Family Crest for the Mitchell Family of Bulloch County Georgia

Guide to Bulloch County, Georgia ancestry, genealogy and family history, nascency records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and war machine records.

County Information [edit | edit source]

Description [edit | edit source]

The County was named for Archibald Bulloch and is located in the southeast area of the land.^[2]

Canton Courthouse [edit | edit source]

Bulloch County Courthouse
2 N Main St #103
Statesboro, GA 30458
Phone: 912-764-6245
Bulloch County Website

Probate Court has nativity, marriage and probate records.
Clerk Superior Courtroom has divorce and court records from 1891 and land records from 1876.^[3]

Bulloch County, Georgia Record Dates [edit | edit source]

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 canton and/or the state authorities agency.

Known Commencement Dates for Major Canton Records [4]
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1919	1796	1919	1891	1876	1816	1820
*Statewide registration of births and death began in 1919. General compliance for births by 1928 and deaths by 1922.

Record Loss [edit | edit source]

Boundary Changes [edit | edit source]

Populated Places [edit | edit source]

For a complete listing of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The post-obit are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this canton:^[7]

Cities
Brooklet Statesboro (county seat)
Towns
Portal Register
Unincorporated communities
Aaron Adabelle Arcola Blitch Bowen Mill	Clito Deerfield Kingdom of denmark Donegal Emit	Hopeulikit Ivanhoe Leefield Olney Piddleville

• Statesboro

History Timeline [edit | edit source]

Resources [edit | edit source]

Bible Records [edit | edit source]

Biographies [edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations [edit | edit source]

Cemeteries [edit | edit source]

• 1949-1969 United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969(*) at FamilySearch
  

US Vol. 5 page 89 - Brannen Cemetery

Cemeteries with photos and headstone transcriptions on BillionGraves:

• Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
• Brannen Cemetery
• Brannen-Wilson Cemetery
• Donaldson Cemetery
• Eastside Cemetery
• Elmer Cemetery
• Friendship Cemetery
• Langston Cemetery
• Lower Lotts Creek Cemetery
• Middleground Primitive Baptist Church building Cemetery
• New Hope Cemetery
• Rigdon Cemetery
• Saint Mary's Cemetery
• Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
• Union Cemetery

Census Records [edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1800	ane,913	—
1810	2,305	20.five%
1820	two,578	11.eight%
1830	two,587	0.3%
1840	iii,102	19.9%
1850	iv,300	38.six%
1860	5,668	31.8%
1870	5,610	−1.0%
1880	8,053	43.five%
1890	13,712	lxx.3%
1900	21,377	55.ix%
1910	26,464	23.8%
1920	26,133	−1.3%
1930	26,509	1.4%
1940	26,010	−1.9%
1950	24,740	−4.9%
1960	24,263	−i.ix%
1970	31,585	30.2%
1980	35,785	13.3%
1990	43,125	20.5%
2000	55,983	29.eight%
2010	70,217	25.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records [edit | edit source]

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 historic period, date of baptism, christening, or birth; matrimony data and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Georgia denominations, see the Georgia Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places

Minutes of Upper Blackness Creek Church, Brooklet, 1832 members Georgia Pioneers ($)

Court Records [edit | edit source]

Directories [edit | edit source]

Emigration and Clearing [edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups [edit | edit source]

African-American

• 1888-1892 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1888-1892 at FamilySearch
• 1892-1895 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1892-1895 at FamilySearch
• 1910-1921 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1910-1921 at FamilySearch
• 1912-1925 Bulloch County Marriages, Colored, 1912-1925 at FamilySearch

Funeral Homes [edit | edit source]

Genealogies [edit | edit source]

Guardianship [edit | edit source]

Land and Belongings Records [edit | edit source]

Land and belongings records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Country records include deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and country patents.

See Georgia Land and Property for additional information nearly early Georgia country grants from the government. Afterwards land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions (more often than not buying and selling deeds) were usually recorded at the canton courthouse and where records are currently housed.

• 1735-1866 Georgian Colonial and Headright Plat Index, 1735-1866 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - alpha index
  
• 1783-1909 Headright and Bounty Plats, 1783-1909 at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
  
• 1805-1833 Commune Plats of Survey at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images organized by canton and commune
  
• Colonial Plats and Warrants at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
  

Local Histories [edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy. Canton histories may include biographies, church, schoolhouse and authorities history, and war machine information. For more information most local histories, see the wiki page department Georgia Local Histories.

Maps and Gazetteers [edit | edit source]

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for more resources

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
• 1740s-? Historic Map File at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
• 1866 - 1935 County Map File at Georgia Athenaeum Virtual Vault - images
• Maps of Georgia (1758-1932)

Migration [edit | edit source]

Military Records [edit | edit source]

• Georgia USGenWeb Athenaeum Project

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861-1865 Georgia Civil War Service Records of Amalgamated Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 Georgia Civil State of war Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — alphabetize — How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 U.Due south., Amalgamated Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (gratuitous)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
• 1861-1865 Confederate Enlistment Oaths and Discharges at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images and alphabetical index
• 1861-1865 Confederate Muster Rolls at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault- images; filter by commanding officeholder, service branch and regiment
• 1861-1865 Amalgamated Pension Application Supplements - images and alphabetical index; filter by canton
• 1864 Militia Enrollment Lists, 1864 - images; filter by canton
• 1867-1868 Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — alphabetize — How to Apply this Collection
• 1879-1920 Georgia, Confederate Pension Rolls, 1879-1920 at FamilySearch — index — How to Utilise this Drove
• 1879-1960 Amalgamated Pension Applications - images and alphabetical alphabetize; filter by canton

Regiments. Service men in Bulloch County served in diverse regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Bulloch County:

- 5th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry (Confederate), Company E (1st Battalion GA Cavalry)

- ninth Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company I

- 38th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Amalgamated), Company C

- 47th Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Companies C and K

- 61st Regiment, Georgia Infantry (Confederate), Company D

• Daughters of the American Revolution. Archibald Bulloch Chapter (Statesboro, Georgia). 1992. Ancestor histories of members, Archibald Bulloch Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Statesboro, Georgia. Statesboro, Georgia: Daughters of the American Revolution. Archibald Bulloch Chapter. (Civil War see all pages ) 975.8766 C44 as well digital version

Spanish-American War

• 1898 Spanish-American State of war Service Summary Cards - images and alphabetical index; filter by residence, muster location and unit

Earth War I

• 1914-1918 Globe State of war I Casualties Scrapbooks - images and alphabetical index
• 1920-1929 Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929 at FamilySearch — alphabetize and images — How to Utilize this Collection

World State of war II

• 1940-1942 Georgia Globe War II Typhoon Registration Cards 1940-1942 at findmypast - index ($))
• James D. Bigley, Jr. and Rebecca Ziegler. Bulloch County'southward World State of war II roll of honor.Statesboro, Georgia : Bulloch Canton Historical Society, 1995. FHL975.8766 M2bj

Naturalization and Citizenship [edit | edit source]

Newspapers [edit | edit source]

• 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Alphabetize, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
• Georgia Historic Newspapers at Digital Library of Georgia

Obituaries [edit | edit source]

Other Records [edit | edit source]

Lunacy Records

• 1899-1945 Images. Georgia Pioneers ($)

Voting Records

• 1867-1868 Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 at FamilySearch — alphabetize — How to Apply this Drove
• 1856-1909 - Georgia, Canton Voter Registrations, 1856-1909 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Collection

Periodicals [edit | edit source]

Probate Records [edit | edit source]

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 Section of Archives and History and the Family History Library on microfilm.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's appointment of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, assembly, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and nativity and death records (not all years).

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1733-1753 Colonial Wills at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
• 1742-1990 Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990(*) at FamilySearch — How to Utilize this Collection; index & images

Records for Bulloch County:

Administration and guardian bonds 1831-1931
Administration bonds 1852-1921
Bonds, inventories and appraisements, letters, marks and brands, marriages, wills 1795-1890 vol A
Guardian bonds 1852-1940
Inventories and appraisements 1874-1927
Messages of Assistants 1904-1918
Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1874-1908
Letters of administration, dismission, guardianship and testamentary 1908-1930
Letters of dismission 1911-1941
Letters of guardianship 1904-1947
Letters of testamentary 1895-1946
Wills and estates 1816-1927
Yr's support 1878-1924

• 1742-1992 Georgia Wills and Probate Records 1742-1992 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• 1754-1776 Colonial Will Books at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images with alpha index
• 1795-1900 Index to Inventories and Appraisements Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1795-1900 Index to Annual Returns Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1795-1900 Index to Inventories and Appraisements Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1795-1900 Alphabetize to Wills Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1795-1900 Index to Miscellaneous Manor Records Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1795-1934 Marriages includes inventories, appraisements, letters, wills, bonds, marks and brands, etc. 1795-1890, and, Marriages 1888-1934(*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bulloch Canton) at FamilySearch Itemize — partial alphabetize and images
• 1812-1836 Images of Inferior Courtroom Minutes 1812-1836 at Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1816-1927 Bulloch County Georgia list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills.
• 1816-1927 Wills and miscellaneous estate records, 1816-1927(*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bulloch County) at FamilySearch Catalog — partial index and images
• 1831-1940 Administrator and guardian bonds, 1831-1940(*); Georgia. Courtroom of Ordinary (Bulloch Canton) at FamilySearch Itemize — partial index and images
• 1854-1861 Wills (abstracts) Georgia Pioneers ($)
• Bulloch County, Georgia Will transcriptions at Georgia USGenWeb Archives Projection
• Alphabetize to Receipts from the Heirs and Other Principals to the Estates Georgia Pioneers ($)
• 1874-1927 Inventories, appraisements and sales, 1874-1927(*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bulloch County) at FamilySearch Itemize — index and images
• 1874-1947 Messages of assistants, guardians, testamentary, and dismission, 1874-1947(*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bulloch County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images
• 1878-1924 Twelve months' suport of widows, Bulloch Canton Georgia, 1878-1924(*); Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Bulloch County) at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Schoolhouse Records [edit | edit source]

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• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Expiry Alphabetize at FamilySearch - How to apply this drove; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click hither for more information. — How to Use this Collection
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click hither for more data.

Tax Records [edit | edit source]

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and all slaves up to historic period sixty. These persons are referred to as "polls." Revenue enhancement 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.

• 1787-1900 Georgia, Tax Digests, 1787-1900 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, index and images

Vital Records [edit | edit source]

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 tin can exist purchased from the Georgia State Department of Health , the Canton Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online.

For some online statewide indexes, encounter the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Georgia.

Birth [edit | edit source]

• 1870-1960 Georgia, County Delayed Birth and Expiry Records, 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — index, and some images — How to Apply this Collection

Marriage [edit | edit source]

• 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 — How to Use this Collection
• 1785-1950 Georgia Canton Marriages 1785-1950 at FamilySearch — alphabetize and images — How to Utilize this Collection
• 1787-1962 Georgia, Church Marriages, 1787-1962 at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Collection
• 1808-1967 Georgia Marriages 1808-1967 at FamilySearch — index — How to Apply this Collection
• 1828-1978 Georgia Spousal relationship Records from Select Counties 1828-1978 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
• 1888-1892 Bulloch Canton Marriages, White and Colored, 1888-1892 at FamilySearch
• 1892-1895 Bulloch County Marriages, White and Colored, 1892-1895 at FamilySearch
• 1910-1921 Bulloch Canton Marriages, White and Colored, 1910-1921 at FamilySearch
• 1912-1925 Bulloch County Marriages, Colored, 1912-1925 at FamilySearch
• 1921-1934 Bulloch County Marriages, White, 1921-1934 at FamilySearch
• 1796-1850; Index 1795-1900 Georgia Pioneers ($)

Death [edit | edit source]

• 1870-1960 Georgia, County Delayed Nascence and Decease Records, 1870-1960 at FamilySearch — alphabetize, and some images — How to Use this Drove
• 1914-1927 Georgia Deaths 1914-1927 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Apply this Drove
• 1919-1998 Georgia Deaths 1919-1998 at Ancestry — index ($)
• 1919-1930 Georgia Death Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - index and images
• 1928-1930 Georgia Non-Indexed Expiry Certificates at Georgia Archives Virtual Vault - images
• 1928-1942 Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942 at FamilySearch — index and images — How to Use this Drove
• 1933-1998 Georgia Death Alphabetize 1933-1998 at FamilySearch — index — How to Use this Drove

Divorce [edit | edit source]

Voter Records [edit | edit source]

• 1856-1941 Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1941 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection, alphabetize and images

Research Facilities [edit | edit source]

Athenaeum [edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Bulloch County. For state-wide archival repositories, meet Georgia Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers [edit | edit source]

Family History Eye and Chapter Library Locator map - search for local Family unit History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family unit History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to heart-simply databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Chapter Libraries have access to about center-only databases, but may not always have full services ordinarily provided by a family history heart.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Statesboro Georgia Family History Eye
  

Libraries [edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Bulloch County. For country-wide library facilities, see Georgia Athenaeum and Libraries.

Museums [edit | edit source]

Societies [edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Bulloch County. For state-wide genealogical societies, run across Georgia Societies.

Websites [edit | edit source]

• Georgia Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
• USGenWeb Bulloch Canton, Georgia projection. May accept maps, name indexes, history or other information for this canton.
• GAGenWeb Athenaeum
• Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Bulloch County GenWeb
• FamilySearch Catalog - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access data 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

Enquiry Guides [edit | edit source]

References [edit | edit source]

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United states, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At diverse libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bulloch, Georgia," in Wikipedia: the Gratuitous Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulloch_County,_Georgia." accessed 31 Oct 2018
3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: Us of America, tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At diverse libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: Us of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bulloch County, Georgia. Page 151-163 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Beginnings's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 155-160.
5. ↑ Paul K. Graham, Georgia Courthouse Disasters (Decatur, Georgia: Genealogy Co., 2013), 15-16. At various libraries (WorldCat).
6. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: U.s., tenth ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Georgia.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Volume 973 D27e 2002.
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bulloch County, Georgia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulloch_County%2C_Georgia, accessed 31 Jan 2019.

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Extinct Co.	Campbell · Cass · Kinchafoonee · Milton
Colonial Parishes	Christ Church · St. Andrew · St. David · St. George · St. James · St. John · St. Mary · St. Matthew · St. Patrick · St. Paul · St. Philip · St. Thomas
Major Repositories	National Athenaeum at Atlanta · Georgia Archives · Georgia Genealogical Society · Georgia Historical Guild · Athens-Clarke Canton Library Heritage Room · Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Fundamental Library · Atlanta History Centre · Coweta County Genealogical Order Research Library · DeKalb History Center · Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library · Georgia Salzburger Society · Gilbert H. Gragg Library · Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library · Ladson Genealogical Library · Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library · Academy of Georgia Main Library · Washington Memorial Library · Dallas Public Central Library
Migration Routes	Savannah River · Atlantic Coast Ports · Augusta and Cherokee Trail · Augusta-St. Augustine Trail · Augusta-Savannah Trail · Charleston-Ft. Charlotte Trail · Charleston-Savannah Trail · Cisca and St. Augustine Trail  · Cisca and St. Augustine Trail · Coosa-Tugaloo Indian Warpath · Autumn Line Road  · Fall Line Route · Federal Equus caballus Path · Fort Charlotte and Cherokee Quondam Path · Fort Moore-Charleston Trail · Georgia Road  · Georgia Road · Groovy Valley Road · King's Highway · Lower Cherokee Traders' Path · Lower Creek Trading Path · Macon and Montgomery Trail · Middle Creek Trading Path · Occaneechi Path · Old Cherokee Path · Erstwhile South Carolina State Road · Old Trading Path · Savannah-Jacksonville Trail · Tugaloo-Apalachee Bay Trail · Unicoi Trail · Upper Route

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