{"id":7066,"date":"2016-06-22T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T17:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=7066"},"modified":"2019-02-05T23:46:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:46:50","slug":"kemper-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/mississippi\/kemper-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemper County, Mississippi Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--Kemper County, Mississippi Begin-->\n\n<!--CONTENT Area Begin-->\n\n<h1>Kemper County, Mississippi Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kemper County, Mississippi<\/strong> <em>(<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Kemper+County,+MS\/\" title=\"Kemper County Map\">Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on <strong>December 23, 1833<\/strong> from   <a href=\"\/mississippi\/lowndes-county\/\" title=\"Lowndes County, Mississippi\">Lowndes County<\/a>, <a href=\"\/mississippi\/rankin-county\/\" title=\"Rankin County, Mississippi\">Rankin County<\/a> and <a href=\"\/mississippi\/wayne-county\/\" title=\"Wayne   County, Mississippi\">Wayne   County<\/a>. The county was named in honor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reuben_Kemper\" title=\"Reuben Kemper\">Reuben Kemper<\/a>, American pioneer and revolutionary in\u00a0Spanish Florida.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Kemper County<\/strong> is bordered by <a href=\"\/mississippi\/noxubee-county\/\" title=\"Noxubee County, Mississippi\">Noxubee County<\/a> (north), <a href=\"\/alabama\/sumter-county\/\" title=\"Sumter County, Alabama\">Sumter County, Alabama<\/a> (east), <a href=\"\/mississippi\/lauderdale-county\/\" title=\"Lauderdale County, Mississippi\">Lauderdale County<\/a> (south), <a href=\"\/mississippi\/neshoba-county\/\" title=\"Neshoba County, Mississippi\">Neshoba County<\/a> (west) and <a href=\"\/mississippi\/winston-county\/\" title=\"Winston County, Mississippi\">Winston County<\/a> (northwest).<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Kemper County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include De Kalb, Scooba, Preston, Porterville.<\/p>\n\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/mapgeeks.org\/mississippi\/#Mississippi_County_Maps_of_Road_and_Highways\" title=\"Map of Kemper County, Mississippi\">Map of Kemper County, Mississippi<\/a> contains  detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Kemper County, Mississippi Courthouse Records<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"secimgrt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/_images\/courthouse\/ms\/Kemper-County-Mississippi-Courthouse.jpg\" alt=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Courthouse\" title=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Courthouse\" border=\"0\"><br \/><em>Kemper County, MS Courthouse<\/em><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.kempercounty.com\/\" title=\"Kemper County Courthouse\">Kemper County Courthouse<\/a> is located in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_Kalb,_Mississippi\" title=\"De Kalb, Mississippi\">De Kalb, Mississippi<\/a>. <strong>The County Courthouse was destroyed in 1882, All records were destroyed. <\/strong> Learn More About State of Mississippi <a href=\"\/court-records\/mississippi\/\" title=\"State of Mississippi Court Records\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/mississippi\/#tax\" title=\"State of Mississippi Tax Records\">Tax<\/a>, <a href=\"\/court-records\/mississippi\/#land\" title=\"State of Mississippi Land Records\">Land<\/a> and <a href=\"\/court-records\/mississippi\/#probate\" title=\"State of Mississippi Probate Records\">Probate<\/a> Records.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Clerk's Office <strong>DOES NOT DO RESEARCH<\/strong>.\u00a0Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. <\/p>\n\n<p>The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Kemper\u00a0county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk. <\/p>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.kempercounty.com\/govt-public-services\" title=\"Kemper County Chancery Court Clerk\">Kemper County Chancery Court Clerk<\/a> has Land Records from <strong>1881<\/strong>, Probate Records from <strong>1881<\/strong> and Divorce Records from <strong>see Clerk<\/strong>. The County Chancery Court Clerk\u00a0record all documents (warranty deeds, deed of trusts, military discharges, etc) to be in Public Land Records and create and maintain indexes for the documents filed in the land records, such as sectional indexes, direct\/reverse indexes, etc. Maintain the Court dockets and file all records of the Court. Record and preserve court minute books. Submit divorce and other statistics to the Mississippi Department of Vital Records.<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.kempercounty.com\/govt-public-services\" title=\"Kemper County Clerk of Circuit Court\">Kemper County Clerk of Circuit Court<\/a> has Marriage Records from <strong>1912<\/strong> and Court Records from <strong>1881<\/strong>. The County Clerk of Circuit Court include Receiving and fileing all law suits, indictments, motions and other related papers in all Civil and Criminal Cases filed in the Circuit or County Courts. Keeps a record of all Judgments and Executions, Issues marriage licenses and keeps records of marriages.<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.kempercounty.com\/govt-public-services\" title=\"Kemper County Tax Assessor \/ Collector\">Kemper County Tax Assessor \/ Collector<\/a> maintain original tax records, both real and personal.<\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/msdhsite\/_static\/19,806,166.html#Kemper\" title=\"Kemper County Health Department\">Kemper County Health Department<\/a> has birth and death records from  November 1, 1912.   You may go to any county health department in the State of Mississippi to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait. <\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Courthouse Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Census Records Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Kemper County, Mississippi Census Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mississippi\/\" title=\"State of Mississippi Census Records\">State of Mississippi Census Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/1840-census\/\" title=\"1840 U.S. Federal Census\">1840<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1850-census\/\" title=\"1850 U.S. Federal Census\">1850<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1860-census\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census\">1860<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1870-census\/\" title=\"1870 U.S. Federal Census\">1870<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1880-census\/\" title=\"1880 U.S. Federal Census\">1880<\/a> <em>(free index)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1890-census\/\" title=\"1890 U.S. Federal Census\">1890<\/a> <em>(fragmented)<\/em>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1900-census\/\" title=\"1900 U.S. Federal Census\">1900<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1910-census\/\" title=\"1910 U.S. Federal Census\">1910<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1920-census\/\" title=\"1920 U.S. Federal Census\">1920<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1930-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1930<\/a>, <a href=\"\/census-records\/1940-census\/\" title=\"1940 U.S. Federal Census\">1940<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Census Reconstructed Records:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/2234\" title=\"U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820\">1660-1820<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>State Population Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=Census&murl=https:\/\/ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1125\" title=\"Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866\">State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census  Slave Schedules:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1850slavecensus\/\" title=\"1850 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1850<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/1860slavecensus\/\" title=\"1860 U.S. Federal Census  Slave Census\">1860<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/mortality-schedule\/\" title=\"1850 - 1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/agricultural-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Agriculture Census\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/manufacturer-schedule\/\" title=\"1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Federal Industry Census\">1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Union Veterans Schedules:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/census-records\/veterans-schedule\/\" title=\"1890 Union Veterans Census\">1890<\/a><\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Census Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- RAOGK.org 300x250 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3042016684\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n<!--Vital Records Begin-->\n\n<h2>Kemper County, Mississippi Vital Records<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n    <li><strong>Learn More:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/vital-records\/mississippi\/\" title=\"State of Mississippi Vital Records\">State of Mississippi Vital Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Birth and Death Records:<\/strong> from November 1, 1912\u00a0to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Marriage Records:<\/strong> has statistical marriage records only from January 1926 to July 1, 1938, and since January 1942. to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Divorce Records: <\/strong>has divorce indexes from \u00a0January 1926 to present<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/msdhsite\/_static\/31,0,109.html\" title=\"Mississippi Office of Vital Statistics\">Mississippi Office of Vital Statistics<\/a>, <a href=\"#\" title=\"Mississippi State Archives\">Mississippi State Archives<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records Online:<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/mississippi-vitalrecords\/\" title=\"USAVital.com\">USAVital<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/ssdi\/\" title=\"Social Security Death Index\">Social Security Death Index<\/a><\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>Vital Records by Mail:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/phs\/forms\/form522e_20090529.pdf\" title=\"Birth Certificate\">Birth Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/phs\/forms\/form502e_20090529.pdf\" title=\"Marriage Certificate\">Marriage Certificate<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/phs\/forms\/form523e_20090609.pdf\" title=\"Death Certificate\">Death Certificate<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Applications..<\/li>\n\n        <li><strong>In Person:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mississippi Vital Records, State Dept of Health, 571 Stadium Dr.,  Jackson, MS 39215; (601) 576-7960<\/li>\n\n      <\/ul>\n\n<!--Vital Records Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/p3101kjspjr6EE9ECDA688C7BA87\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/oq68g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKKOJNMKJ\" alt=\"Discover you family history through historical newspapers at Newspapers.com\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<!--Resources Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Kemper County, Mississippi   Resources<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=MessageBoards&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/boards\/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.kemper\/mb.ashx\" title=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Message Boards\">Kemper County, Mississippi Message Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/genealogy.com\/forum\/regional\/states\/topics\/ms\/kemper\/\" title=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Genealogy Forum\">Kemper County, Mississippi Genealogy Boards<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Resources Area End-->\n\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n\n<!--Links Area Begin-->\n\n<h2>Kemper County, Mississippi External Links<\/h2>\n\n  <ul>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/mississippi-newspaper\/\" title=\"Mississippi Historical Newspapers\">Mississippi Historical Newspapers - 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Cyndi's List\">Kemper County, Mississippi Links - Cyndi's List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/go\/mississippinewspapers\/\" title=\"Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 - 1964)\">Historical Newspapers from Mississippi (1818 - 1964)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.kemper.msgen.info\/\" title=\"Kemper Co. MSGenweb\">Kemper Co. MSGenweb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=c5t0VAKPnsA&mid=50138&u1=-MS-County&murl=https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/places\/usa\/Mississippi\/Kemper\/\" title=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Data Collections\">Kemper County, Mississippi Ancestry Database Collections<\/a><\/li>\n\n  <li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8098394-10934994?sid=Fold3Text&url=https:\/\/www.fold3.com\/search-results\/state\/mississippi?&xid=1114&keywords=Kemper+County\" title=\"Kemper County, Mississippi Military Records\">Kemper County, Mississippi Military Records<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--Links Area End-->\n\n<div style=\"padding: 5px\" align=\"center\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3379891666494632\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2923883526\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--CONTENT Area End-->\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/affiliates.genealogybank.com\/b.aspx?id=9070&mm=13\" alt=\"genealogybank\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=0 width=1 height=1 src=\"https:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=c5t0VAKPnsA\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.lduhtrp.net\/m7122p59y31NVVQVTURNPPTVOVSU\" alt=\"fold3\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.awltovhc.com\/ag106g04tzxIQQLQOPMIKLNPMLJR\" alt=\"newspaper\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=raogk-20&l=ur2&o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Amazon Books\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>\n\n<script>var clicky_site_ids = clicky_site_ids || []; clicky_site_ids.push(101215284);<\/script>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/static.getclicky.com\/js\"><\/script>\r\n<noscript><p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clicky\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"\/\/in.getclicky.com\/101215284ns.gif\" \/><\/p><\/noscript>\n\n<!--Kemper County, Mississippi End-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":3288,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7066\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=7066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}