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| | '''Free;''' Name index and extracted data from death records 1911 to 1956 compiled by BYU Idaho Special Collections | | | '''Free;''';Name index and extracted data from death records 1911 to 1956 compiled by BYU Idaho Special Collections |
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| | '''Free; '''microfilm of death certificates available at the Family History Library and Centers'''; i'''ndex 1911-1932; images 1911-1937 | | | '''Free;'''microfilm of death certificates available at the FHL and Centers''';''' index 1911-1932; images 1911-1937 |
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| | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]] | | | <br> |
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| | [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]]
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| | | width="65%" | '''($);''';Death Index 1911-1951; index contains death date, birth date, county and city of death and certificate number |
| <center>[[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>
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| == '''Deaths from 1917 thru 1970''' ==
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| The state of West Virginia began recording deaths in January 1917.
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| ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information''' ====
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| For deaths that exist during this time period, try the following databases. Try each link.
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| | width="65%" | '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of database county coverage (right side of the screen) on WV website]
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| | {{RecordSearch|1417434|1853-1970 - At FamilySearch.org}}
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| | '''Free;''' dates vary by county and some only go to 1962; [http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx list of database county coverage (right side of the screen) on WV website]; click on "view partner website" to see a copy of the image
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| | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2568 1853-1973 - use Ancestry Institution at FamilySearch Centers/Libraries] | |
| | '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]
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| | Go to Step Two Part B listed below. You may be able to order the death record for your ancestor from the [http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/vital/birthcert.asp West Virginia Department of Health State Office].
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| | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]] | | | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]] |
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| '''PART A: You know the exact date of death ''' | | '''PART A: You know the exact date of death ''' |
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| See [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records | | See [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records |
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| | '''($);''' Click on the death certificates tab to order a death certificate
| | | The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare will conduct a five year search on either side of the date you provide. If no certificate is located they will provide you with a list of years searched. No refund if no certificate is found. |
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| <center>[[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center> | | <center>[[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center> |
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