I didnt make the trip there, but I did grow up in Crystal Springs, and we still have family living there we do try and go once a year there. There are Barrons, did you check the 1850 Copiah county ms census this is what is there 274b 37 Barron Chrisna 22 Mi pg0268a.txt 282b 7 Barron Davis 53 Ga pg0279b.txt 282b 13 Barron Edmund B 7 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 12 Barron Eliza M 11 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 10 Barron Frances N 17 Mi pg0279b.txt 282b 8 Barron Maria 47 SC pg0279b.txt 274b 36 Barron Soslomon 23 Mi pg0268a.txt 282b 9 Barron Thomas 24 Mi pg0279b.txt 26 dont see samual here,,, At 08:53 PM 10/25/2001 -0600, Karen Whitt wrote: >Lynda while in Copiah co. did you happen to see any birth records? I have >been searching for my great grandfather, he was born in 1846, his name was >Samuel M. Barron. Thanks Karen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lynda Lindsey" <linda1@zebra.net> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:04 PM >Subject: Re: Courthouse visit > > >> who are your names Sally >> >> At 07:09 PM 10/25/2001 -0500, Sally Viada wrote: >> >Hi Robert, >> >Very interesting, your comments and findings. I have several Copiah names >I >> >am researching. I hope I will able to go there when I finally retire. For >> >once my age is agreeing with me. >> >Sally >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: <RStuart160@aol.com> >> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 1:17 PM >> >Subject: Courthouse visit >> > >> > >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Just got back from a short visit to Copiah county. Though much >of >> >the >> >> time was spent catching up with cousins there, I was able to spend some >> >time >> >> in the county court. >> >> >> >> For those who are unaware, the chancery court has been moved >across >> >> the street from the main courthouse. The land documents and probate >court >> >> related documents are found here. >> >> >> >> The circuit court clerk has moved into the old chancery area of >the >> >> main courthouse. In both of these moves, much better space is >provided, >> >and >> >> a much more comfortable research environment than the old records >rooms. >> >> >> >> I will note that the circuit court has all the marriage records, >> >even >> >> those originally recorded by the chancery court. The early marriage >> >records >> >> were apparently transcribed sometime back in the 1940s. Most of the >early >> >> records are actually transcriptions, transfered to 20th century forms. >I >> >> make note of this, since I was looking to correct two marriages, which >> >> contain erroneous information, which I found in a published >transcription. >> >> Both of these errors were apparently made in the original court >> >transciptions >> >> from the marriage books. I am unsure if the original marriage books >still >> >> exist, or if they were destroyed after the transcriptions were made. I >> >> certainly could find no sign of them in the courthouse. >> >> >> >> Since I have been searching for an 1846 criminal docket, I >checked >> >> with the circuit court clerk, who noted that during the recent move, >they >> >had >> >> discovered a number of 19th century record books in the attic of the >> >> courthouse. These are in poor shape, and not available for general >use. >> >> They are slated for preservation in the next year or two, however. I >was >> >> able to go down to the basement and look around for the case I was >> >interested >> >> in. Here, I would estimate were a hundred odd volumes of various >circuit >> >> court records, in various states of deterioration. Although I only had >> >time >> >> to go through the minutes of a single court term, I must say that a >number >> >of >> >> the names I have seen on this mail list can be found, in one context or >> >> another, in these records. Mostly civil and criminal cases, names >appear >> >as >> >> witnesses, jury members, plantiffs, defendants, etc. Once these >records >> >are >> >> available for general use, I suspect they will provide a good deal of >> >> interesting family details for those willing to spend the time browsing >> >> through them. I know of no index to these volumes. >> >> >> >> About the preservation of records: I am impressed with the >current >> >> staff's determination to preserve the old records. Unlike past trips, >a >> >> number of the old land records are now laminated in acid free plastic, >and >> >> more records are preserved regularly. For instance, the CSA pension >> >> applications, which used to be found in the drawers as loose folded >> >documents >> >> have now been laminated and are bound in a number of post binders. I >> >vividly >> >> remember brittle pages breaking up as I turned them on past visits, and >> >> congradulate the staff for their forsightedness in the ongoing >> >preservation >> >> of these records. >> >> >> >> As usual, I managed to find and copy 150 or so pages of family >> >related >> >> documents, and didn't get near finished. Oh well, next time maybe. >> >> >> >> As an aside, I was able to spend an hour or so with Paul >> >Cartwright, >> >> the director of the library in Hazlehurst. His genealogy holdings are >> >> surprisingly large for such a small library, and he is constantly >seeking >> >to >> >> expand this area. I noticed he had the complete WPA historical >resource >> >> materials for Copiah county, somewhat of a rarity. He is also begining >to >> >> put together surname files of contributed information, though this >project >> >is >> >> in its infancy at this time, it is certain to add substancial >information >> >to >> >> the library's holdings. I highly reccomend that anyone doing court >> >research >> >> here save some time to have a look around the library. >> >> >> >> Good hunting, >> >> >> >> Robert J. 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