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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 14 December 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Roll of Registered Voters, 1902-1931 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1048584 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Spotsylvania County (Va.) Roll of Registered Voters, 1902-1931 1048584 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia .375 cu. ft. (30 v.) English Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Spotsylvania County (Va.) Roll of Registered Voters, 1902-1931. Local government records collection, Spotsylvania County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Spotsylvania County.

Historical Information

Spotsylvania County was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722. It was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen counties in 1720.

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.

 Scope and Content

Spotsylvania County Roll of Regsitered Voters, records the roll of registered voters in Spotsylvania County. The volume is divided by precincts: Court House, Thornsburg, Summit, Brents Mill, Partlow, Chancellorville, Faulconer, Brokenburg, and Belmont; 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.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Spotsylvania County (Va.) Circuit Court Subjects: African Americans--History--1877-1964 African Americans--Suffrage African Americans--Virginia--Spotsylvania County Suffrage--Virginia--Spotsylvania County Geographical Names: Spotsylvania County (Va.)--Genealogy Spotsylvania County (Va.)--History--20th century Genre and Form Terms: Election records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County Local government records--Virginia--Spotsylvania County Voters' lists--Virginia--Spotsylvania County