Publications for Sale by Genealogy Unlimited Society and its Members The Heritage of Lowndes County, Georgia by Genealogy Unlimited Society Hardbound. A collection of family stories, church, school and community histories, and old photographs. This book is not a complete genealogy or history, but rather a collection of articles submitted by and about people with roots in Lowndes County. This book was originated with the purpose to preserve a collection of information on family genealogies and histories in connection with Lowndes County. Price includes sales tax, postage and handling.
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This volume contains a complete transcription of the records in a court register entitled the Surviving Docket , so named because it is the only register of probate records for Lowndes County prior to 1869 which was not destroyed by fire. The records are currently housed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary at the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia. The Surviving Docket consists primarily of estate inventories, sales, returns, guardianship papers, or distributions to heirs which were recorded at the courthouse from July 1847 through January 1852. While most of the documents are contemporary to that time period, some of the returns date back to estate settlements in the 1820s. These records provide direct evidence of family relationships and marriages for many of the early pioneers in this area, including farmers, planters, and slave families.