1. FxGS November Education Class Hands-on Workshop 1 21 November 2009

2. Obituary

3. Genealogical Problem  Find probate records from David Miller’s estate  John and Dennis Miller were the executors  There is an index, check for any Millers, just in case

4. Search Results  You didn’t find probate records from David’s estate  You did find entries for Dennis Miller as a guardian

5. Estate of Eli Miller  Gordon 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.

6. p. 172 “Estate of George Miller David Miller Eli Miller Simeon Miller Pinkney Miller and Sarah J Miller…”

7. p. 173

10. TimeAndDate.com

12. Genealogical Problem  Look for documentation linking Dennis Miller to David Miller  Both 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.

13. Needed Facts  Gordon 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).

14. Search Results  There are published abstracts of deeds for the parent counties of Gordon County.  You start with these and find the following results.

15. Summary of Deeds Involving David Miller

16. Land Mapped by District and Lot

17. Results of an easy search  Both David and Dennis were previously residents of Gwinnet County, Georgia

18. Results of an easy search  Both had adjoining lots in District 2 Section 2 of Cherokee County (still Cherokee County today)

19. Results of an easy search  Both settled in same part of Cass County, now Gordon County

22. Abstracting Deeds  Gordon 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.

23. City Directory

24. Genealogical Situation  Still looking for information on David’s death…