Georgia, Elbert County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection contains marriage, court, land, school and other records from Elbert County. It covers the years 1790 to 2002.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

County
 * Name of primary individual
 * Event date
 * Event place
 * Residence
 * Age
 * Sex
 * Names of parents
 * Biographical information about parents such as date and place of birth
 * Names of heirs, such as spouse, children, other relatives, or friends
 * Names of the executor, administrator, or guardian
 * Names of witnesses
 * Dates the documents were written and recorded (used to approximate event dates since a will was usually written near the time of death)
 * Description and value of property or land
 * Occupation

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 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or the name of a parent or spouse

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Use the age to calculate a birth date and to find other records such as birth, christening and death
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Search for land and probate records
 * Use the information to find additional family members

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Georgia.
 * Georgia Guided Research
 * Georgia Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Georgia Research, 1880-Present

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 * Cemetery records
 * Court records
 * Deeds, 1790-1900
 * Election records
 * Land records, 1791-1822
 * Marriage records and register of births and deaths, 1802-1960
 * Military records
 * Miscellaneous records, 1790-1950
 * School records, 1790-1950
 * Births, marriages, deaths, 1875-1878, and persons taking amnesty oaths, 1865
 * Tax digest, 1849, 1851, 1860
 * Discharge records, 1922-1959


 * Probate Minutes, 1790-1950
 * Deeds and mortgages, 1796-1819
 * Docket of homestead and exemptions, 1868-1933
 * Docket of land court, 1834-1859
 * General index to deeds, 1793-1912; deeds and mortgages, 1869-1912
 * Estate records, 1790-1900
 * Wills, 1791-1895
 * Letters of administration, testamentary, guardianship, 1856-1909
 * Administrators and guardians bonds, 1830-1913
 * Probate records, 1791-1806, 1830-1835
 * Probate and marriage records, 1803-1919

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * John H. McIntosh, The official history of Elbert County, 1790-1935 Elberton, Georgia : Stephen Heard Chapter, D.A.R., c1940

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