Augusta County African American Records: Miscellaneous Documents

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Title

Augusta County African American Records: Miscellaneous Documents

Subject

African Americans--History
Augusta County (Va.)--History
Augusta County (Va.)--Genealogy

Description

This collection contains all of the digitized Augusta County Circuit Court records pertaining to African American history. This collection is an important first step in documenting the black experience in Augusta County, VA during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Physical copies of most of these documents are on view in the deed room of Augusta County Circuit Court in Staunton, VA.

Creator

Augusta County Circuit Court

Source

Augusta County Circuit Court

Publisher

Augusta County Circuit Court

Date

1865-1904

Contributor

Library of Virginia
Kofile Technologies
Augusta County Genealogical Society
Matthew Wingfield

Rights

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Format

Collection of PDFs

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

ACCH-AA

Coverage

Virginia
Augusta County (Va.)

Collection Items

Augusta County Voting Register Colored (African American) 1904
A 20th-century voting register for African Americans in Augusta County Virginia. The register dates back to the early 20th century and was restored with the help of the Augusta County Genealogical Society and Kofile Technologies. A physical copy of…

Marriage Register Colored 1888-1910
A marriage register covering the marriages of African Americans during the years 1888-1910. Until the end of the Civil War marriages between slaves were not legally recognized. These documents represent some of the first official marriages between…

Marriage Register Colored 1865-1867
A marriage register covering the marriages of African Americans during the years 1865-1867. Until the end of the Civil War marriages between slaves were not legally recognized. These documents represent some of the first official marriages between…

Freedmen's Bureau Record of Freedmen 1865-1868
This record was created by the Freedmen's Bureau and given to Augusta County Circuit Court in 1868. The document contains quartermaster information, marriage information, as well as the names of children of recently freed slaves. The document was…

Free Negro Register Part 2
Free Negro Register Part 2 is a document originating in the Augusta County, VA Circuit Court. The book serves as a register of Free Blacks who lived in the county around 1810. The document lists the applicant's name, age, description, and the…

Free Negro Register Part 1
Free Negro Register Part 1 is a document originating in the Augusta County, VA Circuit Court. The book serves as a register of Free Blacks who lived in the county around 1810. The document lists the applicant's name, age, description, and the…
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