I think when doing research we need to use terminology which pertained to the time frame in question. I don't think African-American was a term used during that period of time. If a person was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia you wouldn't say he was born in Henry County, Virginia just because the name changed. Henry was formed out of Pittsylvania. -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Henry Wiencek Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 11:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Cohabitation Registers A researcher on the Afrigeneas list has asked about Virginia's Cohabitation Registers, which were the African-American marriage registers compiled by Freedman's Bureau agents in 1866. Although all Virginia FB agents were ordered to compile CRs and send them to HQ, as far as I know only four CRs today can be found in the FB records in the National Archives. Some VA agents made the records, but never sent them in. My question for the list is: does anyone know how many of these marriage records have surfaced in counties or towns? For example, the Henry County CR was made but never submitted. The register somehow, at some unknown time, passed into the hands of the county government and remained in county archives (in the jail actually) until it was rediscovered in the 1970s. The Henry County CR is now in the county courthouse. I have heard that other CRs have surfaced in Rappahannock and Hanover counties, and perhaps elsewhere. Henry Wiencek Charlottesville To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html