Red Book

Red Book
Author: Alice Eichholz
Publisher: Ancestry Publishing
Total Pages: 812
Release: 2004
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781593311667

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.

Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors

Tracing Your Mississippi Ancestors
Author: Anne S. Lipscomb
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 213
Release: 1994-08
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 087805698X

An essential how-to guide for researching ancestral roots in the Magnolia State

Prentiss County, Mississippi

Prentiss County, Mississippi
Author: Turner Publishing
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 1563117843

The history of Prentiss County, Mississippi, including the people and families, buildings, businesses, churches, organizations, schools and and sports.

Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County

Black-Gibbs-Mitchell-Giles Ancestors of Yazoo County
Author: Sammie Giles Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1493177435

This book is about local history of families in an approximately 300-square-mile region of Yazoo County in central Mississippi from 1865 to 1965. It sketches the lives of these African Americans in a violent environment. It transcribes the 1865-66 plantation census of the county. It identifies relatives who fought in the Civil War, and points out the betrayal of Southern United States Colored Troops by Reconstruction presidents. It discusses survival skills, and compares life spans of two generations. Addressing unpleasantness it fills gaps left by oral family history.

Baxter-Short, Miller-Gill, and Related Families

Baxter-Short, Miller-Gill, and Related Families
Author: Mary Cynthia Baxter Harrell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 672
Release: 1989
Genre:
ISBN:

James W. Baxter (1798-1872) was born in Adair Co., Kentucky. His father was probably James Baxter. He married Nancy Ann Short (1796-1875), the daughter of Elizabeth Short, in Green Co., KY in 1820. They were the parents of five children. They are both buried in Richmond Grove Cemetery in Logan Co., Illinois. Several generations of descendants are given.