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From '''1853 to 1896''', the state required county officials to record births and deaths. Abstracts are available [[Virginia Vital Records#Online_Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_for_Virginia|online]]. Microfilm copies are available at the [[Library of Virginia]] (site includes a [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas29&local_base=clas29 Death Registers Index]<ref>On-going project sponsored by the [[The Virginia Genealogical Society|Virginia Genealogical Society]], which currently includes the counties or independent cities of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Bristol, Buchanan, Charlottesville, Danville, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Goochland, Halifax, Henry, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Patrick, Portsmouth, Prince Edward, Prince William, Princess Anne, Southampton, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise, Warwick, and Wythe.</ref> and a [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides-BirthsDeathsMarriagesVitalRecords Guide for Using the Collections]) and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] {{FSC|777933|item|disp=FS Library Films 2026327-52, 2046907}}. | From '''1853 to 1896''', the state required county officials to record births and deaths. Abstracts are available [[Virginia Vital Records#Online_Birth.2C_Marriage_and_Death_Records_for_Virginia|online]]. Microfilm copies are available at the [[Library of Virginia]] (site includes a [http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas29&local_base=clas29 Death Registers Index]<ref>On-going project sponsored by the [[The Virginia Genealogical Society|Virginia Genealogical Society]], which currently includes the counties or independent cities of Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Bristol, Buchanan, Charlottesville, Danville, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Goochland, Halifax, Henry, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Patrick, Portsmouth, Prince Edward, Prince William, Princess Anne, Southampton, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise, Warwick, and Wythe.</ref> and a [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides-BirthsDeathsMarriagesVitalRecords Guide for Using the Collections]) and the [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library] {{FSC|777933|item|disp=FS Library Films 2026327-52, 2046907}}. | ||
Registration of births and deaths was not required between '''1896 and 14 June 1912''', but the health departments of some cities kept birth and death records during that period. Delayed birth registrations for the years 1896-1912 are available at the Division of Vital Records (see address below), and an index is on | Registration of births and deaths was not required between '''1896 and 14 June 1912''', but the health departments of some cities kept birth and death records during that period. Delayed birth registrations for the years 1896-1912 are available at the Division of Vital Records (see address below), and an index is on FS Library films. {{FSC|777933|item|disp=FS Library Films 2026352-3}}. | ||
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). | ||
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The Family History Library does not have copies of the marriage indexes at the Library of Virginia but has the Marriage Registers, 1853-1935. <ref>On 53 | The Family History Library does not have copies of the marriage indexes at the Library of Virginia but has the Marriage Registers, 1853-1935. <ref>On 53 FS Library films beginning with {{FSC|775529|item|disp=FS Library Film 2056971 item 4}}.</ref> | ||
=== Statewide Marriage Indexes === | === Statewide Marriage Indexes === | ||
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