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Wayne County, MS Genealogy Forum

Resources and Links

 

Census Records

1930 - Heads of households only

A big Thank You goes out to Ken Simpson for allowing us to link to his 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1930 census transcriptions and indexes above. See Ken's full census record webpage here.

1900 - 66% done, index only

1880 - Complete, index only

1870 - Complete, index only

1860 - Complete

1850 - Complete

Contributed by Larry Cooley

1840 - Complete

Contributed by Larry Cooley

1830 - Complete

Contributed by Larry Cooley

1820 - Complete

Contributed by Larry Cooley

 

Military Records

History of the 8th Mississippi Infantry Regiment by Baron Graham

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System - Find your Mississippi ancestor at this site, and get information on how to obtain his service record or pension record..

 

Land Records

Bureau of Land Management - Government Land Office Records - a searchable site with images of original land patent documents.

 

Mississippi Archives
Wayne County

 

Cemeteries

Lowery Cemetery, Waynesboro
Contributed by Susan Burgess
 

Old Ramey Cemetery
Contributed by Baron Graham, Jr.
 

Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, (partial), on Buckatunna-Mt. Zion Road
Contributed by Ann Mott
 

Big Rock Methodist Cemetery
Contributed by Ann Mott
 

Mulberry Cemetery
Contributed by Ann Mott
 

Eret Baptist Church Cemetery
Contributed by Ann Mott



Census Records
 

1930 - Heads of households only
WAYNE COUNTY 1930 CENSUS INDEX (H-O-H)

A big Thank You goes out to Ken Simpson for allowing us to link to his 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1930 census transcriptions and indexes above. See Ken's full census record webpage here.
 

1900 - 66% done, index only
 

1880 - Complete, index only
 

1870 - Complete, index only
 

1860 - Complete
 

1850 - Complete
Contributed by Larry Cooley
 

1840 - Complete
Contributed by Larry Cooley
 

1830 - Complete
Contributed by Larry Cooley
 

1820 - Complete
Contributed by Larry Cooley



Military Records
 

History of the 8th Mississippi Infantry Regiment by Baron Graham
 

World War I Draft Registrants from Wayne County
 

 The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System - Find your Mississippi ancestor at this site, and get information on how to obtain his service record or pension record..



Land Records
 

Deed - Wm. H. Martin/Joseph McCarthy
Contributed by Sue Skay Abruscato
 

Bureau of Land Management - Government Land Office Records - a searchable site with images of original land patent documents.

All Wayne County data that is part of the Rootsweb or USGenWeb Project is linked from the page you're on now, but you can search other counties by following this link.

Family Histories and Family Websites - Wayne County Ties
 

If you have a website, please send me your link.  If you have a family history file that you would like to make available on this site, please email the file to me.
 

Kennedy-Huggins family research - see pages 11 and 28 for Wayne County connections
 

Baron Graham's family research, including an excellent history of the 8th Mississippi Infantry
 

Ken Simpson's Wayne County Research
 

Sam Lindsey's Lindsey Family History site
 

Southern Families, by Melba Allen
 

Whistling Dixie - Thames, Kelly/Kelley, Davis, and Shoemaker and allied lines genealogy with Wayne County roots, by Becky Thames-Simmons
 

JD's Genealogy Page - All the cemeteries noted above and lots more
 

The Thames/Tims Family Association - Thames/Tims/Timms, etc. researchers



 More Great Links
 

Mississippi Connections - Some Wayne County marriages
 

Southeastern Genealogy - see the Mississippi page here
 

AfriGeneas.com, a site devoted to African-American genealogy
 

Mississippi in the War of 1812, by Ginny English
 

The BMD Project - submitted Births, Marriages and Deaths
 

Waynesboro, Mississippi Memorial Library, with an online card catalog
 

Wayne County Genealogy Organization
 

Mississippi Department of Archives and History
 

Mississippi State Department of Health - Public Health Statistics - where and how to write for birth, marriage and death records
 

Family Histories and Family Websites - Wayne County Ties
Baron Graham's family research, including an excellent history of the 8th Mississippi Infantry
Ken Simpson's Wayne County Research
Sam Lindsey's Lindsey Family History site
Southern Families, by Melba Allen
JD's Genealogy Page - All the cemeteries noted above and lots more
The Thames/Tims Family Association - Thames/Tims/Timms, etc. researchers
 
 More Great Links

Southeastern Genealogy - see the Mississippi page here

AfriGeneas.com, a site devoted to African-American genealogy

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Mississippi State Department of Health - Public Health Statistics - where and how to write for birth, marriage and death records

 


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If you have questions or problems with this site, email the Web Master: LeFloris Lyon.

I am unable to do your personal research. I do not live in Wayne County MS and do not have access to additional records.


Last modified: 09/09/09.