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#Couples often married in the county where bride lived or they may have eloped | #Couples often married in the county where bride lived or they may have eloped | ||
#Search the towns and cities where the event took place. Also search surrounding counties to locate the document. | #Search the towns and cities where the event took place. Also search surrounding counties to locate the document. | ||
#The record may not exist because of record loss at the the county courthouse. See | #The record may not exist because of record loss at the the county courthouse. See [[West Virginia Vital Records#Burned, Lost, or Missing Records|Burned, Lost, or Missing Records]]. | ||
#The event may not have been recorded by the government at that time. | #The event may not have been recorded by the government at that time. [[West Virginia Vital Records#Substitute Records|Substitute Records]]. | ||
*Examine the record to determine accuracy: | *Examine the record to determine accuracy: | ||
#Person providing information may not remember events accurately | #Person providing information may not remember events accurately | ||
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*Review the informant on the document: | *Review the informant on the document: | ||
#Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record | #Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record | ||
#See if records about the informant may have clues | #See if records about the informant may have clues about the family | ||
# | #Verify vital information with other sources <br> | ||
:''See also:''<br> | :''See also:''<br> | ||
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===Burned, Lost, or Missing Records=== | |||
*Some 1920 state copies of death #4501 through #5000, are not available. The relevant county courthouses should be able to provide county death records for them.<ref>From [https://archive.wvculture.org/history/vitalrecordsarticle.pdf '''West Virginia Vital Research Records Project'''], a .pdf describing the project to digitize vital records; paragraph 5 (on page 2, starting with "Regarding West Virginia state death certificates").</ref><br> | *Some 1920 state copies of death #4501 through #5000, are not available. The relevant county courthouses should be able to provide county death records for them.<ref>From [https://archive.wvculture.org/history/vitalrecordsarticle.pdf '''West Virginia Vital Research Records Project'''], a .pdf describing the project to digitize vital records; paragraph 5 (on page 2, starting with "Regarding West Virginia state death certificates").</ref><br> | ||
The following counties had record loss. Click on the county for more information.<br> | The following counties had record loss. Click on the county for more information.<br> | ||
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*[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research]] for strategies to find ancestors in spite of record loss. | *[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research]] for strategies to find ancestors in spite of record loss. | ||
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===Substitute Records=== | |||
For other records that may give birth, marriage, or death information, see: | For other records that may give birth, marriage, or death information, see: | ||
*[[West Virginia Substitute Records|West Virginia Substitute Records]] | *[[West Virginia Substitute Records|West Virginia Substitute Records]] | ||
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