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-'''Introduction to Vital Records'''
+<div style="width:23%; float:left; margin-right:4em; padding:0px">__TOC__</div>
-[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Georgia.htm Georgia State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=354&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Georgia%22 Georgia Statewide Indexes] at the FamilySearch Library.
+== Georgia Vital Records Dates ==
-{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="float:center" width="65%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
+{| class="wikitable" width="40%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
 |-
-| width="54%" |__TOC__
+| width="10%" align="center" | Government Registration
-| valign="middle" |<center>'''  [[Image:Vital Records.jpg|center|400px|Vital Records.jpg]]   '''<br></center>
+| 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>
 |}
-==Georgia Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online==
+<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
+==Online Resources==
 ===Births===
+*'''1754-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60264 Ancestry]($)''
+*'''1870-1960''' {{RecordSearch|3438747|Georgia County Delayed Birth, 1870-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1754-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch; Index — [[Georgia Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+===Marriages===
-*'''1754-1960''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60264 Georgia, Select Births and Christenings, 1754-1960] at Ancestry ($)
+*'''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 ($)
-*'''1828-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2790246|Georgia, Church Vital Records, 1828-1991}} at FamilySearch, index — [[Georgia, Church Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1699-1944''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7839 Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944] at Ancestry — index ($)
-*'''1846-1869''' [http://usgwarchives.net/ga/gavitals.htm USGenWeb Archives 1846-1869 Births Based on Social Security]
+*'''1754-1850''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2085 Georgia Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850] at Ancestry — index ($)
-*'''1790-2002''' {{RecordSearch|2071974|Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia, Elbert County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1785-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1927197|Georgia County Marriages, 1785-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1827-1955''' {{RecordSearch|2125026|Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1808-1967''' {{RecordSearch|1674807|Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967}} at FamilySearch — [[Georgia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
-*'''1870-1960''' {{RecordSearch|3438747|Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1828-1978''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4766 Georgia Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
+*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4453 Georgia Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry — index ($)
+*'''1964-1998''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20888/georgia-marriages?s=275764761 Georgia Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-===Marriages===
+===Deaths===
+*'''1870-1960''' {{RecordSearch|3438747|Georgia County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960}} at FamilySearch; index & images
+*'''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 ($)
-*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=georgia United States Marriages – Georgia, 1560-1993] at Findmypast ($) index
+===City & County Databases===
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7839 Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944] at Ancestry ($)
+*{{RecordSearch|2748952|Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015}} at FamilySearch; index & images — [[Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|2549568|Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|1927197|Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950}} at FamilySearch; Index and images — [[Georgia, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|2543297|Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Georgia, Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|1674807|Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967}} at FamilySearch; Index — [[Georgia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|2748952|Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2085 Georgia Marriages to 1850] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4766 Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4453 Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry ($)<br>
-===Deaths===
-*[http://www.georgiaarchives.org/research Georgia's Virtual Vault Death Certificates] Index and images
+===Divorce===
-*{{RecordSearch|1320969|Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927}} at FamilySearch; Index and images — [[Georgia, Deaths - 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 ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2562 Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927] at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5426 Georgia Deaths, 1919-98], at Ancestry ($)
-*[http://usgwarchives.net/ga/gavitals.htm USGenWeb Georgia Death Index, 1919-1998]
-*{{RecordSearch|1385727|Georgia, Deaths 1928-1943}} at FamilySearch; Index and images — [[Georgia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|1937238|Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998}} at FamilySearch; Index — [[Georgia Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], Incomplete, at Ancestry ($).
 ==Georgia Vital Records Resources==
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 *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
-*Wee Monster Links for Georgia [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Georgia Birth &amp; Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - 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 ($)
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 Statewide registration of births in [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] began in 1919 and was generally complied with by 1928. Birth records are available only to the individual or his legal representative. FamilySearch has the following online database available:
-*{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}}[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674802?collectionNameFilter=false Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960] at FamilySearch
+*{{RecordSearch|1674802|Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960}} at FamilySearch
 Birth records can be obtained by writing to:
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 ==Marriage Records==
-'''Early - 1952'''
+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]]
-'''1952 - Present'''
-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.
-*'''[[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>
+'''[[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>
 ==Divorce Records==
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 '''FamilySearch Record Search Collection'''
-A name index and 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]].
+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]].
 <br>
-*'''1928-1943''' {{RecordSearch|1385727|Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Georgia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''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 - 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]]