one for Mississippi. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on the Find a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone.

WORLD-WIDE Mississippi State Database - online at Ancestry.com      Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their Free Family Tree that you can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com. All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun.

Mississippi Maps

1895 1895 U.S. Atlas (Miississippi map) - free online

2000 Mississippi State Map Collection - free online at geology.com      This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers with names, a political map showing 15 county names, and a road map with the numbers of major highways.

Mississippi Military

1917-1918  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name) - online at Ancestry.com

Probate

1800s-1900s Mississippi Index of Wills, 1800-1900, master index to testators (2 volumes) - CD by Heritage Books

Mississippi Vital Records

1766-1981 Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas Marriage Index - online at Ancestry.com

1937-present United States Social Security Death Index - free online at RootsWeb

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Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA

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Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

                        L

Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Lexington, Holmes, Mississippi, USA

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                        S

Soso, Jones, Mississippi, USA

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