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Historical Works Available

Books For Sale

• Tippah County Heritage Vol. II - $35.00 postpaid.
• The Family of Thomas & Lottie (Brewer) Childers by Frank Jenkins & reprinted by Tom L. Childers. Cost is $20.00 postpaid.
• Andrew Brown's History of Tippah County, Mississippi: The First Century - $20.00 postpaid.
• Tippah County Heritage Vol. I - 725 pages of histories of Tippah County Mississippi.  The price is $65.00.

For books, make the check payable to Tippah County Historical Society and send to Tommy Covington, 308 North Commerce Street, Ripley, MS 38663.

Photos of Grave Markers in Tippah County - $20

Over 4,000 tombstones of tombstone in Tippah County, Miss. in jpeg format. The CD is $20. Make the check payable to Tom Childers and to 923 John Brown Road, Henderson, TN 38340.

Tippah County Heritage CD - $50

Everything is now on one CD in PDF format for $50 postpaid. Make check payable to Tippah County Historical Society and mail to Tom L. Childers, 923 John Brown Road, Henderson, TN 38340.

• Tippah County Heritage Vol. I
• Tippah County Heritage Vol. II
•  War Diary of Waitstill L. Day - 932nd Field Artillery - 1942-45.
•  Faulkner Tour Sites and Photos.
•  David R. Childers - Civil War and other letters.
•  History of Beech Hill church of Christ - 1898-1998
•  Mississippi Courthouse - Now and Then by Bill Gurney - 125 pages of photographs and history of each county seat.
•  Andrew Brown's History of Tippah County, Mississippi: The First Century. Over 300 pages.
•  World War II - Tippah Countians In The Service - 1941-1947 - 236 pages with about 600 photographs, a poem dedicated to "our Tippah County boys," a list of county elected officials between 1944-1951, ten pages of local advertisers, a section dedicated to those who who died in service or were killed in action, and a description of where each soldier served, who married to, parents, branch of service, date entered and discharged from service, where served, unit, and medals received. The book was produced by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Anderson.
•  Ripley Ramblings by Tommy Covington - six pages of historical sites in Ripley with text and photographs in PDF format.
•  Civil War - Muster Roll, Officers, Perryville, Pensions, Stories, Tippah Co. Soldiers, Units.
•  Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Records (Tippah County, Miss.) - Starting in 1836.
•  Index of Obituaries of Tippah County Newspapers (Over 17,000).
•  New Salem Primitive Baptist Church Records (Tippah County, Miss.) from 1848-1995.
•  Agnew Diary - 1862.
•  Index of 1980-1985 News & Journal.
•  1993-1998 Back issues of News and Journal.
•  The Family of Thomas and Lottie (Brewer) Childers by Frank Jenkins and reprinted by Tom L. Childers.
•  Cemetery Records of Tippah County, Mississippi.
•  Ronk Funeral Home Records (Crockett County, TN) from 1935-1996.
•  Diary of Civil War Soldier - John H. Bucanan.
•  Tippah County Marriage Records - 1879-1899.
•  Cemetery Locations in Tippah County, Mississippi.
•  Obituary Text of Tippah County, Mississippi Newspapers from 1975 to 1986.
•  1850 Census
•  Tippah County Cemetery Locations
•  Tippah County Marriage Records.

The cost of the CD is $50.00 postpaid. Make out check to Tippah County Historical Society and mail to Tom L. Childers, 923 John Brown Road, Henderson, TN 38340.