Choctaw County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
This county was named for the Choctaw people. Choctaw County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Choctaw County Courthouse 22 E. Quinn Street PO Box 736 Ackerman, MS 39735-0000 Phone: 662-285-6329 Choctaw County Website Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1881.

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:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Bible Records

 * Bibles at USGenWeb Archives
 * Choctaw County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Wooden Seeds Bible Records Project at RootsWeb

Census Records
Federal Census
 * 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 $
 * 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
 * 1837 State Census Returns - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1845 State Census Returns - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1860 State Census Returns - Choctaw 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

 * 1881-1891 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1883-1926 (*); Chancery Court 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 - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * The Freedmen's Bureau Marriage Records at Mississippi Department of Archives and History - index and transcription

Funeral Homes

 * Beck Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Weir.
 * Coleman Funeral Home in Akerman.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1848-1870 Land Registration 1848-1870 - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1856 Land Registration 1856 - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * '''1881-1921 Deed records, 1880-1889; index to land deeds, 1881-1921
 * 1938  Transcriptions of state Land office records 1938 - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Choctaw County chronicles a history of Choctaw County, Mississippi, 1830-1973 Index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1785-1918 Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of Choctaw County, Mississippi Genealogy (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1769-1951 Military grave registrations -  Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch -  images only
 * 1838-1845 Register of Military Commissions -  Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1842-1845 Register of Military Commissions -  Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1844 Register of Military Commissions -  County Collection at FamilySearch - images only
 * 1849-1961 Register of Military Commissions -  Choctaw 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  at FamilySearch - 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 - Choctaw County Collection at FamilySearch - images only


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Light Artillery
 * Company C - Turner’s Battery
 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry Reserves
 * Company K - Davis’ Company
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company A - Choctaw Rangers
 * - 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company D - Choctaw Rough &amp; Ready Company
 * - 4th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company A - Bankston Guards
 * - 5th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company G - Barry Guards
 * -19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company D - Cochran’s Company
 * - 8th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry (formerly 19th Battalion Mississippi Cavalry (Duff's)
 * Company D - Cochran’s Company
 * - Perrin's Battalion, Mississippi State Cavalry
 * Company B - Choctaw Rangers
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company I - Mississippi Cleansers, aka Barksdale Avengers

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

Newspapers

 * The Choctaw plaindealer

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 Land Indexes and Records
 * 1780-1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1781-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1879-1964 (*); Chancery Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1883-1926 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1835-1893 County Tax rolls - Choctaw County Collection 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 $
 * 1858-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images  for various counties — index and images
 * 1881-1886 Marriages of Black Couples, Choctaw County, Mississippi Marriage Book A. MSGenWeb
 * 1881-1925 Choctaw County Marriage Books A-F, 2-4 Index 1881-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1904-1922 (gaps) Choctaw County, Mississippi Index to Marriages. MSGenWeb

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Columbus Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Greenville Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Philadelphia Mississippi FamilySearch Center
 * Raytown Mississippi FamilySearch Center

Societies
Choctaw County Historical and Genealogical Society PO Box 1382 Ackerman, MS 39735 Website

Websites

 * Choctaw County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Choctaw 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.