Mathews County (Va.) Marriage and Vital Statistics Records, 1865-1899 (bulk 1865-1896)

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
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Marriage and Vital Statistics Records, 1865-1899 (bulk 1865-1896), Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mathews County (Va.) Marriage and Vital Statistics Records, 1865-1899 (bulk 1865-1896), Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Mathews County (Va.) Marriage and Vital Statistics Records, 1865-1899 (bulk 1865-1896), consist of Registers of Births and Deaths and a Register of Marriages.

Biographical / historical:

Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County.

Most records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Mathews County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
3 boxes.