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Preferred Citation

Rappahannock   County   (Va.) General Registration, 1902-1903. Local government records collection, Rappahannock   County   Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Rappahannock   County .

Historical Information

Rappahannock   County   was named for the Rappahannock   River, which in turn received its name from an Indian tribe that lived along its banks. There have been two Virginia counties   named Rappahannock  . The first was created from Lancaster in 1656 and became extinct in 1662 when it was divided into Essex and Richmond counties  . The present county   was formed from Culpeper County   in 1833. Its area is 267 square miles, and the county   seat is Washington.

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

Rappahannock   County   (Va.) Voter Register, 1902, records the roll of registered voters in Rappahannock   County  . The volume is divided by precincts: Amissville, Flint Hill, Hamlin, Sperryville, Washington, and Woodville, 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.

Arrangement

Arranged chronological by year and then alphabetical by surname.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Rappahannock   County   (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• African Americans--History--1877-1964
• African Americans--Suffrage
• African Americans--Virginia-- Rappahannock   County  
• Suffrage--Virginia-- Rappahannock   County  

Geographical Names:

• Rappahannock   County   (Va.)--Genealogy
• Rappahannock   County   (Va.)--History--20th century

Genre and Form Terms:

• Election records--Virginia-- Rappahannock   County  
• Local government records--Virginia-- Rappahannock   County  
• Voters' lists--Virginia-- Rappahannock   County