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Wise County (Va.) General Voter Registration Book, 1902-1918

Wise County (Va.) Circuit Court

Wise County (Va.) General Voter Registration Book, 1902-1918, records the roll of registered voters in Wise County. The volume is divided by precincts: Big Stone Gap, Bond's Mills, Clay House, Coeburn, Canepatch, East Stone Gap, Gladeville, Gilly, Indian, Norton, Pound, Round Top, Stonega, and Kelly; and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volumes 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.

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