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Georgia Historical Records

Georgia, Andersonville Prison Records, 1862-1865
Images of records of Federal (Union) prisoners of war confined at Andersonville prison 1864-1865.

Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960
Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Georgia.

Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
Confederate service records of soldiers who served in organizations from Georgia.

Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Union service records of soldiers who served in the First Battalion of Georgia Infantry.

Spanish-American War Service Summary Cards, Georgia Militia Regiments
Digital images of summary service cards of the three Georgia militia regiments raised for service in the Spanish-American War.

Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Index and digital images of marriages recorded in Georgia counties.

Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998
Index of deaths from the Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records.

Georgia Death Certificates 1919-1927
Georgia Death Certificates from 1919 through 1927. The collection also includes a number of certificates from 1914-1918, with the bulk dating from 1917 and 1918.

Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927
Name index and images of Georgia statewide deaths.

Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates
This Death Certificate search system is provided as an interim solution until the records for 1928-1930 can be indexed and added to the Death Certificate Collection.

Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1930
Name Index and images of Georgia statewide deaths.

Georgia, Elbert County Records, 1790-2002
Collection of digital images of marriage, court, land, school and other records from Elbert County.

Georgia, Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1933
Includes Atlanta city census and voter registration and a necrology including transcribed obituaries, death and cemetery records from Fulton County.

Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909
Collection of individual documents from Georgia’s original land grant system, the headright and bounty system, 1783-1909.

Georgia, Marriages, 1808-1967
Name index to marriage records from the state of Georgia.

Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990
This collection includes records of probate proceedings from Georgia counties.

Georgia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1942
Draft registration cards arranged numerically by local board number then alphabetically by surname of registrant.

United States Census Records 1790 -1940

Name indexes to the population schedules listing the inhabitants of the United States in 1790-1940.

United States Census, 1790
United States Census, 1800
United States Census, 1810
United States Census, 1820
United States Census, 1830
United States Census, 1840
United States Census, 1850
United States Census, 1860
United States Census, 1870
United States Census, 1880
United States Census, 1890
United States Census, 1900
United States Census, 1910
United States Census, 1920
United States Census, 1930
United States Census, 1940
United States Census, 1950

United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
Name index and images of mortality schedules listing inhabitants of the United States who died between June 1849 and May 1850.

United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850
Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850.

United States Census of Merchant Seamen, 1930
Name index and images of the Merchant Seamen schedules from the 1930 U.S. federal census.

Additional United States Collections

United States Social Security Death Index
Name index to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration beginning in 1962.

United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865
Images of index cards of Confederate officers acquired from the Military Order of the Stars and Bars.

United States Public Records Index 1970 -2010
Index of names, birth dates, addresses, phone numbers, and possible relatives of people who reside in the United States between 1970 and 2010. These records were generated from telephone directories, property tax assessments, credit applications, and other records available to the public.

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