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Top Genealogy Sources for Records in Virginia, United States

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1930 United States Federal Census
1920 United States Federal Census
1910 United States Federal Census
1900 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census
Family Data Collection - Individual Records
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
1940 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal Census
1870 United States Federal Census
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Family Data Collection - Births
Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
Family Data Collection - Deaths
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
1840 United States Federal Census
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
1830 United States Federal Census
U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
1820 United States Federal Census
West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Geneanet Community Trees Index
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890
1810 United States Federal Census
Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012
U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
Family Data Collection - Marriages
Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002
1790 United States Federal Census
Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012
Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998
Virginia 1910 Census Miracode Index
North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Index, 1741-2004
1800 United States Federal Census
Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958
Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly
American Civil War Soldiers
U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015
California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850
Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890
U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Kentucky, U.S., Land Grants, 1782-1924
U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
U.S. Public Records Index
1950 United States Federal Census
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945
Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914
U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
Virginia's Colonial Soldiers
North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812
Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016
Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Chapter 15: The Woodson Family (also Butler Ancestors)
U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors, Vol. I
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850
Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
Georgia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. I. Adams-Clopton
Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution
The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee)
Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Thompson-Yates
U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825
Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812
in the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Christ Church Parish, Virginia Deaths, 1653-1812
Morrison and Fourmy's Greater Houston (Harris County, Tex) City Directory
Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998
Virginia Tax Records
Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
U.S., World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1860
American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions
Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012
U.S., Library of Congress Photo Collection, 1840-2000
Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985
Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012
Kingsport News (Kingsport, Tennessee)
Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
Virginia Soldiers of 1776
Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969
Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996
Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800
Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008
North Carolina, 1780-1781
Web: Iowa, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
Web: Florida, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
Web: Oklahoma, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
American Marriages Before 1699
Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution
England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
Virginia Historical Genealogies
Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts
South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965
Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep and Tangled Branches. Volume II
Beckley Post-Herald (Beckley, West Virginia)
Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
Records of Colonial Gloucester County, Virginia
South Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002
Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001
U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865
1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census
Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800
Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I
Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999
Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants
Nevada, U.S., Marriage Index, 1956-2005
U.S. School Yearbooks
California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968
Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
California, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
U.S., War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858
Alabama, U.S., Homestead and Cash Entry Patents, Pre-1908
Colonial Virginians and Their Maryland Relatives
Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012
Genealogies of Kentucky Families from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. II
Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII
Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012
U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Cavaliers and Pioneers. Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666, Vol. I
Missouri, U.S., State Census Collection, 1844-1881
Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1800
Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774
Kentucky Marriage Records
Kingsport Times News (Kingsport, Tennessee)
Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017
U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012
Chapter XXXII. Land grants, 1628-1674
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VI
Web: Oregon, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2012
Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012
Franklin County, Virginia, Marriage Bond Index, 1786-1858
Maryland Revolutionary War Records
1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860
Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. II
Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Index, 1973-1999
Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia
Web: Washington, Find A Grave Index, 1821-2012
Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988
Virginia Ancestors and Adventurers
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003
Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. 1-4
Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, Vol. 2
Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892
Virginia Will Records
Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800
U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Virginia, Colonial Abstracts, 1632-1810
Civil War Service Records
Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. I
Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. IV
The old Free State : a contribution to the history of Lunenburg County and southside Virginia
Progress-Index (Petersburg, Virginia)
Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850
Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol. IV
North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1660-1790
Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800
Kentucky, U.S., Tax Lists, 1799-1801
London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775. Vol. II
Roster of soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution
Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866
Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012
Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
American Civil War General Officers
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. I
A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution
Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. I
Web: RootsWeb Death Index, 1796-2010
Alabama, U.S., State Census, 1820-1866
Virginia Genealogies : a Genealogy of the Glassell family of Scotland and Virginia
Web: RootsWeb Marriage Records Index
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
Morrow County, Ohio Vital Records, 1830-1893
Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1850-1931
U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1840
Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers
Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003
Georgia Cherokee Land Lottery, 1832
Texas, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890
Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935
Connecticut, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-1997
Richmond, Virginia Newspaper Obituaries, 1804-1838
The Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry. Lineage of Members
UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
Virginia Military Records
Virginia Biography, Volume I-II
Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015
Georgia, U.S., Tax Index, 1789-1799
U.S., World War I, World War II, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Virginia Land Records
Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants
Index of the Rolls of Honor (Ancestor's Index) in the Lineage Books of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. III
Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors
Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Select Counties, 1779-1992
Web: Colorado, Find A Grave Index, 1855-2012
Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929
U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
Reliques of the Rives (Ryves) : being historical and genealogical notes of the ancient family Ryves of County Dorset
Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families, Vol. I
Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890
U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
Colonial churches in the original colony of Virginia : a series of sketches
U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866
Alabama, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
Web: Montana, Find A Grave Index, 1864-2012
Red River Settlers
Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
Franklin County, Virginia, Court Records, Justice Biographies, and Famous Case Stories, 1786-1789