Source Information

Fridley, Beth. Rockingham County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1866-1884 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

About Rockingham County, Virginia, U.S., Births, 1866-1884

Lying on the border with West Virginia in the northwestern part of Virginia, Rockingham County was home to over 25,000 people in 1870. This database is a collection of birth records for nearly 7900 children born in the county between 1866 and 1884. Taken from microfilm copies of the original documents, this database offers researchers information regarding the child's name, parents' names, sex, race, and date of birth. The page numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were taken. To those seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a valuable source of information.