Sandy, In Decatur County, Georgia, there was a "Marks & Brands" book. I have been told that men frequently registered their brand soon after arriving in an area. Unfortunately, the book in Decatur County was "missing" when last we asked to see it. In some counties the book may be found in the county clerk's office and in others in the Probate Judge's office. And some counties have none. It is likely that a man (or his son) would use the same brand in Georgia and SC or NC, if possible. The marks and brands book in Jefferson County, Florida, has some marriages recorded in the back. Donna > Sandy, > I don't know if it applies in all states, but in most of them you need to > contact the county clerk's office. They should have a brands record book > that goes back to the organization of the county. That is, if the > courthouse didn't burn and destroy them. :-) > Carolyn Cooper > > > Could someone share with me the method I should follow to find cow brands > and the owners name associated with that brand? Family lore is that our > ancestors (pre 1800) were cow hearders in the Carolinas. They settled in > Laurens County, GA in the very early 1800s and did have a goodly number of > cattle. My thinking is that if I can identify their brand in GA, I might be > able to find that same brand in SC or NC. Knowing that info might help me > find the parents of John, Hester, Henry, and Eli CLARK. Thanks, Sandy

fyi...found this note with a google search: Reference: Cattle Brand Book. Colonial Records of Georgia, Marks & Brands Book K. Georgia State Archives. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Warlick" <dwarlick3@comcast.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:17 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Marks & Brands Sandy, In Decatur County, Georgia, there was a "Marks & Brands" book. I have been told that men frequently registered their brand soon after arriving in an area. Unfortunately, the book in Decatur County was "missing" when last we asked to see it. In some counties the book may be found in the county clerk's office and in others in the Probate Judge's office. And some counties have none. It is likely that a man (or his son) would use the same brand in Georgia and SC or NC, if possible. The marks and brands book in Jefferson County, Florida, has some marriages recorded in the back. Donna > Sandy, > I don't know if it applies in all states, but in most of them you need to > contact the county clerk's office. They should have a brands record book > that goes back to the organization of the county. That is, if the > courthouse didn't burn and destroy them. :-) > Carolyn Cooper > > > Could someone share with me the method I should follow to find cow brands > and the owners name associated with that brand? Family lore is that our > ancestors (pre 1800) were cow hearders in the Carolinas. They settled in > Laurens County, GA in the very early 1800s and did have a goodly number of > cattle. My thinking is that if I can identify their brand in GA, I might be > able to find that same brand in SC or NC. Knowing that info might help me > find the parents of John, Hester, Henry, and Eli CLARK. Thanks, Sandy

Marks and Brands 1825-1828 for Decatur County are on the Decatur County Archives page under "Court Records". The Decatur page is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/decatur.htm Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Warlick" <dwarlick3@comcast.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 8:17 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Marks & Brands > Sandy, > In Decatur County, Georgia, there was a "Marks & Brands" book. I have been > told that men frequently registered their brand soon after arriving in an > area. Unfortunately, the book in Decatur County was "missing" when last we > asked to see it. In some counties the book may be found in the county > clerk's office and in others in the Probate Judge's office. And some > counties have none. It is likely that a man (or his son) would use the > same brand in Georgia and SC or NC, if possible. > The marks and brands book in Jefferson County, Florida, has some marriages > recorded in the back. > Donna > > > Sandy, > > I don't know if it applies in all states, but in most of them you need to > > contact the county clerk's office. They should have a brands record book > > that goes back to the organization of the county. That is, if the > > courthouse didn't burn and destroy them. :-) > > Carolyn Cooper > > > > > Could someone share with me the method I should follow to find cow > brands > > and the owners name associated with that brand? Family lore is that our > > ancestors (pre 1800) were cow hearders in the Carolinas. They settled in > > Laurens County, GA in the very early 1800s and did have a goodly number of > > cattle. My thinking is that if I can identify their brand in GA, I might > be > > able to find that same brand in SC or NC. Knowing that info might help me > > find the parents of John, Hester, Henry, and Eli CLARK. Thanks, Sandy > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > >