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Goal 4: Learn about Georgia church and cemetery records.
Choices
ALearn about Georgia church records.
Summary
- Find Georgia church information by denomination.
- Search Georgia church records at the county level.
- Get an overview of Georgia church records in these articles.
FS—Georgia Church Records
AC—Georgia Church Records - Explore additional links for Georgia church records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore church record resources on the Ancestor Hunt site.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Connie Estelle West was married in the Catholic Church. Use the "AC: Atlanta Georgia, US, Catholic, Archdiocese of Atlanta Sacrament Records, 1840-1980" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- How old was Connie when she married?
- Who was her spouse?
- What is her wedding date?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Connie Estelle" as the first name and "West" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Connie Estelle West.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Connie was 22 when she married.
- Her spouse was Harry K Aldert.
- The wedding took place on 21 Dec 1922.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
BExplore Georgia cemetery records.
Summary
- Find cemetery records for Georgia ancestors from a number of sources.
- Explore Georgia cemetery records in this article.
FS—Georgia Cemetery Records - Browse the
Interment.net site for Georgia cemetery records. - Search for Georgia cemetery records online.
- Explore additional links for Georgia cemetery records on the LDSGenealogy site.
- Explore Georgia cemetery records on the AccessGenealogy site.
- Explore the Tombstone Transcription Project on the U.S. GenWeb site.
- Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Grace Watson was buried in Georgia. Use the "AC: Savannah Georgia Cemetery and Burial Records, 1852-1939" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When did Grace Watson die?
- How old was she?
- Bonus: What unusual feature is at her gravesite?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Grace" as the first name and "Watson" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click View Record for Grace Watson.
- Read the information in the center column for the first two answers.
- Click Suggested Records for US Find a Grave for a biography that answers the last question.
- Grace died on 22 Apr 1889.
- She was 6 years old at the time of her death.
- On the gravsite is a life-sized statue of Gracie, sitting in a chair.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
Georgia Counties
Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T=GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
Click here for a printable map of counties.