Register of Children of Colored Persons in Augusta County, State of Virginia, whose Parents had ceased to cohabit on 27th February, 1866, which the Father recognizes to be his
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Title
Register of Children of Colored Persons in Augusta County, State of Virginia, whose Parents had ceased to cohabit on 27th February, 1866, which the Father recognizes to be his
Subject
African Americans, slavery, family
Description
After the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation in 1866 to legalize marriages of formerly enslaved men and women and to legitimate their children. In addition to registering couples, Freedmen's Bureau agents also compiled separate registers of children whose parents no longer lived together, but were recognized by their father.
Source
Register of Children of Colored Persons whose Parents had ceased to cohabit which the Father recognizes to be his, 27th February 1866, Augusta County,. Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia.
Date
1866
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Relation
Augusta County Register
Format
JPG
Type
Printed form and manuscript
Identifier
08_0614_01 Register children Augusta
Coverage
Augusta County, Virginia
Citation
“Register of Children of Colored Persons in Augusta County, State of Virginia, whose Parents had ceased to cohabit on 27th February, 1866, which the Father recognizes to be his,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/519.