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*'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1917 in West Virginia and was generally complied with by 1925. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search West Virginia death records]] | *'''Finding Parents:''' Statewide registration of deaths began in 1917 in West Virginia and was generally complied with by 1925. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search West Virginia death records]] | ||
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]]. | ||
=== West Virginia Record Finder === | |||
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. | |||
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| '''1. What you are looking for:''' | |||
| '''2. Try these records first:''' | |||
| '''3. Other useful records''' | |||
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| Birth information | |||
| [[How to Find West Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[West Virginia Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[West Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[West Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]], [[West Virginia Military Records|Military records]] (pension) | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| [[How to Find West Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[West Virginia Bible Records|Bible records]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Church Records|Church records]], [[West Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]], [[West Virginia Military Records|Military records]] | |||
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| Death information | |||
| [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records|Death Records]], [[West Virginia Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[West Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[West Virginia Bible Records|Bible Records]] | |||
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| Parents | |||
| [[How to Find West Virginia Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records|Death records]], [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[West Virginia Census|Census]], [[West Virginia Church Records|Church records]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[West Virginia Genealogy|Genealogy]] | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| [[How to Find West Virginia Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[West Virginia Probate Records|Probate records]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Church Records|Church Records]], [[West Virginia Military Records|Military Records]] (pension) | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| [[West Virginia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[West Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[West Virginia Census|Census]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[West Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[West Virginia History|History]] | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| [[West Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[West Virginia Census|Census]], [[West Virginia Court Records|Court Records]] | |||
| [[West Virginia Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[West Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[West Virginia Periodicals|Periodicals]] | |||
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| Physical description | |||
| [[West Virginia Military Records|Military Records]], [[West Virginia Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906) | |||
| [[West Virginia Biography|Biography]], [[West Virginia History|History]] | |||
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To look for more West Virginia records, go here | |||
[[Category:West_Virginia]] | [[Category:West_Virginia]] | ||