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| == Genealogy Societies and Libraries == | | == Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
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| *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
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| == Websites == | | == Websites == |
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| *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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| *{{FHL|Georgia%2C+Webster|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
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| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Webster/ Webster County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
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| == County Courthouse ==
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| [http://www.webstercountyga.org/ Webster County Courthouse]<br>Washington Street and Hwy 280; PO Box 29<br>Preston, GA 31824<br>Phone. 229.828.3525
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| <br>Probate Court has birth, marriage, death, burial and probate records; <br>Clerk Superior Court has divorce, court and land records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Webster County, Georgia. Page 162 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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| == History<br> ==
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| ==== Parent County ====
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| '''1853'''--Webster County was created 16 December 1853 from [[Stewart County, Georgia|Stewart ]]County. '''County seat:''' Preston <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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| '''1914''' -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
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| For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
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| *[[Burned Counties Research]] <br>
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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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| *[[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee]]
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| *[[Marion County, Georgia|Marion]]
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| *[[Randolph County, Georgia|Randolph]]
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| *[[Stewart County, Georgia|Stewart]]
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| *[[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter]]
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| *[[Terrell County, Georgia|Terrell]]
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| == Resources ==
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| ==== Cemeteries ====
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| [[Image:Gawebster.jpg|right|900px]]
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| ==== Military ====
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| {{GA Newspaper abstracts|Webster}}
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| ==== Probate ====
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| ==== Taxation ====
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| ==== Vital Records ====
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| ===== Marriage =====
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| *'''1878-1883''' - Webster County Marriage Index 1878-1883. Batch {{IGI|M713951}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/53/Igigeorgiamz.pdf.</ref>
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| == Societies and Libraries ==
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| ==== Family History Centers<br> ====
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| *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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| == Web Sites ==
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| *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. | | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |