Stewart County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Daniel Stewart, a Revolutionary War veteran, and fighter against American Indians. He was one of the four great-grandfathers of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Stewart County Courthouse PO Box 157 Lumpkin, GA 31815-0157 Phone: 912-838-6220 Stewart County Website Probate Court has birth, death and burial records from 1927, marriage records from 1828 and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1830.

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


 * Interment.net Georgia cemetery records

Church Records

 * Harmony Church, Richland, Georgia, 1839 Members Georgia Pioneers ($)

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)


 * - 2nd Battalion, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
 * - 17th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K
 * - 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 31st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 35th Battalion, Georgia (Confederate), Companies E and G
 * - 46th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G


 * Georgia. 1960. Confederate rosters (reconstructed in 1899). Atlanta [Georgia]: Georgia Department of Archives and History.
 * Webster County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1966. Military records, 1944-1964: confederate muster roll, for Webster and Stewart Counties; World War I service records, compiled under sponsorship of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary by the Veterans Service Office; and discharge records. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah.

World War I
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1742-1990  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1837-1849 Index to Will Book A, 1837-1849 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1837-1849 Wills, Book B, 1837-1849 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)

Marriage

 * 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1754-1960  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1785-1950  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1787-1962  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1870 Stewart County Marriage Books A1, A2, B, C Index 1828-1870. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1830-1860 Stewart County Marriage Index 1830-1860 Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1870-1884 Stewart County Marriage Book C Index 1870-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1884-1895 Stewart County Marriage Index 1884-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Societies

 * Southwest Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 4672 Albany, GA 31706 Website

Websites

 * Stewart 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.
 * Stewart 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