Few places in the United States feel the impact of courthouse disasters like the state of Georgia. Over its history, 75 of the state's counties have suffered 109 events resulting in the loss or severe damage of their courthouse or court offices. This book documents those destructive events, including the date, time, circumstance, and impact on records. Each county narrative is supported by historical accounts from witnesses, newspapers, and legal documents. Maps show the geographic extent of major courthouse fires. Record losses are described in general terms, helping researchers understand which events are most likely to affect their work.
Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find. ""
" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.
This classic work on colonial Southern families contains hundreds of genealogies giving names; dates of birth, marriage, and death; names of children and their offspring, with dates and places of birth, marriage and death; names of collateral connections; places of residence; biographical highlights; and war records. Over 12,000 individuals are referred to in the text, all of them easily located in the alphabetical index.
The 1864 Census for Re-organizing the Georgia Militia is a statewide census of all white males between the ages of 16 and 60 who were not at the time in the service of the Confederate States of America. Based on a law passed by the Georgia Legislature in December 1863 to provide for the protection of women, children, and invalids living at home, it is a list of some 42,000 men--many of them exempt from service--who were able to serve in local militia companies and perform such homefront duties as might be required of them. In accordance with the law, enrollment lists were drawn up by counties and within counties by militia districts. Each one of the 42,000 persons enrolled was listed by his full name, age, occupation, place of birth, and reason (if any) for his exemption from service. Sometime between 1920 and 1940 the Georgia Pension and Record Department typed up copies of these lists. Names on the typed lists, unlike most of the originals, are in alphabetical order, and it is these typed lists which form the basis of this new work by Mrs. Nancy Cornell. Checking the typed lists against the original handwritten records on microfilm in the Georgia Department of Archives & History, Mrs. Cornell was able to add some information and correct certain misspellings. She also points out that no lists were found for the counties of Burke, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dooly, Emanuel, Irwin, Johnson, Pulaski, and Wilcox.
Bob Davis has compiled into one indexed volume his MOST significant articles on and abstracts of Georgia records. More than half of this book, A Researchers Library, however is new material spanning virtually all Georgia for all of her more than 250 years. This is some of the best genealogical material to be found in one reference book encompassing the years from colonial times down through the Civil War. Chapters included in this book are on Georgia's First Settlers; Lost Colonial Georgia Plats; Records from the Peter Force papers; The Georgia Provinicial Rangers; Land Grants under the Trustees, 1733-1739; a Medical Miracle Worker; Lost Georgia Land Grants under the Trustees 1775 and 1778; Revolutionary War Soldiers in the American State Papers; Bounty Script to Soldiers and their heirs, 1833-1870; Officer index to Saffell's records of the Revolutinary War; Death dates of Revolutionary War Officers in the South; 1840 Federal Pension list for Georgia; Supplement to Knight's Roster; Supplement to Georgia Citizen and Soldiers; persons who may not have received Bounty Grants; Headright Caveats, 1777-1868; Dr. Newton's medical log, 1789; Some records from the Cuyler Collection; the Walton War - A Supplement; Indian depredation; 1810 Federal Census of Putnam County; Militia Roster, 1812-1815; Georgia's Roster of the War of 1812. Also chapters on Birth States of Georgia Federal Employees 1816 and 1819; Persons exempted to be allowed to be tested before the Bar; Missing page of the 1820 Census of Madison County; Applicants before Georgia's Board of Physicians, 1826-1881; Paddlers Licenses, 1825-1843; the Georgia battalion in the Texas Revolution; St. George Parish - Burke County; Gleaning from Georgia Newspapers; First settlers of Northeast Georgia; White men with families in the Cherokee Nation, 1830; Voters lists, 1834-1838; Counties in Georgia and Carolinas - an 1835 map; Enlistment oaths, 1861; Georgia Battalion, US Army, Confederate Pensioners, 1894; some Civil War memoirs; and Confederate Veterans at Bowden College. The Index mentions approximately 30,000 names.
Ancestry magazine focuses on genealogy for today’s family historian, with tips for using Ancestry.com, advice from family history experts, and success stories from genealogists across the globe. Regular features include “Found!” by Megan Smolenyak, reader-submitted heritage recipes, Howard Wolinsky’s tech-driven “NextGen,” feature articles, a timeline, how-to tips for Family Tree Maker, and insider insight to new tools and records at Ancestry.com. Ancestry magazine is published 6 times yearly by Ancestry Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com.
Presents U.S.-level data on selected ancestry groups by nativity, citizenship, and year of entry. Tables show data on such subjects as household size, household type and relationship, unmarried-partner households, ability to speak English, educational attainment, labor force status, occupation, income, gross rent, mortgage status, and selected monthly owner costs. 100s of charts and tables.
