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Mississippi and the Library of Congress

Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state on December 10, 1817. The French settled it in 1761, and our oldest city on the Mississippi River is Natchez.

Mississippi seceded from the Union on March 23, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States. After the Civil War, the state was restored to the Union on February 23, 1870.


A guide to the records in the Library of Congress for the state of Mississippi can be found by following this link: https://guides.loc.gov/mississippi-local-history-genealogy.

Here you will find information on the Basics of Genealogy, instructions for using the Library of Congress, Vital Records, Courthouse Records, and other resources.


I have used the Library of Congress site to research my family in Mississippi and other states. The free access to the archived newspapers is well worth a visit to the site. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/


My personal roots run deep in Jones County and go back directly through the Tisdale and Smith lines. I am a member of the Tallahala Chapter DAR using the Tisdale lineage. I am also a member of the Order of First Families of Mississippi using this Tisdale lineage. I am a descendant of John Tisdale, born on February 20, 1730, in Henrico County, Virginia, and his wife, Jane. John and Jane are my sixth great-grandparents.


My third great-grandfather, William P. Tisdale, Jr., is the first listed in the first census taken for Jones County, Mississippi, in 1830. Eleven people are living in his household, aged five to forty-nine. He served as a 1st Sergeant in Company 0, 2nd State Troops Infantry in the Civil War.


Contact me at geneal@laurel.lib.ms.us if you are interested in researching Jones County, Mississippi.


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