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The Mississippi Genealogy Project

In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the webpages for other counties around the United States. From that, the USGenWeb Project was born, of which the Mississippi Genealogy Project (MSGenWeb) is a part.

My name is Bruce Reeves and I am the person responsible for Leake County. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, please let me know.

Dancing Rabbit Genealogical & Historical Society Books

In a recent note from the Dancing Rabbit Genealogical & Historical Society, the Leake County Mississippi Tombstone book is available and sells for $65. You can pick it up from the folks in Carthage for that price (plus sales tax), or you can pay another $5.00 for shipping. Books shipped to Mississippi must include $4.90 for Mississippi Sales Tax.

Also newly available is the Leake County, Mississippi Marriage Records Volume 1. This 165 page book covers marriage applications recorded in the Leake County Courthouse Marriage Books A through D dated from 1835 through February 1867. It is a laminated soft-cover spiral bound book. It costs $22.50 plus $5 shipping and books shipped to a Mississippi address should include $1.93 for Mississippi Sales Tax.

You can order either book by sending your payment (check only) to Dancing Rabbit Genealgoical & Historical Society, P.O. Box 166, Carthage, MS 39051.

Your request should include you name, address, email address, and phone number, as well, of course, as your payment.

This would make a great gift for many in our circles.

Do You Know?

Starting a new feature on the Leake County Webpage, this picture was provided by LuAnn Parks who found the original in an attic. If you have any information about the Union League of America in Carthage that you would like to share, please email me.

If you have a picture you would like to see in this space, please send it to bruce@bmmr.net.

MSGenWeb Links

• Mississippi Master County Index
• International Genealogical Index
• Genealogists' Index to the World Wide Web (John Rigdon)
• Mississippi Genealogical Societies, Libraries, etc.

Leake County Links

• Leake County History - The Book
• Dancing Rabbit Genealogical Society (e-mail)
• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Leake County Map
• Leake County Topography Map - Centered on Carthage
• Geographic Names Information System Place Names (select Mississippi and specify Leake County)
• The Carthaginian
• City of Walnut Grove
• City of Carthage
• Leake County site by the Mississippi Development Authority
• Leake County Chamber of Commerce
• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

Other Mississippi Links

• 1838 Mississippi Map
• Native American Indian Genealogy (Mississippi)
• ROOTS-L U.S. Resources: Mississippi

Other Genealogical Links

• A list of Occupations from a bygone era

All pages, information there-on including all graphics, for the Leake County, Mississippi, web site are copyrighted, whether marked or not and that copyright is held by Bruce Reeves, unless otherwise indicated. The original MSGenWeb logo (state with magnoilia) was originally created by Ellen Pack (copyright 1997). The license plate MSGenWeb logo (see•kin) is copyrighted 1998 by the Mississippi GenWeb Project and was created by Debbie Gibbons. The map of Leake County used in the Leake County logo is copyrighted as indicated and is used according to their usage guidelines. The fan background used on the pages is NOT copyrighted but is in the public domain.