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Guide to Twiggs County Georgia genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Twiggs County, Georgia | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Georgia | |
 Location of Georgia in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 14, 1809 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Jeffersonville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Twiggs County Courthouse] PO Box 202 Jeffersonville, GA 31044 Phone: 478.945.3350 Twiggs County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Twiggs County Courthouse
PO Box 202
Jeffersonville, GA 31044
Phone: 478.945.3350
Clerk Superior Court has land, court and
divorce records; Probate Court has birth,
marriage, death and probate records[1]
History
Parent County
1809--Twiggs County was created 14 December 1809 fromWilkinson County. County seat: Jeffersonville [2]
Boundary Changes
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Kitchens Cemetery, Macon BillionGraves
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.
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 Twiggs 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.
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Twiggs County.
- November 22, 1864 = Griswoldville[3]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Georgia.
Newspapers
Newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Twiggs 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 Twiggs 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, 1872-1904 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Will Book I 1875-1956 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Divisions of Estates 1898-1954 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Inventories and Appraisements 1892-1926 Georgia Pioneers
- Index to Annual Returns 1894-1911 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.
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
- Twiggs 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), Twiggs County, Georgia. Page 161 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 13 August, 2012)
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