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Home For the latest helpful information on Mississippi research, regularly check the Mississippi History and Genealogy Notes Blog   October 14, 2008 A new cemetery has been posted at Bolivar County. You can find the new cemetery transcription by clicking on the link shown below: Unnamed Cemetery on McKnight Road, Cleveland, MS Debbie Leftwich Bolivar County October 13, 2008 The Obituary for Martha Glenn Stephens Cofield has been posted to Lafayette County. You can find the Obituary by clicking on the link shown below: Martha Glenn Stephens Cofield Obit Evelyn Crocker Lafayette County October 10, 2008 New postings have been added at Bolivar County. You can find the new postings by clicking on the link shown below: Gunnison Birthday Invitation Merigold American Legion Auxiliary Booklet Leslie Cemetery, Duncan, MS Magnolia Hill Road Cemetery, Duncan, MS Blanchard-Scruggs Cemetery, Gunnison, MS Unnamed Cemetery (Findley/Harris Place) Debbie Leftwich Bolivar County October 9, 2008 New cemeteries have been posted at Bolivar County. You can find the new cemetery transcriptions by clicking on the link shown below: Unnamed Cemetery 63 Hi-Lite (Gunnison Attendance Center) Debbie Leftwich Bolivar County October 7, 2008 New cemeteries have been posted at Bolivar County. You can find the new cemetery transcriptions by clicking on the link shown below: Beevers Cemetery Switzer Cemetery Bishop Cemetery Debbie Leftwich Bolivar County September 30, 2008 BolivarCounty Researchers, Additions to Plantations - http://bolivar.msgenweb.org/thisandthat.htm Addition to Photo Gallery - http://bolivar.msgenweb.org/photogallery.htm Addition to Cities, Towns and Villages - http://bolivar.msgenweb.org/thisandthat.htm Burrus Cemetery listing: http://bolivar.msgenweb.org/cemeteries_files/burrus.pdf Debbie, Bolivar County, MS September 29, 2008 Chickasaw County Researchers, Two new marriage files added to Chickasaw CO. http://theusgenweb.org/ms/chickasaw/1881marriages.html http://theusgenweb.org/ms/chickasaw/1882marriages.html September 28, 2008 Chickasaw County Researchers, Another year of marriage records have been added for Chickasaw County. You can view the new records by clicking on the link. http://theusgenweb.org/ms/chickasaw/1880marriages.html September 9, 2008 Hi Jones County Researchers, Here are the latest updates to the Jones Co. MSGenWeb project. Books & Other Publications More books added! Cemeteries Several more cemetery names added Burruss Memorial Cemetery, - Off-site link added! Eastabutchie Cemetery - Off-site link added! Edmondson Cemetery - Off-site link added! Fairchild Cemetery - Off-site link added! Fairfield Cemetery - Off-site link added! Hopewell Cemetery - Off-site link added! Shelton - Off-site link added! Communities of Jones County Place Names - Added more information! Court Records Project Will Index 1860 - 1954 - Over 80 new names added to the index! Death Records 1942 Death Records Index A - L - New! Family Album Families of Jones County           Powell, Hiram W. - New!           Quimby Family - New!           Sumrall, Harmon & Bethany Shotts - New!           Valentine Family Bible - New! Valentine, Sidney & Bertha Quimby - New!        Photos - People & Places           Lamar School - New!           Quimby, Green-Berry, wife Lydia Ann Brunetta & daughter Bertha - New!           Soso Post Office - Mail Carriers (Black, Duckworth, Shows & Valentine)           Valentine Sons (Warren, Morgan, Millard, Bryant, John, Hampton & George) - New!           Valentine, William Bryant - 84th birthday, 1916 - New! Marriage Records        1917-1920 (White) Marriage Index - New! Surrounding Counties        Added a nice map thanks to Kimberlie Groth! Vital & Other Records - Ordering Information - New! Best regards to all, Diane Payne Jones Co. MSGenWeb Project http://jones.msgenweb.org/   June 22, 2008 Jones MSGenWeb Hi Jones Co. MS Researchers, Here are the latest updates to the Jones Co. MSGenWeb site. Cemeteries of Jones Co. MS Beech Cemetery - Photo of Entrance - New! Brown Cemetery - Photo of Entrance - New! Brown Cemetery - Photo - New! Ellisville City Cem. #2 - Photo - New! Woodlawn Cemetery - Photo of Entrance - New! Church Histories Old Hickory Grove Baptist Church - Off-site link added! Court Records Project Court Records - New Category Added! Citizens of Jones County & Board of Police vs Joel D. Welborn - New! Fall, A. B. et al vs. Amos Deason (Swamp Land Commissioner) - New! Miller, Mary - Petition to Sell Land - New! Miller, Mary & William - Letters of Guardianship (Christopher, Hosea & James Holly) - New! Shirley, John W. - Petition for Dower - New! Court Records Project Will Index Volume 1 - New Category Added! Several Names added to the index Court Records Project Will Transcriptions - New Category Added! Albertson, W. C. - New! Blacklidge, James G. - New! Feazell, J. R. - New! Knight, James - New! Sharp, E. B. - New! Sherman, Rebecca - New! Shows, W. W. - New! Simpson, John F. - New! Wahrendorff, Henry - New! Walters, Annis - New! Watson, Amasa (abstract) - New! Family Album Families of Jones Co. MS Prince Family - New! Valentine, Allen & Sinthia Welch -New! Family Album Photos - People & Places Collins, Warren & Tolitha Valentine - New! Corncrib - Home of Mot Tucker - New! Cotton Mill - Girls, 1911 - New! Cotton Mill, Workers, 1911 - New! Dog Trot - Cabin of Ed Bagget - New! Fiddlin' Contest, 1920's - New! Group Photo, about 1918 - New! Housing - "Negro" (near Laurel) - New! Laurel Building - New! Logging Camp Workers - New! Sawmill Workers abt. 1927-1929 - New! Sawmill Workers (Group Photo #1) - New! Valentine, Allen & Sinthia Welch - New! Valentine, George Andrew - New! Yelverton Children - New! History of Jones County Act to divide Jones Co. into Two Districts - New! Provost Marshal - John H. Powell letter, 1863 - New! Marriage Records 1903 - 1908 Groom Index "Colored" M - Q - Corrections made to some names 1903 - 1908 Groom Index "Colored" R - Y - New! 1908 - 1924 Index "Colored" A - C - New! Military Information - New Category Added! Spanish War Company M, 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment - New off-site link added! Military Information Civil War - War Between The States 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry (Terral's) - New off-site link added! 27th Mississippi Infantry - New off-site link added! Military Information World War I Draft Registration Cards Abbey, Mark Culver - New! Abney, Henry - New! Abney, Mack - New! Evans, Reece - New! Evans, Sam - New! Graham, Tom - New! Knight, Admiral Dewey - New! Knight, Amos - New! Pruitt, Roscoe William - New! Military Information World War II Casualties Army & Air Force - New off-site link added! Jones County Enlistees - New off-site link added! Best regards, Diane Payne (dianepay@aol.com) Jones Co. MSGenWeb Project http://jones.msgenweb.org/ May 23, 2008 Jones MSGenWeb Cemeteries Coats Cemetery - New! Ellisville City Cemetery (African American, New Section) - New! McCullum Cemetery (African American) - New! Old Antioch Missionary Baptist Cemetery - New! Sims Cemetery (African American) - New! Welch Cemetery - New! Census Records 1837 Jones Co. MS Territorial Census - New! 1860 Jones Co. MS Slave Schedule - New! 1900 Jones Co. MS Census - off site link - New! 1930 Jones Co. MS - Poor House Census - New! Communities & Other Places in Jones County Community Histories Industrialization & the Founding of the City of Laurel - New! Death Records Death Record Transcriptions - New Category Added! Evans, Reese - New! Graham, Albert - New! Graham, Annie - New! Graham, Beatrice - New! Graham, Billie - New! Graham, Edmond - New! Graham, Tom - New! Graham, Orange - New! Tolson, Nancy - New! Deed & Land Records Gieger, Abram M., 1859 - New! Gieger, James S. - New! Family Album Photos - People & Places Confederate Soldier Monument - New! Confederate War Memorial - New! Deason Home - New! History of Jones County Antebellum Jones County - New! Civil War & the Free State of Jones - New! Marriage Records 1903 - 1908 Groom Index "Colored" G - L - New! 1903 - 1908 Groom Index "Colored" M - Q - New! May 3, 2008 I am the new County Coordinator for the Jones Co. MS site. Please stop by for a visit. Your contributions are welcome and needed! Here are the latest updates to the site. Enjoy! Cemeteries in Jones County - Lots of new information added to this category! Census Records 1853 Jones County MS Territorial Census - New! 1860 Jones County MS Mortality Schedule - New off-site link! 1890 Jones County MS Census (Veterans) - New! 1920 Jones County MS Census (Poor House) - New! 1930 Jones County MS Census (Lookups ) New! Communities & Other Places in Jones County Place Names in Jones County - New category and new information! Families of Jones County Evans Family - New! Marsh Family -- New! Overstreet Family - New! Marriage Records 1903 - 1908 Groom Index "Colored" A - F - New! Surrounding Counties - Category updated! I have also added a Search Engine to the Jones Co. MSGenWeb site. Diane Payne Jones Co. MSGenWeb Project - http://jones.msgenweb.org/