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'''1798--'''Congress organized the Mississippi Territory. | '''1798--'''Congress organized the Mississippi Territory. | ||
'''1817--'''The eastern part of the Mississippi Territory was organized as the Territory of Alabama. Mississippi became a state. | '''1817--'''The eastern part of the Mississippi Territory was organized as the Territory of Alabama. Mississippi became a state. | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||
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== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
'''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Indexes to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 schedules are available at the Family History Library. | '''1850-1880--'''Mortality schedules are at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Indexes to the 1850, 1860, and 1870 schedules are available at the Family History Library. | ||
== Territorial and State Censuses == | == Territorial and State Censuses == | ||
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'''1792--'''Maiden names are included in the census. | '''1792--'''Maiden names are included in the census. | ||
These censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and at the Family History Library ( | These censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and at the Family History Library (Family History Library film 899868-870). | ||
For an index covering the years 1792 to 1816, see: | For an index covering the years 1792 to 1816, see: | ||
* Norman E. Gillis, ''Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District.''Baton Rouge, Louisiana: N.E. Gillis, 1963 | * Norman E. Gillis, ''Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District.''Baton Rouge, Louisiana: N.E. Gillis, 1963 This includes a list of residents in 1810. | ||
Published indexes are available for the surviving censuses for the years 1810, 1820-25, 1830/37, 1840/41, and 1845. | Published indexes are available for the surviving censuses for the years 1810, 1820-25, 1830/37, 1840/41, and 1845. | ||
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Some additional information about research and records in Mississippi is in: | Some additional information about research and records in Mississippi is in: | ||
* Richard Stephen Lackey, “Mississippi,” ''Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources'', Volume 2: 188-218 (Washington, D.C.: American Society of Genealogists, 1980; | * Richard Stephen Lackey, “Mississippi,” ''Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources'', Volume 2: 188-218 (Washington, D.C.: American Society of Genealogists, 1980;). | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||