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*'''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]].  
*'''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]].  


=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
=== Mississippi Record Finder  ===


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 [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
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]].'''


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Birth information  
Birth information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
*[[Mississippi Military Records|Military records]]  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*[[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Mississippi Military Records|Military records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Mississippi Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mississippi Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Mississippi Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Mississippi Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
*[[Mississippi Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Mississippi, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name  
Maiden name  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
*[[Mississippi Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mississippi Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Mississippi Military Records|Military Records]]  
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Immigration date  
Immigration date  
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mississippi Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
*[[Mississippi Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Mississippi Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Mississippi History|History]]
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Naturalization  
Naturalization  
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Mississippi Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
*[[Mississippi Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[Mississippi Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Mississippi Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description  
Physical description  
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Mississippi Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
*[[Mississippi Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Mississippi Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
*[[Mississippi History|History]]
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=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
=== Further Mississippi Research  ===
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Mississippi Record Finder]].'''
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For online record collections, go to [[Mississippi Online Genealogy Records|'''Mississippi Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*For more research on Mississippi, including research at the county level, visit the [[Mississippi, United States Genealogy|'''Mississippi''']] page on the Research Wiki.
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/54?region=United%20States%20of%20America Mississippi record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/54?region=United%20States%20of%20America Mississippi record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


Revision as of 17:42, 24 September 2020

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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page

The Mississippi Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Mississippi. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.



Mississippi Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Mississippi

Mississippi Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Mississippi.

  • 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 to improve accuracy.
  • Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1912 in Mississippi. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Mississippi death records
  • 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. Search U.S. Censuses.

Mississippi Record Finder[edit | edit source]

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.

1. What you are looking for: 2. Try these records first: 3. Other useful records

Birth information

Marriage information
Death information
Parents

Maiden name

Immigration date

Naturalization

Physical description

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