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