Georgia Archive Visit Update
So as apart of my personal ancestry challenge I went to the Georgia Archives last Friday to see what I could uncover about my family to help me find Jetty. As this is a trip I can't take often due to my odd work schedule I gathered all the materials I could use to fill in some gaps of my tree as a whole. These items included a list of death certificates, and tax records that could pertain to my tree.
As a result I have updated my death certificate log and you can access it below.
Updated Death Certificates
https://sites.google.com/site/gadeathcertificates/https-docs-google-com-spreadsheet-ccc-key-0anmxhic2d8ojdgzeag9ibfzssuhiq3bioeztyuzev2c-usp-sharing
Tax Records Now accessible online
The next thing I learned was that the tax records are now accessible online! I was able to find a man who could be my 2nd great grand uncle Sam Ball and or Jim Waller. We weren't 100% sure that that was his name but according to the tax records it is at least a very close possibility. You can access them by going to ancestry.com and look for tax records. They are not indexed but if you are researching Wilkes county I am building a VERY haphazard index to locate your ancestors.
*Important to note that if the records are not there they may not have them even at the archives. **
Excerpts from The History of Wilkes County by Robert M. Willingham Jr.
While I have seen this book before, I looked at it with new eyes lately. You can view an overview here overview. However, if you are from or interested in Rayle Georgia I have some excerpts here that are helpful. Unfortunately the archives is not like a library and to purchase the book I have seen prices as high as $60.
I have loaded some of the excerpts particular to my family here.
* It also mentions Ceasar Booker the family member who was noted at living to be over 129 years old.**
As a result I have updated my death certificate log and you can access it below.
Updated Death Certificates
https://sites.google.com/site/gadeathcertificates/https-docs-google-com-spreadsheet-ccc-key-0anmxhic2d8ojdgzeag9ibfzssuhiq3bioeztyuzev2c-usp-sharing
Tax Records Now accessible online
The next thing I learned was that the tax records are now accessible online! I was able to find a man who could be my 2nd great grand uncle Sam Ball and or Jim Waller. We weren't 100% sure that that was his name but according to the tax records it is at least a very close possibility. You can access them by going to ancestry.com and look for tax records. They are not indexed but if you are researching Wilkes county I am building a VERY haphazard index to locate your ancestors.
*Important to note that if the records are not there they may not have them even at the archives. **
Excerpts from The History of Wilkes County by Robert M. Willingham Jr.
While I have seen this book before, I looked at it with new eyes lately. You can view an overview here overview. However, if you are from or interested in Rayle Georgia I have some excerpts here that are helpful. Unfortunately the archives is not like a library and to purchase the book I have seen prices as high as $60.
I have loaded some of the excerpts particular to my family here.
* It also mentions Ceasar Booker the family member who was noted at living to be over 129 years old.**
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