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 Welcome
to the Taliaferro County GAGenWeb
Project, a part of the USGenWeb
family of genealogical sites!
 Taliaferro
County, Georgia's 69th county, was created on December 25, 1825
from five of its surrounding counties:
Its origins actually date back to June 1, 1763, when the Creekand
Cherokee Indians ceded to Governor Wright and John Stewart, the
crown's agent for Indian Affairs, a large amount of land in payment
for debts of $200,000.
The county is named in honor of Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro,
a Revolutionary War officer who was prominent in state and national
affairs. He was a member of Congress and a candidate for President.
His name (and the county's) is pronounced Tolliver in the English
fashion.
Taliaferro County is the home of Alexander Hamilton Stephens
(1812-1883), vice-president of the Confederate States of America,
state legislator, U.S. congressman and governor of Georgia. The
astronomer Robert Greir was born in 1782 in what is now Taliaferro
County. He was founder of the nationally famous "Grier's Almanac."
Another notable citizen of Taliaferro County was Richard Malcolm
Johnston (1822-1898),an educator and author, who wrote Dukesborough
Tales and Old Mark Lampton. Also from Taliaferro County was Roselle
Mercier Montgomery (1874-1933),who was considered one of America's
finest poets and often wrote about Crawfordville.
Crawfordville, the county seat, was named for another presidential
candidate,William Harris Crawford (1772-1834). He was a member of
the cabinets of two presidents
and served as Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury and Minister
to France. Due to illness, he withdrew from the presidential race
in which John Adams was victorious.
The town was laid out by Herman Mercer, brother of Jesse Mercer,
founder of Mercer University. The town plan became known as the
"Crawfordville Plat" and was used by many subsequent town planners
in Georgia. The town was incorporated by legislative act, on December
27, 1826, with the following named commissioners, to-wit: Herman
Mercer, Thomas Chastain, Wylie Womack, Sherwood Towns, William Little,
John Murphy, and John W. Jordan.
Cemetery Records
Taliaferro County Cemeteries
First Roman Catholic Church in Georgia
Churches of Taliaferro County
Locust Grove
Chapman-Rhodes
Crawfordville Baptist Photographs
Edwards-Stewart
Ellington Family
Margaret's Grove Baptist
Biographical Records
John Loyd Atkinson
William R. Evans Pension Abstract
The Flynt Family
Dr. William Abram Love
Rev. Romulus Moore Biography
Rev. A.B. Murden Biography
Captain James M. Sanford's Volunteers:
1836
Alexander H. Stephens Biography: 1854
Stephens Home Guards, Company D, 15th Regiment: Civil War
WorldWar I Soldier's List
USGenWeb Biographies
Probate Records
John Chapman
Nathan Chapman Jr.
Rachel B. Chapman
ThomasChapman
CharityColclough
SusannaBoring Hart
RebeccaTowns
Property and Land Records
Taliaferro Creeks and Streams
Taliaferro County Historic Map Collection
1827Taliaferro Land Lottery
1827Taliaferro Residents
Thompson-McLaughlin Deed: 1830
Census Records
1830 Taliaferro Federal Census
1850 Taliaferro Federal Census
1880Taliaferro Federal Census Mortality Schedules
Miscellaneous Records
19th Century Newspaper Abstracts
History of Taliaferro County: 1854
Taliaferro County Militia District Map
Liberty Hall: Description and History
The Arrest of Alexander Stephens
History of Crawfordville
Historical
Markers in Taliaferro County, Georgia
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Be
sure to visit the Taliaferro County GAGenWeb
Research Directory. This page gives
contact information for various Taliaferro county and Georgia state
governmental agencies, libraries and newspapers. Also included on
this page is expanded information on Taliaferro County research
source material.
The USGenWeb Georgia Archives
Be sure to visit the USGenWeb Georgia Archives
Taliaferro County
Section! Several items are located in the Taliaferro section
to help you with your Taliaferro County research. Below are quick
links to the various Taliaferro County sections in the archives.
Cemetery Records
Military Records
Archival Photographs
Vital Records
Bible Records
Census Records
Deeds and Land Records
Newspaper Abstracts
Will Abstracts
Biographical Records
Church Records
General Histories
Obituaries
African Ancestored GenealogyLinks
AfriGeneas
African AmericanCemeteries
Online
Cyndi's
List: African-American
About.com: African-AmericanGenealogy
Sankofa's African
SlaveGenealogy
The
Freedmen's Bureau Online
Library of
Congress:African American Perspectives
Genforum: African AmericanForum
American Civil War Research Links
The United States Civil War
Museum
Confederate Regimental
History Links
Union Regimental
History Links
Excellent Research Links
The
Vanishing Georgia Photographic Collection of over 18,000 images
is the result of a Georgia Archives project begun in the mid-1970s
to locate and copy historically significant photographs held by
individuals throughout Georgia. Vanishing Georgia's historical photographs
document the economic, social, cultural, and political history of
the state. The project visited 66 counties and includes images from
almost all of Georgia's counties including
Taliaferro
County. Be sure to visit this excellent site!
The 1880 US Federal Census located at the LDS Family Search
siteis an excellent resource! Be sure to look for your Taliaferro
County ancestorsin this massive database of the entire US 1880 Federal
Census.
The National Register of Historic Places
Taliaferro County Inventory page contains interesting information
about historicsites in Taliaferro County.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History
LibraryCatalog
Taliaferro County listings gives detailed information on what
is available pertainingto Taliaferro County.
The Civil War Soldiers
and Sailors System is an excellent resource from the US National
Park Service.This system includes a computerized database containing
basic facts aboutservicemen who served during the Civil War. The
database currently containsapproximately 2.7 million soldier names
from over 30 states and territories.
Documenting the American South is
an electronic collection sponsored by the Academic Affairs Library
atthe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provides access
todigitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on
Americanhistory and culture. It supplies teachers, students, and
researchers atevery educational level with a wide array of titles
they can use for reference,studying, teaching, and research.
Cyndi's List of
GenealogySites on the Internet: US - Georgia, contains an abundance
of excellentlinks to various internet sites dealing with Mississippi
genealogy andhistory.
The Online Books Page History: United States (Regional), and
the AmericasSection, contains links to scores of valuable 19th century
and earlierregional histories, biographies and other works.
Making of America,(MoA)
is a digital library of primary sources in American social historyfrom
the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is
particularlystrong in the subject areas of education, psychology,
American history,sociology, religion, and science and technology.
The collection currentlycontains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000
journal articles with 19th century imprints.
Looking for a location in Taliaferro County? If so try the
USGSGNIS database. Contains information on cemeteries, creeks,
post officesand much more!
The Political Graveyard
Taliaferro County
page contains several valuable links pertaining to Taliaferro County
as well as links to biographies of politicians who were either bornin,
or were residents of Taliaferro County.
Georgia Historical
Markersin Taliaferro County is a wonderful site detailing the
text of allhistorical markers in the county.
The Official Site
of the County of Taliaferro contains detailed information about
the county.
An excellent
contemporary map of Taliaferro County is the Georgia Department
of Transportationmap. This detailed map shows roads, creeks, communities
and much more.This map is in PDF format.
Although I am not a resident of Taliaferro County, I will be
happy to assist you with your Taliaferro County, Georgia
research. Just send me an email and I will try to answer your
questions about general Georgia or Taliaferro County historical
and genealogical research. Visitors are also invited to submit
material about Taliaferro County's rich history and heritage,so
that others may benefit from the information. Such items as
biographies,deeds, wills, old photographs and such are welcome.
Please contact me, the County Coordinator, if you wish to submit
material relating to Taliaferro County, Georgia. Best wishes
with your Taliaferro County, Georgia research!
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