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=== 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. | ||
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== Tips == | == 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. | 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 govenments, | If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by govenments, 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 | |||
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== Analyzing Records == | == Analyzing Records == | ||
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Over 100,000 early Georgia marriages have also been published in: | Over 100,000 early Georgia marriages have also been published in: | ||
*''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. ''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1975. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;titleno=131860&amp;disp=37%2C000+early+Georgia+marriages++ book 975.8 V2m; microfilm 928351 item 3; microfiche 6046751.] </ref>Covers 29 counties; names are from ''Georgia Pioneers'' magazine. | *''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. ''37,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1975. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;titleno=131860&amp;amp;disp=37%2C000+early+Georgia+marriages++ 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.'' <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. ''40,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1976. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=131872&amp;disp=40%2C000+early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2me; microfilm 982486 item 2; microfiche 6051217]. </ref>Covers 21 counties. | *''40,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' <ref>Maddox, Joseph T., and Mary Carter. ''40,000 Early Georgia Marriages.'' N.p., 1976. Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=131872&amp;amp;disp=40%2C000+early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2me; microfilm 982486 item 2; microfiche 6051217]. </ref>Covers 21 counties. | ||
*''Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' <ref>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&amp;titleno=174574&amp;disp=Early+Georgia+marriage+roundup%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2mj 1980; 1976 ed. on microfilm 1036679 item 3; microfiche 6049619]. </ref>Covers 18 counties. | *''Early Georgia Marriage Roundup.'' <ref>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&amp;amp;titleno=174574&amp;amp;disp=Early+Georgia+marriage+roundup%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2mj 1980; 1976 ed. on microfilm 1036679 item 3; microfiche 6049619]. </ref>Covers 18 counties. | ||
*''Early Georgia Marriages''. <ref>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&amp;titleno=248134&amp;disp=Early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2eg Volume 4; microfilm 1033953 item 2]. </ref> | *''Early Georgia Marriages''. <ref>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&amp;amp;titleno=248134&amp;amp;disp=Early+Georgia+marriages%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 book 975.8 V2eg Volume 4; microfilm 1033953 item 2]. </ref> | ||
== Archives, Libraries and Societies == | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||