Marion 1845 LDS Branch

They were part of the contingent of Dixie Saints that joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and formed small branches in Mississippi and Alabama. In 1846 many of these left their extended family and followed prophet Brigham Young (1801-1877) and the church to Salt Lake Valley.
 * Buttahatchie 1845 LDS Branch located in Noxubee County, Mississippi
 * Moscow 1845 LDS Branch located in Pickens County, Alabama
 * Itawamba 1845 LDS Branch located in Itawamba County, Mississippi
 * Chickasaw 1845 LDS Branch located in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
 * Tombigbee 1845 LDS Branch located in Monroe County, Mississippi - a very large church branch along the Tombigbee River.
 * Tishomingo 1845 LDS Branch located in Tishomingo County, Mississippi -

This is an informal census based on currently available genealogical information to help their descendants to better understand and appreciate their ancestral roots.

Because of their experience with farming cotton in the Deep South, many of this groups were called to participate in the Mormon Cotton mission to settle Washington County, Utah and raise cotton there from 1850-1868. Afterwards many moved further south to help establish Mormon settlements in Arizona and pursue their warm-weather farming talents there.

Vital Records
Records show this branch existed circa 1845. Source Document: Times and Seasons 5:5, 462.

The Autobiography of Pioneer John Brown has details of his visit to Perry Acounty, Alabama in September 1844.

1845 Census

 * Sept 9th Baptism of Jesse Averette
 * Sept 9th Baptism of Simon Stephens