Quitman County, Georgia Genealogy

United States Georgia  Quitman County

Guide to Quitman County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Quitman County Courthouse PO Box 114 Georgetown, GA 31754-0114 Phone: 912.334.2578 Clerk Superior Court has birth records from 1927, marriage records from 1919, divorce records, and court records from 1923 and land records  from 1879

Parent County
1858--Quitman County was created 10 December 1858 fromRandolph and Stewart Counties. County seat: Georgetown

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1920 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Georgia counties see: Georgia Counties with Burned Courthouses

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Barbour County, Alabama
 * Clay
 * Henry County, Alabama
 * Randolph
 * Stewart

Cemeteries

 * Georgetown Cemetery
 * Georgetown Cemetery Private (Afr-Am)

List of Cemeteries in Quitman County: http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/cemetery.html

Court
Court Records

Administration &amp; Guardianship Bonds

 * Bland, Jasper Orphans David and Jasper (Bond) 1899
 * Bland, Mary J. Belcher (Guardianship) 1872
 * Dowdy, Woodson H. Orphans (Guardianship) 1865
 * Guerry, T. S. (Guardianship) 1865
 * Griffin, Lunsford Eleanor and children (Exemplification) 1864
 * Guilford, J. M. (Guardianship) 1894
 * Harrison, William Orphans (Guardianship) 1866
 * Kaigler, Orphans (Guardianship) 1898
 * Matthews, Lucy C. and John W. (Guardianship) 1864
 * Moore, William F. (Guardianship) 1864
 * Ogletree, J. E. (Request to Sell Land) 1893
 * Phillips, J. E. (Guardianship)
 * Slayton, Mary (Bond) 1864
 * Whitaker, John Bland Minors (Estate) 1898

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)
 * http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/quitman1863map.htm

Military
http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/military.html

War of 1812
1883 Pensioners

Civil War

 * 11th Regiment Company I

11th Ga Regiment Company I History


 * 51st Regiment Company G
 * 53rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry
 * 61st Regiment Company F Civil War from "The Quitman Echo" Quitman Grays History From "The Quitman Echo"

World War I
Tye, J. P. WWI Draft 1917 World War I from "The Quitman Echo"

Newspapers
USGenWeb has transcriptions for some newspaper articles.

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

http://usgwarchives.net/ga/quitman/vitals.html

Marriage

 * 1875 - 1885 Marriages
 * 1875 - 1885 Marriages (Partial)
 * 1885 - 1891 Marriages Surnames A - L
 * 1885 - 1891 Marriages Surnames M - Z

Death

 * 1919 Death Index
 * 1920 Death Index
 * 1921-1924 Death Index
 * 1926 Death Index
 * 1927 Death Index
 * 1928 Death Index
 * 1929 Death Index
 * 1930 Death Index

Barrett, Elizabeth 1923 Harrell, Hugh L 1969

Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Georgia Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Quitman County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Quitman County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Quitman County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)