Culpeper County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, circa 1898-1956

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Culpeper County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Culpeper County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, circa 1898-1956, record the roll of registered voters in Culpeper County. The volume is divided by precincts: Lignum, Eldorado, Culpeper, Catalpa, Brown's Store, Brandy, Mitchells, Stevensburg, Jeffersonton, Rixeyville, and Richardsville, and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; date of birth; age; occupation; residence; length of residence in state, county, and precinct; whether exempt from poll tax; if naturalized, and if so, date of papers and by what court issued; if transferred from another precinct, and if so, when and to what precinct.

Biographical / historical:

Culpeper County probably was name for Catherine Culpeper, or for her mother, Margaret Lady Culpeper, or for Thomas Culpeper, second baron Culpeper of Thoresway, governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683, or for their family, which long held proprietary right in the Northern Neck. It was formed from Orange County in 1749. Its area is 389 square miles, and the county seat is Culpeper.

The 1902 voter registration books were created following the passage of the 1902 Virginia state constitution. The purpose of the 1902 state constitution was to maintain white suffrage while eliminating African-American voters by means of literacy tests as well as property and poll tax requirements.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Culpeper County.
Arrangement:

Chronological

Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
70 v.