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[[West Virginia Cemeteries|West Virginia Cemetery Records]] | [[West Virginia Cemeteries|West Virginia Cemetery Records]] | ||
[[West Virginia Census|West Virginia Census]] | [[West Virginia Census|West Virginia Census]] Census records are a valuable source for birth information and marriage. You can also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin to search. | ||
[[West Virginia Newspapers|West Virginia Newspapers]] | [[West Virginia Newspapers|West Virginia Newspapers]] | ||
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[[West Virginia Probate Records|West Virginia Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records can be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century can contain the exact death date. | [[West Virginia Probate Records|West Virginia Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records can be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century can contain the exact death date. | ||
[[West Virginia History|West Virginia History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | [[West Virginia History|West Virginia History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | ||
=== Archives, Libraries and Societies === | === Archives, Libraries and Societies === | ||