Georgia Guided Research

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Birth

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Limited Availability:

There is no statewide birth collection covering a large portion of births in Georgia. However, there are a few, small databases and substitute records available on the What else you can try - Georgia Births page.

Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1750s-2000s: Georgia Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962
Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967
Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960
Georgia, Church Vital Records, 1828-1991
Georgia, Houston County, Marriage Records, 1832-2015
Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1750s-1993: United States Marriages, Georgia at Findmypast ($)

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1910s-1990s: Georgia Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Death Records, 1870-1960
Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942
Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927
Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998
Georgia, Church Vital Records, 1828-1991
Georgia, Chatham, Savannah, Laurel Grove Cemetery Record Keeper's Book (colored), 1852-1942
Georgia, Columbus, Linwood and Porterdale Colored Cemeteries, Internment Records, 1866-2000
Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1919-1998: Georgia, Death Index at Ancestry ($)

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• Additional online resources

• Substitute records

• Improve searching

• Research Help

• Why the record may not exist

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