Georgia, Elbert County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Georgia Elbert County

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

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 * 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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