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[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/West West Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/West West Virginia Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. | ||
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West Virginia's civil records start the following years: | West Virginia's civil records start the following years: | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/West_Virginia_Vital_Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths Birth]''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/West_Virginia_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records County Marriages]''' | ||
| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/West_Virginia_Vital_Records#State_Records_of_Births_and_Deaths Death]''' | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Earliest | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853-1900 | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1781 | ||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | Statewide Registration | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1917* | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1917* | |||
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| | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="16.6%" align="center" | General Compliance | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1925 | ||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1853 | |||
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[[West Virginia Probate Records|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 Probate Records|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|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|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. | ||
=== More Online Links === | === More Online Links === | ||
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[[Category:West_Virginia|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:West_Virginia|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||