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| Thomas County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Georgia | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 23, 1825 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Thomasville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Thomas County Courthouse 225 N Broad Street Thomasville, GA 31792 Phone: 229.225.4108 Thomas County Website |
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County Courthouse
225 N Broad Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
Phone: 229.225.4108
County Health Department has birt and death records;
Probate Court has marriage and probate records;
Clerk Superior Court has divorce and court records
from 1919 and land records from 1826[1] == History == Local histories are available for Thomas County, Georgia. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.
Parent County
1825--Thomas County was created 23 December 1825 from Decatur andIrwin Counties. County seat: Thomasville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1849 -- Courthouse damaged by storm. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: *Burned Counties Research
*http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville *1854-1917 - First Presbyterian Church, Thomasville, Baptism Index 1854-1917. Batch C713831 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
Court
Land
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Georgia Land and Property for additional information about early Georgia land grants from the government. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions (generally buying and selling deeds) were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Thomas County, Georgia. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Georgia Local Histories.
- MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- MacIntyre, W. Irwin. History of Thomas County, Georgia: From the Time of DeSoto to the Civil War. Thomasville, Ga.: 1923. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps
Marriages
1885-1886 Marriages (from newspapers) Georgia Pioneers
Military
Newspapers
Newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Thomas County, Georgia newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Family History Library Catalog. Do a Place search for Thomas County, Georgia to find these and other records in the Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).
Probate
Colonial courts kept some early probate records. From 1777 to 1798 and since 1852, the court of ordinary or register of probates has kept probate and guardianship records. The inferior court handled probate and guardianship matters from 1798 to 1852.
Many probate records to the 1930s and 1940s are at the Georgia Department of Archives and History and the Family History Library on microfilm.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records (not all years).
- Wills, Book A, 1826-1836 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers *Wills, Book B, 1837-1845 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers *Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book A, 1826-1836 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Wills, Annual Returns, Inventories, Book B, 1837-1845 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Final Settlements, Book A, 1855-1862 Georgia Pioneers *Index to Final Settlements, Book B, 1863-1875 Georgia Pioneers *Record of Wills Filed Between 1826 and 1860 Georgia Pioneers
Taxation
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district.
Vital Records
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia. Thomas County Health Department, Vital Records, P.O. Box 148, Thomasville, GA 31799-0148, Phone: (229) 226-4241
Marriage
- 1826-1865 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1826-1865. Batch M713821 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1849-1880 - Thomas County Marriage Books E, H, and I Index 1849-1880. Batch M713822 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1868-1874 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1868-1874. Batch M713827 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1879-1885 - Thomas County Marriage Book J Index 1879-1885. Batch M713823 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1885-1889 - Thomas County Marriage Book K Index 1885-1889. Batch M713824 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1889-1895 - Thomas County Marriage Book L Index 1889-1895. Batch M713825 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
- 1895 - Thomas County Marriage Index 1895. Batch M713826 at FamilySearch - free.[3]
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Thomas County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thomas County, Georgia. Page 160 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 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.
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