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. See "FamilySearch Catalog" at the end of this article.

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

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
 * Mississippi Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Allen Godwin, some of his descendants and related families
 * Descendants of Shadrick Deen Sr.
 * Hine family genealogy
 * Macedonia (Deentown) Baptist Church 150th anniversary homecoming 2000, 1850-2000
 * Our family, Daniel
 * Some ancestors and descendants of James Martin and Priscilla Davis Martin
 * Some descendants and related families of Guilford Jackson Deen and Catherine Deen of Tippah County, Mississippi
 * Some of the ancestors, descendants and connected families of John Joseph Jefferson Shackleford, Tippah County, Mississippi
 * Tippah County Historical and Genealogical Society, The History of Tippah County, Mississippi 2 volumes. Dallas, Texas : National ShareGraphics, c1981 FHL 976.2923 D2h

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Mississippi, Tippah County Records, 1836-1923
 * Mississippi, Tippah County Marriages, 1858-1979

Citing This Collection
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