Famous Georgians

This database contains a work written by Lucian Lamar Knight about the lives of famous Georgians, or notable men from the state. By writing about the lives of these leading men, Knight has presented a political and social history of the state of Georgia as well as a biographical one. Even if your ancestor would not have been one of these leading figures Knight wrote about, this work can still be of value to you. Reading about the contemporaries of your ancestors might give you an idea about the kind of life your ancestors lead and what events affected them.