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In 1862 Union forces made raids into Louisa County and were camped nearby making it worth the risk for many slaves to runaway and take refuge behind Union lines.

The index and original images available here show the sizable number of slaves who…

These transcriptions are made available online at the Library of Virginia and presented here courtesy of the LVA.

The attached files are based on the 1865-1870 Personal Property tax lists for Louisa County now at the Library of Virginia. At this time, only information on people of color has been extracted and presented here. The value of these lists to…

Download Excel file above to access Index. This index is provided as a courtesy to let researchers know if a will exists. Please know that the courthouse does not provide copies. Although the image files are much too large to present online at this…

Links in the transcription provide images of the original microfilm which included the names of parents, person officiating the marriage, and other helpful information.

Note we have calculated the birth year from the record, but this information…

Transcriptions provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia. Original records are housed at the Library of Virginia. Virginia's Dept of Vital Statistics has birth and death records from 1912 forward. There are no birth or death records for Louisa…

Records transcribed from Microfilm of originals now at the Library of Virginia

Transcribed from microfilm of records now at the Library of Virginia.

Index is downloadable as an Excel file and the full text, with spelling as written in the original document is downloadable as a PDF.

Special thanks to volunteer Cheryl Holzbach for tireless transcription efforts.

This small booklet is among the 1860 tax records. It contains the names, family relationships, location and occupation of free persons of color on the eve of the Civil War. The list contains many names but does not seem to be comprehensive.

A…

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

The list contains 20,820 names extracted from the microfilm rolls of records in the Louisa County Clerk's office. Some originals are in the courthouse but most have been permanently sent to the Library of Virginia in Richmond.