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Mississippi, Birth Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health
Baptist Cemetery Billion Graves  
Baptist Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives  
Brown Family Cemetery Find a Grave  
Cameron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Canton Cemetery CSA Memorial Section US Gen Web Archives  
Canton City Cemetery Find a Grave  
Cheek-Hayes Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Confederate burials : Soldiers Cemetery, Okolona, Mississippi FamilySearch Library
Confederate dead at Canton, Mississippi. WorldCat
Faucette Cemetery Find a Grave  
Faucette Cemetery Billion Graves  
Faucette Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Gilbert Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Gray Center Episcopal Cemetery Find a Grave  
Harvey Chapel Cemetery Find a Grave  
Holliday Family Cemetery Find a Grave  
Holliday Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Hope Well Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Humble Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Liberty Church Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives  
Lott Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Mary Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
MiddletonGrove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Moore Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Mount Able Cemetery Find a Grave  
Mount Elam Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Mount Pisgah Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Mount Zion Cobbsville Missionary Baptist Church Ce Find a Grave  
Old Canton Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Old Canton Cemetery Billion Graves  
Old Canton Cemetery Find a Grave  
Old Hebron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Old Iron Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Old Madison Presbyterian Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Old Truelight Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Onisha Burks Memory Gardens Cemetery Find a Grave  
Pine Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Pleasant Gift Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Pleasant Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Potters Field Find a Grave  
Prichard Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Priestly Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Raytown Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Sanders-Saunders Family Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Schaffer Family Cemetery Find a Grave  
Sharpsburg Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Sims Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Sneed Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Sneed Cemetery Find a Grave  
Soule Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Stump Bridge Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Sulphur Springs Methodist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Thornton Chapel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
Truelight Mission Church Cemetery Find a Grave  
Virgin Mary Cemetery (African American) US Gen Web Archives  
Williams Cemetery US Gen Web Archives  
1841 Mississippi State Census Ancestry  
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry  
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage  
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search  
1912-1943 Mississippi, U.S., Index to Deaths Ancestry  
Mississippi, Death Records, 1912-present Mississippi State Department of Health
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage  
History bits in Canton and Madison County, Mississippi FamilySearch Library
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1900 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1905 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1911 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 1916 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, April 1892 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, February 1895 Library of Congress  
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, January 1887 Library of Congress  
American Citizen 1837-1881 Newspapers.com  
American Citizen 1861-1865 Newspapers.com  
American citizen (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 15, 1859 to Feb. 17, 1866) MyHeritage  
American citizen (Canton, Miss.) (from Oct. 1, 1865 to Nov. 12, 1881) MyHeritage  
American citizen 01/15/1859 to 11/12/1881 Genealogy Bank  
American citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 15, 1859 to Feb. 17, 1866) Chronicling America  
American citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Oct. 1, 1865 to Nov. 12, 1881) Chronicling America  
Canton Herald 1837-1838 Newspapers.com  
Canton Herald 1837-1838 Newspapers.com  
Canton Herald, 1837-1839 Newspaper Archive  
Canton Mail 1875-1876 Newspapers.com  
Canton Times 1894-1904 Newspapers.com  
Canton herald (Canton, Miss.) (from July 28, 1837 to Jan. 2, 1839) MyHeritage  
Canton herald 07/28/1837 to 01/02/1839 Genealogy Bank  
Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) (from July 28, 1837 to Jan. 2, 1839) Chronicling America  
Canton mail (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 2, 1875 to July 22, 1876) MyHeritage  
Canton mail 01/02/1875 to 07/22/1876 Genealogy Bank  
Canton times (Canton, Miss.) (from Aug. 10, 1894 to Feb. 26, 1904) MyHeritage  
Canton times 08/10/1894 to 02/26/1904 Genealogy Bank  
Daily Picket 1903-1903 Newspapers.com  
Independent Democrat (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 17, 1842 to Dec. 11, 1844) MyHeritage  
Independent Democrat 09/17/1842 to 12/11/1844 Genealogy Bank  
Independent Democrat 1842-1844 Newspapers.com  
Independent Democrat. (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 17, 1842 to Dec. 11, 1844) Chronicling America  
Madison County Herald 1998-2023 Newspapers.com  
Madison Whig Advocate 1839-1840 Newspapers.com  
Madison Whig advocate (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 19, 1839 to Feb. 13, 1841) MyHeritage  
Madison Whig advocate 01/19/1839 to 02/13/1841 Genealogy Bank  
Madison Whig advocate. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 19, 1839 to Feb. 13, 1841) Chronicling America  
Madisonian (Canton, Miss.) (from Feb. 21, 1850 to Jan. 16, 1851) MyHeritage  
Madisonian 02/21/1850 to 01/16/1851 Genealogy Bank  
Madisonian 1850-1851 Newspapers.com  
Mississippi Creole (Canton, Miss.) (from May 29, 1841 to Jan. 14, 1851) MyHeritage  
Mississippi Creole 05/29/1841 to 01/14/1851 Genealogy Bank  
Mississippi Creole 1841-1850 Newspapers.com  
The American Citizen, 1859-1881 Newspaper Archive  
The Canton Mail, 1875-1876 Newspaper Archive  
The Canton Times, 1894-1904 Newspaper Archive  
The Canton mail. (Canton, Miss.) (from Jan. 2, 1875 to July 22, 1876) Chronicling America  
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) (from Aug. 10, 1894 to Feb. 26, 1904) Chronicling America  
The Madison Whig Advocate, 1839-1841 Newspaper Archive  
The Madisonian, 1850-1851 Newspaper Archive  
The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) (from Feb. 21, 1850 to Jan. 16, 1851) Chronicling America  
The Mississippi Creole, 1841-1851 Newspaper Archive  
The Mississippi Creole. (Canton, Miss.) (from May 29, 1841 to Jan. 14, 1851) Chronicling America  
The tri-weekly citizen. (Canton, Miss.) (from Nov. 12, 1863 to Dec. 29, 1863) Chronicling America  
The weekly picket. (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 21, 1894 to April 19, 1907) Chronicling America  
Tri-Weekly Citizen 1863-1863 Newspapers.com  
Tri-weekly citizen (canton, miss.) (from nov. 12, 1863 to dec. 29, 1863) MyHeritage  
Tri-weekly citizen 11/12/1863 to 12/29/1863 Genealogy Bank  
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage  
Weekly Picket 1894-1907 Newspapers.com  
Weekly picket (Canton, Miss.) (from Sept. 21, 1894 to April 19, 1907) MyHeritage  
Weekly picket 09/21/1894 to 04/19/1907 Genealogy Bank  
| Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. American Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863 American Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890 Banner County Times. (Canton, Miss.) 1937-1940 Canton Herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839 Canton Picket. (Canton, Miss.) 1883-1894 Canton Times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906 Independent Democrat. (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844 Madison County Herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1906-Current Madison Whig Advocate. (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841 Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855 Mississippi Creole. (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851 Tri-Weekly Citizen. (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864 | 
Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 Classmates  
Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry  
Cameron Street High School yearbook, 1951 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage  
Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage  
Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1999, 2001 Classmates  
Canton Academy yearbook, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1999, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry  
Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957 Ancestry  
Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 Classmates  
Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry  
Rogers High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage  
Rogers Junior-Senior High School yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry  
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