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Gilmer County - Probate Court - Petitions for Commissions of Lunacy

 Series
Identifier: 161-02-018

Scope and Contents

This series consist of petitions to the probate judge to have certain individuals declared insane and thus to have these individuals committed to the state mental hospital at Milledgeville. This series also includes the proceedings of lunacy hearings in which a jury Examined alleged lunatics to determine their sanity and received testimony or affidavits from interested persons.

Dates

  • Created: 1867-1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

These records are arranged in chronological order.

Title
Gilmer County - Probate Court - Petitions for Commissions of Lunacy
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States