Lafayette County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette County is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lafayette County Courthouse Town Square P.O. Box 1240 Oxford, MS 38655 Phone: 662-234-2131 Lafayette County Website Clerk Chancery Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court 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:

Bible Records

 * Bible Records at MSGenWeb
 * Jefferson and Amanda (Rivers) Graham Bible, Panola and Lafayette Counties, MS at IAAM Center for Family History
 * Marriage Bonds of Lafayette County, Mississippi : Transcribed from the Original Records, Old Newspapers and Bible Records at WorldCat

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 1660-1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry $
 * 1850  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1850 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

State Census
 * 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 $
 * 1845 State census returns 1845 - Lafayette County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Church Records

 * 1910-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1836-1846 (*); Police Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1915 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1854-1856 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1857-1868 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1870-1880 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 


 * 1863-1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1942 Ex-slave Narratives 1936-1942 Ex-slave Narratives 1936-1942
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1775-1951 Military grave registrations -  Lafayette County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1839-1845 Register of Military Commissions -  Lafayette County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1854-1860 Register of Military Commissions -  Lafayette County Collection at FamilySearch - images only

Mexican-American War 
 * 1846-1848  How to Use this Collection;  at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War 
 * 1861-1865   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865  - How to Use this Collection; index and images at partner site
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry free index
 * 1889-1942   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1900-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1936-1939 Civil war records a Memorial list of those that served in the Civil War -  Lafayette County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Battalion, Mississippi Cavalry (Miller's)
 * Company A - Mississippi Rifles
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company B - Thompson Cavalry
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company E - Polk Rangers
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Johnston's)
 * Company G - Dave Rogers Rifles
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans (Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s)
 * Company G - Martin’s Company
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company C - Logan’s Company
 * Company D - Gwartney’s Company
 * Company H - Kilgore Rangers
 * Company I - Webb’s Rangers
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company K - Bowles’ Company, aka McEwen’s Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Paris Rebels
 * - 9th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (Old)
 * Company C - Lafayette Guards
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - University Greys
 * Company G - Lamar Rifles

World War I
 * 1917-1919  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1917-1918  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Other Records
OTHER RECORDS  State Archives
 * 1820-1951   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images - incomplete - Topics covered: Ex Slave Narratives, list of military veterans,  Military grave registrations, Naturalizations and some Land records.

VOTER List
 * 1871-1967 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1836-1870 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1836-1898 Lafayette County, Mississippi, Will Abstracts, 1836-1898. By Bratton, Joan Goar. United States : Skipwith Historical and Genealogical Society, 1980. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1837-1915 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1838-1932 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1843-1897 Lafayette County Mississippi Will Books, 1843-1897 : An Index. By Wax, Rozelle Callaway. Aberdeen, Mississippi : Allmond Printing Co., 1961. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1843-1952 (*); Probate Court and Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1858-1862 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

School Records

 * 1850-1892; 1908-1957   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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

 * 1838-1899 Tax Rolls 1838-1899 at FamilySearch - images only

Marriage

 * 1776-1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry $
 * 1800-1911  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1826-1850 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry $
 * 1826-1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry
 * 1837-1920 Lafayette County Marriage Books D thru T Index 1837-1920 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1858-1979  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Death

 * 1822-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, some images
 * 1912-1943 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1912-1943 Reclaim the Records: Mississippi Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Oxford Mississippi Family History Center

Societies
Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library 401 Bramlett Blvd. P. O. Box 1382 Oxford, MS 38655 662-234-5751 Email: [mailto:mhipp3489@gmail.com mhipp3489@gmail.com] Website

Skipwith Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 1382 Oxford, MS 38655

Websites

 * Lafayette County Mississippi Genealogy and History Network
 * Lafayette County MSGenWeb
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Lafayette 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.