{"id":298,"date":"2011-12-22T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2025-06-06T19:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T00:03:36","slug":"mississippi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/locations\/mississippi","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><em>The photograph, above, is the home of Jasper Pascal Brown in Pike County, MS.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mississippi, USA,<\/strong> the Magnolia State \u00a0 \u00a0 <em>\u00a0scroll down for research resources<\/em><br \/>\n20th State; Statehood 1817; First Us census 1820; Capital City, Jackson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some family names associated with Mississippi:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Edwin B Alford 1792 \u2013 1878\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/alford\/edwin-b-alford-1792-1878\">Edwin Barksdale Alford <\/a>1792 NC &#8211; 1878 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Martha P (Smith) Alford 1802 \u2013 1861\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/smith\/martha-b-smith-alford-1802-1861\">Martha P. (Smith) Alford<\/a> 1802 SC &#8211; 1861 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mildred O (Brown) Ball b 1902\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/mildred-o-brown-ball-b-1902\">Mildred Olga (Brown) Ball\u00a0<\/a>b 1902 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Allen M Brown 1836 \u2013 1870\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/allen-m-brown-1836-1870\">Allen Moses Brown<\/a> 1836 MS &#8211; 1870<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Edward S Brown 1806 \u2013 1856\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/edward-s-brown-1806-1856\">Edward S. Brown<\/a> 1806 GA &#8211; 1856 MS<\/li>\n<li title=\"Allen M Brown 1836 \u2013 1870\"><a title=\"Emmaline (Smith) Brown 1831 \u2013 1920\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/smith\/emmaline-smith-brown-1831-1920\">Emmaline (Smith) Brown<\/a> 1831 MS &#8211; 1920 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hubert A Brown 1894 \u2013 1971\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/hubert-a-brown-1894-1971\">Hubert Allen Brown<\/a>\u00a01894 MS- 1971 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ina L (Brown) Alford 1890 \u2013 1972\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/ina-l-brown-alford-1890-1972\">Ina Lucille (Brown) Alford<\/a> 1890 MS &#8211; 1972<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jasper P. Brown 1865 \u2013 1950\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/jasper-p-brown-1865-1950\">Jasper Pascal Brown<\/a>\u00a01865 MS- 1950 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Junius E Brown 1892 \u2013 1956\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/junius-e-brown-1892-1956\">Junius Earl Brown<\/a> 1892 MS &#8211; 1956<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown 1867 \u2013 1948\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brumfield\/rose-ella-brumfield-brown-1867-1948\">Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown<\/a>\u00a01867 MS &#8211; 1887 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Roy J. Brown 1902 \u2013 1956\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/roy-j-brown-1902-1956\">Roy Jesse Brown<\/a>\u00a01902 MS &#8211; 1956 MS<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/spotlight-on-thelma-laddie-brown.html\">Thelma Lady Brown<\/a> 1908 MS &#8211; 1979<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Isaac Nelson Brumfield 1823 \u2013 1909\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brumfield\/isaac-nelson-brumfield-1823-1909\">Isaac Nelson Brumfield<\/a>\u00a01823 LA &#8211; 1909 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jessie Alexander Brumfield 1838 \u2013 c. 1910\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brumfield\/jessie-alexander-brumfield-1838-c-1910\">Martha Elizabeth (Alford) Brumfield<\/a>\u00a0b 1846 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Willis Brumfield 1794 \u2013 1833\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brumfield\/willis-brumfield-1794-1833\">Willis Brumfield<\/a>\u00a01794 SC &#8211; 1833, m 1818 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Burrell T Fortenberry 1820 \u2013 1863\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/fortenberry\/burrell-t-fortenberry-1820-1863\">Burrell Taylor Fortenberry\u00a0<\/a>1820 MS &#8211; 1863 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lucy V (Brown) Fortenberry 1888 \u2013 1942\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/lucy-v-brown-fortenberry-1888-1942\">Lucy Viola (Brown) Fortenberry<\/a> 1888 MS &#8211; 1942<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tate E Fortenberry b 1885\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/fortenberry\/tate-e-fortenberry-b-1885\">Tate Edward Fortenberry<\/a>\u00a0b 1885 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"William J. Fortenberry c1772 \u2013 1842\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/fortenberry\/william-j-fortenberry-c1772-1842\">William Jasper Fortenberry<\/a>\u00a0c1772 SC- 1842 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry 1786 \u2013 1858\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/fortenberry\/violette-kennington-fortenberry-1786-1858\">Violette (Kennington) Fortenberry<\/a>\u00a01786 &#8211; 1858 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lyda M (Brown) Pierce 1900 \u2013 1979\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/lyda-m-brown-pierce-1900-1979\">Lyda Mearl (Brown) Pierce<\/a> 1900 MS &#8211; 1979 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Euseba (Fortenberry) Smith 1809 \u2013 1878\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/fortenberry\/euseba-fortenberry-smith-1809-1878\">Euseba (Fortenbery) Smith<\/a> 1809 SC &#8211; 1878 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jeremiah Smith, Sr. 1755 \u2013 c1827\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/smith\/jeremiah-smith-sr-1755-c1827\">Jeremiah Smith Sr<\/a>. 1755 &#8211; c 1827 MS<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mavis M (Brown) Smith 1897 \u2013 1928\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pasqualefamily.net\/web\/brown\/mavis-m-brown-smith-1897-1928\">Mavis Marie (Brown) Smith<\/a>\u00a01897 MS &#8211; 1928 MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>History &amp; Overview.<\/strong> According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/mississippi\">History Channel Website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez and Chickasaw. Spanish explorers arrived in the region in 1540 but it was the French who established the first permanent settlement in present-day Mississippi in 1699. During the first half of the 19th century, Mississippi was the top cotton producer in the United States, and owners of large plantations depended on the labor of black slaves. Mississippi seceded from the Union in 1861 and suffered greatly during the American Civil War. Despite the abolition of slavery, racial discrimination endured in Mississippi, and the state was a battleground of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-20th century. In the early 21st century, Mississippi ranked among America&#8217;s poorest states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Websites useful for Mississippi research:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessgenealogy.com\/mississippi\/\">Access Genealogy<\/a> &#8211; Free Data &amp; Links for Mississippi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfordassociation.org\/\">The American Alford Family Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/amlaw\/lwsp.html\">American Papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theancestorhunt.com\/blog\/mississippi-online-historical-newspapers-summary#.VLBda_nF-So\">Ancestor Hunt<\/a> &#8211; Many links to state resources; newspapers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learnwebskills.com\/patriot\/countyhistories3.htm#nh\">County &amp; Town Histories for Mississippi\u00a0and Other States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyndislist.com\/us\/ms\/\">Cyndi&#8217;s List for Mississippi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/genealogytrails.com\/miss\/\">Genealogy Trails: Mississippi<\/a>\u00a0 Links to State Data &amp; County websites<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mdah.state.ms.us\/\">Mississippi Department of Archives &amp; History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.50states.com\/facts\/miss.htm#.Uh6Nq5JOTQg\">Mississippi Facts &amp; Trivia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mdah.state.ms.us\/admin\/mhistsoc.html\">Mississippi Historical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/onlinenewspapersite\/Home\/usa\/ms\">Mississippi Online Historical Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pawls.org\/pawls\/fp-slide\">Pike Amite Walthall Library System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msgw.org\/walthall\/pikevert.html\">Pike Amite Walthall Library, Vertical Files Inventory<\/a>:\u00a0Alford &amp; Brumfield<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pike.msghn.org\/index.html\">Pike Co. MS Genealogy &amp; History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/smsghs.tripod.com\/\">South Mississippi Genealogical &amp; Historical Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swmgs.com\/index.htm\">SW Mississippi Genealogy Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glorecords.blm.gov\/default.aspx\">US Bureau of Land Management<\/a>, Land Office\u00a0Records; Land Patents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mississippi Blogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mymississippimemories.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"line-height: 14px;\">Mississippi Memories<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A few of my Blog Posts on MS Research:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/ngs-exhibit-hall-purchase-marion-county.html\">Book: Marion Co., MS Misc Records by Williams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/book-abstracts-of-obituaries-in-la-ms.html\">Book: Abstracts of Obituaries in LA &amp; MS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/family-history-library-salt-lake-city_02.html\">Mississippi Books in Salt Lake City<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2014\/01\/travel-tuesday-louisiana-part-4-and.html\">The Pike &#8211; Amite &#8211; Walthall Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/mappy-monday-maps-lead-places.html\">Maps of Amite Co., MS by Boyd<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leavesnbranches.blogspot.com\/2012\/10\/mappy-monday-mississippi-maps.html\">Maps of Pike Co., MS by Boyd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> for Mississippi research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boyd, Gregory A.\u00a0<em>Family Maps of Pike County, Mississippi<\/em>. Deluxe. Norman, Oklahoma: Arphax Publishing Co., 2005. [Other counties available]<\/li>\n<li>Casey, A. (2001). Amite County, Mississippi; 1699 \u2013 1890; The Environs (Vol. 3). Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press.<\/li>\n<li>Conerly, Luke Ward.\u00a0<i>Pike County Mississippi, Pioneer Families &amp; Confederate Soldiers, 1798 &#8211; 1876<\/i>. 2008 Edition. Madison, Georgia: Southern Lion Books, 1909.<\/li>\n<li>Conerly, Luke Ward. Resource Records of Pike \/ Walthall Counties MS, 1798 &#8211; 1910. Reprint. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1989.<\/li>\n<li>Criminger, Adrianne Fortenberry.\u00a0<em>The Fortenberry Families of Southern Mississippi with Early Records Concerning the Faulkenberry\/Fortenberry Families of the South<\/em>. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1984.<\/li>\n<li>Fortinberry, G. K. Abstract History of the Fortinberry Family. Privately Published, 1942.\u00a0 This is available on Microfilm #1036152 at the Family History Libraries.<\/li>\n<li>Potter, Dorothy Williams. Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770 &#8211; 1823. Reprint. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1990.<\/li>\n<li>Sartin Parish, Ary &amp; June.\u00a0<em>Cemetery Inscriptions Pike County, Mississippi 1750 &#8211; 1978<\/em>. 1979.<\/li>\n<li>Williams, E. Russ.\u00a0<i>Abstracts of Obituaries from the Minutes of the Magee&#8217;s Creek Baptist Association (Mississippi and Louisiana), 1882 &#8211; 1924<\/i>. Monroe, Louisiana: Privately printed, 1978. From the Louisiana Archives, Baton Rouge, LA.<\/li>\n<li>Williams, E. R. (2002).\u00a0<em>Marion County, Mississippi, Miscellaneous Records<\/em>. Greenville, S.C.: Southern Historical Press. (Original work published 1986).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> from the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arnold, Jr., Stanley W., and Louise Anderson.\u00a0<em>Marion County Mississippi Cemeteries<\/em>. 2nd Printing. North Little Rock, Arkansas: Custom Printing, 1988.<\/li>\n<li>Marion County Historical Society, First.\u00a0<em>History of Marion County, Mississippi<\/em>. Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Pub Co, Inc. 976.221<\/li>\n<li>Upton, Mrs. Robert Chester.\u00a0<em>Marriage Records Marion Co, MS 1812 &#8211; 1860<\/em>. 1958. 976.221<\/li>\n<li>Williams, E. Russ.\u00a0<em>Marion Co MS Miscellaneous records, 1812 &#8211; 1859<\/em>. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1986. 976.221<\/li>\n<li>Williams, Jr., E. Russ.\u00a0<em>Abstracts of Deeds Marion Co, MS<\/em>. 1962.<\/li>\n<li>Williams, Jr., E. Russ.\u00a0<em>Orphan Court Records 1812 &#8211; 1859 Marion Co, MS<\/em>. Bogalusa, LA: 1962. 976.221<\/li>\n<li>Williams, Jr., E. Russ.\u00a0<em>Records of Marion Co, MS<\/em>. 1965. 3. 976.221<\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1878. <\/em>\u00a0Greenwell Springs, LA.<\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1885. \u00a0<\/em>Greenwell Springs, LA.<\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1890. <\/em>\u00a0Greenwell Springs, LA.<\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1900.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1912.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1920.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Haymon, Serena Abbess.\u00a0<em>Pike Co, MS School Census, 1933<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The photograph, above, is the home of Jasper Pascal Brown in Pike County, MS. 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