Source Information

Ancestry.com. Caroline County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1859-1862,1864-1868 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: Fridley, Beth, comp.

About Caroline County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1859-1862,1864-1868

Formed in 1728 from portions of three other counties, Caroline County is located in eastern Virginia between Richmond and the District of Columbia. This database is a collection of birth records for children born in the county between 1859 and 1868 (except for the year 1863). Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents, this database offers researchers information regarding the child's name, sex, race, birth date, and names of parents. The page numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were taken. To those seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a valuable source of information.

Two copies of a county's birth register may exist, one kept by the county and one kept by the state. The county assessor or county commissioner of revenue would make a list of all births in that year, create a second copy, and send it to the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Richmond. The records of this database were transcribed from the register sent to Richmond and now located in the Library of Virginia. This index may not contain all children born in the county. Illegible or difficult to read entries were not included to avoid the dissemination of incorrect or incomplete information.