Pike County, Mississippi Bibliography of Published Sources

Pike County, Mississippi

Bibliography of Published Sources

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Biblioraphy of Published Sources

Source Records

Family Histories

Source Records

Record Type	Title
Census Records	1820 Census, Pike County, Mississippi, SK Publications.
	1840 Census, Pike County, Mississippi, SK Publications.
	1850 Census, Pike County, Mississippi, SK Publications.
Church Records	Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee's Creek Baptist Association (Mississippi and Louisiana), 1882-1924, compiled by E. Russ Williams, Jr., 1978.
	Bogue Chitto Baptist Church Records, transcribed by Carolyn Henderson, Washington Parish LAGenWeb Archives. [Some of the churches in the association were in Pike County.]
	Gone But Not Forgotten by Helen L. O'Roarke. (Extracts of records of Christ Episcopal Church, Summit, Mississippi 1860-1910 and transcripts from microfilm of early Pike and Amite newspapers.)
Cemetery Records	Cemetery Inscriptions of Pike County, Mississippi, 1750-1978, compiled by Ray and June Sartin Parish, 1979. (Note: Cemetery inscriptions of present-day Pike County. Out of print)
	The Tombstone Inscriptions of Walthall County, Mississippi, William and Irma Lampton, 1976.
	Mississippi Confederate Grave Registrations, Vol. I A-L, Vol. II M-Z, compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire, Heritage Books, Inc., 1991.
Collections	Source Records From Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1910, Luke Ward Conerly and E. Russ Williams, Jr., Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1978. (Records included: 13th Regiment, Mississippi Militia; Abstracts of Pension Records for Veterans, War of 1812; 1816 and 1820 Census Pike County; Early Lists of Members of Bogue Chitto or Crain's Creek Baptist Church 1824-1827 and 1834; Some Early Members of New Zion Baptist Church 1823-1830; Some Early Members of New Zion Baptist Church On a List Prior to the November Meeting 1866; 1825, 1835 and 1843 Tax Lists; Marriage and Death Notices from the Magnolia Gazette; Obituaries from the Bogue Chitto Baptist Association of Mississippi, 1872-1910; Marriages and Deaths Abstracted From The New Orleans Christian Advocate, Pike County, 1853-1910.)
History	Source Records From Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1910, Luke Ward Conerly and E. Russ Williams, Jr., Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1978.
	Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1876, Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, Reconstruction and Redemption, Luke Ward Conerly, 2008.
	The History of Pike County and McComb in Story and Pageant, written by Miss Nannie Gillis of McComb High School, Journal Print, McComb, Mississippi, 1922. (This book was written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Chartering of McComb.)
	Osyka, A Memorial History: 1812-1978 by Lucy Wall Varnado, 1980. Cook & McDowell Publications, Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301.
	Pike County, Mississippi, 1798-1876: Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers Reconstruction and Redemption by Luke Ward Conerly, 1909. Brandon Printing Company, Nashville, Tennessee.
	A History of Mississippi Cotton Mills and The Sanders Magnolia Mill Village, by Narvell Strickland, 1995. (This book includes histories of two 19th century cotton mills and villages in McComb and one in Magnolia.) Web Page
Marriages	Pike County, Mississippi Marriages, 1882-1899 by Nicholas Russell Murray, Hunting For Bears, Inc., Hammond, Louisiana.
Military Records	Military History of Mississippi 1803-1898, Dunbar Rowland, The Reprint Company Publishers, 1988.
Newspaper Abstracts	Gone But Not Forgotten by Helen L. O'Roarke. (Extracts from microfilm of early area newspapers 1800-1905. Includes a list of persons who died in the 1878 yellow fever epidemic and a list of Confederate soldiers who died in Coney Hospital in Magnolia.)
Wills	Mississippi Index of Wills 1800-1900, compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire, Heritage Books, Inc., 1989.

Family Histories

Family	Title
Alford	Ancestors and Descendants, Jacob Alford. Compiled by Gilbert K. Alford, Jr., 1986.
Beard	Aaron Beard and Kizziah (Carter) Beard of South Mississippi, Janis Pearson Stringfield, Columbia, Mississippi, 1993. (Pike and Walthall Co. allied families: Boyd, Carr, Deer, Dunaway, Rushing, Thornhill.)
Branch	The Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Branch and Mary Ann Crawford, complied by Ouida W. Vasey, May 1979.
Breland	The Breland Families of the Southern States, 1755-1850 by Charles Gregory Breland, 1987.
Boone	Heritage and Genealogy of Boone - Short - Wa(l)sh - Sartin - Smith and Allied Families, compiled by Bertha Short Boone, 1974.
Brister	Mississippi Bristers, Ancestors & Descendants, Twelve Generations - 1649-1995. Compiled by Sarah N. Spencer, 1995.
Brown	Thru the Years, Family Records of Ida Venable Brown and other families of St. Helena Parish, LA by Irene Reid Morris, 1965
Brumfield	Brumfields Revisited, Ancestors & Descendants of George Y. and Martha Penny Brumfield, by Ruth Brumfield Randolph and Nell Brumfield Jacobs Smith, August 1995.
Burris	The Samuel and Mary (Myers) Burris Family by June Stallings Burris, M.A., Flora Mae Burris, B.A., and Mamie Lettie Burris-Simmons. Published by Pelican Publishing Co., New Orleans, LA. 1952.
Carter	Nehemiah Carter Descendants and Allied Families, compiled by Lee and Linda Gene Carter, 1992.
Cockerham*	"The Cockerhams, Volume I, From Lancashire to Liberty", 1994. Phenix Consulting & Services Ltd. Co.
Cockerham*	"The Cockerhams, Volume II, South of Liberty", 2000. Phenix Consulting & Services Ltd. Co.
Cole	A History of the Mark and Martha Curtis Cole Family by Bonnie Lou Cole, 1960.
Cole	Cole Foot Prints by Camellia T. Denys, 1983. Also contains info on Rentfroe, Curtis, Courtney, Hayes, Simmons, Hall, and Hebert.
Conerly	Descendants of John Conerly ( -1751) NC and Cullen Conerly (ca 1745-1811) NC to the Present 1986, William and Irma Lampton, 1986.
Corkern	Corkerns and Cousins by Nelwyn Corkern
Coward	Descendants of Needham Coward and Nancy Stone Coward, compiled by Mavis Cowart Young, 1983.
Crosby	Crosby and Allied Families by Tempe & Ralph Crosby, 1990.
Crosby	Crosby and Allied Families, Vol. II by Tempe & Ralph Crosby, 1991. Info on Phillips, Leggett, Stewart and Sutton families.
Davis	Davis, An American Family by Myra Kerr Jackson, 1981
Deer	Marion and Minnie Deer Family History, compiled by Fred G. Deer, 1990.
Dillon	The Continuous Legacy of an African American Family by Ron A. Fisher 8-17-94. Info on Dillon family.
Easley	Ancestors and Descendants of Robert Easley, Sr. and Elizabeth Earle Elkins of St. Helena Parish, LA, by Austin Beverly Smith and Virginia Sproles Smith, 1981.
Erwin	From Whence They Came by J. Erwin Kemsley (Info on Erwin family).
Felder*	The Felder Family in South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, compiled by Mary E. Sandel and Rev. Elias Wesley Sandel BA,ME, 2000.
Felder*	The Felder Family From Kappel, St. Gallen, Switzerland to Orangeburgh, South Carolina by Charles Howard Felder, 2002.
Fesmire	Fesmire, A Family History and Genealogy by Alice Ann Fesmire Khalid, 1982.
Foil	Foyle (Foil) Genealogy, compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee and Aletha Barker Hamiter, 1956.
Freeman	All About Us by Dorothy Freeman Crumb, 1982. Info on Freeman, Cade, Calcote, Smith, Evans, Hall, Denman, Strange, Smart and Crider.
Gordon	Gordons of the Deep South by Erminie Northcutt Marshall, 1961.
Hart	Our Kin by John T. Cupit. Info on Hart and connected families: Hoover, Gill, Kyzar, Prestridge, Crosby, Price, Sasser, Brown, Moak, Wallace, Smith, Case, Walker, Thompson, Jenkins.
Hines	Hines-Sumrall and Bundy-Baker with Related Families by E. H. Hines, 1980.
Holloway	Looking Back at Holloway, Sproles, and Other Related Families, by Virginia Sproles Smith, 1978.
Hughes	The Hughes of Tangipahoa Parish, LA by Ella B. Hughes, 1983.
Hutchins	Anthony Hutchins - White Apple Village, collected and edited by Tempe Fenn Crosby, revised 2000.
Johnson	A Genealogy of Louis Napoleon Johnson, compiled by Harold A. Crain, 1983.
Jordan & Johnston	The Descendants of William E. Jordan and James B. Johnston , compiled and produced by Pearl Jordan Reeves and Geraldine Reeves, 1992.
Kemp, Turner, Roberts	The Kemp, Turner and Roberts Families on Little Silver Creek, Washington Parish, LA by E. Russ Williams Jr., 1992.
King	The Kings of St. Helena Parish, The Story of Jesse & Sofia James King and Their Descendants by Lawrence S. and Harold H. King, 1974.
Lambright	The Lambrights by Mary Fay Campbell Schertz, 1977. Published by J. Grant Stevenson.
Lampton	A History of the Lampton Family in America from 1664 by Robert K. Lampton Ph.D.,1984.
Leggett	Early Settlers of West Farms, Westchester Co., NY by Rev. Theodore A. Leggett , 1913
Lott	The Lott Family in America by A. V. Phillips, 1942.
Manning*	The Mannings by Rev. Elias W. Sandel (B.A.,M.E.) deceased and Mary E. Sandel, 1987. This book includes the three Manning brothers, William, Oren and Frank, who came to Pike County from Florida.
Martin	Partial History of The Wiley Martin (Oct. 27, 1831 - Feb. 7, 1886) and Mary L. Quin Martin (Dec. 18, 1836-Oct. 1899) Family, compiled by Irma C. Lampton , 1992
Marcelis	Marselis (Marcelisse - Marsalis) Volumes I-IV by Tempe Fenn Crosby, 1973. (Also includes information on allied families: Van Voorst, Gammill, Hutchins, Holloway, Antard, Johnson, Logue, Cain, Dickey, Gordon, Fenn, Butler, and Brown.)
McCants*	McCants,Wall and Related Families by Robbie McCants Jones, 1982. Published by D. Armstrong Co., Inc., Houston, Texas. (Copies available at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society Library, Boston, Massachusetts and The National Genealogical Society Library, Arlington, Virginia.)
McCulley	The McCulley Family 1801-1991 by Betty W. Weber, 1991.
McGehee/Magee*	McGehee Descendants, Three Volumes, by Ethel Woodall Grider and Jane N. Grider, Winder, Georgia, 1987, 1989, 1991.
Mitchell	Desdendants of Jeremiah Mitchell of North Carolina and Allied Families c.1770-c.1835 by Ann Mitchell Horne & Caroline Mitchell Haley 1995. Ann Horne. (Allied Families include Rouse, Milliken, Campbell and Downie.
Moak	The Moak & Related Families of South Carolina and Mississippi 1740-1960 by Lennox L. Moak , 1960
Moak	Moaks and Folks by Joyce Temple Barrett
Mullins*	The Ancestors of George & Hazel Mullins by Phillip Mullins, 1994. Internet http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~pmullins/
Nunnery	Nunnery Family Genealogy by Mrs. Hollis F. Nunnery, 1967.
Ott	Descendants of Jacob Ott of South Carolina and Louisiana, compiled by Ruth Ott Walls.
Phillips	The St. Helena Parish Phillips Family, Descendants of Thomas E. Phillips by Anna Phillips Speed and Clarence Eddie Speed, Sr. , 1987.
Pittman	Descendants of Captain Thomas Pittman, Sr. by James Calvin (J.C.) Pittman, Sr. , 1991.
Polk	Polks Here and Yon by Emily George Polk Royalty, 1983.
Powell	Ancestors, Descendants, & Allied Lines of Albert David Powell & wife, Nancy Elizabeth Travis of Amite County, MS and Tangipahoa Parish, LA, and Eugene Casey, Sr. and wife, Johanna Lucey of Knocknagree Co., Cork, Ireland by Albert E. Casey & Powell A. Casey, 1981.
Quin	The Family History of Peter Quin, compiled by Mrs. Madge Quin Fugler, 1922; revised & edited by Jerome C. Hafton, 1963-64.
Rayborn	Mark Rayborn and Rhoda Watts Rayborn, Their Antecedents & Descendants, by Vada H. Phillips and Henry S. Phillips, Jr., 1982.
Reeves	Bringing in the Reeves, Lottie Magee Miller, Tylertown, Mississippi, 1983.
Reeves	A Family History and Genealogy of Lazarus Reeves and his Descendants, compiled by Rev. Gregory S. Smith, 1979.
Reeves	Descendants of Willis Jefferson Reeves and Lillian Elizabeth Bullock, compiled by Doris Reeves Barker, 1988.
Richardson	History of the Richardsons by Nancy B. Elliott, 1966.
Richardson	The Richardsons & Kindred Families by Mary Lou Richadson Sibley, 1962. (Allied families include Stokes, Outlaw, Havis).
Rucks, Sessions	Rucks - Sessions by Tovey Sessions Talley and Harry Leslie Talley, 1991.
Rushing	Matthew Rushing Descendants in South Mississippi 1810-1995, Helen Lyndola Rushing Jones, Houston, Texas, 1995.
Sandel	The Sandel Family by Luther L. Sandel, Jr. and Vineva L. (Tynes) Earl, 1981.
Sandel*	The Descendents of John Peter Sandel Immigrant to Orangeburg, SC In 1752 with Allied Families of Connerly, Tynes, Warren, Bullock, Lee, Lea, Nobles and Tabor by Rev. Elias Wesley Sandel, B.A.,M.E and Mary L. Sandel, 1985.
Seab	Joseph Seab of Franklin County, MS by Mildred Seab Ezell, 1989. (Alllied families include Seale, Jones, Combs, and Graves).
Seaborn	A Family History and Genealogy of John Seaborn-Lelia Ellen Crum and Their Descendants, compiled by Julia Ann Crum Benoit, 1984.
Shook, Rushing	Tangled Roots Goldie Shook Posey, 1990.
Sibley	The Sibley Family in America 1629-1972, compiled by James Scarborough Sibley, 1972.
Simmons	Bala Chitto Simmons Family, Descendants of Richard and Ann Tyler Simmons by Hansford L. Simmons, 1975.
Simmons	The Silver Creek Simmons Family, Descendants of Willis & Jane Goslin Simmons by Edna Simmons Campbell and Hansford L. Simmons, 1979.
Smith, Williams, Taylor, Easley	Kith and Kin of Smith, Williams, Taylor, Easley Families of Amite County, MS. Compiled and Edited by Austin B. Smith, 1970.
Stevens, Washburn	Stevens-Washburn with Related Lines by Annie Stevens Jones, 1946.
Stringfield	Richard Stringfield Family by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1960.
Stovall*	The Stovall Family and Related Lines, Volume II, Lyle Keith Williams, 1984.
Temple	Temple People, Vol I. by Joyce Temple Barnett, 1987.
Thompson	Thompson Genealogy Journal, Vol. I. by Rev. George Houston Thompson (1865-1952), with further compilation by Mrs. Trudi Caldwell Nicholson, 1985.
Thornhill	Thornhill Genealogy, Vol I. by T. Walter Thornhill, 1965.
Tillman, Hamilton	Tillman and Hamilton Family Records With Their Many Ancestral Lineages, Vol. 2. Collected and compiled by James David Tillman, Jr., 1962.
Tisdale	Meet the Tisdales by Rosa D. Tisdale, 1981
Travis	Southern Travis, Travers, Traverse Families From Lancashire and Post-Elizabethan Ireland by Albert E. Casey, M.D., 1978.
Various	Source Records From Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1910, Luke Ward Conerly and E. Russ Williams, Jr., Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1978. (Family sketches: Albritton, Alford, Allen/Allmand, Bacot, Bickham, Bullock, Burkhalter, Carter, Conerly/Connerly, Coney, Crawford, Dillon, Ellis, McCarty, Johnson/Johnston, Ellzey, Felderen-Felder, Holmes, Kemp, Lee, Newsom, Pierce, Pound/Pounds, Regan, Rhodus, Tate, Tyler, Vaughan, Morgan, Sandifer, Varnado.)
Various	A Title to Heritage by Alma Dell Magee Clawson,1964. Contains info on Allen, Alford, Andrews, Applewhite, Ainsworth, Beard, Boone, Brumfield, Conerly, Holmes, Magee, Newman, Rials, Smith, Tynes, Warren and Ward families.
Various*	Encyclopedia of Individuals and Founding Families of the Ouachita Valley of Louisiana from 1785 to 1850 by E. Russ Williams, Williams Genealogical and Historical Publications, 3 volumes. (Volume 1, A-K, Volume 2, L-O, Volume 3 in progess). Contains information on many Pike County families such as Dickerson and Cloud.
Varnado	Descendants of Leonard Vernadeau and Sarah Hutto, Three Generations 1735-1850. Compiled & Published by a Committee of the descendants, William W. Varnadoe, Jr., Chairman, 1971.
Walsh	Descendants of Thomas J. Walsh and Polly (Mary) Clements, compiled by Miss Edna Brady, 1974.
Warner	Kinsmen All, Descendants of Wettenhall Warner and Related Families by E. Russ Williams, Jr., 1964.
Warren	John Warren, Revolutionary Soldier & His Descendants in South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana by Mary E. Sandel, 2001.
Watson	Watson by Mildred Ezell, 1987.
Whittington	Genealogy of Richard Whittington, compiled and edited by Robert Lee Whittington, 1980.
Wicker	Our Wicker Family, Descendants of Matthias Wicker, Immigrant from Germany to South Carolina 1752. Compiled by Eleanor Clyburn Wicker, 1993.
Wilkinson	Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families, compiled by M. M. Wilkinson , 1949.
Williams	The Williams Family compiled by Niven E. Nutt, Jr., 1991.
Wilson	An Amite County History, The Family and Descendants of John C. Wilson, by Dr. Eugene D. Wilson, Jr., 1987.
Wright, Lewis, Moore, Conn	A Family History, Wright-Lewis-Moore & Conn Families, compiled & published by John Wright Boyd, 1968.
Young	Forever Young, The Jesse Young Family by Roy B. Young, 1994.

My sincere thanks to Virginia H. Zeigler for compiling this list of family histories from the holdings of the Pike-Amite-Walthall Library in McComb.

* Indicates a family history listed not included in the holdings of the Pike-Amite-Walthall Library. A library where the book can be found, if known, will be listed in parentheses following the title and author information.