Dodge

Dodge County Wills, Estates, Marriages

Dodge County was created in 1870 from parts of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Telfair counties. It was named for William E. Dodge, a New York businessman who owned large tracts of forest land in Georgia. Dodge helped persuade Congress to remove taxation on timber and made a gift to the county by building its first courthouse in 1908.

Wills

  • Dodge County Wills 1878-1901 (abstracts).

Indexes to Probate Records

  • Annual Returns and Vouchers, Bk A (1871 to 1888)
  • Annual Returns and Vouchers, Bk B (1888 to 1894)
  • Annual Returns and Vouchers, Bk C (1893 to 1901)

Marriages

  • 1871-1885 (index)
  • 1885-1886 (from newspapers)

Traced Genealogies of Dodge County Families: Dowdy

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