Mississippi Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
The collection includes an index to death records from various places throughout Mississippi for the years 1835 to 1909.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Death date
 * Death place
 * Gender
 * Name of parents or spouse

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The name of a relative or date of the event

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 Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who 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 in an area search.
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. 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. Try searching for these names as well.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Mississippi.
 * Mississippi Guided Research
 * Mississippi Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Natchez. Burial locations abstracted from Sexton's records
 * Natchez. Burial records abstracted from Sexton's records
 * Panola County, Como. Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The complete church register, 1871-1953
 * Adams County. Death records, 1835-1905
 * Adams County, Natchez. Death records from January 3, 1857 until December 12, 1909
 * Adams County, Natchez. Interment reports kept by the City Sexton until Oct. 15, 1891 when the office was abolished : records then kept by the City Clerk's office
 * Hancock County. Register of marriages, births and deaths, 1879-1880
 * Panola County. Register of marriages, births and deaths, 1879-1880
 * Tallahatchie County. Register of marriages, births and deaths, 1879-1884
 * Lauderdale County. Register of marriages, births and deaths; white and colored, 1879

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Mississippi, Adams County, Natchez Death Index, 1835-1905
 * Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Mississippi Historical Records Survey, Service Division, Works Projects Administration. Guide to vital statistics records in Mississippi : volume I, public archives. Jackson, Mississippi : Historical Records Survey (Mississippi), 1942

Citing This Collection
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