Marion County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Marion 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 Swamp Fox", Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion(c1732-1795). . Marion County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse 250 Broad Street, Ste. 2 Columbia, MS 39429 Phone: 601-736-2691 Marion County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records.

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 $
 * 1805-1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry $
 * 1816  at FamilySearch
 * 1820  at FamilySearch
 * 1823  at FamilySearch
 * 1824  at FamilySearch
 * 1825  at FamilySearch
 * 1841  at FamilySearch
 * 1845  at FamilySearch
 * 1853  at FamilySearch
 * 1866  at FamilySearch
 * 1870  at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Columbia

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * Resources for African American genealogy research. Compiled by Shannon Gorman.

Genealogies

 * Marion County family pages. Marion County Mississippi Genealogy Society. Photographs, wills, stories, family trees, postcards, memories and more. Hosted, edited, published, and researched by Shannon Gorman.

Maps and Gazetteers
2008 Map of Marion County, Mississippi 
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Marion County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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


 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Jeff Davis Sharpshooters
 * Company F - Marion’s Men

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

Newspapers

 * Mystery Farm Series, 1950s, by Shannon Gorman. A series of aerial photographs of local farms in and around Marion County, Mississippi, with follow-up articles on the families that owned the farms.

Probate Records
Online Records


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

Tax Records

 * 1812-1893  at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911 at FamilySearch
 * 1812-1930 Marion County Marriage Books 1-18 Index 1812-1930 in International Genealogical Index 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

Death

 * 1822-1921 - at FamilySearch — index, some images
 * 1912-1943 - at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Columbia Mississippi Family History Center

Societies

 * Marion County Historical Society 200 Second Street, Suite 3 Columbia, MS 39429 Phone: 601-731-3999
 * Marion County Mississippi Genealogy Society Email: [mailto:Shannon@MsMarion.com Shannon@MsMarion.com]

Websites

 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * MsMarion.com
 * – 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.

Research Guides

 * Native American Genealogy Research, online sources compiled by Shannon Gorman.