Lunacy Records, Banks County, Georgia,
July 1909-April 1917
| Petitioner (s) | Defendant | Charge | Filing Date | Notes |
| Wilbanks, M. A. | Wilbanks, Lumpkin | Crazy | July 13 1909 | |
| Whitlock, Steve | Whitlock, Lilly | Lunatic | Feb 10 1910 | |
| Wells, A. M. | Wells, N. E. | Lunatic | Feb 7 1910 | |
| Spivey, G. W. | Spivey, Wilburn | Lunatic | May 10 1910 | |
| Parker, John W., Laura, Bailey, Cleveland Parker | Parker, Polona | Lunacy | Aug 2 1910 | |
| English, W. B. | Maley, Ben | Lunatic/Melancholic | Oct 28 1910 | |
| Brown, C. A. | Brown, N. T. | Lunatic | Nov 25 1910 | |
| Matheson, J. J. | Matheson, William | Lunatic | June 11 1910 | Out of sequence in book-may be 1914 |
| Emmett, J. B. | Guest, James N. | Lunatic | Jan 7 1911 | |
| Green, B. H. | Green, Mary Jane | Lunatic | Mar 5 1911 | |
| Prickett, Mrs. Ida | Prickett, Brantley | Lunacy | May 12 1911 | |
| Yarbrough, M. M. | Wood, Adeline | Lunatic | May 16 1911 | |
| Rylee, James | McWhorter, Charlie | Lunacy | Oct 4 1911 | Mistrial-Jury failed to agree |
| Hembree, Albert | Hembree, Mertis | Lunatic | Nov 21 1911 | |
| Wells, N. G. | Wells, M. F. or M. E. | Lunatic | Feb 3 1912 | |
| Thomas, Dave (col) | Thomas, Nezzie (col) | Lunatic | Apr 23 1912 | |
| Hardy, L. P. | Hardy, Mrs. M. F. | Lunatic | Oct 2 1912 | Not Proven |
| Stephens, John | Kelly, Ella | Lunatic | Jan 15 1913 | |
| Anderson, William T. | Holland, William | Liable to have Guardian appointed | June 24 1913 | |
| Dooley, L. L. | Boling, Blanche | Lunatic | Dec 4 1913 | |
| Black, William | Bailey, Felix (col) | Lunatic | May 15 1914 | |
| Purcell, B. J. | Purcell, D. R. | Lunatic | May 30 1914 | |
| Crenshaw, Noah | King, Mat M. | Lunatic | Dec 18 1914 | |
| Keesler, Mrs. Mattie | Keesler, J. N. | Not capable of handling his affairs, imbecile | Jan 4 1915 | |
| due to old age | ||||
| Mason, Mrs. Mamie E. | Mason, A. M. | Lunatic | February 1915 | |
| Winters, Mrs. Minnie | Winters, John Taylor | Lunatic | Dec 1 1915 | |
| Wilbanks, T. P | Bates, L. M. | Lunatic | Aug 24 1916 | |
| _______, Lois | Purcell, Thornton | Lunatic | Jul 12 1916 | Lois only name as Petitioner |
| Sumpter, W. T. | Eubanks, Baxter | Lunatic | Sep 22 1916 | |
| Chandler, N. Z. | Barber, Alpherd | Lunatic | Oct 9 1916 | |
| Hampton, M. C. | Hampton, L. C. | Lunacy | Nov 2 1916 | |
| Purcell, B. J. | Purcell, D. R. | Lunatic | Mar 20 1916 | |
| Gowder, J. F. | Gowder, J. B. | Lunatic | Feb 23 1917 | |
| Dyar, Mrs. Minnie | Dyar, Julie | Lunatic | Mar 4 1917 | |
| Bryant, W. | Lynch, Dan | Lunatic | May 30 1917 | |
| Martin, Henry (col) | Martin, Jesse (col) | Lunatic | Jun 26 1917 | |
| Carlan, R. S. | Carlan, Thuran (?) | Imbecile | Dec 17 1917 | spelled "Carland" |
| All committed person were sent to the Georgia Sanitarium for the Insane, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia | ||||
| Source: Probate Court of Banks County, Homer, Georgia |
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