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*'''Georgia.''' Before 1919, no births were recorded by the state. | *'''Georgia.''' Before 1919, no births were recorded by the state. | ||
::Nevertheless, try the following free FamilySearch index-only database: | |||
:::{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}}<br><br> | |||
*'''Counties.''' Years after the original birth, a county's Probate Court ''may '' have recorded some '''''delayed ''''' birth certificates prior to 1919. For example, Oconee County delayed birth certificates 1875-1918 are available as part of [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2156 Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-1936, 1938-2008] at Ancestry. | *'''Counties.''' Years after the original birth, a county's Probate Court ''may '' have recorded some '''''delayed ''''' birth certificates prior to 1919. For example, Oconee County delayed birth certificates 1875-1918 are available as part of [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2156 Oconee County, Georgia Probate Court Birth Certificates, 1875-1936, 1938-2008] at Ancestry. Contact the other Georgia counties' [[Georgia Probate Records|Probate Court]] clerks for information about their delayed birth certificates. | ||
:Also, the following counties can provide pre-1919 birth certificates: | |||
::*'''Fulton County''' (Atlanta) 1887-1918 | |||
::*'''Chatham County''' (Savannah) 1890-1918 | |||
::*'''Bibb County''' (Macon) 1891-1918 | |||
If you cannot obtain a pre-1919 birth certificate, try searching substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | If you cannot obtain a pre-1919 birth certificate, try searching substitute records to locate your ancestor’s birth date and place. | ||
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'''''Restrictions for ordering birth certificates: ''''' To obtain a birth certificate copy, you must be: | '''''Restrictions for ordering birth certificates: ''''' To obtain a birth certificate copy, you must be: | ||
:*the person named on the certificate | :*the person named on the certificate | ||
:*the parents shown on the birth record | :*the parents shown on the birth record | ||