Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy

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

County Facts
County seat: Atlanta
Organized: December 20, 1853
Parent County(s): DeKalb, Campbell[1]
Neighboring Counties
Cherokee • Clayton • Cobb • Coweta • DeKalb • Douglas • Fayette • Forsyth • Gwinnett
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Courthouse
Fulton County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Location Map
Georgia Fulton County Map.png

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named for Hamilton Fulton. The county is located in the north central area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Fulton County Courthouse
136 Pryor Sreet SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3405
Phone: 404-612-4000
Fulton County Website

Probate Court has marriage and probate records.
Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1854.[3]

Fulton County, Georgia Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1919 1854 1919 1854 1854 1854 1820
*Statewide registration of births and death began in 1919. General compliance for births by 1928 and deaths by 1922.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.[5]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

  • 1853--Fulton County was created December 20, 1853 from DeKalb, Campbell and Milton (became part of Fulton County in 1932) Counties.
  • County seat: Atlanta[6]


Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Fulton County is the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Most "Populated Places" exist within this metropolitan area. 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:[7]

Cities

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Fulton, Georgia online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Georgia Cemeteries for more information

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

Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1860 14,427 —
1870 33,446 131.8%
1880 49,137 46.9%
1890 84,655 72.3%
1900 117,363 38.6%
1910 177,733 51.4%
1920 232,606 30.9%
1930 318,587 37.0%
1940 392,886 23.3%
1950 473,572 20.5%
1960 556,326 17.5%
1970 607,592 9.2%
1980 589,904 −2.9%
1990 648,951 10.0%
2000 816,006 25.7%
2010 920,581 12.8%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Records from the Atlanta History Center

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes

Baptist

  • Semi-centennial History of the Second Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, November 27-30, 1904. Atlanta: Foote & Davies Co., Printers, Binders, 1904?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Nancy Creek Minutes and Memberships 1824-1833 Georgia Pioneers ($)
  • First Baptist church of Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)
  • Druid Hills Baptist Church of Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)
  • Trinity Methodist Churchof Atlanta Georgia Pioneers ($)

Catholic

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • Atlanta
  • East Point
  • Roswell
  • Webb Bridge

County Records[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

  • Miscellaneous Court Records at FamilySearch — incomplete index & images; Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African Americans

  • 1866-1878 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book A Index 1866-1878. Batch M712894 at FamilySearch.
  • 1878-1884 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book B Index 1878-1884. Batch M712895 at FamilySearch.
  • 1884-1889 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book C Index 1884-1889. Batch M712896 at FamilySearch.
  • 1889-1893 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book D Index 1889-1893. Batch M712897 at FamilySearch.
  • 1893-1895 Fulton County Colored Marriage Book E Index 1893-1895. Batch M712898 at FamilySearch.
  • 1904-1928 Atlanta Independent - an African-American newspaper; full-text digital issues in Google News Archive.

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Georgia Land and Property for additional information about early Georgia land grants from the government. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions (generally buying and selling deeds) were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

Online Land Indexes and Records


Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Fulton County, Georgia Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.

  • Allen, Ivan. Atlanta from the Ashes. Atlanta, Ga.: Ruralist Press, 1929. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Allen, Ivan. The Atlanta Spirit: Altitude + Attitude. Atlanta, Ga.: I. Allen-Marshall Co., 1948. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Atlanta, A City of the Modern South. New York: Smith & Durrell, c1942. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Atlanta Centennial Year Book: 1837-1937. Atlanta?: G. Murphy, 1937. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Clarke, Edward Young. Atlanta Illustrated: Containing Glances at Its Population, Business, Manufactures, Industries, Institutions, Society, Healthfulness, Architecture, and Advantages Generally, with 150 Ullustrations and a Lithographic Map of the City. Atlanta, Ga.: J.P. Harrison & Co., 1881. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Cooper, Walter G. Official History of Fulton County. Atlanta: W.W. Brown Pub. Co., c1934. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Hand Book of the City of Atlanta: A Comprehensive Review of the City's Commercial, Industrial and Residential Conditions. Atlanta, Ga.: Southern Industrial Pub. Co., 1898. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Hornady, John R. Atlanta, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. unknown: American Cities Book Co., 1922. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • History of Atlanta, Georgia: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co., 1889. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Ivey, John E. Building Atlanta's Future: by John E. Ivey, Jr., Nicholas J. Demerath, Woodrow W. Breland. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, c1948. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Martin, Thomas H. Atlanta and Its Builders: A Comprehensive History of the Gate City of the South. Atlanta: Century Memorial Pub. Co., 1902. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Pioneer Citizens' History of Atlanta: 1833-1902. Atlanta, Ga.: Pioneer Citizens' Society of Atlanta, 1902. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

During the period of the Civil War, the area now known as Fulton County was composed of three counties; Campbell and Milton Counties became part of Fulton County in 1932.

Online Records

Regiments. Service men in Fulton County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Fulton County:
Campbell Area Campbell County, Georgia

- 10th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
- 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
- 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
- 27th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
- 28th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
- 30th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies F, G and K
- 35th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and E
- 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I
- 41st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company K
- 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company A
- 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), 2d Company C and Company D
- 1st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Ramsey's) (Confederate), Company F
- 1st Regiment, Georgia Regulars (Confederate), Company L
- 7th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies B and K
- 8th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
- 9th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
- 19th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies A and B
- 20th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company F
- 21st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
- 37th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I and Company C, 3d Battalion
- 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies I and K
- 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
- 64th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate) , Companies A, C, E and K
  • Hageness, MariLee Beatty. 1995. Confederate soldiers and their units, Fulton County, Georgia. [Anniston, Alabama]: M.B. Hageness. (Entire Book)975.8 A1no.139
  • Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Campbell County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1890-1928. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. film 422019
  • Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Milton County). 1965. Confederate pension roll, 1911-1929. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. film 422020
  • Cooper, Walter Gerald. 1978. Official history of Fulton County. Spartanburg, S.C.: Reprint Co. (page 114-189)975.823 H2c digital version

Milton Area Milton County, Georgia

- 22nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company E
- 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
- 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company C
- 56th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company G

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Fulton County.[8]

  • July 20, 1864 - Peachtree Creek.
  • July 22, 1864 - Atlanta.
  • July 28, 1864 - Ezra Church, also known as Battle of the Poor House.
  • August 5-7, 1864 - Utoy Creek.
  • Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Spanish-American War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Voting Records

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.

Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the FamilySearch Library on microfilm.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years).

Online Probate Indexes and Records


School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to age 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

  • 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
  • 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
  • 1754-1960 Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960 at FamilySearch — index & images
  • 1785-1950 Georgia County Marriages 1785-1950 at FamilySearch — index & images
  • 1808-1967 Georgia Marriages 1808-1967 at FamilySearch — index
  • 1828-1978 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
  • 1829-1872 Fulton County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1829-1872. Batch M712881 at FamilySearch.[9]
  • 1854-1866 Fulton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1854-1866. Batch M712885 at FamilySearch.
  • 1865-1894 Fulton County Marriage Books A and B Index 1865-1894. Batch M712883 at FamilySearch.
  • 1866-1873 Fulton County Marriage Book C Index 1866-1873. Batch M712886 at FamilySearch.
  • 1869-1906 Marriages from old newspapers Georgia Pioneers $
  • 1872-1895 Fulton County Marriage Books D thru F Index 1872-1895. Batch M712882 at FamilySearch.
  • 1873-1880 Fulton County Marriage Book D Index 1873-1880. Batch M712887 at FamilySearch.
  • 1880-1885 Fulton County Marriage Book E Index 1880-1885. Batch M712888 at FamilySearch.
  • 1885-1889 Fulton County Marriage Book F Index 1885-1889. Batch M712889 at FamilySearch.
  • 1889-1892 Fulton County Marriage Book G Index 1889-1892. Batch M712891 at FamilySearch.
  • 1892-1895 Fulton County Marriage Book H Index 1892-1895. Batch M712892 at FamilySearch.
  • 1894-1924 Fulton County Marriage Books C and D Index 1894-1924. Batch M712884 at FamilySearch.
  • 1895 Fulton County Marriage Book I Index 1895. Batch M712893 at FamilySearch.

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Fulton County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Georgia Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

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  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Fulton County. For state-wide library facilities, see Georgia Archives and Libraries.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-814-4000
Email: info@atlantahistorycenter.com
Website
Facebook

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Fulton County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Georgia Societies.

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
PO Box 73067
Washington, DC 20056-3067
202-234-5350
Email: info@aahgs.org
Website
Facebook

Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society, Inc.
Mansell House and Gardens
1835 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30009
678-449-6910
Email: info@aomchs.org
Website
Facebook

Atlanta Historical Society
990 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-815-1544
Email: info@atlantahistorycenter.com
Website
Facebook

Jamestowne Society First Georgia Company
Email: bbharrah145@bellsouth.net
Website

Johns Creek Historical Society
11877 Douglas Rd, Ste 102-295
Johns Creek, GA 30005
Email: info@johnscreekhistory.org
Website

Martha Stewart Bulloch Chapter NSDAR
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Roswell, GA
Email: registrarmsb@gmail.com
Website
Facebook

Old Campbell County Historical Society
549 Roosevelt Highway
PO Box 1022
Palmetto, GA 30268
770-969-5618
Email: askocchs@numail.org
Website
Facebook

Roswell Historical Society
950 Forrest Street
PO Box 1636
Roswell, GA 30077
770-992-1665
Email: societyrhs@gmail.com
Website
Facebook

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fulton County, Georgia" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County,_Georgia accessed 31 Oct 2018
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Fulton County, Georgia. Page 151-163 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 155-160.
  5. ↑ Paul K. Graham, Georgia Courthouse Disasters (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 32. At various libraries (WorldCat).
  6. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fulton County, Georgia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_County%2C_Georgia, accessed 14 Febuary 2019.
  8. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Battles. Filter by state or battle name.
  9. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/5/57/Igigeorgiael.pdf.
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