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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | General Compliance | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | General Compliance | ||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853 | | align="center" width="16.6%" | 1853 | ||
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The Family History Library has microfilms of: | The Family History Library has microfilms of: | ||
*Birth certificates 1852-1930. <ref> Family History Library films beginning with | *Birth certificates 1852-1930. <ref>(Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=748513&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Birth+certificates+and+delayed+birth+cer%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1992300]) </ref> | ||
*Death certificates 1917-1994. <ref> Certificates of deaths 1917-1973, and death indexes 1917-1991 | *Death certificates 1917-1994. <ref>([[Certificates of deaths 1917-1973, and death indexes 1917-1991|Certificates of deaths 1917-1973, and death indexes 1917-1991]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;on Family History Library films) </ref> | ||
*Death indexes 1917-1991. <ref> Family History Library films beginning with | *Death indexes 1917-1991. <ref>(Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=712049&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Certificates+of+deaths+1917%2D1973%2C+an%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 film 1984577].)</ref> | ||
You can also obtain state copies of birth and death records from 1917 to the present for a fee by writing to: | You can also obtain state copies of birth and death records from 1917 to the present for a fee by writing to: | ||
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The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com] | The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed at [http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com] | ||
Original West Virginia State-wide, County Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. The [[Pilot.familysearch.org|FamilySearch pilot | Original West Virginia State-wide, County Birth, Marriage and Death Records from 1917-1956 are online at the [http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History]. Their West Virginia Vital Research Records Project maintains a statewide, online searchable database with digital images of selected birth registrations from 1853 through 1908, death records from 1917-1956 and marriage registration and death and marriage certificates. It is available at NO COST. The [[Pilot.familysearch.org|FamilySearch pilot databasealso]] utilizes the index, but not the document images, which are always useful and sometimes needed to clarify the occassional indexing error. | ||
=== County Records of Births and Deaths === | === County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
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=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
open / closed / state statues | open / closed / state statues | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||