The 1850 Census of Georgia Slave Owners

The 1850 Census of Georgia Slave Owners
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1999
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN: 0806348372

Format: Paper Pages: 348 pp. Published: 1999 Reprinted: 2006 Price: $35.00 $23.50 - Save: 33% ISBN: 9780806348377 Item #: CF9248 In 1850 and again in 1860, the U.S. government carried out a census of slave owners and their property. Transcribed by Mr. Cox, the 1850 U.S. slave census for Georgia is important for two reasons. First, some of the slave owners appearing here do not appear in the 1850 U.S. census of population for Georgia and are thus "restored" to the population of 1850. Second, and of considerable interest to historians, the transcription shows that less than 10 percent of the Georgia white population owned slaves in 1850. In fact, by far the largest number of slave owners were concentrated in Glynn County, a coastal county known for its rice production. The slave owners' census is arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the slave owner and gives his/her full name, number of slaves owned, and the county of residence. It is one of the great disappointments of the ante bellum U.S. population census that the slaves themselves are not identified by name; rather, merely as property owned. Nevertheless, now that Mr. Cox has made the names of these Georgia slave owners with their aggregations of slaves more widely available, it may be just possible that more persons with slave ancestors will be able to trace them via other records (property records, for example) pertaining to the 37,000 slave owners enumerated in this new volume.

1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia

1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Georgia
ISBN: 9780806319902

The 1864 Census for Re-organizing the Georgia Militia is a statewide census of all white males between the ages of 16 and 60 who were not at the time in the service of the Confederate States of America. Based on a law passed by the Georgia Legislature in December 1863 to provide for the protection of women, children, and invalids living at home, it is a list of some 42,000 men--many of them exempt from service--who were able to serve in local militia companies and perform such homefront duties as might be required of them. In accordance with the law, enrollment lists were drawn up by counties and within counties by militia districts. Each one of the 42,000 persons enrolled was listed by his full name, age, occupation, place of birth, and reason (if any) for his exemption from service. Sometime between 1920 and 1940 the Georgia Pension and Record Department typed up copies of these lists. Names on the typed lists, unlike most of the originals, are in alphabetical order, and it is these typed lists which form the basis of this new work by Mrs. Nancy Cornell. Checking the typed lists against the original handwritten records on microfilm in the Georgia Department of Archives & History, Mrs. Cornell was able to add some information and correct certain misspellings. She also points out that no lists were found for the counties of Burke, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dooly, Emanuel, Irwin, Johnson, Pulaski, and Wilcox.

Red Book

Red Book
Author: Alice Eichholz
Publisher: Ancestry Publishing
Total Pages: 812
Release: 2004
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781593311667

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.

MacRaes to America!!

MacRaes to America!!
Author: Cornelia Wendell Bush
Publisher: Cornelia Wendell Bush
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2006
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781597150255

Persons with the surname McRae, or several variations thereof, are listed by state. Information was taken mainly from U.S. censuses from 1790 to 1850.

Records of Washington County, Georgia

Records of Washington County, Georgia
Author: Marie De Lamar
Publisher: Clearfield Company
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1985
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780806311104

Washington County was established February 25, 1784 from the Creek Indian Cession of November 1, 1783.

Keep All My Letters

Keep All My Letters
Author: Richard Henry Brooks
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780865548404

In May 1862, Richard Henry Brooks of Blakely, Georgia, enlisted in the Confederate Army for the duration of the war, serving in Longstreet's Corps. He would see his wife and family only once in the next three years. He would suffer hardship and deprivation, become hospitalized, participate in one of the grandest Confederate victories of the war, and be captured and held prisoner for almost a year. He wrote his wife Telitha regularly. He told her repeatedly to save all his letters, which she did, and they are published in this book. These letters give considerable insight into Confederate homelife in southwest Georgia during the war. Brooks gives Telitha advice on the daily details of running the household. He tells her who to go to for help, how to obtain enough corn and pork for the winter, how to handle their slaves, and what supplies to send him in the field. He advises her on the children and directs the children to behave. These glimpses into the homelife of Confederate Georgia grant us a clearer understanding of how people far from the battlefields were still affected by the war.

From Grandmother's Trunk

From Grandmother's Trunk
Author: Mary Grist Whitehead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1989
Genre: Georgia
ISBN:

The narrative revolves around Martha Rebecca Middleton whose name was changed to Cook as a child and who married James Frederick Grist in 1864. Includes information on her and her husbands ancestors and some descendants. 522 Includes Dunbar and related families.

Georgia Courthouse Disasters

Georgia Courthouse Disasters
Author: Paul K. Graham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780975531297

Few places in the United States feel the impact of courthouse disasters like the state of Georgia. Over its history, 75 of the state's counties have suffered 109 events resulting in the loss or severe damage of their courthouse or court offices. This book documents those destructive events, including the date, time, circumstance, and impact on records. Each county narrative is supported by historical accounts from witnesses, newspapers, and legal documents. Maps show the geographic extent of major courthouse fires. Record losses are described in general terms, helping researchers understand which events are most likely to affect their work.

My Neck of the Woods

My Neck of the Woods
Author: J. D. Lewis
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0806351454

Trans-Allegheny Pioneers is, without a doubt, one of the most celebrated accounts of life on the Virginia frontier ever written. The author's focal point is the region of the New River-Kanawha in present-day Montgomery and Pulaski counties, Virginia. This is essential reading for anyone interested in frontier history or the genealogies of mid-18th century families who resided in the Valley of Virginia.