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Poor school miscellaneous records, 1852-1863
of Gilmer County Georgia from
Salt Lake FHL microfilm #465057 Item 5

 

The records are grouped together by militia district. My John J Thompson's siblings were in district 1009 which is the Tails Creek District. A potential relative, Brenin Thompson was in district 850.

These images can be clicked on to see a larger, readable version. Use your browser's back button to come back and see another. When you are done, you can get back to the specific individual that brought you here, by clicking on their name here: Mary I, Nancy A, Elizabeth, Caroline, Jospeh, Benjamin, or Brenin.

Click here for a map of the districts in Gilmer County.

thumbnail Joseph Thompson's children are on page 5 in an 1858 list.
Mary I age 15
Nancy A age 13
Elizabeth age 12
Caroline age 10
Joseph age 9
Benjamin age 7
thumbnail Closeup of the top of the page
thumbnail Closeup of the children
thumbnail Typical wording of the beginning of each district. In this case: "Poor of 850th district (Brenin's district) ____ 1858, a list of the names and ages of the children of the 850th district ___ between the ages of 6 and 18..."
thumbnail Branin Thompson age 15
is on page 41
thumbnail A closeup of Branin
thumbnail A lighter version of Branin