Greetings, What follows is some of the information available for the state of Virginia through the Latter Day Saints Family History Centers. If the films are not available at your local FHC, they can order them for you. This is page one (1) of 4, --- three more to follow. Larry ====================================== Page 1 of 4 AUTHOR Virginia. Bureau of Vital Statistics. TITLE Death registers, 1853-1912. PUBLICATION INFORMATION Salt Lake City Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996. FORMAT on 27 microfilm reels ; 16 mm. & 35 mm. NOTES Microfilm of the original records at the Virginia State Library at Ricbniond, Virginia. CONTENTS The commissioner of the revenue registered deaths for the county and then turned his books over to the clerk of the County Court. The clerk made abstracts to send to the state auditor and would also preserve the books in his office. Death certificates give the name of the deceased, spouses name, last place of residence, cause of death and the attending physician. Sometimes information is incomplete. Names of the deceased are arranged by county and then by year until 1896. From 1900 to 1912 the deceased names are filed chronologically by year and alphabetically within the year. Film # Death registers, -----------------------------------2048503 Alleghany County, 1853-1896 item 2-3 Albermarle County, 1853-1896 Death registers, ------------------------------ 2056972 Amherst County, 1853-1896 Accomack County, 1853-1896 Appomattox County, 1853-1896 Death registers, ----------------------------------- 2056973 Buckingham County, 1853-1896 Amherst -Dinwiddle 1853-1896 (many years missing) Alexandria County, 1853-1896 Amelia County, 1853-1896 Death registers, --------------------------------- 2056974 Augusta County, 1853-1896 Brunswick County, 1853-1896 Botetourt County, 1853-1896 Death registers, --------------------------------- 2056975 Bedford County, 1853-1896 Bath County, 1853-1896 Bland County, 1851-1896 Buchanan County, 1858-1896 Bristol City, 1889-1896 Death registers, --------------------------------- 2056976 Carroll County, 1853-1896 Campbell County, 1853-1896 ----------------------------------------------- To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html