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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West_Virginia_Census|Census]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Census|U.S. Census ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West Virginia|West Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[West_Virginia_Census|Census]]'' | ||
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| valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center> | | valign="middle" | <center><font size="+1">'''Tips'''</font></center> | ||
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | *If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]]. | ||
*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | *[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it. | ||
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*Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]]. | *Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]]. | ||
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*For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | *For a list of the exact date of each federal census, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. | ||
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West Virginia became a state in 1863. National Archives film numbers for census records prior to 1863 can be found under Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here] | West Virginia became a state in 1863. National Archives film numbers for census records prior to 1863 can be found under Virginia, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Virginia_Census click here] | ||
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | ==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | ||
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==== Online indexes and images ==== | ==== Online indexes and images ==== | ||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="11" | <font size="+1">'''Online Federal Non-Population Schedules for West Virginia'''</font> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br> | | bgcolor="#ff9900" colspan="2" | <br> | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" colspan="3" | '''Free''' | ||
| bgcolor="#cccccc | | align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" colspan="3" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with library card) | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9900 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Pay''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#ff9900 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Year''' | ||
| width="40%" bgcolor="#ff9900 | | align="center" width="40%" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Type''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Record Search''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Census Bureau''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9966 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9966" | '''Google Book''' | ||
| bgcolor="#cccccc | | align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Heritage Quest''' | ||
| bgcolor="#cccccc | | align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry FHL''' | ||
| bgcolor="#cccccc | | align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc" | '''Ancestry Library''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ff9900 | | align="center" bgcolor="#ff9900" | '''Ancestry Home''' | ||
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| '''1890''' | | '''1890''' | ||
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=== Existing and lost censuses === | === Existing and lost censuses === | ||
For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br> | For a list of available and missing West Virginia censuses, [[West Virginia Censuses Existing and Lost|click here]]. <br> | ||
=== Why use a census? === | === Why use a census? === | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Place|West Virginia}} {{USCensus}} {{stub}} | {{Place|West Virginia}} {{USCensus}} {{West Virginia-stub}} | ||
[[Category:West_Virginia|Census]] | [[Category:West_Virginia|Census]] | ||