Tippah County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Tippah County

County Courthouse
Tippah County Courthouse PO Box 99; Ripley, MS 38663 Phone: 662.837.7374 Clerk Chancery Court or Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1856.

A wiki article describing an online colleciton is found at: Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Parent County
1836--Tippah County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Ripley

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Benton
 * Hardeman County, Tennessee
 * Prentiss
 * Union

Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories, 1810-1941 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Military

 * Civil War service men from Tippah County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Tippah County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company K - Beauregard Relief
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company E - McDowell’s Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company A - Citizen Guards
 * Company K - Pettus Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B – O’Connor Rifles
 * Company D – Joe Matthews
 * Company F – Magnolia Rifles
 * Company L – Liberty Guards
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Tippah Highlanders
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Daniel’s Company
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Forrest Cavalry, aka Ford’s Company
 * Company B - Hovis’ Company
 * Company C - Green’s Company
 * Company D - Holcomb’s Company
 * Company E - Buncomb’s Fighting Cocks, aka Rogers’ Company
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company G - Stancill’s Company, aka Garrett’s Company, and aka White’s Company
 * Company H - Wheeler’s Company, aka Polk’s/Park’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company
 * Company L - Garrett’s Company
 * - 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Hatchie Tigers

Probate
Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Taxation

 * 1836-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * 1858-1899 - Tippah County Marriages 1858-1899. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.

A wiki article describing an online collectons is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.