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*'''''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> | *'''''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> | ||
*'''''County registration:''''' A few counties kept birth and death records as early as 1879. These early records were kept intermittently and are very incomplete. | *'''''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> | ||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Mississippi Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Mississippi. | *'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Mississippi Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Mississippi. | ||
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Mississippi Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Mississippi
Finding Mississippi Birth, Marriage or Death Records[edit | edit source]
Finding Mississippi Records[edit | edit source]
Mississippi Statewide Databases[edit | edit source]
Mississippi Research Process[edit | edit source]
- Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1880-Present
- Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1850-1910
- Mississippi Descendancy Research
- How to Find Birth Records
- How to Find Marriage Records
- How to Find Death Records
Mississippi Research Tips[edit | edit source]
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Mississippi.
Birth and Death information:
- Statewide registration: The state began registering births and deaths in 1912, with full compliance by 1921.[1]
- County registration: A few counties kept birth and death records as early as 1879. These early records were kept intermittently and are very incomplete.[2]
- Access to records: See Mississippi Vital Records for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Mississippi.
Substitute Records:
- 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.
- 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.
- List of substitute records: See Mississippi Substitute Records for more information.
Finding Parents:
- 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.
- Obituaries: Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See Mississippi Newspapers and Mississippi Obituaries for more information.
- 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.
Census Records:
- 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 Records for more information.
- Clues to other records: There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
- 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.
Further Mississippi Research[edit | edit source]
- Mississippi Family History Library Research Outline
- MSGenWeb - Mississippi GenWeb Project
- Mississippi Genealogy Trails - collection of transcribed data for the state of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List - Mississippi genealogy websites
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - State of Mississippi Records Guide
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mississippi Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 15-16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo
- ↑ Mississippi Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1988, 15-16. (Accessed 20 Feb 2025). Online at: BYU University - Provo