Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy

United States

Mississippi

Lamar County

Guide to Lamar County Mississippi ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Lamar County, Mississippi
Map
Location in the state of Mississippi
Location of Mississippi in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	19 February, 1904
County Seat	Oxford
Courthouse
Address	Lamar County Courthouse 403 Main Street Purvis, MS 39475-5439 Phone: (601) 794-8504 Lamar County Courthouse

County Information

Description

The County was named for Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. The County has Purvis as its seat and the County was created 1904. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

Lamar County, Mississippi Record Dates

Beginning Dates for Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy Government Records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Census	Land	Probate
	1903		1910	1836	1901

County Courthouse

Lamar County Courthouse
403 Main St
Purvis, Mississippi
Phone: (601) 794-8504

History

Parent County

1904--Lamar County was created 19 February 1904 from Marion and Pearl River Counties.
County seat: Purvis

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Mississippi county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Mississippi County Boundary Maps" (1785-1918) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

1934--Some records were lost.

Places/Localities

Neighboring Counties

• Covington
• Forrest
• Jefferson Davis
• Marion
• Pearl River

Genealogy Resources

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
MSGenWeb	WorldCat	Billion Graves
Tombstone Project
MSInterment
EPodunk
Billion Graves
See Mississippi Cemeteries for more information.

Census

• 1805 - 1890 Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890 at Ancestry.com — index $
• 1660 - 1820 U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 at Ancestry.com — index $
• 1792 - 1866 Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866 at Ancestry.com — index $

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

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Mississippi denominations, view the Mississippi Church Records wiki page.

Land and Property

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Mississippi Land and Property for additional information about early Mississippi land ownership. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Mississippi Local Histories.

Maps

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Mississippi (1785-1918)

Military

Civil War

• 1861-1865 - Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
• 1861-1865 - Mississippi, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch.org — index/images
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1889-1942 - Mississippi, Confederate Records, 1889-1942 at FamilySearch — images
• 1900-1974 - Mississippi, Confederate Veterans and Widows Pension Applications, 1900-1974 at FamilySearch — images

World War I

• 1917-1919 - Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).

Probate Records

Probate records are held by the Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Lamar County, Mississippi Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Mississippi Probate Records, 1781-1930. See the wiki page Mississippi Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Records

• 1780 – 1982 Mississippi Wills and Probate Records 1780-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
  
• 1781 – 1930 Mississippi Probate Records 1781-1930 at FamilySearch — images
  

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.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. Mississippi law did not require keeping birth or death records until 1912. Births and deaths are kept by the Mississippi Bureau of Vital Statistics. Marriage records are kept by the county. See also How to order Mississippi Vital Records or order electronically online.

See Mississippi Vital Records for more information on getting Mississippi records.

Marriage

• 1800 - 1911 Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911 at FamilySearch.org — index
• 1776 - 1935 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 at Ancestry.com — index $
• 1826 - 1900 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-1900 at Ancestry.com — index $
• 1826 - 50 Mississippi Marriages, 1826-50 at Ancestry.com — index $
• to 1825 Mississippi Marriages to 1825 at Ancestry.com — index $
• 1905-1913 - Lamar County Marriage Book E Index 1905-1913. Batch M748604 at FamilySearch - free.
• 1913-1919 - Lamar County Marriage Books F and G Index 1913-1919. Batch M748863 at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

Lamar County Historical Society
57 Max White Rd.
Purvis, MS 39475
website

See also a List of Mississippi Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.

• Hattiesburg Mississippi Family History Center

Websites

• Lamar County, MS History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
• Mississippi Genealogy Network Community on Google+
• Mississippi Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• [Lafayette County, Mississippi USGenWeb Lamar County, Mississippi project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
• FamilySearch Catalog