Ware County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Ware County, Georgia ancestry, family history, and genealogy 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 Probate Court has marriage and probate records from 1874; Clerk of Court has land and court records Ware County Clerk-Superior Court Address: 800 Church St # 124, Waycross, GA 31501 Phone: (912) 287-4340 Ware County Probate Court 800 Church Street Suite 123 Waycross, GA 31501 Office Phone: (912) 287-4315 Office Fax: (912) 287-4317

Parent County
1824--Ware County was created 15 December 1824 from Appling County. County seat: Waycross

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
1874. The courthouse at Waycross burned the night of 12-13 October 1874. Almost all county records were lost.

Neighboring Counties
Atkinson • Bacon • Baker County, Florida • Brantley • Charlton • Clinch • Coffee • Columbia County, Florida • Pierce

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)

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

 * Waycross

Local Histories

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

Maps

 * Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)



Military

 * 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

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 $

Vital Records
See also How to order Georgia Vital Records

Marriage Records

 * 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 Records

 * 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

Voter Records

 * 1867-1868 - at FamilySearch — 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 $
 * Georgia Pioneers $