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A brief history of Aberdeen and Monroe County, Mississippi, 1821-1900 (FamilySearch)

By Bertie Shaw Rollins. Contains: The oldest license and marriage record, 1821-1825; Known Monroe County ministers, 1821 to 1850; Tract book original entries, land sold in Monroe County 1824 to 1847; deeds; indentures; patents; contracts; Slave owners, 1842; probate documents; Monroe County citizens owning a section, 640 acres or more of land, 1850; Aberdeen property owners, 1850; Aberdeen town incorporation papers; History of some antebellum homes of Aberdeen; From the Aberdeen Weekly, 1878-1899; Petition for license, 1898; Old records of Monroe County, Mississippi; John Preston Shaw, inventor; A brief history of my family, the Shaws.

FamilySearch Wiki - Monroe County, Mississippi.

Free online genealogical research guide for Monroe County, Mississippi.

Hill Country of Monroe County, Mississippi

Family and local history of the hill country portion of 'Old' Monroe County, MS -- areas east of the Tombigbee River including but not limited to Parham, Walls Tan Yard, Smithville, Amory, Gattman, Riggans, Splunge, Greenwood Springs, Hamilton, Athens, Becker, Amory and points in between and beyond.

Linkpendium - Monroe County, Mississippi

Monroe County, Mississippi - Official County Site

Aberdeen, Mississippi.

Monroe County, Mississippi Bibliography

Compiled by Lori Thornton

NACo (National Association of Counties) - County Explorer

NW Alabama Territory

Genealogical information about the NW part of the 1818 Alabama Territory that was originally called Greater Marion county, particularly those counties that are present-day Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker & Winston counties in Alabama, and Lowndes & Monroe counties in Mississippi.

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