Always on the hunt for new records, I periodically scan the billions of free records accessible on the FamilySearch website. Many of these records are indexed, but many are not. Don’t let that stop you though. After a fellow researcher found burial records in the unindexed historical images for direct Athya ancestors from Glasgow, Scotland in both our families, these images have become one of my “go to” places to research. It’s easy to use, you just need to set up a free account. From the unindexed Historical Images page, you simply enter an area you want to search, and you’ll get a list of all they have available. You’re on your own from there, just start browsing. I try to spend a little time each week in these records.
In today’s post, I share recent finds of homestead records for ancestors from Greene County, Georgia—Caroline B. (Hobbs) Lankford, her husband James M. Lankford, and James’ brother William A. Lankford. Caroline and James Lankford are my 3rd great-grandparents. I already had her homestead record, found on a visit to the Georgia Archives years ago, but had never seen the other two. Luckily, the Greene County, Georgia "Record of Homesteads, Book A" has an index in the front so I knew what page to look for them. The image below is the cover of that book with an overlay of a portion of the “L” index. I’ve also posted images of the legal notices that were published in The Greensboro Herald of Greensboro, Georgia for each homestead record.
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Record of Homesteads, Book A, Greene County, Georgia and a portion of the "L" index (click to enlarge) |
Caroline B. Lankford
Your Petitioner further showeth that, under the provisions of said Constitution and of said Act, she desires to have set apart, to be escempt from levy and sale, for the use and benefit of said family, certain Personal Property, not to escceed One Thousand Dollars in Specie, a schedule of which said personalty is hereth attached, marked eschibit “A,” to which reference is hereby made.
Your Petitioner therefore asks, that the usual notice in such cases may issue, and be published, as is by law required, and as in duty bound petitioner will ever pray, etc.
Witness J. L. Tarwater.
Caroline B. Lankford (her mark), Wife of James M. Lankford.
Eschibit “A.” Schedule of Personalty of Caroline B. Lankford, Wife of James M. Lankford.
Household & Kitchen furniture $100.00
25 Hogs $50.00 50.00
5 Cows & yearlings 5.00
1 Gold Watch & Chain 30.00
1 One Horse Wagon 20.00
$275.00
Filed in office July 6, 69 & Hearing published for July 17, 1869. D. A. Newsom, Ordinary
Georgia, Greene County. To Jefferson F. Wright, County Surveyor. You are hereby commanded to proceed upon the Lands claimed by Caroline B. Lankford, Wife of Jas. M. Lankford of said County, said lands described in a petition on file in my office, and shall lay off the Homestead awarded by Section First, Article Seventh of the Constitution of Georgia, on or out of the Lands claimed by the said Caroline B. Lankford. And make a Plot of the same, and an affidavit, that the same is correctly platted and laid off and that to the best of your knowledge and belief, is not worth more than Two thousand Dollars in specie; and that you return the same to me on or before 17th day of July 1869.
Herein fail not under the penalty to be imposed for contempt. Given under my hand and official signature this 9th day of July 1869. -- D. A. Newsom, Ordinary
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Homestead plat for Caroline B. Lankford |
Georgia, Greene County. Personally appeared before me Jefferson F. Wright, County Surveyor, and in for the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposeth and sayeth, that the above is a correct Plat of the Homestead of Caroline B. Lankford. That the same is correctly surveyed and laid off under and by virtue of an Order from D. A. Newsom, Ordinary of said County, herewith filed, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief, the same parcel of land described by the foregoing Plot is not worth more than Two Thousand Dollars in species. --Jefferson F. Wright S.G.C.
Sworn to subscribed before me this 17th day of July 1869. A. J. Shannon, Deputy Clerk Court of Ordinary.
Approved July 17th 1869. D. A. Newsom, Ordinary. Recorded this 23rd day of July 1869. Isaac R. Hall, Clerk.
The image below is the legal notice published in The Greensboro Herald on July 22, 1869.
James M. Lankford
Page 106, No. 57. James M. Lankford a debtor and the head of a family of Greene County, Georgia claims that the following schedule of property owned by him is escempt from levy & sale, under the Statutes of said State to wit.
1 House & Lot in Penfield, Greene Co. Georgia, worth $100.00.
1 Cow & Calf. Seventy five Dollars worth of provisions.
10 Head of Hogs, Beds, Bedsteads & Bedding.
1 Spinning wheel & 2 Pair Cards, Ordinary Cooking untensils & Table.
Crockery.
This January 9th, 1869. -- James M. Lankford
Recorded this 10th day of June 1869. Isaac R. Hall, Clerk
The image below is the legal notice published in The Greensboro Herald on January 14, 1869.
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William A. Lankford
Page 120. No. 66. Georgia, Greene County. To the Ordinary of said County. The Petition of William A. Lankford of said County respectfully showeth, that he is the head of a family consisting of his wife Nancy O. Lankford and three children, and that he desires, under the provisions of Section First Article Seven of the Constitution of Georgia, and an act of the General Assembly entitled “An Act to provide for setting apart a Homestead of Realty and Personalty, and for the valuation of said property,” etc., approved October 3, 1868, to have laid off and set apart to be escempt from levy and sale, as a Homestead for the use of his said family, on or out of one hundred and thirty one acres of Land in said County, adjoining lands of William Moncrief, Wm. Mayo and others, a portion or the whole of said real estate not to escceed the value of Two Thousand Dollars in specie.
Your Petitioner therefore prays that an order may issue to the County Surveyor of said County, if none to some other Surveyor, requiring him to lay off and make a plat of a Homestead for said family and make return thereof in accordance with the law.
Your Petitioner further showeth that, under the provisions of said Constitution and of said Act, he desires to have set apart to be excempt from levy and sale for the use and benefit of said family certain Personal Property, not to escceed One Thousand Dollars in specie a schedule of which said personalty is hereto attached marked eschibit “A” to which reference is hereby made.
Your Petitioner therefore asks that the usual notice in such cases may issue, and be published, as is by law required and as in duty bound petitioner will ever pray, etc.
William A. Lankford By his Attys at Law, Robinson & Branch
“A.” Schedule of Personalty of William A. Lankford.
1 Horse $75.00. 4 Cows & 2 Calves $80.00. 3 Head Hogs $25.00. $180.00
1 one horse Wagon $15.00. 1 Two horse Wagon 5.00. 20.00
1 old Buggy $5.00. 1 Lot Farming Tools $5.00. 10.00
1 Lot Household Furniture consisting of Beds, Bedding
Chairs, Crockery, Cooking Utensils, H. 50.00
25 Bushels of Corn $25.00. 4 Bales Cotton $360.00. 385.00
2000 lbs. Fodder. 20.00
1 Note on Miles Caldwell $75.00. 1 Note on Lacy Moncrief 9.00. 84.00
1 Note on Colemus Jack $100.00. 1 Note on Josiah Pollard 62.50. 162.50 = $911.50
Filed in Office Oct 6th 1869. Hearing published for 16th Oct 1869. A. J. Shannon Deputy.
Georgia, Greene County. To Jefferson F. Wright, County Surveyor. You are hereby commanded to proceed upon the Lands claims by William A. Lankford of said County, said land described in a Petition on file in my office and shall lay off the Homestead awarded by Section First Article Seventh of the Constitution of Georgia on or out of the Lands claimed by the said William A. Lankford, and make a Plat and an Affidavit, that the same is correctly Platted and laid off and that to the best of your knowledge and belief is not worth more than Two Thousand dollars in specie, and that you return the same to me on or before the 16th day of September 1869. Herein fail not, under the penalty to be imposed for contempt.
Given under my hand and Official signature this 6th day of October 1869. D. A. Newsom, Ordinary.
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Homestead plat for William A. Lankford (click to enlarge) |
Georgia, Greene County. Personally appeared before me Jefferson F. Wright, County Surveyor, in and for the County aforesaid, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that the above is a correct Plat of the Homestead of William A. Lankford. That the same is correctly surveyed and laid off under and by virtue of an order from D. A. Newsom Ordinary of said County herewith filed, and that toe the best of his knowledge and belief the said parcel of Land described by the foregoing Plat is not worth more than Two Thousand Dollars in specie. -- J. F. Wright, S.G.C.
Sworn to & subscribed before me 15th day of October 1869. A. J. Shannon, Deputy. Recorded this 20th day of October 1869. Isaac R. Hall, Clerk.
The images below are legal notices published in The Greensboro Herald on October 21, 1869.
References
- Legal Notice for Caroline B. Lankford, The Greensboro Herald, Greensboro, Georgia, July 22, 1869.
- Legal Notices, Greene, Sheriff’s Sales, The Greensboro Herald, Greensboro, Georgia, October 21, 1869.
- Legal Notices, Greene, Sheriff’s Sales, The Greensboro Herald, Greensboro, Georgia, January 14, 1869.
- Record of Homestead, Caroline B. Lankford, Greene County, Georgia; https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=7&place=395663&rmsId=TH-909-88274-99207-44&imageIndex=75&singleView=true.
- Record of Homestead, James M. Lankford, Greene County, Georgia; https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=7&place=395663&rmsId=TH-909-88274-99207-44&imageIndex=73&singleView=true.
- Record of Homestead, William A. Lankford, Greene County, Georgia; https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=7&place=395663&rmsId=TH-909-88274-99207-44&imageIndex=80&singleView=true.
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