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ALBEMARLE CO.,
VIRGINIA
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Map of Virginia highlighting Albemarle County |
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AN INTRODUCTION
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County
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Albemarle County is a county located in the the Commonwealth of Virginia. As
of the 2000 census, the population was
79,236. Its county seat is Charlottesville6. In 1744 the Virginia General Assembly created
Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County. Its original land area
included today's counties of Amherst, Buckingham, Fluvanna, and Nelson, much
of Appomattox and part of Campbell. The county was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel,
2nd Earl of Albemarle and titular Governor of Virginia at the time. The
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county was divided up in 1761, forming Buckingham and Amherst counties, at which time the
county seat was moved from the formerly-central Scottsville
to a piece of newly-central land, christened Charlottesville. Charlottesville, which was
established as a town in 1762 and established as a city in 1888. Albemarle County assumed its present
boundaries in 1777. President Thomas
Jefferson was born in the county at Shadwell, though it was then part of Goochland County. His home of Monticello
is located in the county, however. |
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Albemarle County, VAFamily Surnames
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following are surnames of persons, found within our data bases, who were
either born, married or died in this county. |
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Chandler;
Childress; Eades; Martin;
Napper; Oaks; Robertson; Scruggs;
Sheperd; Starke; Suddarth; Thomas; Turner; Venable |
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To find out more about each
family listed here click on the appropriate LINK(s). |
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Albemarle County, VA |
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SITE
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Oakwood Cemetery |
An
Entrance to Oakwood Cemetery |
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LOCATION: |
Charlottesville |
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COORDINATES: |
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DIRECTIONS: Located at Elliot & First
Street Southeast, Charlottesville, VA 2290.
From the Downtown Mall: From the west end of the Mall take
Ridge Street south a few blocks and turn left onto Elliott Avenue. The
cemetery is on the left. From
Route 250 and Route 29: Head south on Emmet Street and turn left onto
University Avenue onto West Main Street and continue east. Turn right
on Ridge Street, proceed south a few blocks and turn left onto Elliott
Avenue. The cemetery is on the left. |
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OTHER
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Ancestors buried here
are: Martha Judson Scruggs; Samuel M. Scruggs; Francis M. (Scruggs) Wheeler |
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Location of graves
contact: City of Charlottesville, Parks and Recreation Dept., (434) 970-3260 |
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Albemarle County, VA Genealogy Information Websites The following are links to
websites that will provide you with specific genealogical information to assist with your research for this county. |
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Use the
following LINKS to find more information that may pertain to this location. |
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Albemarle
County, VA
Image GalleryDuring our research we have collected and images and
photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website
because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past
lives. |
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Entering Scottsville,
Virginia from the East. |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we would
greatly appreciate hearing from you. |
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Use the
following LINK to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to this
location. ANCESTRAL
LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES |
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Contact Information
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Email: Pony Express: Tom |
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Email: Snail mail: Fred USA |
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