Index to Obituary Notices

Description

This modest work indexes approximately 4,000 obituary notices during the period prior to Virginia’s adoption of a uniform vital record system, and it is not confined to Richmond obituaries, but to obituaries of Virginians. Entries are arranged alphabetically by family name, followed by a reference to the part of the state of which the deceased was a resident (usually the county), followed by the name, date, and page number of the newspaper carrying the notice.