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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 19 November 2006 Description is in English 2014-02-12 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Buchanan County (Va.) General Voter Registrations, 1902-1935 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1123790, 1123800 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Buchanan County (Va.) General Voter Registrations, 1902-1935 1123790, 1123800 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 2 v. English Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Buchanan County (Va.) General Voter Registrations, 1902-1935. Local government records collection, Buchanan County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Buchanan County.

Historical Information

Buchanan County was named for the United States president James Buchanan and was formed from Tazewell and Russell Counties in 1858.

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.

Records were destroyed by fire in 1885; records created after that date suffered extreme damage in a flood in 1977.

Scope and Content

Buchanan County List of Voters Registered, 1902-1935, records the roll of registered voters in Buchanan County. The volume is divided by precincts: Contrary, Grundy, Hurricane, Knox, Rock Lick, Slate, Whitt Place, Vansant, Bull, Garden, Prater, Blankenship, Hurley, Paw Paw, Stacy, and Grassey. Information found in the volume includes date of registration; number of registered voter; name of registered voter; race; 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.

Buchanan County General Registration Roll of White Voters, 1902-1903, records the roll of registered white voters in Buchanan County. The volume is divided by precincts: Contrary, Grundy, Hurricane, Knox, Rock Lick, Slate, Whitt Place, Vansant, Bull, Garden, Prater, Blankenship, Hurley, Paw Paw, Stacy, and Grassey. 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.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Buchanan County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans--History--1877-1964 African Americans--Suffrage African Americans--Virginia--Buchanan County Suffrage--Virginia--Buchanan County Geographical Names: Buchanan County (Va.)--Genealogy Buchanan County (Va.)--History--20th century Genre and Form Terms: Election records--Virginia--Buchanan County Local government records--Virginia--Buchanan County Voters' lists--Virginia--Buchanan County Contents List General Registration Roll of White Voters, 1902-1903

This book records the names of registered White voters.

List of Voters Registered, 1902-1935

This book records the names of registered voters.