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Guide to Franklin County Mississippi genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Franklin County, Mississippi
Map
Map of Mississippi highlighting Franklin County Location in the state of Mississippi
Location of Mississippi in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	1809
County Seat	Meadville
Courthouse
Address	P O Box 297 Meadville, MS 39653

County Courthouse

Franklin County Courthouse
PO Box 297;
Meadville, MS 39653
Phone: 601.384.2330

Clerk Chancery Court has court land and probate records.
Clerk Circuit Court has military records. ^[1]

History

Brief History (Pre-1817) of Franklin County, Mississippi, USGenWeb for Franklin County, Mississippi

Parent County

1809--Franklin County was created 21 December 1809 from Adams County.  County seat:  Meadville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• 01 Mar 1808 Mississippi Territory authorized the creation of Franklin County from Wilkinson County, but the creation never took effect and it was not mapped. (HRS Miss., St. and Co., 17)
• 21 Dec 1809 Franklin was created by the Mississippi Territory from Adams, Amite, and Wilkinson counties. (Miss. Terr. Stat., p. 97)
• 22 Dec 1809 FRANKLIN lost to JEFFERSON. (Miss. Terr. Stat., p. 99)
• 03 Dec 1810 FRANKLIN gained from AMITE. FRANKLIN boundary with WILKINSON was redefined [no change]. (Miss. Terr. Stat., p. 99)
• 09 Dec 1811 FRANKLIN lost to creation of MARION. (Miss. Terr. Stat., pp. 104-105)
• 12 Feb 1819 FRANKLIN lost to AMITE. (Miss. Laws 1819, 1st sess., p. 14)
• 29 Jun 1822 FRANKLIN gained from JEFFERSON. (Miss. Laws 1821-1822, 5th sess. adj., p. 274)
• 21 Jan 1823 FRANKLIN lost to JEFFERSON and lost to creation of COPIAH. (Miss. Laws 1822-1823, 6th sess., ch. 36/p. 100 and ch. 49, secs. 1, 7/pp. 117-118)
• 07 Apr 1870 FRANKLIN lost to creation of LINCOLN. FRANKLIN boundary with AMITE was redefined [no change]. (Miss. Laws 1870, reg. sess., ch. 55, secs. 1-2, 8/pp. 129, 132)
• 10 May 1871 FRANKLIN lost to AMITE. (Miss. Laws 1871, reg. sess., ch. 264/p. 647)
• 04 Apr 1873 FRANKLIN gained from AMITE. (Miss. Laws 1873, reg. sess., ch. 50/p. 202)
• 09 Feb 1875 FRANKLIN gained from LINCOLN. (Miss. Laws 1875, reg. sess., ch. 29/p. 56)

See Mississippi: Individual County Chronologies, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Record Loss

1877--Some records were lost.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Adams
• Amite
• Jefferson
• Lincoln
• Wilkinson

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Franklin County, Mississippi census records online, see: Mississippi Census.

• 1810 - 1810 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1816 - 1816 Territory Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1820 - 1820 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1833 - 1833 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1841 - 1841 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1845 - 1845 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1870 - 1870 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

• 1880 - 1880 State Census Returns, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Franklin

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Family Maps of Franklin County, Mississippi (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

• Civil War service men from Franklin County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Franklin County.
  

- 4th Regiment, Mississippi Cavalry

Company I - Stockdale Rangers

- 7th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Company A - Franklin Rifles

Company K - Quitman Rifles

Company E - Franklin Beauregards

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Mississippi tax records replace missing censuses and provide lists of residents during years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years. For more information see Mississippi Taxation.

• 1810-1887 - Territorial and County Tax Rolls, courtesy: FamilySearch - free.

Vital Records

• 1816-1899 - Marriages On-Line Index: Franklin County, Mississippi. Courtesy: MSGenWeb - free.
• 1818-1928 - Franklin County Marriage Books 1-6 Index 1818-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers 

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County, Mississippi page 379, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/c/ce/Igimississippia.pdf.

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