WGHA Library - Mississippi

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WGHA Library - Mississippi

 

Books - Statewide

  1. Biographies: Biographical Abstracts. Compiled by Jean Strickland. ©)1990. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 143 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  2. Census: 1820 Census of Mississippi by Norman E. Gillis (C) 1963. Reprinted 1999 by Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC. ISBN: 0-89308-596-0, HB, 6x9, 148 pages. Alphabetical order, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  3. Census: 1840: Mississippi 1840 Census Vol. 2, Surnames in Census Order, Contains Census of All 1840 Mississippi Counties. Compiled by Thomas E. & Berniece D.Coyle. Self-published 1991. ISBN: 1-56088-053-8. SC, 8x11, 650 pages, Not indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  4. Court Records: Mississippi Court Records, from the files of the High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1799-1859 Compiled by Mary Louise Flowers Hendrix. This volume was reproduced from an 1950 edition located in the Publisher's Private Library. Greenville, SC. Reprinted by Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC. ISBN: 0-89308-529-4, $46. HC, 6x9, 372 pages, Indexed, Purchased WGHA April 2000.
  5. Court Records: Mississippi Court Records 1799-1835: Reprint of the 1936 edition with a New Appendix and Introduction, With an Added Table of Contents Compiled by J. Estelle Stewart King. (C) 1936. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD 1999. ISBN:0-8063-0203-8,$21.50, SC, 6x9, 193 pages, Indexed, Purchased WGHA June 2000.
  6. Military: Mississippi Land Papers and Secret Militia Rolls of 1788: Anglo-American Settlers In the Spanish Gulf-South by Winston De Ville with Index by Houston Tracy, Jr. (C) 1995. Published by Smith Publications, Ville Platte, LA. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 42 pages, Indexed.
  7. Military: Residents of the Mississippi Territory, The Military, Book Three by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, $31.50, SC, 8x11, 249 pages, Copy 2, Indexed, Purchased WGHA October 1996.
  8. Military: Residents of the Mississippi Territory, The Military, Book Three by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, $31.50, SC, 8x11, 249 pages, Copy 1, Indexed, Purchased WGHA October 1996.
  9. Military: Mississippi Solders: Revolutionary, 1812, Indian and Mexican Wars. Compiled by Betty C. Wiltshire. Published 1998 by Pioneer Publishing Com, Carrollton, MS. ISBN: 1-885480-29-6, $12, SC, 8x11, 96 pages. Alpha order by war. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises, $12.00
  10. Military: Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812 by Mrs. Dunbar Rowland. Reprinted from Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Centenary Series, Volume IV, 1921. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1996, 1999. ISBN: 0-8063-0301-8, $25, 249 pages, Indexed, Purchased WGHA June 2000.
  11. Miscellaneous Records: Miscellaneous Records of Southeast Mississippi Book 1 Compiled by Ben and Jean Strickland. Published 1988. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 200 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  12. Court Records: Mississippi County Court Records from the May Wilson McBee Papers. Originally published Greenwood, 1958. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1999.ISBN:0-8063-0218-6, $16.50, SC, 6x9, 93 pages, Indexed. Purchased WGHA June 2000.
  13. Newspaper: Marriages & Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers: Volume 4 1850-1861 Compiled by Betty Couch Wiltshire with Index by Holly West-Owen. © 1990. Published by Heritage Books, Inc. Bowie, MD. ISBN: 1-55613-284-0, $24, SC, 6x9, 358 pages, Indexed.
  14. Newspaper: Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers, Vol. 3, 1813- 1850 Compiled 1989 by Betty Couch Wiltshire. Published by Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD. ISBN: 1-55613-198-4, $26.00, SC, 6x9, 320 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  15. Newspapers: Marriages and Deaths from Mississippi Newspapers, Vol. 2, 1801-1850 Compiled 1989 by Betty Couch Wiltshire. Published by Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD. ISBN: 1-55613-175-5. $22.50, SC, 6x9, 330 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  16. Pioneers: Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823. Indian, Spanish, and other Land Passports for TN, KY, GA, MS, VA, NC, and SC. (C) 1982. Reprinted 1990 by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD. ISBN: 0-8063-1272-6, HB, 6x9, 450 pages. Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  17. Reference: Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors by Anne S. Lipscomb and Kathlelen S. Hutchison. Published 1994 by University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS. ISBN: 0-87805-698-X, HB, 6x9, 200 pages, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  18. Territory: Residents of the Southeastern Mississippi Territory, Census, Tax Rolls, and Petitions, Book 1 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. ©) 1995. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 243 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  19. Territory: Residents of the Mississippi Territory, Miscellaneous Book, 2A by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 200 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  20. Territory: Residents of the Mississippi Territory, Miscellaneous Book, 2B by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 200 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.

Books - County

  1. Adams County: Early Inhabitants of the Natchez District by Norman E. Gillis (C) 1963. Reprinted by Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC, 1999. ISBN: 0-89308-566-9. $____ HB, 6x9, 152 pages, Alphabetical order, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  2. Adams County: The Natchez Court Records 1767-1805 Compiled by May Wilson McBee. (C) 1953. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD, 1994, from a volume in the Franklin Parish Library, Winnsboro, LA. ISBN: 0-8063-1452-4, $47.40, SC, 6x9, 635 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Purchased WGHA June 2000. NOTE: The Natchez District consisted of territory that now forms five Mississippi counties, Wilkinson, Adams, Jefferson, Claiborne and Warren, as well as Franklin and part of Amite, which were taken from Adams and Wilkerson in 1809.
  3. Clark County: Clark Co. MS, Tax Rolls & Census 1835-1866 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1990. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 196 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  4. Clarke County: Clarke Co. MS Probate Court and Estate Records 1839-1850 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1994. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 310 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  5. Clarke County: Records of Clarke Co. Mississippi. W. P. A. Source Materials, Deed Abstracts 1834-1854 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 254 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  6. Copiah County: Mississippi Roots n' Records, Vol. 3, Copiah County. Compiled by Joyce Shannon Bridges and Wanda Volentine Head. Published 1995 by J & W Enterprises, Shreveport LA. ISBN: 1-57088-036-0, $16, SC, 8x11, 100 pages plus 21 page full-name index. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.
  7. Covington County: Church Records of Covington Co., Mississippi, Presbyterian & Baptist by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1988. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 147 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  8. Covington County: Covington Co., Mississippi Tax Rolls 1819-1846 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1990. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 175 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  9. Covington County: Covington Co., Mississippi Court & Land Records 1817+ by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1998. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 247 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  10. Covington County: Records of Covington Co. Mississippi, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 Federal Census, 1841 State Census by Jean Strickland and Patricia N.Edwards. (C)1987. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 110 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  11. Covington County: Who Married Whom, Covington Co., Mississippi by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1991. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 208 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  12. Hinds County: Old Cemeteries of Southwestern Hinds County by Mary Collins Landin. (C) 1978. Published by Hederman Brothers Publishers, Jackson, MS. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 145 pages, Indexed, Copy 1.
  13. Hinds County: Old Cemeteries of Southwestern Hinds County by Mary Collins Landin. (C) 1978. Published by Hederman Brothers Publishers, Jackson, MS. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 145 pages, Indexed, Copy 2.
  14. Jasper County: Mississippi W.P.A. Manuscripts and Will Abstracts 1855-1914 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1995. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 200 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  15. Jasper County: Mississippi Paulding Newspaper Items: 1844-1861 & 1891- 1894 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1997. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 201 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  16. Jasper County: Mississippi Tax Rolls 1834-1856 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1990. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 125 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  17. Jasper County: Who Married Whom, Jasper Co., Mississippi, Book 1 A-K by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1994. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 208 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  18. Jefferson Davis & Covington Counties: Jefferson Davis & Covington Co., Mississippi W.P.A. Manuscripts and Newspaper Items by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1997. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 227 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  19. Leake County: Looking Back. Genealogical Abstracts from "The Carthaginian" Leake County, 1872-1900 by Regina Hines Ellison, CGRS. Published 1993 by Heritage Books, Inc. MD. ISBN: 1-55613-881-4, $25, SC, 6-x9, 261 pages, Indexed, Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J & W Enterprises.
  20. Marshall County: A Southern Tapestry, Marshall County, Mississippi, 1835- 2000 by Hubert H. McAlexander. (C) 2000. Published by The Donning Co., Virginia Beach, Va. ISBN: 1-57864-122-5, HC, 8x11, 176 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition.
  21. Newton County: Mississippi Newspaper Items: 1872-1875, W. P. A. Manuscript by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1998. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 248 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  22. Pascagoula River Country: Four Centuries on the Pascagoula Vol. 1, History, Story, and Legend of The Pascagoula River Country by Cyril E. Cain (C) 1953. Reprinted 1983 by The Reprint Co., Spartanburg, SC. ISBN: 0-87152-684-1, HB, 6x9, 215 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  23. Pascagoula River Country: Four Centuries on the Pascagoula Vol. 2 History and Genealogy of The Pascagoula River Country by Cyril E. Cain (C) 1953. Reprinted 1983 by The Reprint Co., Spartanburg, SC. ISBN: 0-87152-685-X, HB, 6x9, 255 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  24. Perry County: Records of Perry Co., Mississippi, 1820 -1830 Tax Rolls, 1822- 1823 Birth & Death Schedules. Compiled by Ben Strickland and Jean Strickland. (C) 1989. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 358 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  25. Perry County: Records of Perry Co., Mississippi, 1831 -1840 Tax. Vol. 2 Compiled by Ben Strickland and Jean Strickland, Vol. 2. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 58 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  26. Perry County: Who Married Whom, Perry Co., Mississippi by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1996. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 155 pages, Indexed Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  27. Pike and Walthall Counties: Source Records from Pike Co., Mississippi 1798-1910. Resource Records of Pike/Walthall Co 1798-1910 Containing a Complete Reprint of Pike Co., Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers, Reconstruction and Redemption by Luke Ward Conerly and Miscellaneous Legal and Family Records Pertaining to the Areas of Pike and Walthall Co by E. Russ Williams, Jr. Reprinted 1989 Southern Historical Press, Inc., Greenville, SC. ISBN: 0-89308-104-3, HB, 6x9, 550 pages, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  28. Simpson County: Mississippi Census and Tax Rolls, 1823-1850 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1999. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 160 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  29. Smith County: History of Smith County, Mississippi, originally published 1935. Reprinted 1998 by John P. Frazier, Pittsburg, TX. ISBN:___, $40, SC, 8x11, 392 pages plus index. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.
  30. Smith County: Mississippi Census and Tax Rolls, 1834 by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1997. ISBN: ___, SC, 8x11, 239 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  31. Smith County: Smith County Cemeteries by Smith County Historical Society. Published 1998. ISBN:___, $35, SC, 8x11, Alphs by cemetery. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.
  32. Tishomingo County: Tishomingo County Mississippi Cemeteries by the Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society . (C) 1997. Published by Rose Publishing Company, Humboldt, TN. ISBN: ______, $53, HC, 8x11, 399 pages, Indexed, Purchased WGHA August 1997.
  33. Tishomingo County: Tishomingo County Mississippi Cemeteries, A Revised Index by the Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society. (C) 1997. Published by Rose Publishing Company, Humboldt, TV. ISBN:___, , HC, 8x11, 62 page.
  34. Tishomingo County: Mississippi Roots n' Records, Vol. 2, Tishomingo County. Compiled by Joyce Shannon Bridges and Wanda Volentine Head. Published 1995 by J & W Enterprises, Shreveport LA. ISBN: 1-57088-036-0, $16, SC, 8x11, 98 pages plus 29 page full-name index. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.
  35. Washington County: Mississippi Territory 1803 - 1816 Tax Rolls, Vol. 1. Compiled by Ben Strickland and Jean Strickland. (C) 1980. Reprinted 1987. ISBN:___, SC, 8x11, 58 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  36. Wayne County: Mississippi Territory, Vol. 1, State Census: 1816, 1820, 1841, 1845, 1853, 1866. Compiled by Ben Strickland and Jean Strickland. ISBN:___, SC, 8x11, 65 pages, Indexed, Excellent condition. Received from Francis Louise Stinson estate on April 7, 2002.
  37. Wayne County: Who Married Who, Wayne County, Mississippi by Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards. (C) 1987, Revised 1994. ISBN: ___, 8x11, 233 pages, Indexed.
  38. Yalabusha County: Yalobusha County Will Abstracts & Estate Records Index by Betty C. Wiltshire Published 1997 by Pioneer Publishing Co, Carrollton, Miss. ISBN: 1-885480-16-4, $20, SC, 6x9, 190 pages, Indexed. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.
  39. Yalobusha County: Yalobusha County Original Land Entries Books 1 & 2 1833-1853. Compiled by Chris B. Morgan. Published 1997 by Pioneer Publishing Co, Carrollton, MS. ISBN: 1-885480-14-8, $27, SC, 8x11, 198 pages, Indexed. Purchased new for WGHA Oct 2003 from J&W Enterprises.

Journals

Mississippi: Tishomingo: Chronicles & Epitaphs. . Published quarterly by the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society, 204 North Main Street, Iuka, Mississippi 38852. ISSN 202-707-6452, Soft cover, 8x11, No page numbers, Not indexed, Fair condition.

  1. Vol. 3, Issue 2, August 1998. CONTENTS: Editor's Corner; Library News; New Members; Paleography Sample; Old Tishomingo Schools 1856-1859; Teacher's Warrants 1908-1910; Obituary Clippings; Circuit Court 1842-1844, Letter Book No. 2; Tishomingo County Slave Owners; Indian Legends; Recipe Corner; Changed His Allegiance; Queries; Roots Poem; Declaration of Intention; Publications.
  2. Vol. 3, Issue 4, February 1999 CONTENTS: Editor's Corner; From the Library; From the President; Circuit Court 1842-1844; Teacher's Warrants; Coles Mill Precinct 1904-1915; Vignettes; 1870 Census Items; Census Records Abbreviations; Tracing Roots Through Religious Records; Negro Schools; Dunwoody Diary; Old Tish School Roots 1856-59; Publications.
  3. Vol. 4, Issue 1, May 1999 CONTENTS: Head of Household Occupations Listed in Tishomingo County Census; Indian Legends; Old Tishomingo County School Records Index 1856-1859; Yankee Charley Grave Address; Tishomingo County, Mississippi: A Pictorial History; Old Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Letter Book, No. 2-Circuit Court 1842-1844; Poll Book, Coles Mill Precinct, Tishomingo County, Mississippi 1904-1915; Top Ten Names For Boys; Top Ten Names For Girls; Tishomingo County Slave Owners; A Chronology of Mississippi Territory Native Dominion; Tishomingo County Agricultural High School Enrollment for 1929-1930; Library Donations; Query.

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