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Patrick County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1956. Local government records collection, Patrick County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Patrick County under accession number 50251.
Patrick County, like Henry County, was named for Patrick Henry. It was formed from Henry County in 1790.
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.
The Patrick County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1956, consists of 11 volumes of rolls and lists of voters registered.
Patrick County Rolls and Lists of Voters Registered record the roll of registered voters in the county. The volumes are divided by precincts: Critz, Patrick Springs, Nettle Ridge, Buffalo Ridge, Bell Spur, Penn's Store, Turner's Store, Courthouse, Palmetto, Gate's Store, Elamsville, Liberty, Hill's Schoolhouse, Aker's Store, Dodson, Adam's Store, Stella, DeHart's Mill, Charity, and King's Store; and within each precinct on the basis of color. Information found in the volumes includes date of registration; 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. The rolls also include names of women who registered following the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.