Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Delayed birth and death indexes to certificates for various counties in the State of Georgia for years 1870-1960.

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

Index of Births and Deaths
 * Name
 * Sex
 * Date of birth
 * Parents name
 * Date filed

Land deeds
 * Name
 * Place they came form
 * family members
 * Land and location

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information to find other records such as marriage, death, or census records
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname, unless the surname is a common surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives that can be verified by records

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

 * Try viewing any original indexes 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
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames, middles name, or an abbreviation of their given name

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

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Charlton County. Court of Ordinary. General index to delayed birth records, and death certificates; together with Road Commissioners minutes, 1877-1893.
 * Dade County. Court of Ordinary. Index to delayed birth, birth and death certificates
 * Glascock County. Court of Ordinary. Live birth index, 1956-1965; delayed birth records, dates vary; and death index, 1956-1965
 * Gwinnett County. Court of Ordinary. Index to delayed certificates of births, 1943-1963
 * Heard County. Court of Ordinary. Vital records: index to births and deaths, 1927-1965 and delayed birth and birth certificates, dates vary; and marriage records 1886-1965
 * Henry County. Court of Ordinary. Index of delayed birth certificates (miscellaneous dates)
 * Jones County. Court of Ordinary. General index to delayed births, birth and death certificates
 * McDuffie County. Court of Ordinary. Index to delayed births, 1949-1960
 * Murray County. Court of Ordinary. Birth and delayed birth index
 * Oconee County. Court of Ordinary. Index of delayed births, birth and death records, dates vary; and marriage records, 1875-1966
 * Paulding County. Court of Ordinary. Index to birth, death and delayed birth certificates
 * Polk County. Court of Ordinary. Index to vital statistics, delayed births, births and death certificates
 * Towns County. Court of Ordinary. Index to births and deaths with some delayed births, variously dated
 * Upson County. Court of Ordinary. Index to delayed birth certificates, 1943-1962
 * Washington County. Court of Ordinary. Delayed birth index, 1879-1958
 * Worth County, Applications for delayed birth certificates issued between 1943-1963

Related FamilySearch historical Record Collections

 * Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
 * Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998
 * Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
 * Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943

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