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| == History == | | == History == |
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| [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] |
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| The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> |
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| ==== Variant Spellings ==== | | ==== Variant Spellings ==== |
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| ==== Newspapers ==== | | ==== Newspapers ==== |
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| {{GA Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}} | | {{GA Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}} |
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| *'''1859-60, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).<br> | | *'''1859-60, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).<br> |
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| == Genealogy Societies and Libraries == | | == Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
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| ==== Family History Centers ==== | | ==== Family History Centers ==== |
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| *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
| *[[Bainbridge Georgia Family History Center]] | | *[[Bainbridge Georgia Family History Center]] |
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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. |
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| *Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]$ | | *Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]$ |
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| == Decatur County Georgia Courthouse ==
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| Probate Court has marriage records from 1823<br> and probate records; Clerk Superior Court has<br>divorce, court and land records from 1823<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Georgia. Page 154 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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| == Decatur County Georgia History<br> ==
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| '''1823'''--Decatur County was created 8 December 1823 from[[Early County, Georgia|Early]] County.<br>'''County seat:''' Bainbridge <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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| == Decatur County Georgia Places/Localities ==
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| *[[Baker County, Georgia|Baker]]
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| *[[Gadsden County, Florida|Gadsden County, Florida]]
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| *[[Jackson County, Florida|Jackson County, Florida]]
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| *[[Miller County, Georgia|Miller]]
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| *[[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell]]
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| *[[Seminole County, Georgia|Seminole]]
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| == Decatur County Georgia Genealogy Resources ==
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| *1885-1886 (from newspapers) [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1824 to 1841 (Grooms) [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1837-1869 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Decatur County Marriage Licenses 1868-1896 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| {{GA Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}}
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| {{GA Probate Intro}}
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| *Wills 1828-1838 (digital images). See names of Testators [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers]
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| *Wills 1828-1838 (abstracts) [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers]$<br>
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| *Index to Minute Books A and B (includes some wills) [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers]$<br>
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| *Index to Will Book A 1828-1838 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Will Book B 1839-1873 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Will Book C 1873-1913 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Appraisements, Sales, 1828-1833 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Journal (estates) 1834-1848 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *Index to Annual Returns 1835-1850 [http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $[http://www.georgiapioneers.com/counties/countydecatur.html Georgia Pioneers] $
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| *'''1824-1841''' - Decatur County Marriage Book AA Index 1824-1841. Batch {{IGI|M712651}} 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/0/09/Igigeorgiaad.pdf.</ref>
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| *'''1837-1869''' - Decatur County Marriage Book A Index 1837-1869. Batch {{IGI|M712652}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
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| *'''1868-1895''' - Decatur County Marriage Book B Index 1868-1895. Batch {{IGI|M712653}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
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| *'''1895''' - Decatur County Marriage Book D Index 1895. Batch {{IGI|M712654}} at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr" />
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| *'''1859-60, 1879-80''' - {{PAGENAME}} Mortality Schedules at [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8756 Ancestry] ($).<br>
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| == Decatur County Georgia Genealogy Societies and Libraries ==
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| *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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| *{{FHL|Georgia%2C+Decatur|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
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| *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/GA/Decatur/ Decatur County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
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| *Georgia Pioneers [http://www.georgiapioneers.com Georgia Pioneers]$
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| == Decatur County Georgia Genealogy References == | | == References == |
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| <references /> {{Georgia|Georgia}} | | <references /> {{Georgia|Georgia}} |