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| title =Virginia, Dinwiddie, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church, Records, 1827-1906   
| title =Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Record, 1827-1906   
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== What is in This Collection? ==  
== What is in This Collection? ==  
This collection contains an index & images of church records from the Gillfield Baptist Church located in Petersburg, Virginia for the years 1827 to 1906. The church records include membership records, baptisms, marriages and deaths.
This collection contains an index and images of church records from the Gillfield Baptist Church located in Petersburg, Virginia for the years 1827 to 1906. The church records include membership records, baptisms, marriages and deaths.
 
 
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}
 
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==   
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==   
The records in this collection may include:
The records in this collection may include:
*The name of the person being baptized,the date, and sometimes the age
*The name of the person being baptized,the date, and sometimes the age
*The name of the deceased person and the date
*The name of the deceased person and the date
*Marriage record, spouse, and date
*Marriage record spouse and date
 
== Collection Content ==   
== Collection Content ==   
=== Sample Images ===  
=== Sample Images ===  
<gallery widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3">  
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Image:Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church RecordDGS104568718 00015.jpg|1892-1896 Baptism Record
Image:Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church RecordDGS104568718 00015.jpg|Baptism Record
Image:Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church RecordDGS104568718 00027.jpg|1866-1879 Notes for Marriages and Deaths
Image:Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church RecordDGS104568718 00027.jpg|Notes for Marriages and Deaths
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</gallery>
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know the name of your ancestor and date of event.
=== Coverage Table ===
=== Coverage Map ===
=== Digital Folder Number List ===
 
== How Do I Search This Collection? == 
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know the name of your ancestor.
=== Search the Index ===  
=== Search the Index ===  
{{Search Collection Link  
{{Search Collection Link  
| CID=CID2842085}}  
| CID=CID2842085
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at {{FSC|2842085|item|disp=Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church records, 1836-1954}}.  Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}  
 
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{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2842085 Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church records, 1836-1954].  Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}  
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===   
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===   
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==  
== What Do I Do Next? ==  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information  
*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information  
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===  
*Look for variant spellings of the names.  
*Look for variant spellings of the names.  
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*Be sure to check carefully for there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*Be sure to check carefully for there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames], middles name, or an abbreviation of their given name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames], middles name, or an abbreviation of their given name
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Virginia|Virginia Guided Research]]
* [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Virginia Research, 1880-Present]]


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=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*{{FSC|4092371|item|disp=Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church records, 1836-1954}}
*{{FSC|478773|item|disp=''Magazine of Virginia genealogy'' Richmond, Virginia : Virginia Genealogical Society, 1983- FS Library 975.5 B2vs}}


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
Consult the [[Virginia Research Tips and Strategies]] and its Record Finder to search other records.


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
== Citing This Collection ==


== Citing This Collection == 
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Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.  
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Petersburg, Virginia,
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Record Description
Record Type Gillfield Baptist Church Record
Collection years 1827-1906
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection contains an index and images of church records from the Gillfield Baptist Church located in Petersburg, Virginia for the years 1827 to 1906. The church records include membership records, baptisms, marriages and deaths.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The records in this collection may include:

  • The name of the person being baptized,the date, and sometimes the age
  • The name of the deceased person and the date
  • Marriage record spouse and date

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Baptism Record

    Baptism Record

  • Notes for Marriages and Deaths

    Notes for Marriages and Deaths

Coverage Table[edit | edit source]

Coverage Map[edit | edit source]

Digital Folder Number List[edit | edit source]

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know the name of your ancestor.

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches


Tip: More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church records, 1836-1954. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information
  • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Look for variant spellings of the names.
  • Search the indexes and records of nearby localities
  • Be sure to check carefully for there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames, middles name, or an abbreviation of their given name

Record Finder[edit | edit source]

Consult the Virginia Research Tips and Strategies and its Record Finder to search other records.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation
"Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Record, 1827-1906" Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 19 September 2018. Gillfield Baptist Church, Virginia.
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