Walthall County MSGenWeb Page
This page was last updated 5/28/2007
Every genealogist knows the value of family Bible records. It is often the only record of births and deaths of family members, and in many instances the only record of marriages. With the record loss in 1882 in Pike County, no marriage records are available before that date. Births and deaths were not required to be registered in the state of Mississippi until 1912.
The Pike County and Walthall County Bible Records Project is an effort to compile an index to Bible records of Pike and Walthall families in order to make the information available to researchers. Bible records of some Pike County and Walthall County families have been published by the Mississippi Genealogical Society and in other sources. Many Bible records are owned by descendants of the Bible's original owners.
The chart below lists both published and private Bible records of Pike County and Walthall County families that I have compiled to date. Bibles are listed in alphabetical order by the surname of the owner and an index to the allied family names is also available . If you know of any Bible records that should be added to this list, please contact me, Sue Wright.
Bible records published in the several volumes of Mississippi Genealogical Society Bible and Cemetery Records are abbreviated as MGS, followed by the volume number, in the table. Below the Bible records list is a list of libraries which have volumes of Mississippi Cemetery and Bible Records in their collections. This list, primarily, is of libraries with online catalogs that are indexed with the WordCat web site. Undetermined is shown in the Volumes column if I was unable to determine from the online library catalog which volumes were held in the library's collection. As you will note, these volumes are in library collections across the country. There are likely many more libraries with these volumes in their genealogy collections. Please contact me, Sue Wright, if you know of other libraries which have these books in their collections so that I can add them to the list.
| Family | Description | Allied Families | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Family Bible of Robert Alexander | Boyd, Greer, Howell, Norman | Robert Alexander Bible |
| Boutwell | Family Bible of James Allen Boutwell | Crain, Martin, Mobley, Thornhill, Tullos, Walters | James Allen Boutwell Bible |
| Boutwell | Family Bible of William Pinkney Boutwell | William Pinkney Boutwell Bible | |
| Bullock | Family Bible of Hugh Bullock and later of Louisa Bullock Ginn | Brumfield, Coney, Ginn, Magee, Parker, Pigott | MGS Vol. IV, pp. 91-92 |
| Butler | Family Bible of George P. Butler of McComb, Pike Co. | Caston, Poindexter, Short, Terrell, Webb, Whittington | MGS Vol. XI, pp. 82-83 |
| Collins | Family Bible of John Richmond and Florence Medora May Collins of Darbun, Walthall Co. | Bacot, Daniels, Dannaway, May, Morphy, Williams | MGS Vol. VIII, pp. 77-78 |
| Collins | Family Bible of Moses and Hannah Willis Collins of Marion (now Walthall) Co. | Burnam, Hatcher, Toney, Willis | MGS Vol. XVI, pp. 41-42; MGS Vol. XVIII, pp. 48-49; MGS Vol. XIX, pp. 49-50 |
| Conerly | Family Bible of Cullen William and Mary Dixie Simmons Conerly of Holmesville, Pike Co. | Bailey, Coney, Harvey, Mullins, Quin, Robertson, Simmons, Smiley, Smith, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Vaught, Williams | MGS Vol. VIII, pp. 85-87 |
| Conerly | Family Bible of Lucius L. Conerly of Pike Co. | Childress, Ellwell, Fleming, Redmond | MGS Vol. XV, pp. 75 |
| Coney | Family Bible of Joel Jackson and Emaline Morgan Coney | Griffin, LeBlanc, Miller, Morgan, Purl | MGS Vol. IV, pp. 84-85 |
| Coney | Family Bible of Lewis N. and Isabel N. Kaigler Coney of Pike Co. | Harrington, Magee, Norman | MGS Vol. VII, pp. 91-93 |
| Davis | Family Bible of Zabon F. Davis of Pike, now Walthall Co. | Brumfield, Fortinberry, Hines, Hinson, Holmes, Middleton, Parker, Pigott, Pinkerton, Stringer | MGS Vol. XVII, pp 63-64 |
| Dickey-Simmons | Family Bible of Seaborn and Sarah Elizabeth Simmons Dickey of Pike Co. | Birdsong, Brame, Cutrer, Little, McGee (Magee), Raborn, Sauls, Setts, Williams | MGS Vol. XI, pp. 78-80 |
| Ellzey | Family Bible of John and Elizabeth Coney Ellzey | Coney, Fortenberry, Hall, Holmes, Jame, Monk, Sibley, Shilling, Smith | MGS Vol. VIII, pp. 84-85 |
| Ellzey | Family Bible of Mary Quinn Ellzey | Booker, Brumfield, Coney, Mara, Thompson | MGS Vol. IX, p. 98 |
| Ellzey | Family Bible of William and Esther Sibley Ellzey | Brent, Keegan, Magee, Matthews, May, Quinn, Sibley | MGS Vol. IX, pp. 96-97 |
| Ginn | Family Bible of Gholson and Leona Josephine Conerly Ginn of Tylertown, Pike (now Walthall) Co. | Andrews, Conerly, Fortinberry, Godbold, Good, Howell, Lewis, Lucas, McGowan, Pigott, Pope, Sandifer, Tuttle | MGS Vol. VI, pp. 78-79 |
| Hollingsworth | Hollingsworth Family Bible. (Contains data on Richard Dillon, Revolutionary War Soldier, who moved from Va. to Marion Co., now Walthall Co.) | Davis, Dillon, Miller, Stallings | MGS Vol. VII, pp 83-84 |
| Holmes | Family Bible of Madison Hilborn Holmes. (Entries span years 1866-1977) | Bickham, Draper, Thomas | Holmes Bible |
| Holmes | Family Bible of Sarah Ann Holmes of Pike, now Walthall Co. Presented to her by W. J. Holmes. | Hinson, Ratliff, Stallings | MGS Vol. XVII, pp 62-63 |
| Holmes | Family Bible of W. D. Holmes | W. D. Holmes Bible MSGenWeb Archives |
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| Jackson | Family Bible of Geneva "Poline" Jackson | Brown, Byrd, Crossley, Kenna, Perkins | Jackson Bible |
| Jones | Family Bible of Rev. Robert Ray Jones of McComb, Pike Co. | Bullock, Case, McGehee, Newsom, Young | MGS Vol. XVI, pp. 38-39 |
| Lewis | Family Bible of Joseph Lewis of Pike County, Mississippi | Bennewitz, Harsbarger, Hathorn, Helmke, Leeper, Lovell, Maxwell, Morris, Motes, O'Conner, Peckham, Roberts | MGS Vol. XXII |
| Luter | Family Bible of James M. and Elnorah Emeline Davis Luter of Tylertown, Pike (now Walthall) Co. | Boyd, Burkhalter, Davis | MGS Vol. IV, pp. 83-84 |
| Luter | Family Bible of Joseph Luter of Tylertown, Pike (now Walthall) Co. | Casenas | MGS Vol. IV, p. 82 |
| Magee | Family Bible of Nehemiah and Olive Jane Breland Magee of Pike (now Walthall) Co. | Dillon | MGS Vol. VII, p. 90 |
| Magee | Family Bible of Willis Magee of Pike Co. | Bishop, Bullock, Collins, Davis, Dean, Eaton, Fortinberry, Gray, Herring, Hood, Jones, Roseberry, Rowell, Stringer | MGS Vol. XIII, pp. 17-19 |
| Martin | Family Bible of Emma Lee Brown Martin | Abraham, Boldin, Brown, Caston, Dawson, Kenna, Thompson, Warren | Martin Bible |
| McDonald | Family Bible of William I. McDonald of Marion, now Walthall Co. | Ball, Cowart, Ginn, Hammons, Kitching, Lenoir, McKinney, Summer, Sylverstein, Willis | MGS Vol. XIV, pp. 62-64; MGS Vol. XVII, pp 58-60 |
| McGehee | Family Bible of J. M. McGehee | Bockemuehl, Henby, Jones, Lotterhos, Willis | McGenee Bible |
| McGraw | Family Bible of Nathan and Phoebe McGraw of Marion and Pike Counties | Douglas, Gibson, Hamilton, Hutchins, Johnson, Kavanaugh, Thomas, Wallace | McGraw Bible; MGS Vol. XI, pp. 39-40 |
| Miller | Family Bible of Joseph H. and Rachel E. Coney Miller of Pike Co. | Bongard, Coney, LeBlanc, Morgan, Purl, Quin, Root, Rushing, Shepard, Wright | MGS Vol. IV, pp. 85-86 |
| O'Mara | Family Bible of Joseph and Mary Eliza Ellzey O'Mara of Pike Co. | Ellzey, McMorris, Regan, Youngblood | MGS Vol. VIII, pp. 75-76 |
| O'Quin | Family Bible of James O'Quin | Arnold, Deets, Fisher, Gallaway, Galloway, Hancock, Harbin, Spivey, Spivy | O'Quin Bible |
| Packwood | Family Bible of Dudley W. and Catherine Packwood of China Grove, Marion (now Walthall) Co. | Yarborough, Youngblood | MGS Vol. XV, pp. 94-95 |
| Pittman | Family Bible of George Marion Pittman of Marion, now Walthall Co. | Albritton, Blackwell, Brumfield, Bullock, Fortinberry, Guy, Jewell, Pennis, Pigott, Purvis, Toney | MGS Vol. XVII, pp 60-61 |
| Pittman | Family Bible of Richard B. and Mary Ann Bullock Pittman of Marion (now Walthall) Co. | Albritton, Brumfield, Bullock, Fortinberry, Guy, Pigott, Pinnix, Purvis, Toney | MGS Vol. IX, pp. 93-95 |
| Sandal | Family Bible of Daniel and Charity Corley Sandal of Pike Co. | Ballard, Fredge, Lenoir, Martin, O'Neal, Thompson, Winborne | MGS Vol. XV, pp. 30-32 |
| Sartin | Family Bible of Major Sartin. Holy Bible printed and published by Jesper Harding, Philadelphia, 1848. | Barnes, Farley, Jones, Magee, May, Moore, Smith, Thomas | Major Sartin Bible |
| Smith | Family Bible of Daniel Smith (Schmidt) and Catherine Naomi Magee. Holy Bible published by N & J White, New York, 1835. (Includes entries from the Jacob Smith (Schmidt) Family Bible) | Cresswell | MGS Vol. XVIII, pp 167-169 |
| Smith | Family Bible of George Smith and Selena Arvazania Jane Smith (Schmidt) of Pike, now Walthall Co. | Alford, Bickham, Branton, Brennan, Brown, Edwards, Garner, Johnson, Magee, Ott, Piggott, Snell, Taylor, Willing, Winborne | MGS Vol. VII, pp. 86-89; MGS Vol. XVIII, pp 163-166 |
| Smith | Family Bible of Jeremiah Smith | LAGenWeb Archives, Be It Known and Remembered, Volume 1: Sanders-Young | |
| Smith | Family Bible of William Dorton and Lucretia Dykes Smith of Pike, now Walthall Co. | Dikes, Simmons | MGS Vol. VII, p 85-86 |
| Thornhill | Family Bible of Elisha and Mary Carr Thornhill of Pike, now Walthall Co. | Boyd, Carr, Felder, Foil, Hall, May, Owens | MGS Vol. IX, pp. 92-93 |
| Turnipseed | Turnipseed Family Bible, Pike Co. | Brown, Lewis, Parker, White | MGS Vol. X, pp. 11-12 |
| Turnipseed | Family Bible of Daniel Turnipseed of Pike Co. | Booth, Carrington, Fedric, McMath, Puckett, Scott, Whitfield | MGS Vol. X, pp. 15-16 |
| Turnipseed | Family Bible of Michael Turipseed of Pike Co. | Brown, Hanna, Peters, Scott | MGS Vol. X, pp. 17-18 |
| Turnipseed | Family Bible of Samuel Turnipseed of Pike Co. | Downing | MGS Vol. X, p. 16 |
| Vannorden | Family Bible of Sarah Vannorden of Holmesville, Miss. | Cirley, Gibson, Morris | Sarah Vannorden Bible |
| Walker | Family Bible of Francis Marion and Drucilla Sartin Walker of Topisaw, Pike Co. | Bullock, Farmer, Matheny, Powers, Ratcliff, Sartin, Whitman, Wooley | MGS Vol. XIII, pp. 90-91 |
| Walker | Family Bible of John and Sarah Gates Walker of Topisaw, Pike Co. | Barnes, Leggett, Wells | MGS Vol. XIII, pp. 88-89 |
| Watkins | Family Bible of William Ragland Watkins | MGS Vol. XVIII, pp. 132-133 | |
| Wells | Family Bible of James Ebenezar Wells | Johnson, Williams | James Ebenezar Wells Bible |
| Wingo | Family Bible of Horatio M. and Harriet Emoline Brent Wingo | MGS Vol. X, pp. 20-21 | |
| Yarborough | Family Bible of John Yarborough of Pike Co. | MGS Vol. XVIII, pp. 22-23 | |
List of Bible Records published in Mississippi Genealogical Society Bible and Cemetery Records compiled by Martha Sue Draper Wright.
Libraries with volumes of Mississippi Cemetery and Bible Records in their collections:
My thanks to Andrea Harris for providing this list of libraries.
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