Robert, Of course, we have no court records prior to the end of the war, but the surviving early court dockets are there and easily readable. Or - should I say they were there the last time I went scouring through them for my own family's criminal doings. I've not been to the records room at the Cobb courthouse for so long, nothing may be the same as I remember. It's always an interesting search, however, whether you find your horse thieves or not. Good luck! Linda in Marietta ----- Original Message ----- From: <robbalex1963@yahoo.com> To: <GACOBB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: [GACOBB] Grand Jury Docket or Indictment books > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Alexander, Stephens > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hc.2ADE/796 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have an idea of where we can find the old Grand Jury Indictment and Docket books prior to 1890??? As far back as possible? > > I'm told that a family memeber was charged with steeling horses. this was supposed to be during or after the Great War of 1861-1865. > > tia -- Robert Alexander > > >

thanks Linda -- Is there someone that that is willing do a lookup for me? I'd be willing to pay them. because of disability i cannot travel. If i could travel i would not be able to lift the books. thanks Robert Linda Murray <lhmurray@bellsouth.net> wrote: Robert, Of course, we have no court records prior to the end of the war, but the surviving early court dockets are there and easily readable. Or - should I say they were there the last time I went scouring through them for my own family's criminal doings. I've not been to the records room at the Cobb courthouse for so long, nothing may be the same as I remember. It's always an interesting search, however, whether you find your horse thieves or not. Good luck! Linda in Marietta ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: [GACOBB] Grand Jury Docket or Indictment books > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Alexander, Stephens > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hc.2ADE/796 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have an idea of where we can find the old Grand Jury Indictment and Docket books prior to 1890??? As far back as possible? > > I'm told that a family memeber was charged with steeling horses. this was supposed to be during or after the Great War of 1861-1865. > > tia -- Robert Alexander > > > Robert Alexander "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees"