N.o 632
State of Virginia - Louisa County to wit. The Court of said County having on the 14.th day of September 1863 ordered that John Patterson son of Ann Patterson a free negro be registered by the Clerk of this Court according to law: It is…
N.o 585(b)
Elisha Harris was born free in the County of Louisa in the State of Virginia; Given under my hand the 6.th day of July 1858 (Signed) David M Hunter Clerk Louisa County Court
N.o 586
State of Virginia
Louisa County To wit
The Court…
N.o 542
State of Virginia
Louisa County to Wit
The Court of said County having on the 14.th day of November 1853 Ordered that Thomas Thacker a free negro be registered by the Clerk of said Court according to law: It is therefore certified to all…
N.o 468
State of Virginia
Louisa county, to wit
The Court of the said County having, on the 11.th day of October 1852, Ordered that Edward Ragland a free negro, be registered by the Clerk of said Court according to Law: It is therefore certified…
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…
Easter Cluff was an enslaved woman sold by Samuel Clough in the mid-1850s. This letter, written in 1866 by her last owner before emancipation is addressed from Macon, Georgia, in the hopes of learning from anyone in Louisa County about Easter's…
#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…
These records can provide clues to recreate Vital Records for people who were enslaved from 1742-1865 in Louisa County: births, deaths, marriages listing parents, estate inventories. At the top of each link's page is a single white bar with the…
Inside the Louisa County History Museum is a full room of exhibits on the Civil War and the Battle of Trevilians Station.The Battle of Cold Harbor brought an end to a month of bloody fighting in Virginia. Since the spring 1864 campaign opened, Gen.…
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…