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-== Territorial Censuses  ==
+== Territorial and State Censuses  ==
-Territorial and State
+'''1792-1866--'''Territorial and state censuses were taken at frequent intervals for various counties. Few are complete and the information in the censuses varies.
-Territorial and state censuses were taken at frequent intervals between 1792 and 1866 for various counties. Few are complete and the information in the censuses varies. For example, maiden names are included in the 1792 census. These censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and at the Family History Library (FHL film 899868-870).
+'''1792--'''Maiden names are included in the&nbsp;census.
-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; FHL book 976.2 X2p). This includes a list of residents in 1810.
+These censuses are available at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and at the Family History Library (FHL film 899868-870).
-Published indexes are available for the surviving censuses for the years 1810, 1820-25, 1830/37, 1840/41, and 1845. 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; FHL book 973 D27gr).
+For an index covering the years 1792 to 1816, see:
+*&nbsp;Norman E. Gillis, ''Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District.''Baton Rouge, Louisiana: N.E. Gillis, 1963 (FHL book 976.2 X2p). 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.
+Some additional information about research and records in Mississippi is in:
+*&nbsp;Richard Stephen Lackey, “Mississippi,” ''Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources'', Volume 2: 188-218 (Washington, D.C.: American Society of Genealogists, 1980; FHL book 973 D27gr).
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