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

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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "sandy" <slsamz@charter.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Brands on cows > 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 edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > >

this is a first for me need to seek that info Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Cooper" <caroljcoop@everestkc.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Brands on cows > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "sandy" <slsamz@charter.net> > To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:18 PM > Subject: [GA-Roots] Brands on cows > > > > 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 edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. > > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > > > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy@comcast.net Listmanager > Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. > Researching the following families: Arnold, Alsobrook, Benton, Booth, Bradwell, Colson, Curles, Dailey, Davis, Dyess, Etheridge, Fort, Fuller, Gregory, Hodge, Hooks, Hudnall, Jackson, Mitchell, Shinholster, Thigpen, Thompson, Treadwell, Wall > >

I know that in some parishes in Louisiana cattle and pig brands were registered in the courthouse. My daughter found a cattle brand registered for my great-grandfather. ----- Original Message ----- From: "sandy" <slsamz@charter.net> To: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: [GA-Roots] Brands on cows > 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 edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. > GA Volunteer lookups:http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ga/state/volunteer.html > >