Tippah County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States  Mississippi   Tippah County

Guide to Tippah County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Tippah County Courthouse PO Box 99; Ripley, MS 38663 Phone: 662.837.7374 Clerk Chancery Court or Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records from 1856.

A wiki article describing an online colleciton is found at: Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Parent County
1836--Tippah County was created 9 February 1836 from the Chickasaw Cession. County seat: Ripley

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn
 * Benton
 * Hardeman County, Tennessee
 * Prentiss
 * Union

Census

 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Family Histories, 1810-1941 (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Military

 * Civil War service men from Tippah 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 Tippah County.


 * - 10th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry (New)
 * Company K - Beauregard Relief
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company E - McDowell’s Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company A - Citizen Guards
 * Company K - Pettus Rangers
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company B – O’Connor Rifles
 * Company D – Joe Matthews
 * Company F – Magnolia Rifles
 * Company L – Liberty Guards
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Tippah Highlanders
 * - 3rd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company G - Daniel’s Company
 * - 7th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Forrest Cavalry, aka Ford’s Company
 * Company B - Hovis’ Company
 * Company C - Green’s Company
 * Company D - Holcomb’s Company
 * Company E - Buncomb’s Fighting Cocks, aka Rogers’ Company
 * Company F - Duncan’s Company
 * Company G - Stancill’s Company, aka Garrett’s Company, and aka White’s Company
 * Company H - Wheeler’s Company, aka Polk’s/Park’s Company
 * Company I - McKenzie’s Company, aka Young’s Company
 * Company L - Garrett’s Company
 * - 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company E - Hatchie Tigers

Probate
Mississippi Tippah County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Taxation

 * 1836-1896 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

 * 1858-1899 - Tippah County Marriages 1858-1899. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.

A wiki article describing an online collectons is found at:

Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.