Welcome to Lawrence County, Mississippi Genealogy!
My name is Dennis
Partridge and I am the host for Lawrence County, Mississippi. If you have any information that you would like to contribute
to our site such as family Bible records, cemetery records, land records, deeds, wills, marriages, obituaries, old newspaper articles,
etc. please
send them to me and I will get them online.
Lawrence County was established December 22nd, 1814, carved out of the county of Marion that was created three years prior to that time. The county was named in memory of Captain Jas. Lawrence, who commanded the ship Chesapeake in that struggle, and whose last words, when mortally wounded, were "don't give up the ship!"
The goal of this website is to freely provide you with as much genealogical and historical information concerning Lawrence County, Mississippi as is practical. Since I do not reside in the county, I cannot provide onsite genealogical assistance, but can provide guidance and online assistance to your genealogical research. If you don't ask a question then I definitely cannot help you... so please ask!
This page was last updated: Thursday, 05-Feb-2009 21:02:07 EST
What's New:
Family History Page
Removed the Ambrose Bull Patriot article at the writer's request.
Updated page with a new link for the Ancestors of Gary Ward Nelson.12th Regimental History and Roster
Presented on this page is a short history and complete roster of the 12th Regiment Infantry. Men who compromised this regiment came from Lawrence and surrounding counties in Mississippi.38th Regimental History
From Dunbar Rowland's Military History of Mississippi, 1803-1898; company listing courtesy of H. Grady Howell's For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand)Family of William H. Bowen
William Bowen was first recorded in Lawrence County in 1850 when he was recorded as a merchant of Lawrence Co., MS. He, his wife, and five children resided for a short time in Lawrence County before moving on to Jefferson Davis County, MS where William setup shop as a druggist.Queries Page
Updated with a query concerning Francis M. Garrett.1850 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census
An extraction of the 1850 census of all the residents of Lawrence County, Mississippi.Early Senators and Representatives from Lawrence County
A list of early senators and representatives representing Lawrence County, Mississippi from 1820-1890.Genealogy Research Blog
I have began a blog where I'll keep track of the status of record keeping for the various projects I'm involved in. You will eventually be able to find extensive tips on how to conduct genealogy research. I am presently working on a full 1850 Lawrence County, Mississippi Census transcription.1818-1825 Lawrence County, Mississippi Marriage Records
Completely updated, now includes additional marriages, sorted by groom.Droummonds Cemetery, New Hebron
Partial List Generated From Grave Photos Taken by Natalie Maynor.African American Page
Updated with additional new information and links.Native American Page
Updated with additional new information and links.Obituary Page
Updated with additional new information.
Please help build this site by sending me your submissions!
The success of this web site is greatly dependent on the contributions of those who are interested in advancing Lawrence Co. MS genealogy
research. As you explore this web site, you will see several sections that have very little information
Neighboring Counties
Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Marion,
Simpson, and Walthall
Mailing Lists
MSLAWREN-L and MSLAWREN-D
MSLAWREN-D-request@rootsweb.com with only the word "subscribe" in the body of the message.
Many thanks to former Lawrence County hostess' Pamela Mann, Laura Flanagan, and Jane Combs for their many contributions to this site.
This site is proudly hosted by Mississippi Genealogy.
