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- Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy
Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Cemetery Records
Cemetery transcriptions and images for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- Miscellaneous Cemeteries
Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Mississippi
- 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.
- Bethel -Thompson Cemetery
Bethel -Thompson Cemetery, Lawrence County Mississippi transcription
- Cliburn Cemetery
Cliburn Cemetery, Lawrence County Mississippi transciption
- Nathaniel Everette Collins Cemetery
The Nathaniel Everette Collins Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Crooked Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Crooked Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi
- Droummonds Cemetery
Droummonds Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Fox - Arrington Cemetery
Fox - Arrington Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transciption
- Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery
Jayess Baptist Church Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Longino-Price-Neal Cemetery
Directions to Longino-Price-Neal Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi
- Newsom - Bush Cemetery
Newsom - Bush Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Scarborough Cemetery
Scarborough Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Smith Cemetery
Smith Cemetery, New Hebron, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Tilton Cemetery
Tilton Cemetery, Lawrence County, Mississippi transcription
- Thompson-Buckely Cemetery
Thompson-Buckely Cemetery
- 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.
- The Art of Grave Dowsing
The Art of Grave Dowsing
- Grave Symbols
A list of various Grave Symbols.
- Mississippi Cemetery Code
Mississippi Cemetery Code
- Lawrence County, Mississippi Census Records
Census Records
- Court Cases
Court cases for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- Family Histories
Genealogy is about "family history", and this page provides insite into numerous Lawrence County, Mississippi families.
- 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 Alfred Franklin
Descendants of Alfred Franklin.
- 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.
- Descendants of Azariah King
Descendants of Azariah King: Azariah King (wife, Mary) of South Carolina died in Lawrence County in 1816.
- 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.
- Descendants of Thomas J. Maxwell, Sr.
Descendants of Thomas J. Maxwell Sr. b: Abt. 1717 in Scotland d: Aft. December 1741 in Virginia.
- 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.
- Most Wanted
Provides a listing of "most wanted" information on an ancestor in Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- 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.
- Family Group Sheets
Family Group Sheets
- History of Lawrence County, Mississippi
History of Lawrence County, Mississippi
- 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.
- 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.
- Historical Homes and Buildings
This page depicts a list of homes in Lawrence County, Mississippi that are on the Historic Home Registrar.
- Plantations and Antebellum Homes in Lawrence County
- Prices in 1911
Gives us a peek at what our grandparents spent in 1911 for various groceries.
- Church Histories
Church addresses and histories where known for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- Early Members of Mississippi Legistature
The following people represented Lawrence County, Mississippi in the early periods of its history.
- 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.
- News from the Past
This page provides a glimpse into the past by looking at various newspaper items.
- Early Senators and Representatives
A list of early senators and representatives representing Lawrence County, Mississippi from 1820-1890.
- Land Records
Land records for Lawrence County, Mississippi. Includes patents and grants.
- 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.
- Civil War Records
Provides Civil War records for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- Civil War EBooks
Civil War EBooks
- Some Companies Out of Lawrence Co., Mississippi
Some Companies Out of Lawrence Co., Mississippi
- 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- A-B Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
A-B Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- E-F Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
C-D Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- G-H Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
G-H Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- I-J Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- K-L Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
K-L Surnames: 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
- Native Americans
Native American research in Lawrence County, Mississippi. indian
- Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence County, Mississippi.
- Queries
Queries, brickwalls and message boards
- 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.
- Wills
Wills, estates and probates
- Other Sites
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