JACKSONVILLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

JACKSONVILLE, DUVAL CO., FLORIDA

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Please note that the research on your project will not begin until this form is received (signed and dated) with a minimum deposit of $10.00 [if you have not sent in a deposit already]. Once your search is completed by one of the volunteer researchers, it will be finalized as to what sources were reviewed, what information was found/not found, total of search time involved and cost of copies made. If there is a balance due over $10.00, an invoice will be mailed for that amount. The JGS policy is to perform each search and send the results out in chronological order by date the research began.

Printout this page, fill in the appropriate blanks, make your check payable to the "Jacksonville Genealogical Society" and mail to the address below. Our Research Committee will perform the search within 3-6 weeks of receiving your order.

Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc. 
c/o Research Committee Chairman 
PO Box 60756 
Jacksonville, FL 32236-0756


Research Request Form

Listed below are the types of searches that JGS can do. For a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour (one hour minimum) plus copy costs, we will search the sources you annotate with a check-mark for your requested information.

Jacksonville Public Main Library, Genealogy Dept., 122 N. Ocean St., Jax, FL

____ 1. JACKSONVILLE CITY DIRECTORIES - Condition of the Source: Good, Printed, Surname listing - They start with 1870 and go through the present (1883, 1884, 1885, 1888, 1890, 1894, 1938, 1945, 1952, 1957 City Directories Not Available)

____ 2. FLORIDA TIMES-UNION (JACKSONVILLE) NEWSPAPER INDEX - Condition of the Source: Good, Printed, Indexed - Starts with 1895 and goes through the present with some missing. Some missing years in bound index set; some of the years have not been indexed; some are on index cards; and some are typed but unbound in vertical files.

____ 3. FLORIDA TIMES-UNION (JACKSONVILLE) NEWSPAPER - Condition of the Source: Good, Microfilmed, Indexed - The newspaper starts with 29 Nov 1881 and goes through the present.

____ 4. JACKSONVILLE METROPOLIS NEWSPAPER - Condition of the Source: Good, Microfilmed - Starts with Jan 1905 and goes through Dec 1916

____ 5. JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL NEWSPAPER - Condition of the Source: Good, Microfilm - Starts with Apr 1916 and goes through Oct 1988

____ 6. THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION/STAR EDITION - Condition of the Source: Good, Microfilm - Starts with 1950 and goes through 1966

____ 7. FEDERAL/STATE CENSUS RECORDS FOR DUVAL CO. - There are no mortality schedules available for Florida in the Library.

____ 1830 Index    ____ 1860 Census               ____ 1900 Soundex 
____ 1830 Census   ____ 1870 Index                ____ 1900 Census 
____ 1840 Index    ____ 1870 Census               ____ 1910 Soundex 
____ 1840 Census   ____ 1880 Soundex              ____ 1910 Census 
____ 1850 Index    ____ 1880 Census               ____ 1920 Soundex 
____ 1850 Census   ____ 1885 Index State Census   ____ 1920 Census 
____ 1860 Index    ____ 1885 State Census         ____ 1935 State Census
                                                       (Duval Co.)

____ 8. MARRIAGE RECORDS 
   ____ Index to marriage records 1823-1963 
   ____ Marriage record books 1823-1927 
   ____ Register of Marriages 1889-1931 
   ____ Marriage license applications 1915-1927 
   ____ Florida Combined Marriage Index 1927-1991 (Microfiche)

____ 9. DEEDS/LAND/PROPERTY - This series consists of deed records from 1822 to 1923. Virtually all Duval County land records were destroyed in 3 May 1901 fire; therefore, this series includes the photostatic copies of the deed information abstracted by the Archibald Abstract Co. rather than the actual records of the Clerk for that time period. Direct and reverse deed indexes for 1901-1923 are included and provide names and descriptions of the land.

____ 10. DIVORCE - The Florida Combined Divorce Index (1927-1991) on microfiche will be searched.

____ 11. DEATH INDEX - Shows Name, Place, Sex, Color, Vol., Number and Year. The Florida Combined Death Index (1877-1991) on microfiche will be searched.

____ 12. PROBATE. 
   ____ Index to/and wills and testaments 1866-1922
   ____ Index to/and letters of testamentary and administration 1865-1902
   ____ Index to/and orders, petitions, and oaths of Administration 1892-1908
   ____ Index to/and order books in probate 1845-1878 
   ____ Index to/and homestead exemptions 1851-1893 
   ____ County court minutes 1834-1866 (not indexed) 
   ____ Index to plat books 1822-1950 
   ____ Index to/and probate packets 1822-1960 
   ____ Index to judgments and decrees 1901-1922 
   ____ Index to Satisfactions and assignments of judgment 1904-1923 

____ 13. MORTGAGE 
   ____ Index to Mortgagors (grantor) 1901-1923
   ____ Index to Mortgagees (receiver) 1901-1923 

____ 14. FAMILY INDEX - Card index to family histories, family newsletters, family files

____ 15. FAMILY FILES - Family manuscripts, research notes, lineage charts in file cabinet

____ 16. CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTS - Not all of Duval Co. is included. Because there is no comprehensive index, a total search may be time-consuming.

Cemetery Research and Photography

____ 1. Researcher will go to the cemetery office and obtain any records that might be available, locate the grave and take pictures of the tombstone. Out of the pocket costs (i.e.: film, developing, etc.) will be added to the hourly fee.



Please Print:

Name to be researched: ______________________________________________________

I want to know ______________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

I hereby request the sources annotated above with a check-mark be researched for a total of _____ hour(s) maximum.

Signature __________________________________________ Date ___________________


Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

City:________________________________ State_____________ Zip Code__________

Daytime Phone: (_______) ___________________ 
E-mail Address: ______________________________________________

Do not write below this line - For Official Use


Date Received: _________________________ Amount Received: $________________ 
Date Check sent to Treasurer ___________

Date order filled ______________________ Balance Due: $_____________________ 
Balance Received Date: _________________ Amount Received: $________________ 
Date Check sent to Treasurer ___________


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