Mississippi History and Genealogy
Mississippi Genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. While the original thought was to provide this website as a resource for finding genealogy and historical data concerning Mississippi on the web, we have begun adding specific data to this site for your personal use.
In an attempt to further expand our offerings and refine your search, we have begun the creation of county websites. Those county sites can be found in the list of links to the right. While only a small portion of Mississippi counties are presently listed, the amount of data for those counties is quite impressive.
The "Search This Site" search on the right side will search all of the Mississippi Genealogy website, but will not search the data linked to from our offsite data pages.
What's New?
Plantation Life in Mississippi Before War
A pleasing picture of plantation life in Mississippi before the Civil War, and an attempt to preserve something of the manners, customs and deeds of that time. As in many Southern writings soon after the Civil War, the history of the "Old South" which included slavery is often painted as an idyllic setting rather then a realistic portrait of that time. That is true in this portrayal we bring to you. Please realize that the latitude with which a writer has is expansive, and this author took such liberties to heart, as he readily admits.The Catholic Church In Mississippi During Colonial Times
Early in Mississippi colonial history, the Catholic Church sent missionaries to the various Indian tribes of Mississippi to preach to the natives. These missionaries were largely unsuccessful in converting the tribesmen to Christian religion. This article introduces the reader to the early missionaries and discusses their successes and failures.The Clinton Riot
1875, the second year of the administration of Adelbert Ames as the Carpetbag Charlatan of a mongrel governmental mixture, was made notorious by the outbreak of race wars over the State, in which freedmen were arrayed against freemenThe Battle of Tupelo, or Harrisburg, July 14th, 1863
After the Confederate victory at the battle of Brice's Crossroads, the supply lines for William T. Sherman's armies in Georgia became increasingly vulnerable. District commander, Cadwallader C. Washburn dispatched a force under General Andrew J. Smith to deal with Confederate cavalier, Nathan Bedford Forrest. The Battle of Tupelo was a Union victory over Confederate forces in northern Mississippi which ensured the safety of William T. Sherman's supply lines.Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, Or Tishomingo Creek, June 2nd to 12th, 1864
The Battle of Brice's Crossroads was fought on June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn in Lee County, Mississippi, during the American Civil War. It pitted a 4,787-man contingent led by Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest against an 7,900-strong Union force led by Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis. The battle ended in a rout of the Union forces and cemented Forrest's reputation as one of the great cavalrymen.The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The State Of Mississippi
The contribution, of which this paper forms a part was prepared for publication as a bulletin of the U. S. Geological Survey under the title of The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.1850 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census
I have began a full transcription of the 1850 census for Lawrence County, Mississippi. You can keep up with the transcription status on my genealogy research blog.Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy
I am the new host for Lawrence County, Mississippi, MSGenWeb, AHGP, and ALHN websites.A New Footnote on History
Confederate Amnesty Papers
The case files contained here are organized initially by state and then by the petitioner's last name. Applications for pardon were submitted to President Andrew Johnson by former Confederates that were excluded from the provisions of his amnesty proclamation issued on May 29, 1865. Also included in this were affidavits, oaths of allegiance, recommendations for executive clemency, and other accompanying papers. Most files are approximately 3-6 handwritten pages but a few are longer.
