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| === Mississippi Research Strategies ===
| | == Mississippi Research Strategies == |
| | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Mississippi<br> |
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| | ===Finding Mississippi Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== |
| | *[[GuidedResearch:Mississippi|Finding Mississippi Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] |
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| Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Mississippi<br>
| | ===Finding Mississippi Records=== |
| | *[[Mississippi Record Finder]] |
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| | ===Mississippi Statewide Databases=== |
| *[[Mississippi Online Genealogy Records|Mississippi Online Genealogy Records]] | | *[[Mississippi Online Genealogy Records|Mississippi Online Genealogy Records]] |
| *[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|How to find Mississippi Birth Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|How to find Mississippi Marriage Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|How to find Mississippi Death Records]]
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| === Mississippi Research Tips ===
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| These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Mississippi.
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| *'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1912 in Mississippi with general compliance by 1921. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy. | | ===Mississippi Research Process=== |
| *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1912 in Mississippi. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Mississippi death records]] | | *[[Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1880-Present]] |
| *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | | *[[Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1850-1910]] |
| | *[[Mississippi Descendancy Research]] |
| | *[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]] |
| | *[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|How to Find Death Records]] |
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| === Mississippi Record Finder ===
| | == Mississippi Research Tips == |
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| This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Mississippi Record Finder]].'''
| | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Mississippi.<br> |
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| | '''Birth and Death information:'''<br> |
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| | style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
| | *'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1912, with full compliance by 1921.<ref>''Mississippi Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 15-16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Mississippi.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| | style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
| | *'''''County registration:''''' A few counties kept birth and death records as early as 1879. These early records were kept intermittently and are very incomplete.<ref>''Mississippi Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 15-16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). '''''Online at:''''' [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Mississippi.pdf BYU University - Provo]</ref> |
| | style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
| | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Mississippi Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Mississippi. |
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| | '''Substitute Records:''' |
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| | *'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. |
| *[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]]
| | *'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information. |
| *[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]] | | *'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Mississippi Substitute Records|Mississippi Substitute Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| | *'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the state starting in 1912 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. |
| *[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| | *'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Mississippi Newspapers]] and [[Mississippi Obituaries]] for more information. |
| *[[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]]
| | *'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Mississippi Church Records]] for more information. |
| *[[Mississippi Military Records|Military records]]
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| | *'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Mississippi Census|Mississippi Census Records]] for more information. |
| *[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage records]] | | *'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. |
| *[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| | *'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. |
| *[[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death Records]] | |
| *[[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Church Records|Church Records]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]] | |
| *[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |
| *[[Mississippi Census|Census]]
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| *[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
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| *[[Mississippi Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Mississippi History|History]]
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| === Further Mississippi Research ===
| | == Further Mississippi Research == |
| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Mississippi Record Finder]].''' | | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Mississippi.pdf Mississippi Family History Library Research Outline] |
| *For online record collections, go to [[Mississippi Online Genealogy Records|'''Mississippi Online Genealogy Records.''']] | | *[https://www.msgw.org/ MSGenWeb] - Mississippi GenWeb Project |
| *For more research on Mississippi, including research at the county level, visit the [[Mississippi, United States Genealogy|'''Mississippi''']] page on the Research Wiki. | | *[http://genealogytrails.com/miss/ Mississippi Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Mississippi |
| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/54?region=United%20States%20of%20America Mississippi record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ms/ Cyndi's List] - Mississippi genealogy websites |
| | *[http://www.raogk.org/mississippi-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Mississippi Records Guide |
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| | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Mississippi, United States]] | | [[Category:Mississippi, United States]] |
| [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] |
| [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | | [[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] |