New Itawamba Resource Available Online

Thanks to the indexing of Terry Thornton, a new index of chancery court records for Itawamba County from 1836-1900 is available online via Itawamba Historical Society's website. [Estate and probate proceedings are handled via the chancery court in Mississippi.] A previous index had been published that was by packet number and printed over several issues of Itawamba Settlers; however, this one is arranged alphabetically. You may also wish to read Terry's acknowledgements.

No Probate?

Michael John Neill offers tips for researchers who can find no probate record to assist in their research. It's an older article but he referred to it this week. It's certainly a situation many researchers face and is worth revisiting even if you read it several years ago. (By the way, browse around his current blog. He has all sorts of interesting census records of people who later became famous and some handwriting challenges for those who like to decipher old handwriting.)