Tattnall County, Georgia Genealogy

Guide to Tattnall 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 Josiah Tattnall. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tattnall County Courthouse Main and Brazell Streets Reidsville, GA 30453 Phone: 912-557-6761 Tattnall County Website Probate Court has birth, marriage, death and probate records. Clerk Superior Court has divorce records from 1880, court and land records.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Beard's Creek Church, Glenville, Georgia, 1804 Members Georgia Pioneers ($)

Court Records

 * Genealogy Index at Tattnall County Archives - index to records at the county archives including court records for City Court, Superior Court, Inferior Court, Court of Ordinary, and Justice Court;

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans 
 * 1866-1872 Tattnall County Colored Marriage Index 1866-1872. Batch  at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes

 * Brannen-Kennedy Funeral Homes in Glennville
 * Kennedy Funeral Homes in Cobbtown
 * Low Country Cremation and Burial-Glennville Funeral Home in Glennville and Reidsville

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


 * - 11th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate), Company G
 * - 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G
 * - 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and H

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

World War I
 * 1914-1918 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
 * 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II
 * 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

Obituaries

 * Tattnall County, Georgia Obituary and Death Notice Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the Glennville, Reidsville, Collins, Cobbtown, and Manassas areas.

Other Records
Voting Records 
 * 1867-1868  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1856-1909 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 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 ($)
 * 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
 * 1837-1917 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partail index and images
 * 1846-1933 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1852-1909 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1853-1913 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1854-1939 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Index and images
 * 1857-1862 Wills, Guardians, Administrations, 1857-1862 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
 * 1857-1913 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1858-1923 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — Partial index and images
 * 1862-1865 (*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Tattnall County) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

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
 * 1811 Tax Digest Georgia Pioneers ($)

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
 * 1806-1873 Tattnall County Marriage Index 1806-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1808-1967  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1850-1873 Tattnall County Marriage Index 1850-1873. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1873-1884 Tattnall County Marriage Books E and F Index 1873-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1884-1890 Tattnall County Marriage Books G and H Index 1884-1890. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1889-1895 Tattnall County Marriage Books J and D Index 1889-1895. 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

Voter Records

 * 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Societies
Tattnall County Historical Society PO Box 2012 Reidsville, GA 30453-2012 Phone: 912-654-2823

Georgia State Archives 5800 Jonesboro Road Morrow, GA 30260 Phone: 678-364-3700 Georgia State Archives Georgia State Archives Facebook

Georgia Historical Society Street address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W. Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: 	912-651-2125 Toll Free: 877-424-4789 Email: [mailto:ghslib@georgiahistory.com ghslib@georgiahistory.com] Georgia Historical Society

Georgia Genealogical Society PO Box 550247 Atlanta, Georgia 30355-2747 Georgia Genealogical Society

Websites

 * Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Tattnall 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