Choctaw County, Mississippi Genealogy

Guide to Choctaw 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 the Choctaw people. The County has Ackerman as its seat and the County was created 1833. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Choctaw County Courthouse 112 Quinn Street PO Box 736; Ackerman, MS 39735-0000 Phone: 662.285.6329 Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate court and land records from 1881.

History

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

Parent County
1833 - Choctaw County was created from part of the territory ceded by the Choctaw Indians under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit in 1830. Choctaw county was organized December 23, 1833. County seat: Ackerman

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
1874, 1888 Courthouse fires.

Neighboring Counties

 * Attala
 * Montgomery
 * Oktibbeha
 * Webster
 * Winston

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 $
 * 1837 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1841 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1845 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1853 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.


 * 1860 -, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * Final record of court cases, 1883-1926 Viewable also All Mississippi court cases.

Land and Property

 * Deed records, 1880-1889; index to land deeds, 1881-1921

Maps

 * Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County.


 * - 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 — index

Newspapers

 * The Choctaw plaindealer

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

 * 1835-1893 -, courtesy: 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 $
 * 1881-1886 - Marriages of Black Couples, Choctaw County, Mississippi Marriage Book A. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
 * 1881-1925 - Choctaw County Marriage Books A-F, 2-4 Index 1881-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1904-1922 (gaps) - Choctaw County, Mississippi Index to Marriages. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.

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

Choctaw County Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1382, Ackerman, MS 39735

Websites

 * Choctaw County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Chickasaw County, Mississippi project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.