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== Georgia Vital Records Dates ==

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| width="10%" align="center" | Government Registration

| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" | [[Georgia Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]  

| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" | [[Georgia Vital Records#Marriage_Records|Marriages]]

| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" | [[Georgia Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]

| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" | Statewide Registration

| width="10%" align="center" | 1919

| width="10%" align="center" | 1952*

| width="10%" align="center" | 1919

| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" | General Compliance

| width="10%" align="center" | 1928

| width="10%" align="center" | 1952

| width="10%" align="center" | 1922

| colspan="7"| <center>*County clerks recorded marriages at the creation of the county. </center>

 

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===Births===

*'''1600's to 1900's''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=georgia US Marriages - Georgia, 1600's to 1900's] at Findmypast — index ($)

*'''1699-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7839 Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944] at Ancestry — index ($)

*'''1754-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2085 Georgia Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)

*'''1785-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1927197|Georgia County Marriages, 1785-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1808-1967''' {{RecordSearch|1674807|Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index

*'''1828-1978''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4766 Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978] at Ancestry — index & images ($)

*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4453 Georgia Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry — index ($)

*'''1964-1998''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20888/georgia-marriages?s=275764761 Georgia Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

===Deaths===

*'''1914-1927''' {{RecordSearch|1320969|Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1914-1940''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2562 Georgia Deaths Index, 1914-1940] at Ancestry — index & images ($)

*'''1917-1928''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20874/georgia-deaths-1917-1928?s=275764761 Georgia Deaths, 1917-1928] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

*'''1919-1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5426 Georgia Death Index, 1919-1998] at Ancestry — index ($)

*'''1919-1998''' [http://usgwarchives.net/ga/gavitals.htm Georgia Death Index, 1919-1998] at USGenWeb Archives - index

*'''1919-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20890/georgia-deaths?s=275764761 Georgia Deaths] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

*'''1928-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1385727|Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images

*'''1933-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1937238|Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index

*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Death Certificates] at Georgia Archives — index & images ($)

===City & County Databases===

*{{RecordSearch|2748952|Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

*'''1965-1998''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20891/georgia-divorces?s=275764761 Georgia Divorces] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

*USGenWeb.org [http://www.thegaproject.org/ Georgia Site] - Free

*Search for Georgia Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=NORTH_AMERICA United States] Free

*GermanRoots.com Links for Georgia [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Georgia Birth &amp; Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$

*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/ Georgia Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$  

*Search the [http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Georgia/Default.aspx?category=34 Georgia Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry ($)

*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Georgia.htm Georgia Certificates] online - <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30"></span><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178"></span>$  

*[http://www.deathindexes.com/georgia/ Georgia Death indexes]

==Birth Records==

*{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch

A few counties started recording vital events in the post-Civil War era. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed some county birth and delayed birth registrations.  

==Marriage Records==

Marriage records are kept by the individual counties. Records often date back to the time of county organization. By 1805 licenses were often granted by a court of ordinary in the county where the bride resided, or marriage banns were published at a nearby church. You can write to the clerk of the court of ordinary for copies.

Many county marriage records dated prior to 1900 are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of marriage records for some counties up to the early 1900s.  

*'''1795-1836''' Georgia Marriage Index by Moses Waddel 1795-1836. Batch {{IGI|M712011}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igigeorgiaad.pdf|<nowiki/>]]https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/0/09/Igigeorgiaad.pdf.</ref>

*'''1808-1967''' {{RecordSearch|1674807|Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1832-2015''' {{RecordSearch|2748952|Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Georgia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Floyd County, Georgia Genealogy|Rome, Floyd, Georgia]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>

The county superior courts have had jurisdiction over divorce proceedings and records. Divorces in Georgia were allowed as early as 1793 but had to be approved by the state legislature until 1832. Information about these approvals can be found in the Name File Index at the Georgia Department of Archives and History.

==Death Records==

Statewide registration of [[Georgia Death Certificates Now Viewable Online|deaths]] in [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] began in 1919 and was generally complied with by 1922. Death records can be obtained by writing to:  

A name index & images of Georgia statewide deaths are available for free online at FamilySearch Record Search. A description of this collection is available at the Family Search Wiki article [[Georgia Statewide Death Certificates|Georgia Death Records]].  

*'''1928-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1385727|Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1914-1927''' {{RecordSearch|1320969|Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1933-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1937238|Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]  

 

A few counties started recording vital events in the post-Civil War era. The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed some county birth, death, and delayed birth registrations.  

*[[Georgia Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]

*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ga/state/webbbs_config.pl State of Georgia Obituary and Death Notice Collection] (Free) GenealogyBuff.com. Obits and death notices from Various Funeral Homes in the State of Georgia.

===Cause of Death===

==Lost and Missing Records==

When there is records loss there is usually an attempt to reconstruct some of the records; land records need to be reconstructed for a clear or legal title to be established and for tax purposes.  

Bryan, Burke (courthouse burned 1856), Camden (fire 1870), Charleton (Courthouse burned 1877), Clinch (all records burned 1856 &amp; 1867), Cobb (fire 1864), Colquitt (fire 1881) Dade,De Kalb (courthous burned 1842 &amp; 1916), Early, Echols (1897), Effingham ( during C.W. &amp; 1890), Glynn (1818), Gordon (1864) Gwinnett ( 1871), Hall (tornado 1936), Haralson, Heard (1894), Jefferson, Lee (1858), Liberty,Macon (1857),Marion (1845),McIntosh (C.W.), Miller (1873), Mitchell (1869), Oglethorpe (1941),Pierce (1874),Quitman,Walker (1883), Ware (1854), and Wilkinson (1852,1924)

==Substitute Records==

*[[Georgia Church Records|Georgia Church Records]]

*[[Georgia Cemeteries|Georgia Cemetery Records]]

*[[Georgia Census|Georgia Census Records]]

*[[Georgia History|Georgia History]]

*[[Georgia Newspapers|Georgia Newspapers]]

*[[Georgia Military Records|Georgia Military Records]]

==Tips==

*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.

*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages, and deaths.

*Records for African Americans are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes.

*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.

*If the survival of a baby was in question, the birth may not have been recorded.

*Search for Vital Records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/#form=catalog FamilySearch Catalog] by using a '''Place Search '''and then choosing '''Vital Records'''. Search for Georgia to locate records filed by the State and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.<br>

==FamilySearch Library Georgia Vital Records Collections==

Many county marriage records dated prior to 1900 are at the [http://www.georgiaarchives.org/ Georgia Department of Archives and History]. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of marriage records for some counties up to the early 1900s. From the court of ordinary of Chatham County, for example, the library has:  

*Marriage records, 1830 to 1902, and an index, 1806 to 1950 (22 microfilms)

*License stubs, 1888 to 1901 (11 microfilms)

*Marriage records and index, 1805 to 1866 (5 microfilms)

*''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' {{FSC|131860|item|disp=FS Library Film 1928351 item 3; microfiche 6046751; book 975.8 V2m }} <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. *''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1975. {{FSC|131860|title-id|disp=book 975.8 V2m; microfilm 928351 item 3; microfiche 6046751.}} </ref>Covers 29 counties; names are from ''Georgia Pioneers'' magazine.

*''40,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' {{FSC|131872|item|disp=FS Library Film 982486 item 2; microfiche 6051217; book 975.8 V2me}} <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. ''40,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1976. {{FSC|131872|title-id|disp=book 975.8 V2me; microfilm 982486 item 2; microfiche 6051217}}. </ref>Covers 21 counties.

*''Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' {{FSC|131876|item|disp=FS Library Film 1036679 item 3 (1976); microfiche 6049619; book 975.8 V2mj 1980}} <ref>Maddox, Joseph T. '' Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1980. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|6049619|film}}book 975.8 V2mj 1980; 1976 ed. on microfilm 1036679 item 3; microfiche 6049619. </ref>Covers 18 counties.

*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/127734-early-georgia-marriages?offset=1 ''Early Georgia Marriages''.] <ref>Maddox, Joseph T. ''Early Georgia Marriages''. Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1981. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|975.8 V2eg|call number}} Volume 4; microfilm 1033953 item 2. </ref>

==Archives, Libraries and Societies==

*[[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia Archives and Libraries]]

==References==