Here are some more great links to help you in your research! I have included some general research sites, as well as sites specific to Mississippi, Oktibbeha County and Sturgis. Also browse the recommended reading booklist. More information on newspaper research and transcriptions can be found HERE. If you want to find someone to lookup a record for you, click HERE. Hint: If you can't get to a Family History Center, pick a researcher in Salt Lake City, UT. Note: When doing research by mail, always send an SASE! |
1. General Cyndi's List - the top rated website that will help you in ALL your genealogical research. This is a good starting point just to see what's out there on the internet! Rootsweb - the most comprehensive and free genealogical website. I almost guarantee you will find ancestors here! Use the Surname Helper to narrow your search. 2. State of Mississippi (Records and Resources) MS Vital Records - send for records of births and deaths after 1912 and marriage records for the periods Jan 1926 - July 1, 1938 and Jan 1942 - present. Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) - a huge collection of federal, state and private records from the state of MS. Their website allows you to search some resources, such as newspapers on microfilm. If you cannot make the trip and are from out-of-state you can enlist one of the MDAH researchers to find what you need for $15 for an hours worth of work. The MDAH also maintains a list of researchers who you can hire (see their website). Mississippi Court Records - Find out what's available and see what's online. Marriages are also included. Rootsweb Resources for Mississippi - find where to look! 3. Military Resources Mississippi Civil War Site - Find out what battles were fought here and where. Links to find your ancestors who were in the Confederacy. WWI Draft Registrants of Mississippi (broken down by county and can be searched!) Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System - The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 5.4 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers are being entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration. 4. Oktibbeha County Resources Oktibbeha County Genealogy Website- a great site to visit the links, message boards, learn about the history, see what records are available and to make contact with the Oktibbeha County Historical & Genealogical Society. Oktibbeha County Courthouse University Drive Starkville, MS 39759 Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk's Office 662-323-1356 Oktibbeha County Chancery Clerk's Office 662-323-5834 Oktibbeha County Courthouse Records on Microfilm - an excellent resource if you are not able to make the trip to Sturgis and search yourself! You can request the microfilms through your nearest Family History Center. 5. Recommended Reading for Oktibbeha County: Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors by Anne S. Lipscomb & Kathleen S. Hutchison - the "must have" book for researchers in Mississippi! It also explains what all the MS repositories have and where to look! Currently, the lowest price I found for this book is at Half.com or join Heritage Quest and get it even cheaper. Historical Sketches of Oktibbeha County by Judge Carrol. A very comprehensive book about the county and its people from the early history of the Indians until the 1920s. Lots of biographical information on MANY families. Available from the Oktibbeha Gen & Hist Society. Alabama and Mississippi Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Families Who Settled on Both Sides of the Tombigbee River by Judy Jacobson. This book has a good general history of these Alabama and Mississippi counties, maps and the following families: Adair, Bagwell, Blackie, Blaylock, Bolton, Carson, Duke, Gamble, Goachy, Holland, Lampkin, Lavender, Lincecum, Mangmum, Meek, Pitchlynn, Richey, Sellers, Starnes, Stevens, Story, Walser, and Weeks. Available from Genealogy Bookshop. Images of America: Oktibbeha County by James S. Cole. Leaf through 128 pages of photos of the people, churches, schools, homes, landmarks and events from the late 1800s until the 1950s. A brief history of the county is also included, as well as captions under each photo. Available from Amazon or any major bookseller. 6. Recommended Genealogical Reading: Ancestry's Red Book by Either Eichholz. Details what is found in each state as a resource, lists addresses and points of contact, history of the counties and their formation and lots of research help. Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball. A book award winner that was written by one of the descendants from the Ball Plantations in South Carolina. This is a great source, not only for its interesting reading and how the author was able to trace the plantation owners and slaves and their daily lives, but it also will give you ideas in your research! Finding a Place Called Home by Dee Parmer Woodtor - a good basic book in helping you trace your Black American roots. Land and Property Research by Hone E. Wade - demystifies property and land records and shows you how to use them in your genealogical research. Note: Before buying these books, try to get them through interlibrary loan! I was able to get all of them through my library! |
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1. General Cyndi's List - the top rated website that will help you in ALL your genealogical research. This is a good starting point just to see what's out there on the internet! Rootsweb - the most comprehensive and free genealogical website. I almost guarantee you will find ancestors here! Use the Surname Helper to narrow your search. 2. State of Mississippi (Records and Resources) MS Vital Records - send for records of births and deaths after 1912 and marriage records for the periods Jan 1926 - July 1, 1938 and Jan 1942 - present. Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) - a huge collection of federal, state and private records from the state of MS. Their website allows you to search some resources, such as newspapers on microfilm. If you cannot make the trip and are from out-of-state you can enlist one of the MDAH researchers to find what you need for $15 for an hours worth of work. The MDAH also maintains a list of researchers who you can hire (see their website). Mississippi Court Records - Find out what's available and see what's online. Marriages are also included. Rootsweb Resources for Mississippi - find where to look! 3. Military Resources Mississippi Civil War Site - Find out what battles were fought here and where. Links to find your ancestors who were in the Confederacy. WWI Draft Registrants of Mississippi (broken down by county and can be searched!) Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System - The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 5.4 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers are being entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration. 4. Oktibbeha County Resources Oktibbeha County Genealogy Website- a great site to visit the links, message boards, learn about the history, see what records are available and to make contact with the Oktibbeha County Historical & Genealogical Society. Oktibbeha County Courthouse University Drive Starkville, MS 39759 Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk's Office 662-323-1356 Oktibbeha County Chancery Clerk's Office 662-323-5834 Oktibbeha County Courthouse Records on Microfilm - an excellent resource if you are not able to make the trip to Sturgis and search yourself! You can request the microfilms through your nearest Family History Center. 5. Recommended Reading for Oktibbeha County: Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors by Anne S. Lipscomb & Kathleen S. Hutchison - the "must have" book for researchers in Mississippi! It also explains what all the MS repositories have and where to look! Currently, the lowest price I found for this book is at Half.com or join Heritage Quest and get it even cheaper. Historical Sketches of Oktibbeha County by Judge Carrol. A very comprehensive book about the county and its people from the early history of the Indians until the 1920s. Lots of biographical information on MANY families. Available from the Oktibbeha Gen & Hist Society. Alabama and Mississippi Connections: Historical and Biographical Sketches of Families Who Settled on Both Sides of the Tombigbee River by Judy Jacobson. This book has a good general history of these Alabama and Mississippi counties, maps and the following families: Adair, Bagwell, Blackie, Blaylock, Bolton, Carson, Duke, Gamble, Goachy, Holland, Lampkin, Lavender, Lincecum, Mangmum, Meek, Pitchlynn, Richey, Sellers, Starnes, Stevens, Story, Walser, and Weeks. Available from Genealogy Bookshop. Images of America: Oktibbeha County by James S. Cole. Leaf through 128 pages of photos of the people, churches, schools, homes, landmarks and events from the late 1800s until the 1950s. A brief history of the county is also included, as well as captions under each photo. Available from Amazon or any major bookseller. 6. Recommended Genealogical Reading: Ancestry's Red Book by Either Eichholz. Details what is found in each state as a resource, lists addresses and points of contact, history of the counties and their formation and lots of research help. Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball. A book award winner that was written by one of the descendants from the Ball Plantations in South Carolina. This is a great source, not only for its interesting reading and how the author was able to trace the plantation owners and slaves and their daily lives, but it also will give you ideas in your research! Finding a Place Called Home by Dee Parmer Woodtor - a good basic book in helping you trace your Black American roots. Land and Property Research by Hone E. Wade - demystifies property and land records and shows you how to use them in your genealogical research. Note: Before buying these books, try to get them through interlibrary loan! I was able to get all of them through my library! |
Here are some more great links to help you in your research! I have included some general research sites, as well as sites specific to Mississippi, Oktibbeha County and Sturgis. Also browse the recommended reading booklist. More information on newspaper research and transcriptions can be found HERE. If you want to find someone to lookup a record for you, click HERE. Hint: If you can't get to a Family History Center, pick a researcher in Salt Lake City, UT. Note: When doing research by mail, always send an SASE! |
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