Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for a Choctaw name meaning "rock of waters". The County has Charleston and Sumner as its seat and the County was created December 31, 1833. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tallahatchie County Courthouse PO Box Drawer 350; Charleston, MS 38921 Phone: 662.647.5551 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1909. Clerk Chancery Court has divorce and probate records from 1909 and land records from 1858.

History

 * Eskridge's Early history of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi First published in 1904 and 1905, in The Tallahatchie Herald newspaper, Charleston, Mississippi.

Parent County
1833--Tallahatchie County was created 23 December 1833 from the Choctaw Cession. County seat: Charleston

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1908--Record were lost at Sumner.

Neighboring Counties

 * Coahoma
 * Grenada
 * Leflore
 * Panola
 * Quitman
 * Sunflower
 * Yalobusha

Census

 * 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1866 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1870 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1880 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1830 &amp; 1840 federal census of Scott County, Missouri : Mississippi County, Missouri, being part thereof at that time


 * 1860 census of Mississippi County, Missouri

Church Records

 * Mississippi Co. Missouri, St. Henry's Catholic Church baptism records, 1874-1930, Charleston, Mo.
 * Mississippi Co., Missouri, St. Henry's Catholic Church marriage records, 1873-1930
 * St. Henry's Catholic Church, Charleston, Mississippi County, MO, death register, 1880-1930 Viewable

Land and Property

 * 1845 list of taxable lands in Mississippi County, Missouri

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch.org — index/images
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1889-1942 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1900-1974 - at FamilySearch — images


 * Men from Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County.


 * - 1st Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Company D - Tillatoba Grays
 * - 2nd Regiment, Mississippi Partisans [Also known as 2nd Partisan Rangers Cavalry/Ballentine’s]
 * Company I - Eskridge’s Company
 * - 32nd Regiment, Mississippi Infantry
 * Company F - Southern Farmers
 * - 11th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry
 * Tallahatchie Guards Independent Cavalry

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1781 – 1930 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1834-1895 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Birth

 * 1805-1879 - Tallahatchie County Birth Index 1805-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1800 - 1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1856-1916 - Tallahatchie County Marriage Books 2-11 Index 1856-1916 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Tallahatchie County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.