Worth County Resources
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Worth County Courthouse
201 North Main Street
Sylvester, GA 31791-2100
Phone: (229)776-8200
Margaret Jones Public
Library
205 East Pope St.
Sylvester, GA 31791
Phone: (229)776-2096
Sylvester-
Worth County Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 768
301 E. Franklin Street
Sylvester, Georgia 31791
Phone: (229)776-7718
Southwest
Georgia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4672
Albany, Georgia 31706
Meets at the Heritage Museum
100 West Roosevelt Avenue
Albany, Georgia 31701
Phone: 229-420-3218 on the 1st Saturday of every month at 1:00 p.m.
John E. Ladson, Jr. Historical
and Genealogical Library
Location:
119 Church St.
Vidalia, Georgia 30474
Phone: (912)537-8186
Mailing address:
610 Jackson St.
Vidalia, Georgia 30474
LDS Family History Centers
Albany Georgia LDS Family History Center
2700 Westgate Blvd.
Albany, Georgia
Phone: (229)888-7588
Hours: T/Th 9 am - 1pm, 6-9 pm; Fri 6-9 pm; Sat 9 am - 1 pm
Tifton Georgia LDS Family
History Center
402 W. 24th St.
Tifton, Georgia
Phone: (229)382-4202
Hours: Tues 2-9 pm; other times by appt.
Try this
link to find a FHC near you!
The Georgia Department
of Human Resources
Vital Records Service
47 Trinity Avenue S.W.
Room 217-H
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1201
Phone: (404) 656-4750
If your request is urgent,
you may call and charge your certificates to your Visa, Discover,
or MasterCard. There is a $5.00 fee for this service, plus $15.50 if you
want your certificate to be shipped by overnight Federal Express.
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Worth County, published
2003 by the Worth County Historical Society. 230 images , 128 pages. Images
from around Worth County, Georgia - through the years. Available through sites
like: Amazon.com, Boooksamillion.com, etc.
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Davis Family Of
Wilcox and Worth, by Joy
McDaniel.
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Dorminy/Dorminey:
Descendants of John and Rachel Dorminy of Irwin County, Georgia
Families included: Dorminy, Dorminey, Dominey, Paulk, Fletcher, Whiddon, Young,
Branch, Harper, Hobby, Roberts, Clements, McMillan, Smith, Henderson, Weaver,
Vickers, Walker, Sumner, Jones, Ross, Tucker, Williams, Hogan, and Tomberlin
among others.
www.southgeorgiagenealogy.com
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Obituaries and
Death Notices from the Sylvester Local News - Sylvester, Georgia: 1895-1896
and 1900-1903, compiled by Catherine Fussell Wells.
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The Complete Cemetery
Records of Worth County, Georgia, compiled by Catherine
Fussell Wells.
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Marriage Birth and Divorce
Notices from The Sumner Free Trader/Worth County Local 1895 - 1893,
by Catherine Fussell Wells. Cost is $15.00 including postage & handling.
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Obituaries & Death Notices
from
The Sumner Free Trader/Worth County Local 1895-1893.,
by Catherine Fussell Wells. Cost is 20.00 including postage & handling.
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The History of Worth
County, Georgia: 1854-1934
by Mrs. Lillie Martin Grubbs republished by Barnard Trail Chapter, NSDAR
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The History of Worth
County, Georgia: Vol. II
by Barnard Trail Chapter, NSDAR
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The
Sumner Family History
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Record of the Henderson
and Whiddon Families and Their Descendants
Compiled
by William Henderson, Son of Capt. Daniel Henderson and Fereby A. Whiddon Henderson.
Printed 1926 - Byrd Printing Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Hobby Family of South
Georgia
by Robert J. Robinson.
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Unofficial listing of some
records available on microfilm/microfiche through the LDS Family History Library.
(Note: Due to possibility of error in transcription, please verify the
title and number of the film before ordering.)
Census Records
- Population Schedules:
- 1860 Census LDS Film
# 0803141; 1st filming LDS Film # 0007056
- 1870 Census LDS Film
# 0545683; 1st filming LDS Film # 0007086
- 1880 Census LDS Film
# 1254172
- 1900 Census LDS Film
# 1240230
- 1910 Census LDS Film
# 1374232
- 1920 Census LDS Film
# 1820286
- Mortality Schedules:
- 1860 Schedule LDS
Film #0422413
- 1870 Schedule LDS
Film #0422415
- 1880 Schedule LDS Film #0422418
- Non-population Schedules:
- Agricultural (These
give detailed information about the variety and quantity of crops and
livestock produced by each farmer.)
- 1860 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602482
- 1870 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602484
- 1880 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602496
- Manufacturing
- 1880 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602498
- Social Status (No
information about individuals)
- 1860 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602500
- 1870 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602501
- 1880 Schedule
LDS Film # 1602503
Civil War Records
- Confederate Pension Rolls,
1890-1930 LDS Film # 0506677
- Twelve Months Support,
1897 LDS Film # 0506675
County Histories
- History of Worth County,
Georgia: for the first eighty years, 1854-1934 by Lillie Martin Grubbs and
the Barnard Trail Chapter of the DAR LDS Fiche #6019595
Court of Ordinary
Records
- Minutes, 1879-1885 LDS
Film # 506662
- Minutes, 1885-1892 LDS
Film # 506663
- Minutes, 1892-1898 LDS
Film # 506664
- Minutes, 1897-1903 LDS
Film # 506665
- Minutes, 1903-1911 LDS
Film # 506666
Superior Court Homestead
Records, 1896-1916 LDS Film # 0506692
Pony Homestead
Records, 1899-1940
LDS Film # 0506676
Superior Court
Minutes, Indexed (Murder, Rape, Divorce, Foreclosure, Eviction, and more. You'd be surprised
how many of your ancestors showed up in court. Indexed by plaintiff only, so
you'll have to check the entire index for defendants. Be sure to check under
"State vs." (for criminal behavior) and "John Doe" (for evictions))
- 1879-1894, LDS Film #
506689
- 1894-1899, LDS Film #
506690
- 1895, LDS Film # 506694
Item 2
- 1899-1910, LDS Film #
506691
Superior Court Jury List,
1879-1904
LDS Film # 506694 Item 1
Land Records from
1892 - Some
deeds (i.e. slaves) are not in the comprehensive indexes. Double-check the individual
indexes of the early deed books.
- Index to Deeds, vol A
1892-1904 LDS Film # 0526081
- Index to Deeds, vol B
1904-1912 LDS Film # 0526082
- Deed Book F (1892-1896)
LDS Film # 0506678
- Deed Book G (1894-1896)
LDS Film # 0506679
- Deed Book H (1896-1898)
LDS Film #0506680
- Deed Book I (1898-1899)
LDS Film # 0506681
- Deed Book J (1899-1901)
LDS Film # 0506682
- Deed Book K (1901-1902)
LDS Film # 0506683
- Deed Book L (1902-1904)
LDS Film # 0506684
- Deed Book M (1904-1906)
LDS Film # 0506685
- Deed Book N (1904-1906)
LDS Film # 0506686
- Deed Books O-P (1906-1909)
LDS Film # 0506687
- Deed Book Q (1909-1911)
LDS Film # 0506688
Marriage Records
from 1854-1967
- 1854-1896 LDS Film #
0482205
- 1896-1907 LDS Film #
0482206
- White marriages: 1906-1945
LDS Film # 0482207
- White marriages: 1945-1952
LDS Film # 0482208
- White marriages: 1952-1963
LDS Film # 0482209
- White marriages: 1963-1967
LDS Film # 0482210
- Colored marriages: 1908-1934
LDS Film # 0482211
- Colored marriages: 1934-1966
LDS Film # 0506658
- Colored marriages: 1952-1967
LDS Film # 0506659
Military Records
- WWI Service Records (1917-1919)
LDS Film # 0511683
- WWI Record of Veterans
1917; Discharge Records v. 1 (1919-1957) LDS Film # 0506695
- WWI Discharge Records,
v. 2 (1944-1956) LDS Film # 0506696
- WWI Discharge Records,
v. 3 (1946-1956) LDS Film # 0506697
- WWI Discharge Records,
v. 4 (1948-1967) LDS Film # 0511682
Probate Records
- Will Book A & 2 (1865-1951)
LDS Film # 0506660
- Will Book 3 (1951-1967)
LDS Film # 0506661
- Letters of Administration
and guardianship Book A (1879-1913) LDS Film # 0506667
- Letters of Administration
and guardianship Book A (1879-1922) LDS Film # 0506668
- Inventories and Appraisements Book A (1879-1913) LDS Film # 0506669
- Annual returns and vouchers
Books A-B (1879-1903) LDS Film # 0506670
- Annual returns and vouchers
Book C (1903-1912) LDS Film # 0506672
- Records of vouchers (1896-1900)
LDS Film # 0506672
- Records of vouchers (1900-1905)
LDS Film # 0506673
- Sales of Estates, 1879-1951
LDS Film # 0506674
Vital Records
- Applications for Delayed
Birth Certificates A-M (1943-1963) LDS Film # 0820001
- Applications for Delayed
Birth Certificates N-Z (1943-1963) LDS Film # 0820002
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