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| Reference | Author | Volunteer |
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| 1800, 1820, & 1850 Census | NA | Elizabeth Lee |
| Marriages - 1786-1850 (there is a book out), have access to the "fee book" marriages in the mid 1700s, have the vital statistics marriages of 1853-1855, have an index of marriages 1856-1930; transcribing the marriage information from 1856 - 1930 (this is half complete). I also published the book on implied marriages, marriages implied from other sources, such as deeds, death records and wills. | Elizabeth Lee | Elizabeth Lee |
| St. Pauls Register. This covers 1715-1798. This area was in King George County part of this time and in Stafford County from 1715-1776. | George King | Betty Renfroe |
| Overwharton Parish Register. It has many related families, but I think it fell in Stafford County the entire time. | Betty Renfroe | |
| NEW BOOK: They Called Stafford Home. Many of these families are King George families. | Eby | Need Lookup Volunteer |
| King George County, Va. Will Book A-1, 1721-1752 | Compiled by George Harrison Stanford King | Need Lookup Volunteer |
Research Information
King George County Museum and Research Center
Located at the east end of the courthouse
Open: 10am-2pm on Thursday and Saturday, except holiday weekends
540-775-9477
files include all the census records on microfilm, family files, history of places and events, Bible records, etc.
COURTHOUSE
P.O. Box 105 King George, VA 22485-0105 Phone: 540-775-3322 |
The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM.
The street address is 9483 Kings Highway (Rt. 3). There is free parking at the back of the courthouse. Copies are $0.50 per page. |
| COURTHOUSE RECORDS | |
| birth 1871-1915 bond 1765- chancery court order 1831- court of inquiry 1789-1812 court order 1721- death 1871-1912 deed 1721- divorce 1721- fiduciary 1721- |
inventory 1721-1765, 1794- land cause 1792-1813, 1831-1833 land tax 1782, 1787- land transfer tax 1721- marriage 1786-1850, 1856- militia 1824-1960 orphan 1740-1761 personal property tax 1782- will 1721- |
| The Library is open: Monday through Thursday from 10:00 AM until 9:00 PM Friday and Saturday from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM Sunday from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM. Copies are $0.10 per page. No microfilm records are available. |
Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library Route 3 King George, VA 22485 Phone: 540-775-7951 |
The microfilm listed below is available through interlibrary loan. Up to five reels may be borrowed for four weeks with renewal permitted. Check with your local library. |
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| Births: Reel 21, 1853-1881 Reel 22, 1882-1896, missing 1856, 1861-1863 Deaths: |
Marriages: Reel 27, 1853-1935, missing 1856, 1861-1863, 1868 For an index of VA court records on microfilm see Reel 461. |
| CENSUS RECORDS | |
| Tax substitutesfor lost censuses (T) - lists landowners, county of residence, and other information
Farm and Ranch (F) - also known as agricultural census, lists name of the owner, size of the farm or ranch, value of the property, and other information Manufactures (M) - lists manufacturing firms which produced articles having an annual value of $500 or more; includes name of firm, owner, products, machinery used, and number of employees Mortality (D) - list persons who died in the year preceding the 1st of June of each census date; includes name, age, sex, occupation, place of birth, and other information Regular (R) - 1840 and before lists only head of household plus a breakdown of the number of persons according to age and sex; 1850 lists the names of all persons and includes age, sex, real estate, marital, state of birth, and other information; 1880 and after also includes the birthplaces of the mother and father of each person Slaveholder (S) - lists name of slaveholder and number of slaves |
1790 - T
1800 - T 1810 - R A 1820 - R 1830 - R 1840 - R 1850 - R F M S 1860 - R F M D S 1870 - R F M D 1880 - R F M D 1900 - R 1910 - R 1920 - R |
NEW BOOKKing George County Historical Society announces CEMETERIES OF KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, Vol II, Private Cemeteries. Most Comprehensive book to date. $30, $4 S&H if not picked up at the museum. Send Check to: |
