Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy
Guide to Liberty County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Tax Records
- 2.27 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information
Description
The County was named for the American ideal of liberty. The County is located in the southeast area of the state. [2]
County Courthouse
Liberty County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
PO Box 829
Hinesville, GA 31313-3240
Phone: 912-876-2164
Liberty County Website
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from late 1700s, birth records from 1919 and death records from 1927.
Clerk of Court has divorce, court and land records from 1756 (some early records were lost).[3]
Liberty County, Georgia Record Dates
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
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| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1919 | 1700 | 1927 | 1784 | 1786 | 1790 | |
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Record Loss
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.[4] |
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Georgia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Georgia County Boundary Maps" (1758-1932) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places
The following are locations in Liberty County, Georgia:
History Timeline
Resources
Bible Records
Biographies
Business, Commerce, and Occupations
Cemeteries
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The following web site may have additional information on Liberty County cemeteries.
- Interment.net Georgia cemetery records
- Liberty County Genealogy, Wills, Estates, Cemeteries, Maps ($)
Census Records
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
Congregational
- Midway Congregational Church Records, Liberty County, Georgia. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
- Stacy, James. History of the Midway Congregational Church, Liberty County, Georgia. 1951. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
- 1746-1828 Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1746-1828. Batch C505921 at FamilySearch
- 1748-1788 Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1748-1788. Batch C505923 at FamilySearch
- 1754-1898 Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1754-1898. Batch C505924 at FamilySearch
- 1844-1863 Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1844-1863. Batch C505921 at FamilySearch
- 1864-1867 Congregational Church, Midway, Baptism Index 1864-1867. Batch C505922 at FamilySearch
- 1753-1858 Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1858. Batch M505921 at FamilySearch
- 1753-1785 Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1753-1785. Batch M505923 at FamilySearch
- 1754-1898 Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1754-1898. Batch M505924 at FamilySearch
- 1859-1867 Congregational Church, Midway, Marriage Index 1859-1867. Batch M505922 at FamilySearch
Court Records
- 1787-1834 Master petit and grand jury list (not including all years) Genealogy Trails
- 1870 Residents, physical descriptions of Persons (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1880's - List of Court Officials Genealogy Trails
- 1800's - List of Court Abbreviations Genealogy Trails
Directories
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
- They Had Names - Documentation of names of African Americans mentioned in the 1790-1865 wills and estate inventories of white slaveholders in Liberty County, Georgia.
Funeral Homes
Genealogies
- Liberty County Historical Society website contains references to many prominent local families.
Guardianship
Land and Property Records
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.
A digital copy of "English Crown Grants in St. Andrew Parish in Georgia 1755-1775," by Pat Bryant is available here.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy. 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.
- The Liberty County Historical Society website contains pictures and extensive historical and genealogical information.
- Taylors Creek: Story of the Community and Her People Through 200 years. Pearson, Ga.: Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
- List of published histories for the Liberty County area
Maps and Gazetteers
Migration
Military Records
- Georgia USGenWeb Archives Project
Civil War
Online Records
- 1861-1865 Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 Georgia Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
Regiments. Service men in Liberty County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Liberty County:
- - 14th Battalion, Georgia Infantry (State Guards) (Confederate),
- - 20th Battalion, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate)
- - 25th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies E and F
World War I
- 1920-1929 Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — index and images
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Other Records
Voting Records
- 1867-1868 Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — index
Periodicals
Probate Records
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).
Online Probate Records
- 1742-1990 Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
- 1763-1873 Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1772-1887 Wills 1772-1887 (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1779-1823 Wills 1779-1823 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1784-1791 Index to Estates 1784-1791, by surname (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1786-1823 Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1786-1865 Transcripts and summaries of wills, estate inventories and other probate documents naming enslaved people They Had Names
- 1789-1823 Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book A, 1789-1823 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1790-1823 Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
- 1823-1829 Estates 1823-1829 (digital images) Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1823-1848 Wills (abstracts), includes names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1824-1850 Index to Estate Appraisals Genealogy Trails
- 1824-1850 Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book B, 1824-1850 Georgia Pioneers ($)
- 1848-1865 Wills (abstracts & transcripts), inc names of enslaved people Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 Index to Wills 1864-1876 Alexander, E-Dorsey, J. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 Index to Wills 1869-1917 Miller, Melissa-Zoucks, D. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1848-1966 Index to Wills 1925-1957 Deen, Thomas-Miller, E.C. (actually 1848-1966, includes other probate records) Genealogy Trails
- 1863-1873 Index to Wills and Appraisements, Book C, 1863-1873 Georgia Pioneers ($)
School Records
Tax Records
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to age 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 , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia.
Birth
Marriage
- 1560-1993 Georgia, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
- 1699-1944 Georgia Marriages 1699-1944 at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1754-1960 Georgia Church Marriages, 1754-1960 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1785-1895 Owen, Clint. Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Digital version at Ancestry ($)
- 1785-1950 Georgia County Marriages 1785-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1787-1962 Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962 at FamilySearch — index
- 1808-1967 Georgia Marriages 1808-1967 at FamilySearch — index
- 1828-1978 Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
- 1867-1895 Liberty County Marriage Index 1867-1895. Batch M713191 at FamilySearch[6]
Death
- 1914-1927 Georgia Deaths 1914-1927 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1928-1942 Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1933-1998 Georgia Death Index 1933-1998 at FamilySearch — index
Divorce
Research Facilities
Archives
Family History Centers
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
Libraries
Museums
- Midway Museum
491 N. Coastal Hwy
Midway, GA 31320
Website
Has a library and can do look-ups.
Societies
- Liberty County Historical Society
PO Box 982
Hinesville, GA 31310
Website
Facebook page: Liberty County Historical Society - Midway Heritage Association
Highway 17
Midway, GA 31320
Website - Midway Museum
491 N. Coastal Hwy
Midway, Georgia 31320
Phone: 912-884-5837
Email: midwaymuseum@yahoo.com
Website
Facebook page: Midway Museum
Websites
- Liberty County, GA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Georgia Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Georgia Genealogy Trails Liberty County
- African Americans in Early Liberty County Ga Records
- Liberty County Historical Society
- Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- USGenWeb Liberty County, Georgia project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
- Liberty County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Georgia Pioneers Georgia Pioneers ($)
- FamilySearch Catalog - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Liberty County, Georgia" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_County,_Georgia accessed 1 Nov 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Paul K. Graham, Georgia Courthouse Disasters (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 38-39. At various libraries (WorldCat).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/57/Igigeorgiael.pdf.
