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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Matt Ball, 20 November 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Gloucester County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1096204 Matt Ball

Library of Virginia 2007 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Gloucester County (Va.) List of Registered Voters, 1902 1096204 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. English Gloucester County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Gloucester County (Va.) Voter Register, 1902. Local government records collection, Gloucester County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Gloucester County.

Historical Information

Gloucester County was probably named for the English county, although it may have been meant to honor Henry, duke of Gloucester, the third son of Charles I. It was formed from York County in 1651. Its area is 225 square miles, and the county seat is Gloucester.

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.

All records were destroyed by an 1820 fire, and most of the records created after 1820 were destroyed by fire in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

Gloucester County (Va.) Voter Register, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Gloucester County. The volume is divided by precincts: Glenns, Trevilians, Achilles, Bel Roi, Hayes Store, Sassafras, Gloucester Court House, Tabb's Store, Hickory Fork, Woods Cross Roads, and Hornets Nest, 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.

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