Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865, Volume 1, A-CIn 1853, the Commonwealth of Virginia began an annual registration of births and deaths. The Birth Index of Slaves, 1853 1865 was later transcribed by the Works Project Administration (WPA) and recorded on microfilm. While the information name of slave owner, infant's name, mother's name, birth date, place of birth is of immense value to genealogists, working with the microfilm can be problematic. Hence, the creation of this multi volume reference