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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Georgia|Georgia]] > Georgia Vital Records'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Georgia|Georgia]] > Georgia Vital Records'' | ||
== Birth and Death Records | |||
= Georgia Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | |||
= Georgeia Vital Records Online Links = | |||
= Birth and Death Records = | |||
Statewide registration of births and [[Georgia Death Certificates Now Viewable Online|deaths]] in [[Portal:Georgia (state)|Georgia]] began in 1919 and was generally complied with by 1928 for births and by 1922 for deaths. Birth records are available only to the individual or his legal representative. Birth and death records can be obtained by writing to: | Statewide registration of births and [[Georgia Death Certificates Now Viewable Online|deaths]] in [[Portal:Georgia (state)|Georgia]] began in 1919 and was generally complied with by 1928 for births and by 1922 for deaths. Birth records are available only to the individual or his legal representative. Birth and death records can be obtained by writing to: | ||
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A few counties started recording vital events in the post-Civil War era. The Family History Library has microfilmed some county birth, death, and delayed birth registrations. | A few counties started recording vital events in the post-Civil War era. The Family History Library has microfilmed some county birth, death, and delayed birth registrations. | ||
'''Georgia Statewide Death Certificates 1914-1927'''--Certificates can be viewed free at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1320969 FamilySearch Record Search.] Content varies. Certificates could include: birth date, birth place, name of spouse, parents, & maiden name of mother | == Adoption Records == | ||
'''Georgia Statewide Death Certificates 1914-1927'''--Certificates can be viewed free at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1320969 FamilySearch Record Search.] Content varies. Certificates could include: birth date, birth place, name of spouse, parents, & maiden name of mother | |||
= 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. | 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. | ||
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Maddox, Joseph T. ''Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1980. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=174574&disp=Early+Georgia+marriage+roundup%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2mj 1980; 1976 ed. on microfilm 1036679 item 3; microfiche 6049619].) Covers 18 counties. | Maddox, Joseph T. ''Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1980. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=174574&disp=Early+Georgia+marriage+roundup%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2mj 1980; 1976 ed. on microfilm 1036679 item 3; microfiche 6049619].) Covers 18 counties. | ||
Maddox, Joseph T. ''Early Georgia Marriages''. Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1981. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248134&disp=Early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2eg Volume 4; microfilm 1033953 item 2].) | Maddox, Joseph T. ''Early Georgia Marriages''. Irwinton, Georgia: J. Maddox, 1981. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248134&disp=Early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2eg Volume 4; microfilm 1033953 item 2].) | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== Websites== | = Death Records = | ||
= Lost and Missing Records = | |||
= 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 = | |||
= Analyzing Records = | |||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | |||
== Websites == | |||
*[http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php | *[http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php Georgia Death certificates 1919-1927] | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/georgia/ Georgia Death indexes] | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/georgia/ Georgia Death indexes] | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com Georgia Marriages 1699-1944:] ($) | *[http://www.ancestry.com Georgia Marriages 1699-1944:] ($) | ||
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[[Category:Georgia]] | [[Category:Georgia]] | ||