A Guide to the Culpeper County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, circa 1898-1956
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Preferred Citation
Culpeper County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, circa 1898-1956. Local government records collection, Culpeper County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Culpeper County.
Historical Information
Culpeper County probably was name for Catherine Culpeper, or for her mother, Margaret Lady Culpeper, or for Thomas Culpeper, second baron Culpeper of Thoresway, governor of Virginia from 1677 to 1683, or for their family, which long held proprietary right in the Northern Neck. It was formed from Orange County in 1749. Its area is 389 square miles, and the county seat is Culpeper.
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
Culpeper County (Va.) Lists of Voters Registered, circa 1898-1956, record the roll of registered voters in Culpeper County. The volume is divided by precincts: Lignum, Eldorado, Culpeper, Catalpa, Brown's Store, Brandy, Mitchells, Stevensburg, Jeffersonton, Rixeyville, and Richardsville, 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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Related Material
Culpeper County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Culpeper County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.
Index Terms
- Culpeper County (Va.) Circuit Court
- African Americans--History--1877-1964
- African Americans--Suffrage
- African Americans--Virginia--Culpeper County
- Suffrage--Virginia--Culpeper County
- Culpeper County (Va.) --History--20th century
- Culpeper County (Va.)--Genealogy
- Culpeper County (Va.)--History--19th century
- Election records--Virginia--Culpeper County
- Local government records--Virginia--Culpeper County
- Voters' lists--Virginia--Culpeper County
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Culpeper County (Va.) --History--20th century
- Culpeper County (Va.)--Genealogy
- Culpeper County (Va.)--History--19th century