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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Virginia.htm Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Virginia.htm Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | ||
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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Virginia Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Virginia Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Virginia Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Virginia Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1708660|Virginia Births and Christenings 1853-1917}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[ | *{{RecordSearch|1708660|Virginia Births and Christenings 1853-1917}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[Virginia Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Description]].<br> | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials 1853-1912}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[ | *{{RecordSearch|1708697|Virginia Deaths and Burials 1853-1912}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[Virginia Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Description]]. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1708698|Virginia Marriages 1785-1940}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[ | *{{RecordSearch|1708698|Virginia Marriages 1785-1940}}, courtesy: FamilySearch - free. [[Virginia Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Description]]. | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=49&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Virginia Birth, Marriage & Death] records at Ancestry.com ($). | *[http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=49&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Virginia Birth, Marriage & Death] records at Ancestry.com ($). | ||
*Virginia Marriage Records - [http://www.genwed.com/state/vagen.htm Accomack to York County Virginia Marriage Records]. Membership required ($). | *Virginia Marriage Records - [http://www.genwed.com/state/vagen.htm Accomack to York County Virginia Marriage Records]. Membership required ($). | ||
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Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1912. The Division of Vital Records has the records from '''14 June 1912 to the present'''. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. You can obtain copies by going to [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/virginia.htm Virginia Certificates] (official government site) or [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com] (commercial site). | Statewide registration of vital statistics began in 1912. The Division of Vital Records has the records from '''14 June 1912 to the present'''. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. You can obtain copies by going to [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/virginia.htm Virginia Certificates] (official government site) or [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com] (commercial site). | ||
Birth records more than 100 years old and death records more than 50 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | Birth records more than 100 years old and death records more than 50 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Virginia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Prince William County, Virginia|Manassas, Prince William, Virginia]], or [[Howard County, Maryland]], or [[Surry County, North Carolina|Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina]], or [[Pike County, Kentucky]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Virginia couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Prince William County, Virginia|Manassas, Prince William, Virginia]], or [[Howard County, Maryland]], or [[Surry County, North Carolina|Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina]], or [[Pike County, Kentucky]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
=== | === Ordering Copies of Marriage Records === | ||
Copies of Virginia marriage records are available at several places. You can contact [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com]. | Copies of Virginia marriage records are available at several places. You can contact [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com]. | ||
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The Library of Virginia has compiled a database entitled "[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/vital/marriage-records/index.htm Marriage Records Collection]" of various card index files to marriages, formerly available to researchers in their reading room, that were created over the years by different individuals. It indexes selected information found in a variety of collections and sources at the Library. The records vary in completeness. | The Library of Virginia has compiled a database entitled "[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwehave/vital/marriage-records/index.htm Marriage Records Collection]" of various card index files to marriages, formerly available to researchers in their reading room, that were created over the years by different individuals. It indexes selected information found in a variety of collections and sources at the Library. The records vary in completeness. | ||
Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages ca. 1815-1866--Names of thousands of former slaves are included in these records. A free index can be viewed at | Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages ca. 1815-1866--Names of thousands of former slaves are included in these records. A free index can be viewed at {{RecordSearch|1368338|FamilySearch}}. Records may include the name of the bride & groom, date of marriage registration, residence, previous marriages, names and ages of children. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of marriage bonds and marriage registers for most counties to about 1935 (and some to the 1960s). They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under: | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of marriage bonds and marriage registers for most counties to about 1935 (and some to the 1960s). They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under: | ||
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::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | ::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS. | ||
=== Cohabitation Records === | |||
The Cohabitation Records, officially titled, "Register of Colored Persons, Augusta County, State of Virginia, Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife," are a record of free African American families living in Virginia immediately after the end of the Civil War. The records were created by the Freedmen's Bureau in an effort to document the marriages of formerly enslaved men and women that were legally recognized by an act of the Virginia Assembly in February 1866.<ref>Virginia State Law (White, Barnetta McGhee, Ph.D.,) ''Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in N.C. County by County.''(Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1995), xxxiv.</ref> For more information about these records see the [[Cohabitation Records]] and [[Virginia Cohabitation Records]] Wiki pages. | The Cohabitation Records, officially titled, "Register of Colored Persons, Augusta County, State of Virginia, Cohabiting Together as Husband and Wife," are a record of free African American families living in Virginia immediately after the end of the Civil War. The records were created by the Freedmen's Bureau in an effort to document the marriages of formerly enslaved men and women that were legally recognized by an act of the Virginia Assembly in February 1866.<ref>Virginia State Law (White, Barnetta McGhee, Ph.D.,) ''Somebody Knows My Name: Marriages of Freed People in N.C. County by County.''(Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1995), xxxiv.</ref> For more information about these records see the [[Cohabitation Records]] and [[Virginia Cohabitation Records]] Wiki pages. | ||
== Divorce Records == | |||
Divorce records are usually kept by the county court. The records for 1853 to the present can be obtained by going to [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has not obtained copies of divorce records. | Divorce records are usually kept by the county court. The records for 1853 to the present can be obtained by going to [http://vitalrec.com/va.html VitalRecords.com]. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has not obtained copies of divorce records. | ||
Divorce records more than 50 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | Divorce records more than 50 years old are available to immediate family members only who provide proper identification. | ||
== Adoption Records | == Adoption Records == | ||
[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See [[Adoption Research|Adoption Research]] | [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] See [[Adoption Research|Adoption Research]] | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
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=== Lost and Missing Records === | === Lost and Missing Records === | ||
Records do not begin until the following years for these counties: | Records do not begin until the following years for these counties: | ||
Amelia, Appomattox 1892, Buchanan 1885, 1977, Buckingham 1869, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie 1864, Elizabeth City, Glouscester 1821, 1865, Greene C.W., Greenville, Hanover 1865, Henrico,Highland 1947, Isle of Wight, James City 1865, King and Queen 1825,1865, King George, King William 1855 1885, Mathews 1865, New Kent 1787, 1865, Northumberland 1710, Rockingham 1864, Russell 1853 and Warwick | Amelia, Appomattox 1892, Buchanan 1885, 1977, Buckingham 1869, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie 1864, Elizabeth City, Glouscester 1821, 1865, Greene C.W., Greenville, Hanover 1865, Henrico,Highland 1947, Isle of Wight, James City 1865, King and Queen 1825,1865, King George, King William 1855 1885, Mathews 1865, New Kent 1787, 1865, Northumberland 1710, Rockingham 1864, Russell 1853 and Warwick | ||
=== Substitute Records === | === Substitute Records === | ||
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*[[Virginia History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | *[[Virginia History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | ||
=== More Online Virginia Vital Records Links === | |||
*[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Virginia/virginia.htm Virginia Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free. | *[http://fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Virginia/virginia.htm Virginia Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free. | ||
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html# Virginia Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com] - Free. | *[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html# Virginia Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.com] - Free. | ||
*[http://vagenweb.org/ VAGenWeb Project] - Free. | *[http://vagenweb.org/ VAGenWeb Project] - Free. | ||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-VA-NDX.html Virginia] - Free and ($). | *The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-VA-NDX.html Virginia] - Free and ($). | ||
*German Roots Links for Virginia [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Virginia Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free and ($). These links are for all records, not just those belonging to those of German ancestry. | *German Roots Links for Virginia [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Virginia Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free and ($). These links are for all records, not just those belonging to those of German ancestry. | ||
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*Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tenn.: G. Schweitzer, 1984. ({{FHL|435227|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 D27s}}). Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories. | *Schweitzer, George K. ''Virginia Genealogical Research''. Knoxville, Tenn.: G. Schweitzer, 1984. ({{FHL|435227|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 D27s}}). Includes geography, bibliographies, repositories, and county-by-county inventories. | ||
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