Genealogists will recognize this work as an index to the earliest complete census of Georgia. This index identifies about 30,000 heads of families, alphabetically arranged, along with their counties of residence.

Counties covered: Appling, Baldwin, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Chatham, Clarke, Columbia, Early, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Franklin, Glynn, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, McIntosh, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Pulaski, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Twiggs, Walton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilkinson.