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=== Online Resources ===
== Online Resources ==


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4646 Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia], ($), index/images  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4646 Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia], ($), index/images  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3111 Virginia Apprentices, 1623-1800], ($), index/images  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3111 Virginia Apprentices, 1623-1800], ($), index/images  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6398 Virginia Biography, Volume I-II], ($), index/images  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6398 Virginia Biography, Volume I-II], ($), index/images  
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#va County and Town Histories], includes biographies
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309307;view=1up;seq=9 Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a collection of biographies of the leading men in the state Vol. 1], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309315;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309323;view=1up;seq=9 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309331;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 4], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097932396;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 5]  
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309307;view=1up;seq=9 Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a collection of biographies of the leading men in the state Vol. 1], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309315;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309323;view=1up;seq=9 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082309331;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 4], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097932396;view=1up;seq=11 Vol. 5]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48240 Virginia and Virginians, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48241 Vol. II], ($), index/images.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48240 Virginia and Virginians, Vol. I], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48241 Vol. II], ($), index/images.  
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*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2g73nt4s;view=1up;seq=7 Some emigrants to Virginia : memoranda in regard to several hundred emigrants to Virginia during the colonial period whose parentage is shown or former residence indicated by authentic records], e-book
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2g73nt4s;view=1up;seq=7 Some emigrants to Virginia : memoranda in regard to several hundred emigrants to Virginia during the colonial period whose parentage is shown or former residence indicated by authentic records], e-book


Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as a person’s birth date and place; names of family members, including maiden names; education; occupation; and social, political, and religious affiliation. They may also contain a physical description of the person, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research about early settlers and prominent citizens of a state, county, or town. Local histories may contain biographical sketches of lesser-known people.
==Biographies in Local Histories==
===Biographies in Local Histories===
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.  
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.  
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.  
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.  
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