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I FOUND A DOCUMENT,NOW WHAT?FxGS November Education Class Hands-on Workshop

Obituary

Genealogical Problem

Find probate records from David Miller’s estateJohn and Dennis Miller were the

executorsThere is an index, check for any

Millers, just in case

Search ResultsYou didn’t find probate records from

David’s estateYou did find entries for Dennis Miller

as a guardian

Estate of Eli MillerGordon County, Georgia, Inventories

and Appraisements, Sales, Vouchers Book C 1856-1861, paginated; 172-3, 416-7, 659-61, account of Dennis Miller, guardian of Eli Miller's minors; Gordon County Probate Court Office, Calhoun; FHL microfilm 422,585.

p. 172“Estate of George Miller David Miller Eli Miller Simeon Miller Pinkney

Miller and Sarah J Miller…”

p. 173

TimeAndDate.com

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Genealogical Problem

Look for documentation linking Dennis Miller to David MillerBoth Dennis and David were farmers.In Georgia, deeds are usually extant and

fairly abundant.Start with deeds to help fill in residence

between census enumerations.

Needed FactsGordon County, Georgia was created

from Cass County, Georgia on 13 Feb 1850

Cass County, Georgia was created from Cherokee County, Georgia on 3 Dec 1832

"Historical Atlas of Georgia Counties," database, GeorgiaInfo, (http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/histcountymaps/index.htm : accessed 12 November 2009).

Search ResultsThere are published abstracts of

deeds for the parent counties of Gordon County.

You start with these and find the following results.

Summary of Deeds Involving David Miller

Land Mapped by District and Lot

Results of an easy search

Both David and Dennis were previously residents of Gwinnet County, Georgia

Results of an easy search

Both had adjoining lots in District 2 Section 2 of Cherokee County (still Cherokee County today)

Results of an easy search

Both settled in same part of Cass County, now Gordon County

Abstracting DeedsGordon County, Georgia, Deed Book

C; deed from John and Dennis Miller, executors to M.B. Tally, 15 August 1854, pp 84-5microfilm roll RHS 4839, drawer 136, box 61, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow.

City Directory

Genealogical Situation

Still looking for information on David’s death…