Itawamba County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Itawamba County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. United States  Mississippi  Itawamba County   County Courthouse Itawamba County Courthouse 201 W Main St; PO Box 776; Fulton, MS 38843 Phone: 662.862.3421 Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Itawamba County, Mississippi page 380, ;. History The Itawamba County Courthouse was built ca. 1852 with a major redesign during 1972. Parent County 1836--Itawamba County was created 9 February 1836&#160;from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat:&#160;Fulton The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). Boundary Changes For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Over the years, lands in Itawamba County were transferred to three different counties – Tishomingo, Prentiss and Lee.&#160;Lee County, formerly embraced within the limits of Itawamba and Pontotoc counties, was established October 26, 1866 with the largest portion of its land coming from Itawamba County (a strip ten miles wide off western Itawamba County, from north to south). The old Itawamba lands east of the line between Ranges 5 and Ranges 6 (old Itawamba-Pontotoc county line) for ten miles went to the new county. This included many old Itawamba County towns such as Baldwyn, Guntown, Saltillo, Tupelo, Verona and Shannon. On April 15, 1870, Tishomingo County was split into three counties – Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo. At this time a strip running east to west three miles wide along the northern border of Itawamba went to the counties of Tishomingo and Prentiss. The former Itawamba County lands going to Tishomingo County included thirty square miles.&#160;The former Itawamba County lands going to Prentiss County included thirty-six square miles Variant Spellings Record Loss For a list of record loss in Mississippi counties see: Mississippi Counties with Burned Courthouses</a> Places/Localities Populated Places <ul><li>Fulton </li><li>Mantachie </li><li>Tremont </li></ul> Neighboring Counties <ul><li>Franklin County, Alabama</a> </li><li>Lee</a> </li><li>Marion County, Alabama</a> </li><li>Monroe</a> </li><li>Prentiss</a> </li><li>Tishomingo</a> </li></ul> Genealogy Resources Research Guides African Americans Bible Records Cemeteries Census <span class="fck_mw_template"> <dl><dd><ul><li>1837 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1841 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1845 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1853 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1860 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>1880 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Church Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> Court Genealogy Land and Property <span class="fck_mw_template"> Local Histories <span class="fck_mw_template"> Maps <ul><li>Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)</a> </li></ul> Military Civil War <ul><li>Men from Itawamba 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 Itawamba County.&#160; </li></ul> <dl><dd>- 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)</a> <dl><dd>Company B - Mooresville Darts </dd><dd>Company I - Rifle Scouts </dd><dd>Company K - Mississippi Yankee Hunters </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry</a> (Old) <dl><dd>Company B - Ben Bullard Rifles </dd></dl> </dd><dd>-&#160;<a href="10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry">10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry&#160;</a>(New) <dl><dd>Company C - Ben Bullard Rifles [also listed as Co. D] </dd><dd>Company G - Fulton Guards [also listed as Co. B] </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry">2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry</a> <dl><dd>Company E - Mooresville Blues </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry">2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry</a> <dl><dd>Company C – Town Creek Riflemen </dd><dd>Company E – Calhoun Rifles </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)">3rd Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Ashcraft's)</a> <dl><dd>Company A - Davis’ Company </dd><dd>Company D - Kohlheim’s Company </dd><dd>Company E - Story’s Company </dd><dd>Company F - Hankins’ Company </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry">3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry</a> <dl><dd>Company B - Insurgents </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry">3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry</a> <dl><dd>Company B - Griffin’s Company </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry">6th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry</a> <dl><dd>Company B - Brown’s Company </dd><dd>Company C - Pardue’s Company </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)">19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)</a> <dl><dd>Company F - Shackelford’s Company </dd></dl> </dd><dd>- <a href="8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry">8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry</a> (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's) <dl><dd>Company F - Shackelford’s Company </dd><dd>Company G - Duke’s Company, aka Duke’s Company of Independent Scouts </dd></dl> </dd></dl> Naturalization  Newspapers   <span class="fck_mw_template">  Occupations   Probate Records   <span class="fck_mw_template">  Taxation   <span class="fck_mw_template"> <dl><dd><ul><li>1838-1887 - <span class="fck_mw_template">, courtesy: <a href="http://www.familysearch.org">FamilySearch</a> - free. </li></ul> </dd></dl> Vital Records   <span class="fck_mw_template">  Birth   Marriage  <ul><li>1837-1853 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 1 thru 4 Index 1837-1853. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/b/be/Igimississippij.pdf. </li><li>1853-1877 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 5 thru 7 Index 1853-1877. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1877-1887 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 8 and 9 Index 1877-1887. Batches <span class="fck_mw_template"> and <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1887-1893 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 10 and 11 Index 1887-1893. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1893-1910 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 12 and 13 Index 1893-1910. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1910-1917 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 14 and 15 Index 1910-1917. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1902-1909 - Itawamba County Marriage Books 2 and 3 Index 1902-1909. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li></ul> Death Vital Record Substitutes Genealogy Societies and Libraries See also a List of <a href="http://www.genealogyinc.com/mississippi/ms-society-archive/">Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies</a> <a href="http://www.itawambahistory.org">The Itawamba Historical Society</a>, PO Box 7, Mantachie, MS 38855 (Telephone: 662-282-7664) The George Poteet History Center, a state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot facility located at the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in Mantachie, houses the Itawamba Historical Society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility are the society's general offices and the Gaither Spradling Research Library.&#160; The library's holdings include more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The library's collections also includes general history and general genealogical areas a large microform collection, archival materials and family history files. Family History Centers <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Introduction to LDS Family History Centers">Introduction to LDS Family History Centers</a> </li></ul> Websites <ul><li><a href="http://www.genealogyinc.com/mississippi/itawamba-county/">Itawamba County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy</a> </li><li><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/111918998635232011689">Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/134148333326756/">Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook</a> </li><li>USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><a href="http://www.itawambahistory.org">The Itawamba Historical Society</a> </li></ul> References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" /> <span class="fck_mw_template">

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