A Guide to the Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965 Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965 1006136-1132385 circa

A Guide to the Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1006136-1132385 circa


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1006136-1132385 circa
Title
Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965
Physical Characteristics
22 volumes.
Collector
Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965, Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Mathews County.

Historical Information

Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County.

Most records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

Mathews County (Va.) Election Records, 1902-1965, consist of white and African American voter registration volumes for Westville District, Chesapeake District, and Piankatank District.

Related Material

Additional Mathews County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

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:

  • Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Public records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Mathews County (Va.) -- History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.