The Evans
Memorial Library’s Genealogical Collection: A Research
Guide
The Evans Genealogical Collection began with the research
of Dr. W. A. Evans on his families and other families of Monroe
County and the majority of our holdings reflect its beginnings.
Miss Lucille Peacock continued the development of the Genealogical
Collection, which now attracts visitors from all of the fifty
states.
For persons wishing to conduct research in Monroe County,
Mississippi, listed below are some answers to some frequently
asked questions.
Mississippi Law did not require Birth
and Death Records to be kept until November 1, 1912.
Copies of these records may be requested from the Bureau
of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 1700, Jackson, Mississippi
39205
The Circuit Clerk’s Office
at the Monroe County Court House
is the site for all Monroe County Marriage
Records, Jury Lists and Tax
Records. Contact them at 301 South Chestnut, Aberdeen,
MS 39730 662-369-8695
All Divorces, Deeds, and Wills
are housed in the Chancery Clerk’s Office, 201 West
Commerce Street, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730, 662-369-8143
The following records are available
in the Evans Memorial Library’s Genealogical Collection
- Monroe County Cemetery Records through 1938, compiled
by Dr. W.A. Evans and Dr. J.L. Shell
- Index to Monroe County Marriage Records, 1821-1825 and
1834-1921
- A History of Monroe County
by the Monroe County Book Committee
- Monroe County Census indices for 1850, 1860, 1880
- Census Film for Monroe County, Mississippi 1820 –
1930.
- Digital and Printed Index to the F. S. McKnight Photographic
Collection 1894-1930
- Over 1600 surname files and over 500 published family
histories are available for use by researchers.
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