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| Guide to '''Jenkins County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. | | Guide to '''Jenkins County Georgia genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. |
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| <center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
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| |organized= August 17, 1905
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| |county seat= Millen | | | founded year = 1905 |
| |parent county= [[Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia Genealogy|Burke]], [[Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy|Emanuel]], [[Screven County, Georgia Genealogy|Screven]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | | | founded date = August 17 |
| |variant spellings= | | | seat = Millen |
| |county1= [[Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy|Bulloch]] | | | building image = |
| |county2= [[Burke County, Georgia Genealogy|Burke]] | | | building address = Jenkins County Courthouse<br>Harvey St<br>PO Box 797<br>Millen, GA 30442-0797<br>Phone: 478.982.4683<br>[http://www.jenkinscountyga.com/index.html '''Jenkins County Website'''] }} |
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| == County Information ==
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| === Description === | | == County Courthouse == |
| The county was named for the 44th Governor of Georgia, Charles Jones Jenkins. The county is located in the east central area of the state.
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| <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jenkins County, Georgia" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenkins_County,_Georgia'' accessed 31 Oct 2018</ref>
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| === County Courthouse ===
| | [http://www.jenkinscountyga.com/index.html Jenkins County Courthouse]<br>Harvey St<br>PO Box 797<br>Millen, GA 30442-0797<br>Phone: 478.982.4683<br><br>Probate Court has marriage and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land <br>records from 1905.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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| '''Jenkins County Courthouse'''<br>Harvey St<br>PO Box 797<br>Millen, GA 30442-0797<br>Phone: 478-982-4683<br>[http://www.jenkinscountyga.com/ Jenkins County Website]<br><br>
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| Probate Court has marriage and probate records.<br> | |
| Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records from 1905.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
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| === Jenkins County, Georgia Record Dates ===
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| | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 151-163 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=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.</ref></center> | | | width="100%" bgcolor="#ffcc99" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for {{PAGENAME}} Government Records'''</center> |
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Birth]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Marriage]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Death|Death*]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Vital_Records|Death]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Census|Census]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Land_and_Property|Land]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]''' | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[{{PAGENAME}}#Probate_Records|Probate]]''' |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1919 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | <br> |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1905 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | <br> |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" | 1919 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | <br> |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" | 1905 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | <br> |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1905 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1905<br> |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1905 | | | width="16.6%" align="center" | <br> |
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| | colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration of births and death began in 1919. General compliance for births by 1928 and deaths by 1922. </center>
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| === Record Loss === | | == History == |
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| '''1919.''' The courthouse was destroyed by fire 16 January 1910, but the fire-proof vault prevented any damage to county records.<ref name="PKG">Paul K. Graham, ''Georgia Courthouse Disasters'' (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 38. {{WorldCat|852690295|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref> | | '''1905'''--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]],[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Millen <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
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| | '''1919''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. |
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| | *[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424] |
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| | == Places/Localities == |
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| | == Genealogy Resources == |
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| | ==== Maps ==== |
| === Boundary Changes === | |
| {{GA Boundary Changes Intro|Jenkins}}
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| *'''1905''' Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from [[Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia Genealogy|Burke]], [[Emanuel County, Georgia Genealogy|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia Genealogy|Screven]] Counties.
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| *'''County seat:''' Millen<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/GA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Georgia Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#GA Georgia Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes
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| === Populated Places === | | ==== Naturalization ==== |
| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://georgia.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,165,c,jenkins.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jenkins County, Georgia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenkins_County,_Georgia, accessed 1 September 2019.</ref>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millen,_Georgia Millen]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdsville,_Georgia Birdsville]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butts,_Georgia Butts]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herndon,_Georgia Herndon]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramore_Hill,_Georgia Paramore_Hill]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarboro,_Georgia Scarboro]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkins,_Georgia Perkins]
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| === History Timeline === | | ==== Probate Records ==== |
| {{GA Historical Timeline Intro|Jenkins}}
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| == Resources == | | ==== Taxation ==== |
| {{GA Resources Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Bible Records === | | ==== Vital Records ==== |
| {{GA Bible Intro|Jenkins}}
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| * [http://usgwarchives.net/ga/jenkins/bible.html Jenkins County Bible Records] at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
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| === Biographies === | | ===== Birth ===== |
| {{GA Biographies Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | | ===== Marriage ===== |
| {{GA Business Records Intro|Jenkins}}
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| *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20342/georgia-state-employees?s=275764761 Georgia, State Employees] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| === Cemeteries === | | ===== Death ===== |
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Georgia&cemetery_county=Jenkins&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ga/jenkins/cemetery.html USGW Tombstone Transcription Project]
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| *[http://www.interment.net/us/ga/jenkins.htm Interment.net]
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| * {{FSC|United States, Georgia, Jenkins - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1175056500|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
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| * [https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Jenkins%2C+Georgia+cemeteries+ WorldCat.org]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Jenkins+County%2C+Georgia%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_464 Find a Grave]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jenkins,%20Georgia,%20United%20States&reqParents=392385&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jenkins,%20Georgia,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| |1920 |14328
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| |1930 |12908
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| |1940 |11843
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| |1980 |8841
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| |1990 |8247
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| === Church Records === | | == Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
| {{GA Church Intro|Jenkins}}<br>
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| '''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
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| === Court Records === | | ==== Family History Centers ==== |
| {{GA Court Intro|Jenkins}}
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| | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
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| === Emigration and Immigration === | | == County Courthouse == |
| {{GA Emigration Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups === | | Probate Court has marriage and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land <br>records from 1905<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jenkins County, Georgia. Page 157 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
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| === Funeral Homes === | | == History<br> == |
| {{GA Funeral Homes Intro|Jenkins}}
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| * [https://www.christopheryoungfh.com/ Christopher Young Funeral Home] in Millen
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| * [https://www.crowefieldsfuneral.com/ Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Inc.] in Millen
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| * [https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=164129566939630&__tn__=C-R Dwight's Funeral Home] in Millen (Facebook)
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| * [https://jamesakirklandmortuary.business.site/ James A. Kirkland Mortuary] in Millen
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| === Genealogies === | | ==== Parent County ==== |
| {{GA Genealogies Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Guardianship === | | '''1905'''--Jenkins County was created 17 August 1905 from [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]], [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]],[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] and [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Millen <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| === Land and Property Records === | | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
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| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *'''1735-1866''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/platindex Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - alpha index<br>
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| *'''1783-1909''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/looseplats Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - images with alpha index<br>
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| *'''1805-1833''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/dmf District Plats of Survey] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - images organized by county and district<br>
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| *[https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/p17154coll1 Colonial Plats and Warrants] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - images with alpha index<br>
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === Local Histories ===
| | '''1919''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. |
| {{GA Histories Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Maps and Gazetteers ===
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| *'''1740s-?''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/hmf Historic Map File] at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images | | *[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424] |
| *'''1866 - 1935''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/cmf County Map File] at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
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| *[http://www.mapofus.org/georgia/ Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)]
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| === Migration === | | == Places / Localities == |
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| === Military Records === | | ==== Populated Places ==== |
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| | *[[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch]] |
| *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932370|Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index | | *[[Burke County, Georgia|Burke]] |
| *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932397|Georgia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index
| | *[[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel]] |
| *'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free)
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| *'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (free) | |
| *'''1861-1865''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/confed Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault]- images and alphabetical index | |
| *'''1861-1865''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/cmr Confederate Muster Rolls] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault]- images; filter by commanding officer, service branch and regiment
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| *'''1861-1865''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/pension Confederate Pension Application Supplements] - images and alphabetical index; filter by county | |
| *'''1864''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864] - images; filter by county
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| *'''1867-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2739725|Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868}} at FamilySearch — index
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| *'''1879-1920''' {{RecordSearch|3038333|Georgia, Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920}} at FamilySearch — index
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| *'''1879-1960''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/TestApps Confederate Pension Applications] - images and alphabetical index; filter by county
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| '''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>
| | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| The following Civil War battle was fought in Jenkins County:<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles.htm Civil War Battles]. Filter by state or battle name.</ref>
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| *November 28, 1864 - Buck Head Creek.
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| *[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.
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| '''''Spanish-American War'''''<br>
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| *'''1898''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/swc Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards] - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit
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| '''''World War I'''''<br>
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| *'''1914-1918''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/p17154coll7 World War I Casualties Scrapbooks] - images and alphabetical index
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| *'''1920-1929''' {{RecordSearch|3010041|Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| '''''World War II'''''<br>
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| *'''1940-1942''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/georgia-world-war-ii-draft-registration-cards-1940-1942 Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1942] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] - index ($))
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship === | | ==== Court ==== |
| {{GA Naturalization Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Newspapers === | | ==== Land ==== |
| {{GA Newspapers Intro|Jenkins}}
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50034/ Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
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| *[https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053008/1920-02-05/ed-1/ Georgia Historic Newspapers] at Digital Library of Georgia
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| === Obituaries ===
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| {{GA Obituaries Intro|Jenkins}} | |
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| === Other Records === | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| {{GA Other Records Intro|Jenkins}}
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| '''''Voting Records '''''<br>
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| *'''1867-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2739725|Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868}} at FamilySearch — index
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| === Periodicals === | | ==== Maps ==== |
| {{GA Periodicals Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === Probate Records === | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{GA Probate Intro|Jenkins}}
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| *'''1733-1753''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/cw Colonial Wills] at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
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| *'''1742-1990''' {{RecordSearch|1999178|Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| *'''1742-1992''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8635 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1754-1776''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/cwb Colonial Will Books] at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === School Records === | | ====== Civil War Battle ====== |
| {{GA Schools Intro|Jenkins}}
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| ===Social Security Records=== | |
| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| === Tax Records ===
| | The following Civil War battle was fought in Jenkins County. |
| {{GA Tax Intro|Jenkins}}
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| *'''1787-1900''' {{RecordSearch|4130006|Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia, Tax Digests - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]], index & images
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| === Vital Records === | | *November 28, 1864 = [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ga026.htm Buck Head Creek]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/ga026.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State], (accessed 13 August, 2012)</ref> |
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| | :[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/GAmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Georgia. |
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| *'''1870-1960''' {{RecordSearch|3438747|Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960}} at FamilySearch — index, and some images
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| ==== Marriage ====
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| *'''1560-1993''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=georgia%2cga Georgia, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($)
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| *'''1699-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7839 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944] at Ancestry — index ($)
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| *'''1754-1960''' {{RecordSearch|2549568|Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| *'''1785-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1927197|Georgia County Marriages 1785-1950}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| *'''1808-1967''' {{RecordSearch|1674807|Georgia Marriages 1808-1967}} at FamilySearch — index
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| *'''1828-1978''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4766 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| ==== Death ====
| | {{GA Newspaper abstracts|Jenkins}} |
| {{GA Death Intro|Jenkins}} | |
| *'''1870-1960''' {{RecordSearch|3438747|Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960}} at FamilySearch — index, and some images
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| *'''1914-1927''' {{RecordSearch|1320969|Georgia Deaths 1914-1927}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| *'''1919-1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5426 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998] at Ancestry — index ($)
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| *'''1919-1930''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/gadeaths/search Georgia Death Certificates] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - index & images
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| *'''1928-1930''' [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/nondeath Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates] at [https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/ Georgia Archives Virtual Vault] - images
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| *'''1928-1942''' {{RecordSearch|1385727|Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942}} at FamilySearch — index & images
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| *'''1933-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1937238|Georgia Death Index 1933-1998}} at FamilySearch — index
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| ==== Divorce ==== | | ==== Probate ==== |
| {{GA Divorce Intro|Jenkins}}
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| == Research Facilities ==
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| === Archives === | | ==== Taxation ==== |
| {{GA Archives Intro|Jenkins}}
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ga/statesboro/1526-fair-road Statesboro Georgia FamilySearch Center]
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| === Libraries ===
| | {{GA Vital Intro}} |
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| === Museums === | | == Societies and Libraries == |
| {{GA Museums Intro|Jenkins}}
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| == Societies == | | ==== Family History Centers<br> ==== |
| {{GA Societies Intro|Jenkins}}
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| '''Central Georgia Genealogial Society '''<br>900 Georgia Highway 96<br>PO Box 2024<br>Warner Robins, GA 31099-2024<br>Email: [mailto:centralgagene@gmail.com centralgagene@gmail.com]<br>[https://cggs.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Central-Georgia-Genealogical-Society-205285712842623/ Facebook]<br><br>
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| == Websites == | | == Web Sites == |
| {{GA Websites Intro|Jenkins}}
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| *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/173266752734188/ Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook] | | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~gajenki2/ USGenWeb Jenkins County, Georgia project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
| | *{{FHL|Georgia%2C+Jenkins|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/jenkins.htm GAGenWeb Archives] | |
| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Jenkins/ Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Jenkins/ Jenkins County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
| *{{FSC Place IDNum|169|Georgia|Jenkins}}- The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
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| == Research Guides == | | == References == |
| {{GA Research Guides Intro|Jenkins}}
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