Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of family history books housed at the Tippah County Development Foundation, Ripley, Mississippi. This collection is being published as images become available.

The Tippah County Development Foundation was organized to promote growth and prosperity for Tippah County by enhancing the educational and cultural lives of its citizens.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The collection compiles the biographies, 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 Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: The name of a relative or date of the event
 * The name of your ancestor

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select the Book Title and Author to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Search for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search Tippah County for the family in church, land, and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Mississippi.
 * Mississippi Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.