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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 == | ||
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Portal:United States Census >Mississippi
Availability[edit | edit source]
1820-1930--The Family History Library has the U.S. federal censuses of Mississippi
1830--The census for Pike County is missing.
1860--The census for Sunflower and Washington counties are missing.
1890--The census has been destroyed. The 1890 Union veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
1699--The French established a settlement called Fort Maurepas on Biloxi Bay.
1716--Fort Rosalie, now Natchez, was established by the French on the Mississippi River.
1763--France ceded its claims to the Mississippi region to Great Britain.
1783--Britain ceded the Gulf Coast area to Spain. The rest of the Mississippi region was claimed by Georgia. The boundary was in dispute until 1795.
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.
Indexes[edit | edit source]
1820-1870--Statewide indexes are available for the censuses.
1880-1930-- Soundex (phonetic) indexes are available on microfilm. Large cities in Mississippi have their own soundex.
Special Censuses[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
1792-1866--Territorial and state censuses were taken at frequent intervals for various counties. Few are complete and the information in the censuses varies.
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 (Family History Library film 899868-870).
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 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:
- Richard Stephen Lackey, “Mississippi,” Genealogical Research: Methods and Sources, Volume 2: 188-218 (Washington, D.C.: American Society of Genealogists, 1980;).
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com
Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com
Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/MS/
Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/ms/census.html
Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/mississippi.htm
Bibliographic Citations[edit | edit source]
Mississippi Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.