Every genealogist knows the value of family Bible records.
It is often the only record of births and deaths of family members, and in many instances the only record of marriages. With the record loss in 1882 in Pike County, no marriage records are available before that date. Births and deaths were not required to be registered in the state of Mississippi until 1912. The Pike County and Walthall County Bible Records Project is an effort to compile an index to Bible records of Pike and Walthall families in order to make the information available to researchers. Bible records of some Pike County and Walthall County families have been published by the Mississippi Genealogical Society and in other sources.