Questions tagged [georgia-usa]
For questions about ancestors and records in the US state of Georgia, including questions pertaining to the period before the state's admission to the US (1788) when it was a British colony.
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Other "Indian Territory" besides Oklahoma?
I've got a girl in the 1900 Census living with her father and step-mother.
The father, Charles, as far as I can tell, always lived in the Atlanta region (born 1867 in Carrollton, almost due west to ...
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Getting copy of 1947 marriage licence in Georgia (USA)
My parents got married in 1947 somewhere in Georgia, in August. I have looked everywhere for a copy of their marriage licence.. where should I be looking?
Herbert Eugene MCNUTT 4-26-1929 BORN IN ...
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Understanding process by which People of Color in Georgia got freedom?
While doing Genealogical Research on my Family, I came across records that listed my Ancestors as "People of Color" registering yearly in their hometown at the Courthouse.
How did they get their ...
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What do the column headings stand for at the of these two pages of the Georgia Property Tax Digest 1793-1892?
What do the column headings below mean?
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Interpreting Georgia property tax digest record from 1850?
What does "g for Jane Burnett of color" mean other than her being a woman of color in the tax digest?
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What information is on Georgia birth certificates?
The US state of Georgia restricts access to birth certificates and they are behind a snail-mail pay wall. You can only legally request a birth certificate for yourself and certain close relatives. The ...
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What month was the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia taken?
The 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia is a useful source for researching in Georgia. It was done during the ahem, late unpleasantness, between the northern and southern US to locate ...
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Death before certificates were issued statewide in Georgia?
My 3rd Great Grandfather died in 1906 and I am trying to verify who his father was. In Georgia they did not start issuing death certificates until 1913 or so.
I do know that a doctor did the ...
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Until what age did little boys in the early 1900s wear dresses?
I found a family photo from 1910. Someone wrote on the back that it was four sisters and a baby brother from my uncles and aunts. But that wouldn't work for the ages of those particular children. I ...
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Confirming death details of gentleman born 1921, died 1970-75 (probably California) and buried in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA?
I believe a particular gentleman was born in 1921, and died probably in California between 1970 to 1975, but was buried in Wilkes County, Georgia where he was born.
He had been a merchant seaman at ...
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Understanding a notation in the Georgia Tax Digest 1793-1892
Martha Allison and David Allison(her son) are listed in this tax record. Also there is what looks like Trustee Boyd, Sophronia. This is his sister and I think she may have been dead at that time or ...
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Where were my parents married?
My parents were married on Christmas Day 1954.
The problem is that I cannot find their marriage license anywhere and to add to the problem my mother was 1/2 black, and in Georgia they could never ...
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What does "Do agt for" mean in Georgia Property Tax Digests?
While reviewing the digital image of a record from the Ancestry.com collection, "Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893," I found this phrase several times on the page:
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