History of newton county, mississippi, from 18341894. Genealogy mississippi department of archives and history. Leake county is a county located in the center of the u. Its county seat is carthage communities carthage city lena town. Madison county is one of the fastest growing counties in mississippi, yet we have sought to remain a small, friendly community full of rich history and looking. It is in townships nine, ten, eleven and twelve north, and ranges six, seven, eight and nine east of the choctaw meridian. The maps trace the history of mississippi from early exploration through colonial. Leake county, mississippi genealogy, books, cds, maps. This 2300 square foot annex houses genealogy books and materials, microfilm. References to these can be found in the books index of mississippi session acts 1817 1865 and index to the laws of the mississippi territory.
Mississippis rich flora and fauna are also central to the story, which follows both. Its people and places, volume 1 the history of leake county, mississippi. Its people and places mac spence, louise spence on. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. The county is named for walter leake, the governor of mississippi from 1822 to 1825 in 2010, the center of population of mississippi was located in leake county, near the town of lena. Guide to simpson county, mississippi ancestry, genealogy and family history. A new history of mississippi and millions of other books are available for. After 1859, leake county divorce proceedings were filed in the leake county chancery clerks office. The veterans story is a book written by ada christine lightsey.
Genealogy starkvilleoktibbeha county public library system. Mdah digital archives mississippi department of archives and. This book is of interest to those who wish to learn more about early settlers of newton county, and what life was like for citizens after the civil war. The mississippiana collection includes military history books as well as.
The history of leake county, mississippi by mac spence. Fevers, floods and faitha history of sunflower county mississippi, 18441976. American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. Water covered 170 counties across seven states, from illinois to louisiana. Stark was a professor of mathematics at mississippi state university for. Leake county, mississippi family history and genealogy books. Louise spence and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The history of leake county, mississippi open library. Simpson county, mississippi genealogy genealogy familysearch. These books can be found at the mississippi department of archives and history as well as many other genealogy repositories and libraries across the state. There will be the native indian history of the area that will be of interest to a lot of people, as well as the pioneer families of the county founded in 1833, leake county is named for walter leake, the governor of mississippi from 1822 to 1825. Amite county, mississippi genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Search historical booksdeeds madison county mississippi.
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