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'''1810 (partial)–1860:''' West Virginia was part of Virginia. | '''1810 (partial)–1860:''' West Virginia was part of Virginia. | ||
'''1870–1930:''' The 1890 census was destroyed except for the 1890 Union veterans schedule ( | '''1870–1930:''' The 1890 census was destroyed except for the 1890 Union veterans schedule (Family History Library films 338268-69). | ||
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Most published substitutes are based on state censuses and tax lists. Each covers different counties. Most of present-day West Virginia is included in the second item, but both must be used for a complete search of West Virginia. | Most published substitutes are based on state censuses and tax lists. Each covers different counties. Most of present-day West Virginia is included in the second item, but both must be used for a complete search of West Virginia. | ||
*Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966. ( | *Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966. (Family History Library film 874197 item 4.) This includes areas of Augusta, Berkley, Hardy, and Montgomery counties in Virginia that later became part of West Virginia. | ||
*Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. ( | *Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. (Family History Library film 874193 item 4.) | ||
For the missing portions of the 1810 census use: | For the missing portions of the 1810 census use: | ||
* Netti Schreiner-Yantis, A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for Which the Census is Missing (Springfield, Virginia: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971 | * Netti Schreiner-Yantis, A Supplement to the 1810 Census of Virginia: Tax Lists of the Counties for Which the Census is Missing (Springfield, Virginia: Genealogical Books in Print, 1971). This includes information from Cabell, Greenbrier, Hardy, and Tazewell counties (and 15 Virginia counties) that are missing from the 1810 census. | ||
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== Special Censuses == | == Special Censuses == | ||
==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ==== Mortality Schedules ==== | ||
The Family History Library has mortality schedules on microfilm for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. They are also at the Archives and History Library. The schedules for 1860 and 1870 are indexed. | The Family History Library has mortality schedules on microfilm for 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. They are also at the Archives and History Library. The schedules for 1860 and 1870 are indexed. | ||
[http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880] | [http://mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880] | ||
== State Censuses == | == State Censuses == | ||
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The only state census that includes West Virginia was taken by Virginia, 1782–1785: | The only state census that includes West Virginia was taken by Virginia, 1782–1785: | ||
*Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. ( | *Heads of Families . . . Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785, Virginia. 1908. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Southern Book Company, 1952. (Family History Library film 874193 item 4.) | ||
This is supplemented by a tax list index: | This is supplemented by a tax list index: | ||
*Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966. ( | *Fothergill, Augusta B. and John Mark Naugle. Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-87, Other than Those Published by the United States Census Bureau. 1940. Reprint. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1966. (Family History Library film 874197 item 4.) This includes areas of Augusta, Berkley, Hardy, and Montgomery counties in Virginia that later became part of West Virginia | ||
== Colonial Censuses == | == Colonial Censuses == | ||
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Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/westvirginia.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/westvirginia.htm] | Access Genealogy: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/westvirginia.htm http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/westvirginia.htm] | ||
Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/] | Mortality Schedules: [http://mortalityschedules.com/ http://mortalityschedules.com/] | ||
== Bibliographic Citations == | == Bibliographic Citations == | ||