Genealogical Society of
Desoto County Mississippi


P. O. Box 607
3260 Hwy 51 South
Hernando, MS 38632-0607
desotocogensoc@gmail.com
662-469-8495


The Genealogical Society of Desoto County MS is in the Old Fair Building. Membership is $20.00 year and all mail should be
sent to GSDCM, P. O. Box 607, Hernando MS 38632. This is behind the old agricultural building. This is an extensive library
maintained by the Society which can be visited 10:00 a.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. Mon - Wed and on Thursday or Friday
by appointment only. They do not have the manpower to do private research but can refer you to local researchers.


GSDC 2024 OFFICERS
President: Lisa Vincent
Vice President: Therese Fisher
Secretary: Bonnie Reid
Treasurer: Wayne Ferguson
Quarterly Editor: Barbara Frazier



MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE

All meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of the month at Genealogical Society Library located at 3260 Hwy 51,
South, Hernando MS, unless otherwise stated. Meetings begin at 10 am and are concluded by 12 noon. 
There is no charge to attend our meetings.

  Program starts at 10 a.m. followed by the business meeting



DESOTO COUNTY RESOURCES
Court Records, Church, Cemetery, Census, Family Files, Bios,
and much more
http://msgw.org/desoto/



PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE BY THE
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

P. O. BOX 607, HERNANDO, MS 38632-0607
Phone: (662) 469-8495

DeSoto Descendants Quarterly
Vol.  1 – 1982 thru Vol. 6 – 1988           Per Issue $2.00, Per year $8.00
Vol.  7 – 1989 thru Vol. 12 – 1994         Per Issue $3.50, Per year $14.00
Vol. 13 – 1995 thru Present                     Per Issue $5.00, Per Year $20.00

1890 Replacement Census for DeSoto County, Mississippi
Census information is taken from 1890 educable children, cemetery records.
Comparison of 1880 and 1900 Federal Census of Desoto Co.    
Book #297                                                            $20.00

1920 DeSoto County, Mississippi Census Index
Includes all members in household with Names, Age, and Sex.
Book #298                            $40.00

1930 DeSoto County, Mississippi Census Index
Includes all members in household with Names, Age, and Sex.
Book #299                            $50.00

Federal Census Index of Five Counties in North Mississippi.
Transcribed by GSDC Members, Only white persons abstracted.

1840 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tunica Counties                            Each County                $ 5.00
1850 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tunica Counties                            Each County                $ 7.00
1860 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tunica Counties                            Each County                $ 8.00
1870 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tunica Counties                            Each County                $ 8.00
1880 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica Co.                           Each County                $ 8.50
1900 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica Co.                           Each County                $ 9.00
1910 Index for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica Co.                           Each County                $ 9.00
1840 thru 1910 for DeSoto, Marshall, Panola and Tunica Co                        Each Volume               $40.0
1880 thru 1910 for Tate County                                                                    Each Volume               $20.00

Agricultural Census of DeSoto County for 1860
Abstracted by Louise Cox Fox. Gives agricultural status of each farmer in DeSoto Co. and in what is now Tate Co.
Land value, number of livestock, bushels of wheat, corn, pounds of butter, etc. 34 pages.
Book #242                            $12.00

1850 DeSoto County Slave Owners
Gives Slave Owners’ name, Slave’s age, sex, race and date census taken.
Book #226A                         $20.00

1860 DeSoto County Slave Owners
Gives Slave Owners’ name, Slave’s age, sex, race and date census taken.
Book #226B                         $20.00

1850 Panola County Slave Owners
Gives Slave Owners’ name, Slave’s age, sex, and race.
Book #227A                         $20.00

1860 Panola County Slave Owners
Gives Slave Owners’ name, Slave’s age, sex, and race.
Book #227B                         $20.00

DeSoto County, Mississippi ~ White Marriages
Alphabetically listed by Groom and Bride. gives marriage book number and page number.
Vol. I 1893 – 1923              Book #244            $25.00    
Vol. II 1923 – 1930            Book #245            $25.00
Vol III 1931 – 1939            Book #246            $25.00  

DeSoto County, Mississippi ~ Black Marriages
Alphabetical by Groom & Bride
Vol I       1866-1900            Book #247            $25.00  Abstracted by Ozell D. Scott 320pgs

Vol II                                     1901-1920          Book #248              $25.00  Abstracted by GSDC members

Panola County, Mississippi Early Marriages
Abstracted by Mary Jane Wilson and transcribed by Ozell D. Scott
Marriages from both courthouses, Sardis and Batesville in Panola County.
Also includes some marriages and obituaries abstracted by Mrs. Wilson from old newspapers.
Full name index by both Bride and Groom. 130 pages.
Book #217                            $28.00

DeSoto County Death Notices
Abstracted by Mildred M. Scott from old county newspapers, Mortality Schedules
and Court Records. Many of these names do not appear in the Cemetery Inscriptions as some
are buried in what is now Tate County, MS. In three (3) sections, listed alphabetically. 92 pages
Book #241                            $16.00

Cemetery Inscriptions of DeSoto County, Mississippi
Eighty-two (82) white cemeteries were surveyed 1983 through 1985 by the members of GSDC
Compiled and edited by J. B. Bell and Mildred M. Scott.
Indexed by surname. Map of cemetery locations.
Book #237                            $30.00

Cemeteries of Desoto County, Mississippi (Caucasian)
Surveyed 2002 through 2005. This includes all names and information printed
in the Cemetery Book in 1986 plus additional Cemeteries found and information
until December 2005. Gives Names, Birth & Death dates, name of Cemetery where buried.
Cemetery Range, Township and Section plus GPS Locations.  470 Pages
Book #301    Hard Cover   $65.00          Soft Cover Spiral Bound            $50.00

Cemeteries of Desoto County (African-American)
Surveyed 2005, gives Name, Birth & Death dates, name of Cemetery where buried. Includes Range, Township and Section
plus GPS location. 68 Cemeteries surveyed.  275 Pages
Book #303    Soft Cover Spiral Bound  $10.00

19th Century Hernando
by Mildred M. Scott. Historical sketches of events from the formation of the county in 1836,
the Civil War Years, and the yellow fever epidemic until the turn of the century. 
Book #239                            $7.00

Arkabutla, Mississippi, The Place and Its People by Mildred M. Scott
This community was in DeSoto County until February 1873 when Tate County was formed.
The history of the area and plus 250 family names and over 1,000 family groups are traced.
Map indexed. 200 pages
Book #701                            $25.00

Baker’s Chapel United Methodist Church and Its People - A Pioneer Community In DeSoto County, MS 1836-2002
Compiled by Mildred M. Scott
This church was established by German Baker and tells of the pioneers who
lived in the area and of those descendants still living here. Families include
descendants of Johnston, Lauderdale, Laughter, Vaiden, Teague and Summers.
Full name indexed.
Book #704                            $25.00

Board of Police Minutes of DeSoto County 1858 – 1868
Abstracted by Mildred Scott.
This was the governing body of the county which is now called Board of Supervisors.
When the Federals burned the County Courthouse in 1863, the Police Court Minute
Book escaped the fire. This unique volume if the only extant official county record book of the
Civil War years for DeSoto County. Over 12,000 DeSoto County citizens of 1858 – 1868
and over 200 place names are recorded here. You can locate the area, the road
where they lived, and also neighbors of your ancestors
and other information pertaining to DeSoto County during this era.
306 pages with full name and geographic indexes. Map (1994)    
Book #700                            $30.00

The Diary of Mattie Morgan Tipton
Transcribed and dialogued by Ozell D. Scott Copied by courtesy of her grandsons, William,
Meredith and Joel Walker Beginning in the early years of the Civil War, Mattie writes
of her trips to Memphis, dealing with the Yankees, visits to Hernando and her thoughts
on the War. Also, her romantic thoughts and the antics of a 16 year old southern lady. . 70 pages.
Book #296                            $14.00

DeSoto County, MS Probate Court Final Records 1836 – 1845
Abstracted by Dorothy A. Taylor and transcribed by Ozell D. Scott.
Includes Probate Records that have never been published.        Full name index. 142 pages.
Book #252               $40.00

Desoto County Mississippi History and Families
This book is hard bound in simulated leather. It contains 20 pages of County history and
200 pages of family histories. Indexed by surname.
Published 1999.
Book #285                            Hard Cover           $20.00

The District Attorney’s Diary 1892 – 1894
Abstracted and transcribed by Ozell D. Scott. Date. Case Numbers, Charge, Witnesses,
Plaintiffs and Defendants. 20 pages.
Book #228                            $8.00

Early Settlers of North DeSoto County, MS 1850
Compiled by Mildred M. Scott. Gleanings of the 1850 Census of the areas north of
Coldwater River in DeSoto County. The river became the county line when Tate County
was formed in 1873. Includes reference to 1850 and 1860 census of those families.
Genealogical data from marriage records, cemetery records, tax rolls and other listings.
Map, indexed with full name for head of household and other surnames listed in
household. Approximately 200 pages.
Book #702                            $25.00

Hernando Baptist Church History 1840 – 1990
Annotated and abstracted by J. B. Bell. 20 pages.  
Book #225                            $8.00

Hernando Historical Windows
By J. B. Bell. Relates the history and changing times of the town of Hernando
from 1836 until 1986  Hard Cover. 100 pages.     
Book #400                            $10.00

The History of the Lake Cormorant, as told by Walter Wilson Jr.
Book #305                            $5.00

James and Mary Rumple Scott and Their Descendants
Compiled by Ozell D. Scott and Mildred M. Scott.
From 1798 to those descendants we found still living in 1995 are recorded here.
Some are still living but are scattered. Over 100 collateral lines are mentioned.
Approximately 250 pages including pictures. Full name index (1996)
Book #703                            $25.00

Love In My Day
 by Ellen Bennet Flinn. Mrs. Flinn lived on the farm where she was born in the
Love Community of DeSoto County. She recalled her early life, farming conditions,
schools, burial customs. 38 pages. Indexed, illustrated, maps. 
Book #215                            $10.00

Love Station Methodist Episcopal Church Register
Copies of original church register giving names, when received into the church,
how received, and some dates of death or disposal.
Book #232                            $10.00

Mammy’s Book, The Diary of Bettie Bowen Eason
She related the conditions in the area of Cockrum and Olive Branch communities in the
last quarter of the 1800s and early 1900s, names of songs she sang in church,
her family and neighbors.
Book #270                            $15.00

Memories of Sally Love Banks
Daughter of the founder of Love Station, MS. Her life as she grew up and her early marriage.
76 pages.
Book #234                            $15.00

Our Heritage
This book unavailable for over 10 years and is photocopied with permission of
compiler Pam McPhail Ivy (circa 1965). History of families of DeSoto County.
Now indexed and cross-indexed by given and surname. Illustrated.
Book #283                            $35.00  

Pension Applications Roster of Confederate Veterans of DeSoto County
Photocopied from original pension records and letters relating to Civil War Veterans.
65 pages.
Book #250                            $10.00

R. F. B. Logan’s Cash Book
 Mr. Logan began his long career in county government in 1904.
His meticulous, detailed record keeping of the income and expenses incurred by
him from 1904 to 1906 reveals the mode of life in Hernando at that time. Photocopied from original ledger,
90 pages. Over 1,000 names alphabetical indexed.
Book #236                            $12.00

Ramblin’ Remarks
Copies of the newspaper column written by Mills Barbee, Sr. Tells of people and related events
of the first 60 years in 1900s. Photocopy from original articles. 64 pages. Illustrated, indexed.
Over 1,500 places and people named.
Book #219                            $12.00

Yellow Fever Journal of Hernando, MS
Transcribed by Ozell D. Scott from original 1878 handwritten minutes of the Citizens Relief Fund.
Includes registers of those sick and those who died from yellow fever. 22 pages.
Book #235
                            $10.00

General History of Hernando and Desoto County Mississippi
Book #705                            $15.00

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