North east e mississippi historical journal march 1971 vol. The mississippi historical society has provided programs and produced books, maps, brochures, and other materials aimed towards the education of the general public. This second volume has detailed and important information, with somewhat clear and relatively accessible writing, about many of the towns of mississippi, at 1891. Hamilton 56 the town of hamilton was the first county seat of monroe county. The strength of mitchells work is that he provides context, continuity, and perspective in chronicling the states past and linking that past to our shared future. The monroe county mississippi book of the dead is a work in progress.
Biographical and historical memoirs of mississippi, embracing. Monroe county, mississippi historical military historical. A history of monroe county, mississippi book, 1988. See that purchases are made from vendors whose bids have been accepted by the board of supervisors under the provisions of law. Eventually all of the lists will be combined into a single index. First session book of the oldest presbyterian church in mississippi, journal of. Marriage book 4, monroe county, aberdeen, mississippi.
Aberdeen, acker historical, ales historical, amory. Creating and maintaining volumes which contain copies of all documents filed and indexed in the public land records i. A courageous voice against racial injustice in neshoba county, mississippi 19232006, by charles m. Situated at the eastern edge of what the books call the eutaw formation of the. Its loaded with stories, histories, and photographs of monroe countys earliest towns, villages, settlers, places, and events. Monroe county mississippi historical military historical. The mississippiana collection includes military history books as well as indices to service records and pension rolls. Undertaker clarie collins harvey and black womens entrepreneurial activism, by crystal sanders springsummer 2014. Hardcover from univ pr of mississippi trd becoming southern.
The holdings of the archives comprise more than 60,000 cubic feet of recordsincluding government documents, bound volumes, maps and drawings, photographs, oral histories, and video and audio tapes. Monroe county, mississippi genealogy site bibliography. The archives also has many photographs with military subjects. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Monroe county, mississippi genealogy genealogy familysearch.
Welcome to the monroe county genealogy and history web site. We need volunteers who will find interesting monroe county documents to transcribe and email to us. The official membership publication of the itawamba historical society, this magazine is mailed to hundreds of society members throughout the nation and each issue contains a minimum of 56 pages. Jan 01, 2002 history bits about canton and madison county, mississippi lacey, jim on. Monroe county mississippi mississippi genealogy and history. History of monroe county monroe county library system. Guide to monroe county, mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. Mitchell has meticulously researched and written an incredibly valuable examination of mississippi s bewitching history warts and all.
Aberdeen, monroe county, mississippi, 1891 mississippi genealogy. Monroe county includes the towns and villages of aberdeen. All of these materials are searchable in the online catalog. Monroe county, mississippi genealogy and history presented by. The order of the first families of mississippi 16991817 began as the result of a question. Mississippi is covered under our southern states mailing list. Natchez burning by greg iles, the optimists daughter by eudora welty, the secret history by donna tartt, a streetc. The library houses approximately 5,000 volumes which include. Apr 30, 2011 the history of webster county, mississippi by, 1985, curtis media corp. Bolivar appeared on a map of mississippi from 1836, and was located on a road midway between hamilton and cotton gin port. We are looking for the raw data information such as biographies, deaths, births, marriages and obituaries. A pictorial history monroe county pictorial book committee on. What cities and towns are in monroe county, mississippi and in this book. Featured article archive mississippi department of archives.
Birth of monroe county commodore porter arrived in april 1823 and monroe county was created on july 3, 1823. Monroe county, mississippi genealogy and history presented. Monroe county, is a site devoted to historical and genealogical research for monroe county, mississippi. In 1850 there were 2,645 residents and in 1890 there were 18,080.
Monroe county was established on may 15, 1821 from creek cession of 1821 portions of monroe county were used to create the following counties. Monroe county, mississippi genealogy familysearch wiki. Winston county was established as a county by the mississippi legislature on december 23, 1833. A pictorial history hardcover january 1, 1999 by monroe county pictorial book committee author. In 1835, the indians in monroe county, mississippi were driven from their homes to the west, throwing open rich, bottom land to settlers. The story of the life and exploits of captain grant marsh frontier classics by joseph mills hanson, paul l. Carry out the policies adopted by the board of supervisors, to include exercising supervision over the boards or other divisions. It is bordered by alabama e, the gulf of mexico s, arkansas and louisiana, with most of that border formed by the mississippi river w, and tennessee n. Cemetery locations, journal of monroe county history, 1980. Census bureau, the county has a total area of 772 square miles 2,000. History of forrest county extracted from source material for mississippi history. The new hope primitive baptist church was located there, and there may have also been one store. Google books monroe county court records directory source. There will be the native indian history of the area that will be of interest to a lot of people, as well as the pioneer families of the county founded in 1821, the county is named in honor of president james monroe.
Mississippi history now mississippi historical society. The mother monroe section of the book was originally published as a series of. Monroe county 18151817 series 486 censuses, 18011816 source. By 1829, 258 acres were mapped as a town with 64 blocks. Take your place in history as the first county seat of monroe. History bits about canton and madison county, mississippi. Family histories, guides to genealogical research, census indices, city directories, cemetery records, state and county histories, death records, land records and much more.
Go search hello select your address best sellers customer service new. Appears in 1 books from 18042006 page 182 river of the lake, then and in that case with the assent of the congress of the united states, the northern boundary of this state shall be established by, and extend to, a direct line running from the southern extremity of lake michigan to the most northerly cape of the miami bay. Part of the county east of the tombigbee river originally madeup part of the alabama territory, belonging to marion county, until new lines of demarcation put it in the state of mississippi in 1821 geography. The evolution of a way of life, warren county and vicksburg, mississippi, 17701860 by christopher morris. Charles owen johnson, an attorney, historian and genealogist of washington d. Quail ridge press for the mississippi historical society, 2003.
If you cant be a county host, you can still be a great deal of help. Writing largely within the southern tradition, he draws his themes and characters from southern history and mores in ways that have been compared to flannery oconnor. It is actually biographical and historical memoirs of mississippi, vol. The catalog is searchable online, and some collections are accessible through the digital archives. Copies of most materials can be purchased for a nominal fee. Philadelphianeshoba county public library neshoba county. From a christian viewpoint is great for christian schools, private schools, and homeschools.
Commercial site, publishing census books which are photo copies of the microfilm. Annual meetings provide distinguished speakers, tours of historic sites, and special events. This is basically a list that has been collected or submitted. The order of the first families of mississippi history of.
The collection is especially strong in mississippi, alabama and louisiana material. By the treaty of mount dexter in 1805 the choctaw indians ceded to the united states nearly six million acres of territory lying between the amite and tombigbee rivers and roughly north of the thirtyfirst parallel of latitude. During 1932, the state of mississippi through the act of legislature, permitted harrison county to retain 2 mills of its states taxes for harbor promotion and development. Executors record monroe county, mississippi, 18711916 source. Part of the county east of the tombigbee river originally madeup part of the alabama territory, belonging to marion county, until new lines of demarcation put it in the state of mississippi in 1821. Livingstons law register, 1851 monroe county lawyers source. List of books and articles about mississippi history online. Winston county and the city of louisville are named for louis winston 17841824, a colonel in the militia, a prominent lawyer, and a judge of the mississippi supreme court. Monroe county pictorial history book monroe county pictorial history, 2nd edition, 2004. Dec 14, 2009 a brief history of aberdeen and monroe county, mississippi, 18211900 by bertie shaw rollins, 1957 edition, in english.
Aberdeen is the county seat of monroe county mississippi. Originally published in 1976, this book has been our best seller. A brief history of aberdeen and monroe county, mississippi. Genealogy mississippi department of archives and history. As of august 1st, 2012, we have updated the 6th unit of the course to include the election of the current governor of mississippi, phil bryant. In this instance, it was the twentieth century club in 1929.
Thank you for visiting, and we welcome all comments or suggestions using the link provided at the bottom of this page. My wife dawn and i are interested in genealogy and think that we can help. The history of webster county, mississippi 1985 edition. A racial moderate who helped crack the walls of the. Family maps of monroe county, mississippi arphax publishing co. The county is named in honor of james monroe, fifth president of the united states. Collections mississippi department of archives and history. Monroe county was organized in 1821 from the chickasaw session of 1816. Articles are archived on the site and provide a rich source of mississippi history. As inventories are completed and transcriptions prepared and alphabetized lists of burials are written, they will be published here. Aberdeen, the seat of justice of monroe county, and one of the oldest towns in.
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