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<center>''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.''</center><br>
<center>''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.''</center><br>
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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]]


Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Mississippi<br>
===Finding Mississippi Records===
*[[Mississippi Record Finder]]


===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]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records|How to find Mississippi Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Mississippi Death Records|How to find Mississippi Death Records]]


=== Mississippi Research Tips  ===
===Mississippi Research Process===
*[[Step-by-Step Mississippi Research, 1880-Present]]
*[[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]]


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


*'''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.  
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Mississippi.<br>
*'''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]]  
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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]].
'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
 
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=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
*'''''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.<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>
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]].'''
*'''''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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| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
*'''''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.
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
*'''''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.
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Mississippi Substitute Records|Mississippi Substitute Records]] for more information.
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'''Finding Parents:''' 
Birth information
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*'''''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.
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Mississippi Newspapers]] and [[Mississippi Obituaries]] for more information.
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death 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.
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
'''Census Records:'''
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*'''''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.
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible 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.
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Death information
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| style="padding:10px"|Parents
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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Maiden name
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
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Immigration date
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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Naturalization
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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Physical description
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] 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]].'''
*[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 [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
*[https://www.msgw.org/ MSGenWeb] - Mississippi GenWeb Project
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] 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://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


==References==
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