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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
1798
STATEHOOD
1817
AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
Various, 1817–1866
FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1820
PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public
BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1912
MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
1912
CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
Mississippi State Department
of Health
Vital Records
Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7981
