Hi Larry I live in Copiah County and if you get to Hazlehurst, you will have no problem finding the Courthouse. It's in the center of town at Court House Square. The Chancery Clerk is Steve Amos (phone 601-894-3021) and the Circuit Clerk is Edna Sue Stevens (phone 601-894-1241). The Hazlehurst Library has limited genealogical resources. The name is George . Covington Memorial Library at 223 South Extension Street (phone 601-894-1681). Since you are going to be in the area, I would advise a trip to the Mississippi State Archives in Jackson at 100 South State Street next to the Old Capitol Museum. Their phone number is 601-359-6850. In Volume 1 of Cemetery and Bible Records by the Mississippi Genealogical Society, I found these Copiah County Gilberts: Clarence A., G. T., Harriet A., James Owen, and Nora O. Tadlock. Let me know if you need additional information on any of these. (There is a copy of this book at the State Archives). There is not a Historical Society in the county. We sure need one. I am considering seeing how much interest there is in getting one started. I hope this information helps. Let me know if I can help further. Good Luck Dan Johnson

Dan I would love to see this happen, let me know how and when I can help. Anyone out there who likes this please email Dan,,,boy this could be a very big job, but just think of the stuff it can accomplish god bless, Lynda Lindsey transcriber of the 1850 copiah county census now transcribing the 1830/40 copiah county census At 08:18 PM 11/15/2000 EST, you wrote: >Hi Larry > >I live in Copiah County and if you get to Hazlehurst, you will have no >problem finding the Courthouse. It's in the center of town at Court House >Square. The Chancery Clerk is Steve Amos (phone 601-894-3021) and the >Circuit Clerk is Edna Sue Stevens (phone 601-894-1241). > >The Hazlehurst Library has limited genealogical resources. The name is >George . Covington Memorial Library at 223 South Extension Street (phone >601-894-1681). > >Since you are going to be in the area, I would advise a trip to the >Mississippi State Archives in Jackson at 100 South State Street next to the >Old Capitol Museum. Their phone number is 601-359-6850. > >In Volume 1 of Cemetery and Bible Records by the Mississippi Genealogical >Society, I found these Copiah County Gilberts: Clarence A., G. T., Harriet >A., James Owen, and Nora O. Tadlock. Let me know if you need additional >information on any of these. (There is a copy of this book at the State >Archives). > >There is not a Historical Society in the county. We sure need one. I am >considering seeing how much interest there is in getting one started. > >I hope this information helps. Let me know if I can help further. > >Good Luck > >Dan Johnson > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== >Add or check queries at >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ms/Copiah > >============================== >The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family >members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. >http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > >