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Quitman County GAGenWeb
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Quitman County was created from Randolph and Stewart counties on Dec. 10, 1858. It was Georgia's 128th county and was named for Gen. John A. Quitman, (1799-1858). Quitman, a former governor of Mississippi and veteran of the Mexican War, possessed a stanch belief in states rights. This position made him popular in Georgia. The Georgia Assembly, five months after his death, honored him with the naming of Quitman County. Georgetown was named the county seat of Quitman County in 1859. Georgetown, whose original name was Tabanana, was changed to Georgetown after a town by the same name in the District of Columbia. Georgetown was incorporated on December 9, 1859. |
About the USGenWeb ProjectIn the spring of 1996, a group of genealogists with mutual interests in Kentucky genealogy got together and discussed ways and means of using the internet for comprehensive genealogical resources. This resulted in a project to build web sites for every county in Kentucky. This idea quickly spread to other states and by the end of the summer of 1996, the USGenWeb Project was born. |
About the GAGenWeb ProjectIn June 1996, as the Kentucky Project was coming to completion, it was decided to create this page for all states, establishing the USGenWeb Project. Volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of county pages for a state page. If you would like to contribute your data or create a county page within a given state, please contact the person responsible for maintaining that state's page. If you would like to volunteer in any way to help with this site contact the State Coordinator Ed Gordon. |
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