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From: "Eve Weeks" <>
Subject: Re: [GACLARKE] deSha/Whitehead Divorce 1826
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 16:59:38 -0500


Beth, the Clarke Co. Superior Court MINUTE books would have to be read to
find this information - these books are not indexed, but contain a
day-to-day log of the actions in the court. I don't know whether the loose
papers pertaining to this trial may have survived, but there is a project
starting after the first of the year, coordinated by the Athens-Clarke
County Probate Judge's Office & the Athens-Clarke County LIbrary Heritage
Room to catalog the probate records for the 1800s. Hope this might turn up
some loose papers for other courts too!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Eve
----- Original Message -----
From: beth learn <>
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Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 3:24 PM
Subject: [GACLARKE] deSha/Whitehead Divorce 1826


> George W. DESHA and Maria/Mariah/Mary Ann WHITEHEAD of SC were granted a
> divorce 22 December 1826 by Act of General Assembly of GA -- filed from
Superior
> Court, Clarke Co GA.
>
> Possibly WHITEHEAD was spelled WHITTED at that time. deSha may have been
> spelled deShay.
>
> George W. took the older of two sons, Isaac Robert Newton DESHA (b. about
1821
> off when he left Maria. Infant son Joseph Franklin DESHA was brought to
north
> Florida by Maria A. Hunter of SC who may have been Maria A. WHITEHEAD
DESHA
> prior to her divorce from George W. .... In which case HUNTER was her
name by
> remarriage. Some family members think Maria A. Whitehead was the daughter
of a
> Captain (ship captain) Ellat or Elliott WHITEHEAD or WHITTED.
>
> Does anyone know where exactly I would go to get a copy of this divorce
> document. Apparently the Clarke Co courthouse doesn't go back that far.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Parents of George W. DESHA are unknown but he is thought to be related to
the
> DESHA families of PA and KY, TN, LA and TX.
>
>

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