Source Information

Ancestry.com. Floyd County, Virginia, U.S., Death Index, 1853-1882 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Fridley, Beth. Floyd County, Virginia Deaths, 1853-82

About Floyd County, Virginia, U.S., Death Index, 1853-1882

Formed in 1831 from nearby Montgomery County and located south-west of Roanoke, Floyd County, Virginia was home to more than 10,000 persons in the mid-19th Century. This database reveals valuable information on nearly 1800 men and women who died in the county between 1853 and 1882. It was compiled from microfilm copies of the original documents and researchers will find the deceased person's name, race, sex, death date, cause of death, age, parent's names, and birthplace. To those seeking Virginian ancestors, this collection can be a helpful source of information.