Virginia Slave Births Index, , Volume , Geographic Supplement

In , The Commonwealth Of Virginia Began An Annual Registration Of Births And DeathsThe Birth Index Of Slaves, Was Later Transcribed By The Work Projects Administration wpa And Recorded On MicrofilmWhile The Information Name Of Informant, Infant's Name, Mother's Name, Birth Date, Place Of Birth Is Of Immense Value To Genealogists, Working With The Microfilm Can Be ProblematicHence, The Creation Of This Multivolume Reference Work, Virginia Slave Births Index, The Geographic Supplement Will Assist Those Whose Research Has Led Them To ALocale Rather Than To An InformantThere Is An Alphabetized List Of Informants For Each County And CityThe Surname or Corporate Name Appears Once In Each LocaleThe Researcher Then Consults The 'lettered' Volume Of The Virginia Slave Births Index, For The Informant's Full Name And The Infant's Birth DateThe Researcher Should Then Examine The County or City Birth Register For That Year For Additional InformationWhen Two Locales Are Reported For One Birth, The Researcher Should Examine The Birth Register Of The First Named County or City Before ProceedingBirth Registers For This Period Are On Microfilm At The Library Of Virginia.
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