Franklin County, Georgia Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for patriot Benjamin Franklin. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse Courthouse Square PO Box 159 Carnesville, GA 30521 Phone: 706-384-2483 Franklin County Website Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1900 and land records from 1860; some other records prior to 1850 are in the Georgia Archives.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Franklin County Bible Records at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Franklin County Bible Records at Rootsweb-Franklin County, Georgia Bible Records

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1786-1964 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1794-1875 (*); Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1798-1805 (*); Court of Ordinary and Inferior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1801-1905 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1813-1901 (*); Superior Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Funeral Homes

 * Dexter T. Sims Mortuary-Funeral Services and Cremation in Royston
 * Ginn Funeral Home in Carnesville
 * Joseph A. Strickland Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Lavonia
 * Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston

Land and Property Records

 * 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
 * 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1805-1833 District Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by county and district
 * Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 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)
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
 * 1861-1865 Confederate Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
 * 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by county
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1920  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1879-1960 Confederate Pension Applications - images and alphabetical index; filter by county


 * - 15th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company B
 * - 34th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
 * - 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
 * - 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K


 * Ledford, Karen Ann Thompson. These Men Wore Grey Genealogical, Military, and Interment Records of Confederate Soldiers. (Toccoa, Georgia: K.T. Ledford, c1998-c2001), 7 Volumes. Each volume contains bibliographical references and full-name index. Contents: v. 1. Franklin County -- v. 2. Habersham County --v. 3. Stephens County -- v. 4. Rabun County --v. 5. White County -- v. 6. Banks County -- v. 7. Jackson County. Book found at and Other Libraries.
 * Tabor, Anna Belle Little. 1986. History of Franklin County, Georgia. Roswell, Ga. (P.O. Box 972, Roswell 30077): WH Wolfe Associates. (page 756)
 * Blakely, Duchess B., Judy H. Hulsey, and Vivian B. Young. 2011. Remembering Franklin County Confederate soldiers &amp; others --: 1861-2011. Lavonia, Georgia: United Daughters of the Confederacy. Lavonia Chapter no. 1216. (page 34-172)
 * Franklin County (Georgia). Superior Court Clerk. 1964. Confederate roster, 1862-1865. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Spanish-American War
 * 1898 Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

World War I World War II
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

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

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Franklin County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1742-1990 (*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1786-1813 Abstract of Wills and Inventories, Ordinary Court, 15 May 1786-6 Sep 1813, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty; Georgia Court of Ordinary (Franklin County). Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1786-1900 Names of Families in Images of Franklin County Wills and Estates at Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1786-1964 (*); Court of Ordinary at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
 * 1790-1881 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1824-1826 Abstracts of Will Book A, 15 March 1824-6 July 1849 Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1848-1933 Index to Wills, 1848-1933, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1855-1865 Index to Court of Ordinary letters of Administration, 1855-1865, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1856-1858 Index to Annual Returns, Sales and Appraisal Bills, 1856-1858, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1861-1864 Index to Annual Returns, Jul. 1861-May 1864, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Abstracts of Will Book, Franklin County, Georgia. By Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Anniston, Alabama : MLH Research, 1997. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Franklin County, Georgia Records. By Wynd, Frances. Albany, Georgia : F. Wynd, n.d. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Last Will and Testament of Robert Laughridge; The Lock-On : The Lokrig Family Recorder, Vol. 12. By Lokrig Family History Association. n.p. : Lokrig Family History Association, 1993. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection, index and images

Birth

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images

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
 * 1805-1850 Franklin County Marriage Index 1805-1850. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1847-1882 Franklin County Marriage Index 1847-1882. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1895 Franklin County Marriage Index 1881-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1893-1895 Franklin County Marriage Index 1893-1895. Batch  at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images
 * 1914-1927  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
 * 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
 * 1928-1942  at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1933-1998  at FamilySearch — index

Societies
East Georgia Genealogical Society, Inc. PO Box 117 Winder, GA 30680-0117 Email: [mailto:gaeggs@yahoo.com gaeggs@yahoo.com] Website Facebook Savannah Area Genealogical Association PO Box 15385 Savannah, GA 31416 Email: [mailto:gasaga@comcast.net gasaga@comcast.net] Website

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb Franklin County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * GAGenWeb Archives
 * Franklin County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Georgia Pioneers 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