Greene County

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The Greene County Mississippi Genealogy & History Network provides free information to genealogists and historical researchers.

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About Greene County, Mississippi...

Greene County is located in the Southeastern portion of Mississippi. Greene County was established on the 9th day of December in 1811 and was named in honor of the Revolutionary War General, Nathanael Greene.

Greene County was created from portions of Amite, Franklin, Wayne, and what would later become George counties. The county seat is Leakesville, near the center of the county.

Among its first settlers were Laughlin McKay and John McRae, both of whom were members of the Constitutional Convention of 1817; the McDuffeys, McCaskill's, McPherson's, McLeod's, Walter Denny, McInnis, Laughlin McKay, the Breland's, Moody's, Smith's, Kittrell's, Avera's and Brewer's.

Other early settlers included Alexander Fairley, Preston Beard  ....READ MORE

Greene County, Mississippi Records

Greene County MSGHN has many records here the website. Marriage dates, cemetery listings, tombstone photos, census records, and more.

Birth Records - The Mississippi Department of Health maintains records of births after November 1, 1912 on file, when Mississippi began keeping official birth records. You can obtain official copies of birth certificates by mail by using this birth record application. If you need to order by internet or phone, or use a credit card, you can use VitalCheck, a third party records company. For births prior to November 1, 1912 you will need to determine birth information from census records, bible records, baptismal records, cemetery tombstones, etc.

Death Records - The Mississippi Department of Health maintains births recorded after November 1, 1912 on file, the year Mississippi began keeping official death records. You can obtain official copies of death certificates by mail by using this death record application. To order by internet or phone, or to use a credit card, you can use VitalCheck. For deaths prior to November 1, 1912 you will need to determine death information from census records, bible records, funeral home records, cemetery records, tombstones, etc.

Marriage Records - We have thousands of Greene County marriage dates here on our website. These dates will assist you greatly in obtaining a copy of the original marriage license. Contact the Mississippi Department of Health for marriages that took place between January 1, 1926 and for January 1, 1942 to present by mail by using this marriage record application. To order by internet or phone, or use a credit card, you can use VitalCheck. All existing Greene County marriage records may be obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerk's office.

Divorce Records - Prior to 1859, divorce proceedings were introduced as private bills in the State Legislature. References to these can be found in the books Index of Mississippi Session Acts 1817 - 1865 and Index to the Laws of the Mississippi Territory. These books can be found at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as well as many other genealogy repositories and libraries across the state. After 1859, Greene County divorce proceedings were filed in the Greene County Chancery Clerk's office.