Elbert County: Births Reported in 1875 and 1876 ======================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Jeanne Arguelles ejarguelles@msn.com ======================================================================= Elbert County, Georgia Register of Births 1875-1876 In 1875, Georgia mandated Statewide registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages, but abandoned the act in 1876. Elbert County recorded 20 births during this period, which are transcribed below from the microfilm at the Georgia Department of History and Archives in Atlanta. The State began requiring Birth Registrations again in 1919. Those records are available through the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Vital Records Department in Atlanta. Register of Births Date of Birth: August 25, 1875 Name of Child: Mary SWIFT Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: W Place of Birth: Elberton, GA Maiden name of Mother: Sallie E. YOUNG Mother's Birthplace and Age: S. Carolina - 27 Residence: Elberton, GA Name of Father: Thomas M. SWIFT Father's Birthplace and Age: Elberton, GA - 38 yrs By Whom Reported: M. P. DEADWYLER, MD Date of Birth: Sept 15, 1875 Name of Child: Emory P. EDWARDS Sex: M Number of child of Mother: 7th Color: W Place of Birth: Elberton, GA Maiden name of Mother: Georgia H. WILLIS Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 33 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Emory F. EDWARDS Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 38 By Whom Reported: M. P. DEADWYLER, MD Date of Birth: Sept 9, 1875 Name of Child: James M. SANDERS Sex: M Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: W Place of Birth: Elberton, GA Maiden name of Mother: Frances C. HAMMOND Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 22 Residence: Elberton, GA Name of Father: James O. SANDERS Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 24 By Whom Reported: M. P. DEADWYLER, MD Date of Birth: Oct 12, 1875 Name of Child: Bula BURNETT Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 2nd Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden name of Mother: Sarah J. FALKNER Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 24 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Crawford H. BURNETT Father's Birthplace and Age: Franklin Co, GA - 23 By Whom Reported: M. P. DEADWYLER, MD Date of Birth: May 28, 1875 Name of Child: Olivia EDWARDS Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden name of Mother: ____ A. ARNOLD Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 22 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Benjamin F. EDWARDS Father's Birthplace and Age: Forsyth Co, GA - 24 By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: July 2, 1875 Name of Child: Ada May OLDS Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 2nd Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah E. DUBOSE Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 24 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: James N. OLDS Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 25 By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: Aug 8, 1875 Name of Child: Mary Nancy FAMBROUGH Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 1st Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Victoria L. DUBOSE Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 20 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: L. G. FAMBROUGH Father's Birthplace and Age: Green Co, GA - 25 By Whom Reported: Jas. Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: Sept 8, 1875 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 1st Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Mary ROSSER Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: M. H. ROUSEY Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 24 By Whom Reported: Ja. Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: 17 Oct 1875 Name of Child: Not Named Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: WORED Mother's Birthplace and Age: Abaville Co, Ca - 38 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Daniel GREENE Father's Birthplace and Age: By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: Sept 26, 1875 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 1st Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Jane HARPER Mother's Birthplace and Age: [blank] Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Henry HEARD Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA By Whom Reported: Jas. Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: Oct 30, 1875 Name of Child: Wm. Calvin MOORE Sex: M Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Mary EBERHART Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: S. Asa MOORE Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 23 By Whom Reported: S. W. WALKER, MD Date of Birth: Oct 4, 1875 Name of Child: Dillard C. HERNDON Sex: M Number of child of Mother: 1st Color: W -- premature Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Sarah H. WARNOCK(?) Mother's Birthplace and Age: South Carolina - 28 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: George L. HERNDON Father's Birthplace and Age: South Carolina - 27 By Whom Reported: S. W. WALKER, MD Date of Birth: Nov 17, 1875 Name of Child: Malita L. F. DICKINSON Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 1st Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: ____ F. VAUGHAN Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 19 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Cobert(?) P. DICKERSON Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA By Whom Reported: S. W. WALKER, MD Date of Birth: Nov 4, 1875 Name of Child: Birtha A. MOORE Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 8th Color: W Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA Maiden Name of Mother: Elizabeth M. TUCKER Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 47 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Thomas A. MOORE Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 42 By Whom Reported: S. W. WALKER, MD Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1876 Name of Child: PLUMER Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 5th Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: Jane CADE Mother's Birthplace and Age: S. Carolina - 27 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Abram PLUMER Father's Birthplace and Age: [blank] - 35 By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: Mar 15, 1876 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: Fannie JONES Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 22 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Jacob TATE Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co - 25 By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: March 1876 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 6th Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: [blank] Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 28 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Sandy MARTIN Father's Birthplace and Age: S.C. - 45 By Whom Reported: James Eugene BELL, MD Date of Birth: March 1876 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: F Number of child of Mother: 7th Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: Alsey HUGHES Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Martin HUGHES Father's Birthplace and Age: Virginia - 48 By Whom Reported: James E. BELL, MD Date of Birth: January 1876 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: [blank] Number of child of Mother: [blank] Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: Georgia TURMAN Mother's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 16 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Illegitimate, mother married husband and claiming parentage Father's Birthplace and Age: [blank] By Whom Reported: James E. BELL, MD Date of Birth: February 1876 Name of Child: [blank] Sex: M Number of child of Mother: 3rd Color: B Place of Birth: Elbert Co, GA, country Maiden Name of Mother: Malina JONES Mother's Birthplace and Age: S.C. - 23 Residence: Elbert Co, GA Name of Father: Peter HUGHES Father's Birthplace and Age: Elbert Co, GA - 28 By Whom Reported: James E. BELL, MD