Virginia Guided Research
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Birth
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Birth - Where can I find birth records?
Start here:
• 1854-2014: Virginia, Birth and Delayed Birth Records at Ancestry ($)
If the birth record was not found, try this next:
• 1580s-1990s: Virginia Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917
Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913
Virginia, Richmond City Birth Index, 1870-1912
Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Record, 1827-1906
Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1730s-1980s: Virginia Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988
Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1943
Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938
Virginia, Surry County Marriage Records, 1735-1950
Virginia, Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007
Virginia, Petersburg, Gillfield Baptist Church Record, 1827-1906
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1936-2014: Virginia, Marriage Records at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1912-2014: Virginia, Death Records at Ancestry ($)
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1850s-1980s: Virginia Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
Virginia, African-American Funeral Programs, 1935-2009
Virginia, Winchester, Evening Star Obituaries, 1899-1909
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist