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Guide to Ware County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Ware County Courthouse] 800 Church Street Waycross, GA 31501-3501 Phone: 912.287.4340 Ware County Website Ware County Courthouse 800 Church Street Waycross, GA 31501-3501 Phone: (912) 287-4340 Address: 800 Church St # 124, Waycross, GA 31501 Phone: (912) 287-4340 800 Church Street Suite 123 Waycross, GA 31501 Office Phone: (912) 287-4315 Office Fax: (912) 287-4317
 * Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1874; Clerk of Court has land and court records Ware County Clerk-Superior Court
 * Ware County Probate Court

Cemeteries
The following web site may have additional information on Ware County cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records
 * Waycross

African Americans
African American research page on the Coastal Georgia History & Genealogy site. Biographies, burial index, cemeteries, census, court, death records, enslavement records, family files, history, links & websites, marriages, name changes, newspapers, plantations and schools.
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)

Local Histories

 * Walker, Laura Singleton. History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, Ga.: J.W. Burke Co., 1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military Records

 * Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)


 * - 26th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies D, H and L
 * - 50th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project

Voting Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742–1992 - Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1742–1990 - at FamilySearch.org images


 * 1879-1915 - Index to Ware County Wills, Volume A, 1879-1915 at Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1866-1897 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers $
 * 1896-1946 - Index to Ware County Inventories and Appraisements, Book B, 1896-1946 at Georgia Pioneers $

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 - Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1699 - 1944 - Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry.com— index $
 * 1754 - 1960 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785 - 1950 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1787 - 1962 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808 - 1967 - at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1828 - 1978 - Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1874 - 1902 - Ware County Marriage Index 1874-1902. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Death

 * 1914 - 1927 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1919 - 1998 - Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1928 - 1939 - at FamilySearch.org — index and images
 * 1933 - 1998 - at FamilySearch.org — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

 * Ware County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Coastal Georgia Genealogy & History (GlynnGen.com)
 * 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.
 * Ware County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers $
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records