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Floyd County, Virginia
A Project of the VaGenWeb
Updated 3/16/2008
This is a part of the USGenWeb project, which is an effort to organize genealogical materials on the Internet.
Our goal is to provide a web site specializing in the genealogy in Virginia
with an emphasis on genealogy at the county level
Location of Floyd County in Virginia
Virginia Capital: Richmond
Virginia Admitted On: June 26, 1788
Virginia State Flower: Dogwood
Virginia State Bird: Cardinal
The Floyd County Coordinator is
Rena Worthen
Tribute to Barbara Stanley
Tribute to Irene Spangler Underwood
Rena Worthen
Please e-mail me if you find any links that do not work or have any comments or suggestion, I'll review and possibly add anything you send.
Bird Cole Receipt from James W. Smith
Ole' Paul has provided us a picture of what we believe is EUPHEMIA Breeding Quesenberry. Please take a look below. If this is not in fact who we believe she is. Please let me know with a correction.
EUPHEMIA Can you identify any of these family members and the address of this home? Photo provided by > Tom Mitchell
Keith Family Home
African American Genealogy Websites - Virginia
AfriGeneas~ African Ancestored Genealogy
The web's premier African American genealogy destination. Transcriptions, databases, message boards, chats and much, much more.
African American Cemeteries Online
The oldest and largest African American cemetery transcription site
Archives
Floyd County USGenWebFiles are being uploaded daily. Please help us get more information online.
Visit often!
Books for Sale & Lookup Blue Ridge Agees: Descendants of John Agee Jr. and Sena Hylton of Patrick County, Virginia, by Robert E. Lewis
We welcome offers to lookup references in privately held books.
Please e-mail me with any such offers.
Floyd County Death Records 1853-1872Provided by Jack Spangler
Funeral records of Mr. Marion Thomas Hall made from 1911 to 1943. It essentially gives who it was made for, relationship, who ordered or paid for the coffins, date died, and the amounts he charged. Mr. Hall did this service in the Terrys Fork area of Floyd County.
Mr. Marion Thomas Hall's grandson Everett Hall gave these records to Judy Blackwell and by way of Mary C. Williams, I received them, and i'll share with you all with the permission of Everett Hall. I'll post Relationship additions if you'll send them to me. Judy Blackwell has requested we give credit to Kathy Calvert for these records. She is a genealogy teacher and both Judy and Everett Hall are taking classes with her. Kathy was the one that realized Judy and others would probably be interested in them.
Floyd Press 1973 - 1999. Index only and does not contain the obituary notices, provided by Jack Spangler
Floyd Press August 1999 - August 2000 Provided by Jack Spangler
Floyd Press October 2001 - December 2004Provided by Jack Spangler
Floyd Press January 2005 - December 2006 Provided by Jack Spangler
Floyd Press January 2007 - August 2007Provided by Jack Spangler
FCVA Master Burial List, update 2/16/2008
Pioneer Settlers from Floyd County, Virginia, to Glenwood/Camas Prairie, Washington
Census Information
1840 Floyd County, Virginia Census
submitted by Barbara Reininger
Barbara Reininger has transcribed the entire text of the related publication from SK Publications and has their permission to post it. You will need your browser back key to return here1840 Floyd County Federal Census INDEX
Please keep in mind that only the name for the head of household is given in those census records prior to 1850. The names for the others residing in a household was not collected until the 1850 Census
You will need to use your browser's back key to return here1860 Floyd County, Virginia Census
You will need to use your browser's back key to return here1890 Floyd County, Virginia Census
Transcribed by Barbara ReiningerFloyd County, Virginia, is nearly unique in that the 1890 Census record for the county is one of the very few surviving census records for that year for the entire country. Almost all of the census for the rest of the country, for that year, was destroyed by fire in 1921 (either in the fire itself or later). There are several books in the Library of Virginia (the state library) in Richmond listing this census for Floyd County, Virginia (although the National Archives website does not list Floyd County or Virginia as being a surviving record). See more info in Teri Pettit's A Note Concerning the 1890 Census]
"First in the Path of the Firemen"
The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, Part 1
By Kellee Blake
If you are interested in reading of this very interesting and tragic story about the 1890 Federal Census (filled with irony and mystery), visit the National Archives page at The Fate of the 1890 Census.
You will need to use your browser's back key to return to this site from any of the three above mentioned sites.1900 Floyd County, Virginia Census
Transcribed by Barbara Reininger1900 Floyd County, Virginia Census INDEX
Transcribed by Barbara Reininger1910 Floyd County, Virginia Census
Transcribed by Barbara Reininger
Families of Floyd Co., Virginia, Surnames of
by Barbara ReiningerBarbara Reininger (Barb R.) has done an excellent job of collecting information on most of the families in Floyd County. You should definitely check her site! You will need to use your browser's back key to return here.
SCHOOLS
Floyd County School Photos
Family Files
Akers - The World of Akers Family Genealogy by Earl B. Akers, Sr. (deceased)
Doyle - The Herbert Wade Doyle, Jr. Family by Wade Doyle
Howell - A Brief History of the Floyd County, VA Howells
Howell - Additional information on the Howells in Floyd County, VA by Susan M. Jurban
Janney, Descendants of Isaac Janney and Hannah Jackson by Bernard Radford
Radford and Hale Genealogy by Bernard Radford
Short Family Roots (including Shortt) by Dave Woody
Simpson - Descendants of Matilda Elizabeth Simpson by Wade Doyle
Weddle Family History As I Know It
by Calvin Weddle
April 2006
Floyd County, Courthouse
Clerk of the Circuit Court
100 E. Main St., Rm. 200
Floyd, VA 24091
Telephone: (540) 745-9330
Floyd County Historical Preservation Trust
Floyd County, Virginia Mailing List Web Site
Information Contributed by the Floyd County Mailing List Subscribers and Others
Autobiographies - Births - Cemeteries - Census - Deaths - Family Bible - Floyd Press Articles - Folk Songs -
Infamous Offences - Lineage - Links to Family Sites -
Marriages - Memorials - Memories - Miscellaneous - Muster Rolls 1851 - Obituaries - Pension ApplicationsFloyd County Pension Applications
Postcard to Minnie Pearl Epperly
Photos - Place Names - Road Names and Map - Surnames - Tax List, 1831 -
White Sulphur Springs Confederate's Monument - Wills
Historical Societies
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Floyd County Historical Society Letter from the President
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NEW RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HOMEPAGEIncludes the Counties of Pulaski, Giles, Montgomery and the City of Radford, Virginia.
They own and operate the Wilderness Road Regional Museum located in Newbern, Virginia, in Pulaski County.
For further membership information click here.NEW RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 373
Newbern, VA 24126
Phone: 1-540-674-4835
Fax: 1-540-674-1266
Home in Floyd County
An excellent paper about one of the old homes in Floyd County!
“This Old Homestead: Body and Soul”
Mailing Lists, Floyd County Virginia
Subscribe to the VAFLOYD mailing list
Bible
Biography
John Bishop Family of Floyd County by Carol Sutherland
Joseph Cullen Bishop by Carol Suutherland
Birth
Cemetery - Census - Death - Deed -
Immigration - Look-up - Marriage - Military - Obituary - Pension - Will
Newspaper, Floyd Press Articles
Index for Montgomery News Messenger Obits 1950
Queries
View Old Queries - 1996-2003
Addresses May No Longer Be Valid
Revolutionary War Service
Pagen, David
Transcribed by Tami Ramsey
Surname Register
If you want to register your Floyd County surname and your e-mail address so that other researchers may contact you or if you want to see who else is researching your surnames please select
RootsWeb Surname List (RSL)If you want to browse those registered since January 1, 1999, please select one of the following
These e-mail addresses may no longer be valid.
1999 Surname Register,
2000 Surname Register,
2001 Surname Register,
2002 Surname Register,
2003 Surname Register.The old register of Floyd County Surname Researchers (those registered before 31 Dec 1998) is no longer available.
Will Book I, 1831-1852, Floyd County, VA
An alphabetical listing of abstracts of wills and inventories for this period.
Other Sites
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Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
No Web SiteUsually meets the third Saturday each month (except summer months and December) at the Roanoke City Central Library. Their quarterly publication is titled Virginia Appalachian Notes. Membership is $20.00. For more information, or to join, write via mail to:
Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 12485
Roanoke, VA 24026-2485**********
Virginia Surname Homepage Register
If you have your own WebPage on one or more of the surnames you are researching, consider registering it at the Virginia Surname Homepage Register, or just send an e-mail message with the surname, the URL, and your name, to Freddie Spradlin.
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Virginia "Unknown County" Queries
If you have a query, but do not know which county in Virginia to search, try the Virginia Unknown County Query Page.
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Chamber of Commerce, Floyd County, History and Facts
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NASCAR Legends from Floyd County
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Shortcuts to Neighboring Counties
Pulaski Co Floyd Co Franklin Co
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Genealogy of Floyd County
Last Updated April 18, 2008 Rena Worthen
Copyright © 2005- Oct 2006 by Barbara Stanley - All Rights Reserved
Copyright © Oct 2006 - present by Rena Worthen - All Rights Reserved
