Billy Thanks so much for this great information. Seeing as it gives so many helpful suggestions to genealogists research Black families in Houston County and also that these same sources would be useful in other counties, I have received Billy's permission to upload this post on the Houston County Web site. If anyone has any other information to upload to the website, please feel free to share. Thanks Gaila from Billy Mills: snip > In the Sunday Macon Telegraph newspaper (1 Feb 2004) there was an article regarding the Black records of Houston Co., GA, implying that there was hardly any available to research, and almost none published. Being that this is Black History month, I feel that I should respond to this. > > Any person who wants to research their Black ancestry, has an extensive amount of court records available to research, if they want to take the time to do it. And, if they want to really get involved in a County-wide project, they can apply for a R.J. Taylor Foundation grant and publish what they find regarding these Black records. > > Here is where many of these records are: > > 1. Wills: Since many Blacks were slaves prior to 1865, they are listed in the Wills of many Whites of the county. They will be listed by name, and often age.