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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.

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…

Louisa Courthouse photograph from 1962.
The Courthouse was originally built in 1904.

You are standing in the historic town of Louisa Court House (now Louisa). During the Civil War, the Virginia Central Railroad passed through this county seat. The main street became the Gordonsville Road (Rte. 22/33) at the west end of town. The…

#409 Sarah Jackson, bright mulatto woman, age 18 years, 5'11" high, black eyes, straight black hair, good countenance, scar on index finger of left hand occasioned by a cut. Reg 10 Fen 1851 (Found on loose paper) Sarah Jackson daughter of Luzanna…

This document is a receipt for the Louisa Tobacco Company, written to Mr. T.A. Hatch in March 21, 1898. It advertises that the Louisa Tobacco Co has the best Louisa sun-cured stock with Virginia Chew of Louisa Select and Piedmont Brands. He had spent…

Lucille Holt, born in 1883, became an influential woman in early twentieth century Louisa County. Born with a light skin tone, she was sometimes seen as a white woman and other times as a black woman. In 1916, Lucille Holt was appointed the first…

Lucy Taylor, the only remaining unmarried daughter who inherited a life interest in Westend, is pictured here as an octogenarian in September of 1955. She is seated in the middle, fixing her headband. She ran Westend with the help of her sister,…

Maggie Mae Lavinia Butler of Louisa County was born in 1879. The full body photograph was taken at the home of her grandparents, Louis H. and Lavinia Louisa Butler. Maggie was a school teacher and married George Edgar Kiblinger.

Main Street Louisa around 1900. The second sign back on the left says 'Louisa Hardware". This shot is taken directly across from the courthouse.

"A Look into the Past" an exhibit by Porter C. Wright. features the Town of Louisa in the 1920's

This is a picture of Main Street Louisa on Court Day. Court Day was an opportunity for people across the county to come to town. It was a highly social event, especially in the spring, as people who had not seen each other all winter were finally…

Mamie Johnson talks about how her mother had to go out and find work to support her 6 children. There wasn't much work in the area that paid a living wage for her family.

Mamie Shealor Butler, wife of Hnery K. Butler

Perhaps during period of Country Inn

Man riding horse "Black Mama". The man is possibly George, husband to Mourning, or a Tinsley boy- "Little Joe", Felix, or "Stiff Lad Johnny".

Stop 5: Poindexter House / Hart's Battery / Hampton's Charge

After the Battle of Trevilian Station began nearby on June 11, 1864, the fighting along the Fredericksburg Stage Road grew serious and bloody. Constrained by heavy woods, the…