Webster County, Georgia Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====
'''1853'''--Webster County was created 16 December 1853&nbsp;from [[Stewart County, Georgia|Stewart ]]County.&nbsp;&nbsp;'''County seat:''' Preston <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>


==== Boundary Changes  ====
==== Boundary Changes  ====
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==== Variant Spellings  ====
==== Variant Spellings  ====


==== Record Loss ====
==== Record Loss ====
 
'''1914''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
 
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
 
*[[Burned Counties Research]] <br>
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424]


== Places/Localities  ==
== Places/Localities  ==
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