Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
The records in this collection span between ca. 1600's - present.

Record Description
The collection consists of images of family history books housed at the Tippah County Development Foundation, Ripley, Mississippi.

Record Content
The collection compiles the biogaphies, genealogies, and histories of the following personages and their descendants and related families:


 * Allen Godwin
 * Shadrick Deen Sr.
 * Daniel, McAlister, Simmons, and Pegram Hine
 * The Daniel Lineage
 * James Martin and Priscilla Davis Martin
 * Guilford Jackson Deen and Catherine Deen
 * John Joseph Jefferson Shackleford vol. 1 and 2

The collection also includes the Macedonia (Deentown) Baptist Church 150th Anniversary Homecoming of 2000.

How to Use the Record


Use this collection to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages, as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Record History
History itself began with the construction of biographies and family history. The Bible, for example, is full of both records of lineage, or pedigree listings, as well as stories about the family of mankind. Written biographies started increasing in the Middle Ages, with monks who wished to write about their lives. Today, writing one's biography is much more commonplace, especially when it comes to celebrities and other famous personages.

Why This Record Was Created
Biographies and family histories were created for the purpose of passing down life stories to share with their posterity, building a family's sense of identity and direction.

Record Reliability
Biographies and family histories are reasonably reliable, as they are often created by a primary source of information. However, they also may be faulty, depending on the reliability of the biographical author.

Related Wiki Articles
Tippah County, Mississippi

Related Websites
Tippah County, MS Ancestry &amp; Family History

MSGenWeb Tippah County Page

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Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection
• United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71. • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023.

Sources of information for This Collection
Mississippi. Tippah County Family Histories. Tippah County Development Foundation. Ripley, Mississippi.