>Rockingham County, Virginia Birth Records, 1857-1859 (RECORDS ARE ACTUALLY FOR 1887-1889) Free for 10 days > >The year before the start of the American Civil War, the population of >Rockingham County, Virginia stood at about 23,000. This database is a >collection of birth records for some 2,000 new residents of this >northwestern county born between 1857 and 1859. Taken from microfilm copies >of the original documents, researchers will find information regarding the >child's name, parent's names, sex, race, and date of birth. The page >numbers refer to the original documents from which these entries were >taken. For those seeking Virginian ancestors, this database can be a >helpful source of information. > >Bibliography: Fridley, Beth. "Rockingham Co., Virginia Birth Records, >1857-1859." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. > >To search this database, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3707.htm