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• 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• 1860 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census Index
  An 1860 census index transcription done by Sue Dorman on Lawrence County.
  
  
• 1870 Lawrence County Census
  1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• 1880 blank census
  
  
• 1880 Lawrence County Census
  1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• 5 Years in Southern Mississippi
  A transcript of part of "5 Years in Southern Mississippi" which contained the history of the Bethany Baptist Church, in Lawrence County is provided.
  
  
• A-B Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  A-B Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Abe McKlennan
  Slave narrative of Abe McKlennan. Born in Lawrence County on a plantation located on Pearl River a few miles from Monticello, Miss. he finally drifted after the war to his present home, a mile from Sontag, Miss.
  
  
• Address Book
  This page contains a variety of mailing addresses and phone numbers that will aid you in your research of Lawrence County, Mississippi genealogy.
  
  
• African American Research
  This page will assist you in your genealogy research of African Americans who at one time resided in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• A-L: Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database
  Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database: A-L
  
  
• Ambrose Bull - Patriot
  This page will eventually house the full text of an unpublished document outlining the life of Ambrose Bull. At this time, this page contains only digital images of the original documents, but they are very readable.
  
  
• Antioch Cemetery
  Antioch Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription and photos.
  
  
• Bahala Chapel Cemetery
  Bahala Chapel Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription.
  
  
• Benson Cemetery
  Benson Cemetery, Lawrence County Mississippi transcription.
  
  
• Bethany Baptist Church
  An extensive history of Bethany Baptist Church
  
  
• Bethel -Thompson Cemetery
  Bethel -Thompson Cemetery, Lawrence County Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Black roots: a Lineage of Surprises
  Turns out not everyone is descended from African kings and Indian chiefs. Once science gets involved in genealogy, even the proudest African-Americans may turn out to be awash in European blood.
  
  
• Brief History
  Brief history of Lawrence County, Mississippi, taken from the manuscript: Mississippi History, 1891
  
  
• Captain James Lawrence
  Captain James Lawrence biography, the namesake of Lawrence County, Mississippi. The youngest of eleven children, James Lawrence was born in Burlington on October 1, 1781.
  
  
• C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Cemetery Records
  Cemetery transcriptions and images for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Charlie Powers
  A WPA slave narrative about Charlie Powers. Charlie Powers, ex-slave, lived near New Hebron, Mississippi in Lawerence County. He was born about 1851, was owned during slavery time by Abb Powers in Covington County
  
  
• Child Labor Laws
  In colonial America, child labor was not a subject of controversy. It was an integral part of the agricultural and handicraft economy. Children not only worked on the family farm but were often hired out to other farmers.
  
  
• Church Histories
  Church addresses and histories where known for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Church of Antioch
  History of the Church of Antioch as taken from "5 Years in Southern Mississippi"
  
  
• Civil War EBooks
  Civil War EBooks
  
  
• Civil War Records
  Provides Civil War records for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Civilian Draft Cards 1917-1918 - A Surnames
  Surnames beginning with an A in the Civilian Draft Cards taken in 1917-1918 for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Civilian Draft Cards 1917-1918 - B Surnames
  Surnames beginning with a B in the Civilian Draft Cards taken in 1917-1918 for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Civilian Draft Cards 1917-1918 - C Surnames
  Surnames beginning with a C in the Civilian Draft Cards taken in 1917-1918 for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Cliburn Cemetery
  Cliburn Cemetery, Lawrence County Mississippi transciption
  
  
• County Residents 1917-1918
  The information below was abstracted by Raymond H. Banks from civilian registration cards completed in 1917-1918.
  
  
• Court Cases
  Court cases for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Crooked Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
  Crooked Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi
  
  
• Descendants of Alfred Franklin
  Descendants of Alfred Franklin.
  
  
• Descendants of Azariah King
  Descendants of Azariah King: Azariah King (wife, Mary) of South Carolina died in Lawrence County in 1816.
  
  
• Descendants of James Hogan Bull
  Descendants of James Hogan Bull. James Hogan Bull was born June 23, 1780 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, and died August 25, 1840 in Yazoo County, Mississippi. James moved to Georgia then to Lawrence County, Mississippi. He married Frelove Campbell 1797 in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Descendants of Priscilla Kees
  Descendants of Priscilla Kees, b: June 05, 1784 in York County, South Carolina d: September 01, 1833 in Lawrence County, Mississippi
  
  
• Descendants of Simeon Maxwell
  Descendants of Simeon Maxwell. Simeon Maxwell b. Jan. 1828 Lawrence Co. Ms. d. Mar. 15, 1915 Lawrence Co. Ms. m. Margerite Elizabeth Brister b. 12-26-1830 d/ 3-15-1909 Lawrence Co. Ms.
  
  
• Descendants of Thomas J. Maxwell, Sr.
  Descendants of Thomas J. Maxwell Sr. b: Abt. 1717 in Scotland d: Aft. December 1741 in Virginia.
  
  
• Droummonds Cemetery
  Droummonds Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Early Members of Mississippi Legistature
  The following people represented Lawrence County, Mississippi in the early periods of its history.
  
  
• Early Senators and Representatives
  A list of early senators and representatives representing Lawrence County, Mississippi from 1820-1890.
  
  
• E-F Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Engraved Stones: Artisans Meet Technology
  The process of etching words and designs onto such dense and strong objects is accomplished by artisans through a masterful combination of imagination, art, skill, technology and nature. The object is called an engraved stone.
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for Elam Sharon Robertson Family
  Family Group Sheet for Elam Sharon Robertson Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for Elam Thomas Robertson Family
  Family Group Sheet for Elam Thomas Robertson Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for Harvey Terry Family
  Family Group Sheet for Harvey Terry Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for John (Kigan) Caggins Family
  Family Group Sheet for John (Kigan) Caggins Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for Johnny Robert Peavy Family
  Family Group Sheet for Johnny Robert Peavy Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for Nathaniel Robertson
  Lawrence County, MS Family Group Sheet for Nathaniel Robertson
  
  
• Family Group Sheet for the Henry James Wilson Family
  Family Group Sheet for the Henry James Wilson Family
  
  
• Family Group Sheets
  Family Group Sheets
  
  
• Family Histories
  Genealogy is about "family history", and this page provides insite into numerous Lawrence County, Mississippi families.
  
  
• Family of Moses Granberry
  Family of Moses Granberry. Details a brief descendancy of Moses Granberry through his son George. Moses was from Lawrence Count, Mississippi.
  
  
• Fox - Arrington Cemetery
  Fox - Arrington Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transciption
  
  
• Francis Martin Family
  Francis Martin Genealogy: FRANCIS MARTIN was born in an unknown location in NC., but he apparently married and began a family somewhere in SC., in the early 1790's. The first find is in Amilte Co., MS where he appears on the 1810 census. He and his family left Amite Co., in 1815 (by letter, in Ebenzer Minutes) and went to Lawrence Co., MS., where they settled near the Pearl River.
  
  
• G-H Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  G-H Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Grave Symbols
  A list of various Grave Symbols.
  
  
• Harman Runnels vs. The State of Mississippi June 1818
  Harman Runnels vs. The State of Mississippi June 1818
  
  
• Hebron Baptist Church
  A couple of records for the Hebron Baptist Church of Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Historical Homes and Buildings
  This page depicts a list of homes in Lawrence County, Mississippi that are on the Historic Home Registrar.
  
  
• History of Lawrence County, Mississippi
  History of Lawrence County, Mississippi
  
  
• Hubert & Hubert Vs. O. C. Williams June 1818
  Hubert & Hubert Vs. O. C. Williams June 1818
  
  
• I-J Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Index to Mississippi Marriage Database
  Miscellaneous Lawrence County, Mississippi Marriage Records: Alphabetical by Groom
  
  
• James H. Bull's Land Grants
  James H. Bull's Land Grants
  
  
• Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery
  Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• K-L Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  K-L Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
  
  
• Land Records
  Land records for Lawrence County, Mississippi. Includes patents and grants.
  
  
• Lawrence County, Marriages 1818-1825
  Lawrence County, Mississippi marriage records, 1818-1825.
  
  
• Lawrence County, Mississippi Census Records
  Census Records
  
  
• Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy
  Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy
  
  
• Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database
  Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database
  
  
• Longino-Price-Neal Cemetery
  Directions to Longino-Price-Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi
  
  
• Look Ups
  Often in the genealogy community, people will volunteer to lookup in books they have for ancestors of other people. This page provides people willing to lookup ancestors for Lawrence County, Mississippi in certain books.
  
  
• Maps
  Maps for Lawrence County, Mississippi useful in your genealogy research.
  
  
• Military
  The following pages provide a glimpse into the military history of Lawrence County, Mississippi. This information may assist your genealogy research by providing you with specific details about the Military background of your ancestors.
  
  
• Miscellaneous Cemeteries
  Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Mississippi
  
  
• Mississippi Cemetery Code
  Mississippi Cemetery Code
  
  
• Mont Carmel, Covington County Post Office Pg 218-220
  Mont Carmel, Covington County Post Office Pg 218-220
  
  
• Monticello Baptist Church
  Modern photographs of Monticello Baptist Church.
  
  
• Monticello P. O. Pg 173-180: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  1870 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census Monticello P. O. P 173-180
  
  
• Monticello P. O. Pg 193-206: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Monticello P. O. P 193-206: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Monticello P. O. Pg 206-217: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Monticello P. O. P 206-217: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Monticello Post Office Pg 221-224: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Monticello Post Office Pg 221-224: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Monticello Post Office Pg 227B-238A: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Monticello Post Office Pg 227B-238A: 1870 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census
  
  
• Monticello Post Office Pg 238B-239A: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Monticello Post Office Pg 238B-239A: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Most Wanted
  Provides a listing of "most wanted" information on an ancestor in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Mt. Carmel Post Office Pg 244: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• M-Z: Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database
  A-L: Lawrence County, Mississippi Land Patents Database
  
  
• Nathaniel Everette Collins Cemetery
  The Nathaniel Everette Collins Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Native Americans
  Native American research in Lawrence County, Mississippi. indian
  
  
• News from the Past
  This page provides a glimpse into the past by looking at various newspaper items.
  
  
• Newsom - Bush Cemetery
  Newsom - Bush Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Obituaries
  Obituaries for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
  
  
• Obituary of Doris Faye Etheridge
  Obituary of Doris Faye Etheridge
  
  
• Obituary of Dorothy "Doris" Dell Brister
  Obituary of Dorothy "Doris" Dell Brister
  
  
• Obituary of Ed Mitchell
  Obituary of Ed Mitchell
  
  
• Obituary of James W. Adams
  Obituary of James W. Adams
  
  
• Obituary of Janie Bennett
  Obituary of Janie Bennett
  
  
• Obituary of Leigh Ann Wooley
  Obituary of Leigh Ann Wooley
  
  
• Obituary of Lillye Fae Boyd Carruth
  Obituary of Lillye Fae Boyd Carruth
  
  
• Obituary of Nancy Carol Atkins Anderson
  Obituary of Nancy Carol Atkins Anderson
  
  
• Obituary of Peggy Wyno Boyd Brent
  Obituary of Peggy Wyno Boyd Brent
  
  
• Page 226: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  District 118 Beat 1, Pg 226: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Page 227: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  District 118 Beat 1, Pg 226: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Page 228: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  District 118 Beat 1, Pg 228: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Page 229: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  District 118 Beat 1, Pg 229: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Page 230: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  District 118 Beat 1, Pg 230: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Page 231: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  Page 231: 1880 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Plantations and Antebellum Homes in Lawrence County
  
  
• Prices in 1911
  Gives us a peek at what our grandparents spent in 1911 for various groceries.
  
  
• Queries
  Queries, brickwalls and message boards
  
  
• Reuben Bull's Land Grants
  Reuben Bull's Land Grants
  
  
• Salem Powell
  Slave narrative of Salem Powell. Salem Powell, ex-slave, lived six miles east of Shivers Miss, on the Shivers and Hebron road. He was born about 1857, was owned during slavery time by John Powell, in the Dry Creek settlement.
  
  
• Scarborough Cemetery
  Scarborough Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Silver Creek Post Office Pg. 226 B-227: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Silver Creek Post Office Pg. 226 B-227: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Silver Creek Post Office Pg. 239 B-243: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  Silver Creek Post Office Pg. 239 B-243: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• Slave Narratives
  From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the American South were interviewed by writers and journalists under the aegis of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). These former slaves, most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on plantations, in cities, and on small farms. Their narratives remain a peerless resource for understanding the lives of America's four million slaves.
  
  
• Smith Cemetery
  Smith Cemetery, New Hebron, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Some Companies Out of Lawrence Co., Mississippi
  Some Companies Out of Lawrence Co., Mississippi
  
  
• The Art of Grave Dowsing
  The Art of Grave Dowsing
  
  
• Thompson-Buckely Cemetery
  Thompson-Buckely Cemetery
  
  
• Thos. M. Smith Use Vs. Howel W. Runnells June 1818
  Thos. M. Smith Use Vs. Howel W. Runnells June 1818
  
  
• Tilton Cemetery
  Tilton Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
  
  
• Towns and Communities
  A brief history on the various towns and communities of Lawrence County, Mississippi. Will aid the genealogist by providing some insite into the Lawrence County area.
  
  
• Vital Records
  This page provides information on retrieving vital records for your family research. This section also contains specific records for your Lawrence County, Mississippi genealogy.
  
  
• White Sand Post Office Pg 225-226: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  White Sand Post Office Pg 225-226: 1870 Lawrence County Census
  
  
• William Mullen vs. William A. Jelks June 1818
  William Mullen vs. William A. Jelks June 1818
  
  
• Wills
  Wills, estates and probates
  
  
• Other Sites