A Bibliography of Itawamba County, Mississippi publications

An Itawamba Sampler: A Chronicle of Itawamba County, Mississippi's History and Heritage
Edited by Bob Franks and Roy Turner
Published by the Itawamba Historical Society, Post Office Box 7, Mantachie, MS 38855
Copyright 1990 The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Paperback
263 pages
Indexed
Current status: Out of Print

Book is composed of three sections:

Itawamba: The Place
Includes geographical information and a general history of the county.

Itawamba: The People
Includes family histories of the following families:

John Wesley Walker family: 18
Egbert Green Betts family: 18
Doctor Newnan Cayce family: 18
John Wesley Rogers family: 19
James Gilmore family: 19
Isaac Pierce family: 20
Solomon Stegall family: 21
Burt Greenberry Moore family: 21
Lewis Shipp Farrar family: 23
Hollett Pierce family: 23
John C. Cates family: 24
Peter Livengood family: 25
Boren family: 25
William Warren Gaither family: 29
James Sandlin family: 30
John Leech family: 31
Andrew Davidson family: 31
Grissom family: 32
Rankin family: 33
William Sample family: 34
Buckner Williams family: 35
George Tankersley family: 36
Monts family: 37
Benjamin Kemp family: 39
Jesse Sparks family: 40
Franks family (includes 1 photograph): 40
Simon West family( includes 3 photographs): 46
Ford family: 49
Cleveland family: 49
Booth family (includes 2 photographs): 51
Crouch family( includes 1 photograph): 54
Kennedy family (includes 2 photographs): 56
Dulaney family (includes 2 photographs): 58
Sheffield family: 60
Adam Sheffield family: 62
William Sheffield family (includes 1 photograph): 63
Everett Sheffield family: 64
William Jesse Sheffield family: 64
Isaac Lewis Sheffield family: 65
Robert Sidney Sheffield family (includes 2 photographs): 66
Charlie Davis Sheffield family (includes 2 photographs): 68
Everett M. Sheffield family (includes 3 photographs): 71
William B. Blackburn family (includes 2 photographs): 75
Joseph E. Sandlin family (includes 6 photographs): 75
Andrew J. Jamison family (includes 2 photographs): 79
York family: 79
McDonald and Turner families (includes 6 photographs): 80
Perkins family: 83
Adam Tabler family: 84
Pariss Sims family: 85
Williams Sims family: 86
Stephen H. Turner family: 87
John S. Warren family (includes (includes 10 photographs): 88
Wyatt F. Watson family (includes 14 photographs): 93
Dr. Claude Cromeans family: 97
James C. Farmer family (includes 6 photographs): 102
Columbus L. Grissom family (includes 7 photographs): 104
Elias E. Gray family (includes 3 photographs): 106
John A. Watson family (includes 1 photograph): 107
Elum Cockrell family (includes 2 photographs): 109
William T. Gillentine family: 116
Buse family (includes 1 photograph): 118
Pitts family: 119
William Medley family: 121
Pleasant Cates family: 122
Evans family: 124
Cody family: 125
Loden family: 129
Grimes family: 130
Dunahoo family: 132
James Kuykendall family: 133
Taylor and Berry families (includes 5 photographs): 135
Ward family (includes 1 photograph): 138
Cayson family (includes 2 photographs): 139
Stovall family: 140
John Alfred Ballard family: 143
Pate family (includes 1 photograph): 144
Stanphill family (includes 3 photographs): 146
Hall family (includes 2 photographs): 147
Raper family: 151
Clement & McVay families: 151
Parrot Evans family (includes 1 photograph): 152
Goodwin family: 154
Drury Sawyer family: 157
Alfred H. Rutledge family: 158
James A. Rutledge family: 160
Jones family: 161
Canup family: 162
Leather family (includes 1 photograph): 163
William Hugh Moore family (includes 1 photograph): 165
Sallis/Silas family: 167
Umfress family (includes 7 photographs): 167
Francis M. Umfress family (includes 1 photograph): 171
Martha J. Robinson family: 172
James H. Umfress family: 173
Calvin C. Umfress family (includes 1 photograph): 178
W.G. Raburn family: 180
William Mathias Wood family (includes 3 photographs): 182
Moore family: 184
William Downs family: 184
Uriah Holland Nanney family (includes 1 photograph): 185
John A. Erwin family: 187
Hugh Berry Erwin family: 188
J.L. Erwin family (includes 3 photographs): 189
Ratliff family (includes 2 photographs): 192
Green family (includes 5 photographs): 194
Wiley Green family: 194
William Green family: 194
John Green family: 195
George A. Shumpert family (includes 4 photographs): 197
Mary Shumpert family: 199
Haas family (includes 2 photographs): 199
Reese family (includes 3 photographs): 201
Marlin family: 203
Kingsley family (includes 1 photograph): 203
Christian family (includes 1 photograph): 204
Looney family: 205
Malone family: 206
Burch family: 206
Rial family: 206
Whitesides family (includes 1photograph): 207
James Whitesides family: 207
Major Whitesides family: 209
Mettie Hankins Moore family: 210
Bean family (includes 7 photographs): 212
Joseph Ramage family (includes 1 photograph): 214
Knight family: 215
John M. Weaver family (includes 3 photographs): 216
James Milton Weaver family: 217
Charles Thomas Weaver family: 219
Nathaniel Justice family: 219
Arch C. Justice family: 219
Sample family: 220
Sargent family: 220
John Beachum family: 222
Pharr family: 224
Francis M. Johnson family: 224
Howell family (includes 1 photograph): 225
Grissom family (includes 1 photograph): 226
Gregory family: 233
Erwin family: 234
Pharr family: 237
Spradling family: 238
Morse family: 239
Comer family (includes 1 photograph): 240
Riley family: 242

Itawamba: The Folklife
Includes a folk history of the county including old cure-alls and more than 100 old family cooking recipes.
 

Olden Times Revisited: W.L. Clayton's Pen Pictures
Edited by Minrose Gwin
Published by University Press of Mississippi
Copyright 1982 by the University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi
Paperback: 157 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
Description:

Washington Lafayette Clayton immigrated to Itawamba County during the 1840s with his family. From 1905 through 1906 he published 65 articles in the Tupelo Journal where the recorded the life of the Southern frontier of 1840 to the 1860s. These records are preserved here in one volume. They are a valuable resource for historians, for descendants of Mississippi settlers and for those who wish to explore the nature of 19th Century Itawamba County.

To view an index of this book, visit the Itawamba County, Mississippi USGenWeb lookups site.

Cemetery Markings: Itawamba County, Mississippi
Edited by Betty Burton-Cruber
Published 1978 by The Amory Advertiser, Amory, Mississippi
Copyright (?) 1978
Paperback: 558 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Itawamba County, Mississippi Families: 1836-1986 Sesquicentennial Edition
Edited by The Itawamba County Times
Published by The Itawamba County Times
Copyright 1986 by R.D. Harden and W.T. Miles
Hardback and Paperback Editions
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Description of book:

During 1986 Itawamba County celebrated its sesquicentennial year. During that year, many people submitted family histories to the Itawamba County Times and were published during the year in the newspaper. This book is a compilation of those histories into one volume. The book includes a brief history of Itawamba County and many old Itawamba County photographs. Family histories include:

John and Rachel Jones family: 23
Cast-Gilmore family: 24
West family: 25
Pitts family: 27
McWilliams family: 30
Conwill family: 31
Sloan family: 32
Rutledge family: 33
Gurley family: 35
Sheffield family: 39
Hollet Pierce family: 40
John Rankin biography: 41
Newton family: 42
Rankin family: 43
Walter Allen family: 44
George William Moore family: 47
John Green family: 49
John Powell family: 49
Thomas Davis Clark family: 50
Bourland family: 52
William Ellis Benson family: 53
Andrew Davidson family: 53
John Beachum family: 54
Page family: 56
Ratliff family: 57
Booth family: 59
Walter Allen letter: 60
Webster Graham family: 61
Clay family: 62
Charles Hodges family: 63
Burt Greenberry Moore family: 64
Dulaney family: 66
Grissom family: 67
Peter Wynn Stovall family: 68
Walter Allen family: 69
James W. Hankins family: 71
Cockrell family: 73
Summerford family: 74
John Wesley Rogers family: 75
Egbert Green Betts family: 75
William Medley family: 76
Uriah Holland Nanney: 77
William McFadden family: 80
William Barrett Family: 82
John Wesley Walker family: 83
Pate family: 84
James Richard McMillen family: 85
Edward Maxey family: 86
Gaither family: 88
Crouch family: 89
Parrott Evans family: 90
John Hankins family: 91
Laban Gilbert Thomas family: 92
Kennedy family: 95
Solomon Stegall family: 96
Stanphill family: 96
Reuben Wiygle family: 97
Nathaniel Farrar family: 97
Franks family: 98
George Hardin family: 100
Cates family: 104
Hall family: 105
Gilmore family: 106
Grissom family: 107
Hopkins family: 115
Potts family: 124
Henry Grissom family: 125
Cason family: 126
Herman Frank Moore family: 126
George Washington Moore family: 127
George W. Moore family: 129
Wren family: 130
Cauthern family: 132
Herman Frank Moore family: 133
Burt Greenberry Moore family: 134
Patterson family: 136
George Tucker family: 137
Thrash family: 137
Harden family: 138
Elijah Clayton family: 139
Miles family: 140
Mullins family: 146
James Ritter family: 147
William Sims family: 148
Toomer family: 149
Laban Thomas family: 151
Floyd Collum biography: 153
Isaac Pierce family: 154
Leech family: 158
Mullins family: 159
Senter family: 161
Reed family: 165
Webb family: 168
Hardin/Hardon family: 170
Kellum family: 175
Cauthern family: 180
Travis Gray family: 180
Seeley family: 180
Burch family: 181
Fikes family: 188
Reich family: 194
Sheffield family: 198
Russell family: 206
 

Itawamba: A History
Story of a county in northeast Mississippi
By Forrest F. Reed
Published by Reed and Company, Nashville, Tennessee
Copyright 1966 by Forrest F. Reed
Hardback 189 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Description of book:

The book includes the following chapters:
The Natural Setting
The Chickisaw Indians
Early Days in Itawamba
Itawamba County is Formed
First United States Census of Itawamba County, 1840
Antebellum Years
The Civil War Period
The Reconstruction and After, 1865-1900
Biographical Sketches
Personal Recollections
Brief Genealogies
Education in Itawamba Before 1920
1900 to the End of World WDar I
The Modern Age, 1920 to the Present
Itawamba Today
 

The Diary of Henry Jackson Lentz: 1819-1869
Abstracted by David E. Conwill, M.D. and Gloria Ann Kennedy Conwill
Published by the Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society, Tupelo, Mississippi
Copyright 1983 by the Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society
Paperback: 62 pages
Current Status:

Description of book:

The entries begin with January 28, 1847 and go throughJune 13, 1869. The diary entries contains a massive amount of information about Itawamba County families, particularly families in eastern Itawamba County. This book also includes family photographs of the Lentz family and family group sheets of the Lentz and allied families. The book includes a surname index.

Eureka, Mississippi
Compiled by Patsy Craft Johnston and Martis D. Ramage, Jr.
Published by the Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society, Tupelo, Mississippi
Copyright 1995
Paperback: 62 pages
Current Status:

Description of book:

An excellent history of this community located in the southwestern portion of old Itawamba County. The book includes a detailed community history, a map of the community, the  1860 Eureka census, Eureka election poll register of 1867-1869, Results of the presidential elections from the Eureka precinct, Eureka election poll register 1930s-1960s, abstracts from the Eureka News column from the Tupelo Standard from 1873 to 1928, many old photographs and the post office applications, maps and reports. This book is surname indexed.

Windows of the Past: History of the Friendship United Methodist Church
By Mack Riley in collaboration with Norma Gladys Riley
Published by Mantachie Printing
Copyright 1990
Paperback: 56 pages
Current Status:

Description of book:

This excellent church history includes antecedents of the church, pioneers of the church, the genesis and first difficult years, changes and the expanding church and the growing community. Includes many old photographs of community and church pioneers of this community located west of the Tombigbee River.

1850 Census: Itawamba County, Mississippi
Edited by Roy Turner
Published by The Genealogical Press, Tupelo, MS
Copyright by The Genealogical Press
Paperback: 164 pages
Current Status: Out of Print

Description of book:

Includes a forward, a transcript of the 1850 Itawamba County, Mississippi Federal Census and an index

1860 Federal Census: Itawamba County, Mississippi
Edited by Gwen Platt
Published by GAM Publications, North Little Rock Arkansas
Copyright 1978 by Gwen Platt
Paperback: 185 pages
Current Status: Out of Print

Description of book:
Includes a forward, list of abbreviations used in the abstract, the abstract of the census, a surname index and a listing of early settlers of Itawamba County.

1870 Federal Census: Itawamba County, Mississippi
Edited by Gwen Platt
Published by Gwen Platt, Dunnellon, Florida
Copyright 1990 by Gwen Platt
Paperback: 155 pages
Current Status: Out of Print

Description of book:
Includes a forward, list of abbreviations used in the abstract, the abstract of the census, a surname index and a listing of early settlers of Itawamba County.

Itawamba Settlers Volume I
Edited and Published by Roy Turner
Copyright 1981 Roy Turner
Paperback: 251 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Itawamba Settlers Volume II
Edited and Published by Roy Turner
Copyright 1982 Roy Turner
Paperback: 251 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Itawamba Settlers Volume III
Edited and Published by Roy Turner
Copyright 1983 Roy Turner
Paperback: 216 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Itawamba Settlers Volume IV
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1984 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print

Itawamba Settlers Volume V
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1985 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume VI
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1986 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume VII
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1987 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume VIII
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1988 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume IX
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1989 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume X
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1990 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XI
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1991 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XII
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1992 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XIII
Edited by Bob Franks
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1993 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: Out of Print
 
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XIV
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1994 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: 
 

Itawamba Settlers Volume  XV
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1995 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XVI
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1996 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XVII
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1997 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XVIII
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1998 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status: 

Itawamba Settlers Volume XIX
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 1999 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status:

Itawamba Settlers Volume XX
Edited by Jo Nell Sheffield Wood
Published by The Itawamba Historical Society, Mantachie, MS
Copyright 2000 The Itawamba Historical Society
Paperback: 224 pages
Indexed
Current Status:

For information about area libraries that have the above references in their collections, visit my online Itawamba County Research Guide.

More publication references coming soon!