Jefferson County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Jefferson County, Mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
This county was named for the Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jefferson County, Courthouse 307 Main Street PO Box 145 Fayette, MS 39069 Phone: 601-786-3021 Jefferson County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage records from 1798, court records from 1860, probate and land records from 1798.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records

 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1792-1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry $
 * 1805  at FamilySearch
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1808  at FamilySearch
 * 1810  at FamilySearch
 * 1816  at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1823  at FamilySearch
 * 1824  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch
 * 1866  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Civil War 
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
 * 1889-1942  at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company K - Abbay’s Battery
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company H - Whitney’s Company
 * - 12th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Charlie Clark Rifles (also listed as Co. H)

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry $
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1802-1896 at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch
 * 1805-1857 Jefferson County Marriage Books A and B Index 1805-1857. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1858-1869 Jefferson County Marriage Books C and D Index 1858-1869. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1875 Jefferson County Marriage Book E Index 1869-1875. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1877-1905 Jefferson County Marriage Books F thru L Index 1877-1905. Batches, , ,  at FamilySearch
 * 1894-1900 Jefferson County Marriage Books M thru O Index 1894-1900. Batches   at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1906 Jefferson County Marriage Books P thru R Index 1900-1906. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1904-1923 Jefferson County Marriage Books M and V Index 1904-1923. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1911 Jefferson County Marriage Books S and T Index 1906-1911. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Societies
Claiborne - Jefferson County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1017 Port Gibson, MS 39150

Websites

 * Jefferson County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Jefferson County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.