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[[West Virginia Church Records|West Virginia Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death. | [[West Virginia Church Records|West Virginia Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death. | ||
[[West Virginia Cemeteries|West Virginia Cemetery Records]]: | [[West Virginia Cemeteries|West Virginia Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships. | ||
[[West Virginia Census|West Virginia Census]] Census records are a valuable source for birth | [[West Virginia Census|West Virginia Census]] Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search. | ||
[[West Virginia Newspapers|West Virginia Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information. | [[West Virginia Newspapers|West Virginia Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information. | ||
[[West Virginia Periodicals|West Virginia Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | [[West Virginia Periodicals|West Virginia Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | ||
[[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | [[West Virginia Military Records|West Virginia Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information, In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | ||
[[West Virginia Probate Records|West Virginia Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records | [[West Virginia Probate Records|West Virginia Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often 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. | ||
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