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Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1900 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900. See Description for original data sources listed by county.

About Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1826-1900

Mississippi became the 20th state in 1817 with its capital in Jackson. This database of 19th-century Mississippi marriages has just been updated to include more records for Itawamba, Pontotoc, and Marshall counties, in addition to the records previously posted for these counties and Carroll, Claiborne, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leake, Lowndes, Marion, Noxubee, Rankin, Tippah, Winston, Yalobusha, and Yazoo counties. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence.

Carroll County:

Carroll County is located in the north-central portion of Mississippi. It was formed in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830; Carrollton and Vaiden are both considered county seats.

Original data: Carroll County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-1900. County court records located at Carrollton, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0895135-0895140.

Claiborne County:

Claiborne County was formed in 1802 from Jefferson County. The county's records in this database cover the years 1826 through 1850.

Original data: Claiborne County, Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50. County court records located in Port Gibson, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0875441-0875443.

Itawamba:

Itawamba County was formed in 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1851 through 1865.

Original data: Itawamba County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-65. County court records located at Fulton, Mississippi. Family History Library microfilm #0901648-0901649.

Jefferson County:

Jefferson County was formed in 1799 from the Natchez District. Originally, the county was named Pickering County, but it was renamed in 1802. The records in this database cover the years 1851 through 1900.

Original data: Jefferson County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-1900. County court records located in Fayette, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0893070-0893073, 1939848, 0893075-0893079.

Lafayette County:

Lafayette County was created in 1836 from the 1832 Chickasaw Cession. Records in this database cover the years 1848 through 1875.

Original data: Lafayette County, Mississippi, Marriages, 1848-75. County court records located in Oxford, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0894619-0894620. Loose bonds for 1848 and 1849 were extracted at the county courthouse.

Leake County:

Leake County was formed in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1831 through 1850.

Original data: Leake County, Mississippi Marriages, 1831-50. County court records located at Carthage, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0891453.

Lowndes County:

Lowndes County records span from 1851 to 1900. This county borders Alabama in eastern Mississippi and was created in 1830 from neighboring Monroe County.

Original data: Lowndes County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-1900. County court records located at Columbus, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0854183-0854196 and 0854201.

Marion County:

Marion County was formed in 1811 from Amite, Wayne, and Franklin counties. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1826 through 1850.

Original data: Marion County, Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50. County court records located in Columbia, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0879989.

Marshall County:

Marshall County was formed in 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. The county's records in this database cover the years 1851 through 1865.

Original data: Marshall County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-65. County court records located at Holy Springs, Mississippi. Family History Library microfilm #0894365-0894366.

Noxubee County:

Noxubee County was formed in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1834 through 1900.

Original data: Noxubee County, Mississippi Marriages, 1834-1900. County court records located in Macon, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0900888.

Pontotoc County:

Pontotoc County was formed in 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. The county's records in this database cover the years 1856 through 1900.

Original data: Pontotoc County, Mississippi Marriages, 1856-1900. County court records located at Pontotoc, Mississippi. Family History Library microfilm #0893399-0893403.

Rankin County:

Rankin County was created in 1828 from Hinds County. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1851 through 1875.

Original data: Rankin County, Mississippi Marriages, 1851-75. County court records located in Brandon, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0879746, #0879735-0879737, and #0879739.

Tippah County:

Tippah County was formed in 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession of 1832. The county's records in this data cover the years 1854 through 1900. Records from 1863 are missing from the database.

Original data: Tippah County, Mississippi Marriages, 1854-1900. County court records located at Ripley, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0895852-0895857.

Warren County:

Warren County was formed in 1809 from the Natchez District. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1826 through 1850.

Original data: Warren County, Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50. County court records located in Vicksburg, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #1666679-1666680.

Winston County:

Winston County was formed in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830. The county's records in this database cover the years 1834 through 1850.

Original data: Winston County, Mississippi Marriages, 1834-50. County court records located in Louisville, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0901725.

Yalobusha County:

Yalobusha County records span from 1834 to 1900. The county was formed in 1833 from the Choctaw Cession of 1830 and is located in north-central Mississippi.

Original data: Yalobusha County, Mississippi Marriages, 1834-1900. County court records located at Water Valley, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0894123-0894129. Loose bonds between 1834 and 1846 were extracted at the county courthouse.

Yazoo County:

Yazoo County was created in 1823 from the 1820 Choctaw Cession. The records from the county in this database cover the years 1845 through 1850.

Original data: Yazoo County, Mississippi Marriages, 1845-50. County court records located in Yazoo City, Mississippi or Family History Library microfilm #0879250.